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How Card Crusade Is Revolutionizing The Sports Cards Group Breaking Experience
The guys from Card Crusade started as a group of 3 kids that grew up together with a passion for the sports card hobby. As they became more involved in the collecting community, they realized finding a break was difficult and involved unnecessary steps. As the hobby grew over the last few years, the ability…
A Conversation With MySlabs.com CEO Ken Rodgers
MySlabs.com CEO Ken Rodgers joins to discuss: What’s next for MySlabs.com? What are the most common requests from MySlabs users? Is sports card collecting here to stay for good this time? And MORE!
A Conversation With Bowman 1951’s Sports Card Adventures
Adam from Splendid Sports talks with Jeff from Bowman 1951’s Sports Card Adventures about building an all-time baseball card set, super-collecting Tom Brady cards, playing the long game with SGC graded cards, creating The Best Flippin Card Show & MORE!
Jesse Craig Of PWCC On Buying & Selling Sports Cards On The PWCC Marketplace
Jesse Craig Of PWCC On Buying & Selling Sports Cards On The PWCC Marketplace: Listen To The Splendid Sports Podcast on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2Kdn44yHE2p4MyKZQ5tXth Listen To The Splendid Sports Podcast on Apple – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-splendid-sports-podcast/id1564527899 Listen To The Splendid Sports Podcast on Google – https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MDg0NjQ0NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Follow Splendid Sports on Twitter – https://twitter.com/splendidpodcast
Billy McCrae Of Hive Cards On Using Twitter To Buy & Sell Sports Cards
Billy McCrae Of Hive Cards on the benefits and advantages of selling and buying sports cards on Twitter over Ebay. Follow Hive Cards on Twitter – https://twitter.com/hivecards Follow Hive Cards on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/hivecards/ Listen To The Splendid Sports Podcast on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/2Kdn44yHE2p4MyKZQ5tXth Listen To The Splendid Sports Podcast on Apple – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-splendid-sports-podcast/id1564527899 Listen…
You MUST Do This To Be Successful Betting Football This Season
“Winners and losers have the same goals. If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.” -James Clear, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones In honor of a new NFL season starting this week I’d like to wish all of…
A Conversation With Kyle Rino Of The Monster Card Shop: Opening A New Type Of Sports Card Shop!
A Conversation With Kyle Rino Of The Monster Card Shop: Opening A New Type Of Sports Card Shop in Queen Creek, Arizona! Kyle runs a large and successful breaking company, Monster Breaks, and is now building a new sports card shop in Queen Creek, AZ. Listen to how he plans on making this a sports…
A Conversation With Ryan Nolan Of Breakout Sports Cards. Is There A Vintage Sports Card Boom Coming?
Adam from Splendid Sports and Ryan from Breakout Cards discuss an upcoming vintage sports card boom and the reasons behind it. Problems with the modern sports card market and the shift that many young sports card investors and collectors may be making in the near future.
More Wade Boggs, Less Ks – What MLB Needs To Be Entertaining Again
I will keep this post short and sweet, which is the opposite of most Major League Baseball games these days. I used to love watching MLB baseball. I grew up watching almost every Red Sox game from the mid 80’s on until a few years ago. Now I barely watch any baseball. Many of the…
What We Can Learn About Zion & Luka Cards From…Shaq?
During a podcast I did recently with Ryan Nolan of Breakout Cards, Ryan brought something up that really stuck in my brain and sent me searching for some data on CardLadder. He mentioned how the card populations of modern players like Zion Williamson are much higher than the rookie cards of Shaq. I was well…
No Hobby Respect For “The Truth”. Beware Of The “Paul Pierce Zone” When Sports Card Investing
To be fully transparent I am a lifelong Boston Celtics fan and proud owner of this card: With that being said, I was doing some research yesterday on CardLadder and man, Paul “The Truth” Pierce does not get much love from the sports card hobby! Check this out: So CardLadder values…
Introducing The Sports Card Market Tide Level
“A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats” You’ve heard that before and it applies to the sports card market too. Perhaps you’re a busy person and you don’t have the time to follow every twist and turn in the sports card market, but you do want to know if it’s possibly a good time to buy…
A Conversation With Brent About Selling His 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie Sports Card
Brent pulled the most iconic basketball card of all-time straight out of a 1986 Fleer pack many, many years ago. He had it graded by Beckett 20 years ago and now he has questions. Should he submit it to PSA? What’s it worth? What’s the best way to sell it? Listen below:
A Story You Should Know – Tim Virgilio & Signatures For Soldiers
In November 2014, Tim Virgilio decided to combine his hobby of autograph collecting with his passion for supporting Military Missions In Action (MMIA). His original goal was to raise $500. Wait until you hear how much he’s raised since then. Links: Forbes Article – https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottorgera/2020/01/16/signatures-for-soldiers-turns-athlete-autographs-into-veterans-assistance/?sh=47f4af445591 Signatures For Soldiers / MMIA – https://www.militarymissionsinaction.org/signatures-for-soldiers Follow / Support…
Selling An Iconic Larry Bird Sports Card At Heritage Auctions – A Review
I had never sold a sports card until May 2021 and had only been a buyer & collector for 30 years. My first experience selling was with Heritage Auctions – A 1981 Topps PSA 10 Larry Bird card. Heritage called it “The finest example of Larry Bird’s 1981 Topps entry we’ve seen”. Listen Here –…
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