The sports card market is moving FAST — and this week we’re breaking down some of the biggest stories happening in the hobby.

We start with an incredible vintage collection of roughly 1,000 cards originally opened in 1950 and 1951, including a beautiful raw 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle rookie card that survived all these years.

Then we celebrate a huge milestone as Collector Investor Auctions breaks the $1 MILLION mark for the first time!

But the market discussion gets even crazier when we look at Kobe Bryant card prices. His 1996 Topps Chrome rookie market has exploded, leading to some big questions: Is Kobe still going higher? Is a correction coming? And is now the time to buy, hold, or sell?

We also discuss Shohei Ohtani, Michael Jordan, the changing seasonality of the sports card market, vintage set building, the growing gambling-like nature of modern boxes and breaks, and whether The National has officially outgrown the Rosemont Convention Center.

Finally, we tackle one of the biggest questions collectors are asking right now: Is everything overpriced? We discuss areas that may still have room to grow, including vintage non-sports cards and soccer.

Whether you collect vintage baseball, basketball, modern cards, non-sports, or just enjoy following the sports card market, there’s plenty to debate in this episode.

Chapters

0:58 Incredible 1950–51 Vintage Collection

4:55 Collector Investor Auctions Breaks $1 MILLION

6:01 The 1952 Topps Mantle Auction Result

7:30 PSA vs SGC vs MBA vs Beckett vs CGC

9:09 The Kobe Bryant Card Market Is EXPLODING

15:16 Is Sports Card Seasonality Disappearing?

20:12 Best Way to Build a Vintage Card Set

26:50 Are Sports Cards Becoming Gambling?

29:20 Has The National Outgrown Chicago?

36:53 Is the Sports Card Hobby Overpriced?

41:05 What Cards Are Still Undervalued?

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