Sports Cards Live

The discussion sparked by the Jackie Robinson patch card purchase evolves into a much larger conversation about money, risk, and the purpose of collecting. Are sports cards investments? Should collectors think about future value when making purchases? Is there ever a situation where going into debt for a card makes sense? Jeremy, David Chase, Chris McGill, and Joshua Adams explore the differences...

The collector behind the hobby's most talked-about Jackie Robinson patch card responds directly to the discussion surrounding his purchase. After hearing the community's reactions, he shares his reasoning, addresses criticism, and explains why he remains fully convinced he acquired something truly special. The panel reacts to his comments, debates conviction versus valuation, explores the role of...

Jeremy welcomes Chris Lock, a 20-year-old hobby veteran whose collecting philosophy surprised just about everyone watching. From vintage basketball and Wilt Chamberlain rookies to game-used memorabilia, eye appeal, grading, and the role of younger collectors in today's hobby, Chris shares a perspective that feels both fresh and remarkably seasoned. The conversation explores what attracts newer col...

Leighton Sheldon shares details of a remarkable vintage collection acquisition featuring fresh-to-market cards from the late 1930s and early 1940s, including multiple examples of some of baseball's most iconic players. The conversation then turns to the impact of PSA's ongoing service-level pause and the difficult decisions vintage collectors and dealers are now facing when it comes to grading, se...

On this week's Sports Cards Live, Jeremy Lee and Joe Poirot kick off another four-hour hobby marathon with a discussion that cuts right to the heart of collecting. Should historic jerseys, bats, and memorabilia be preserved intact for future generations, or is there value in transforming them into trading cards that allow more collectors to own a piece of history? The conversation explores preserv...

The Jackie Robinson story continues, but the discussion takes an unexpected turn. Jeremy Lee, David Chase, Joe Poirot, and Josh Adams explore one of the most uncomfortable questions in the hobby: where is the line between collecting and gambling? Using the now-famous Jackie Robinson patch card purchase as the backdrop, the panel debates risk, conviction, financial responsibility, debt, marriage, h...

A collector sees the card of his dreams and makes a decision that many hobbyists will understand... and many others will question. Jeremy Lee, David Chase, Joe Poirot, and Josh Adams react to the story of a teacher who stretched far beyond his financial comfort zone to acquire a one-of-one Jackie Robinson game-used patch card he believes is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The discussion quickly...

The PSA discussion continues, but this time the focus shifts from grading delays to a much bigger question: How did we get here? Jeremy Lee, David Chase, Joe Poirot, and Josh Adams debate whether PSA's dominance is a company problem, a hobby problem, or some combination of both. Along the way, the conversation explores competition, grading alternatives, market behavior, collector psychology, and w...

PSA's decision to pause several grading service levels continues to send shockwaves through the hobby. But is PSA really the problem? Jeremy Lee, David Chase, and Leighton Sheldon explore the impact of PSA's latest move on collectors, dealers, auction companies, and the broader marketplace. The discussion quickly evolves into a larger debate about dependency, entitlement, business risk, and whethe...

Could ticket collecting be where sports cards were years ago? Jeremy Lee, David Chase, and Howard Citron dive deep into one of the hobby's most fascinating and fastest-growing categories. From debut tickets and historic moments to full tickets versus stubs, the conversation explores why more collectors are turning their attention toward pieces of history that were never meant to survive. Along the...

A freshly graded PSA card sparks a bigger question: how many altered cards are already sitting inside holders throughout the hobby? Jeremy Lee and David Chase react to a fascinating discovery involving a 1959 Topps Mickey Mantle and discuss what it means for collectors, grading companies, confidence in the hobby, and the growing debate around card restoration and alteration. Then Howard Citron joi...

Jeremy Lee, Joe Poirot, David Chase, Chris McGill, and Josh Adams close out Sports Cards Live with a deep conversation about the modern sports card market, the Fanatics Collect Premiere auction, autograph culture, and whether modern collecting is becoming too concentrated around a handful of superstar athletes. The panel breaks down the dominance of players like Shohei Ohtani, Michael Jordan, LeBr...

Jeremy Lee, Joe Poirot, Chris McGill, Josh Adams, David Chase, and Chris HOJ continue the conversation with a wide-ranging episode covering collector psychology, hidden grails, hobby hype cycles, and the emotional side of chasing cards. The panel discusses what happens when collectors finally identify a true grail card, why some targets are kept secret, and how social media, hype, and market atten...

Jeremy Lee is joined by Jace, Joe Poirot, Chris McGill, Josh Adams, and David Chase for a deep conversation about one of the hobby’s most interesting modern dilemmas: should collectors publicly share their want lists and collecting targets? The panel explores the balance between community and competition in today’s social media-driven hobby, including the risks and rewards of broadcasting what you...

Jeremy Lee and David Chase welcome featured guest Jace (@aceofgrades28) to Sports Cards Live for a thoughtful conversation about what it’s like finding your way as a younger collector in today’s hobby. The discussion explores hobby evolution, mistakes, flipping, prospecting, building a personal collection, and the challenge of narrowing your focus when there are endless cards and sets competing fo...

Jeremy Lee and David Chase kick off Episode 313 of Sports Cards Live with stories from the Front Row Card Show in Pasadena, reflections on The Sandlot, and discussion around the launch of The Hangover on the Sports Card Clubhouse network. The conversation moves through vintage cards, show culture, eye appeal, grading, and the growing tension between collectors and the grading companies that shape...

Jeremy, Chris McGill, Joe Poirot, David Chase, and Josh Adams explore: Whether GOAT collecting truly reduces hobby risk Why not all GOAT cards are created equal The difference between hobby relevance and on-court greatness Why Kobe Bryant currently commands enormous hobby attention How consensus shapes hobby demand Whether collectors independently arrive at “GOAT” conclusions or inherit them socia...

One of the deepest collector psychology discussions ever featured on Sports Cards Live. Jeremy, Chris McGill, Joe Poirot, David Chase, and Josh Adams continue unpacking the idea of “latent taste” and how collectors discover entirely new lanes over time. The panel explores: Why certain cards suddenly “click” years later How collectors evolve through exposure, research, and experience Whether discov...

Is the sports card world truly one unified hobby… or a collection of completely different micro markets, cultures, and collector mindsets? Joined by Joe Poirot, Jeremy and Brett McGrath explore the growing fragmentation of the hobby and why different collecting communities now operate almost like separate ecosystems. Topics include: Hobby vs industry Why broad “the hobby is doing this” narratives...

Jeremy Lee and Brett McGrath go deep into one of the most important hobby discussions happening today: Can collectors truly separate personal taste from social influence in a hobby driven by visibility, validation, and market attention? Using one of Brett’s recent Stacking Slabs podcast questions as the foundation, the conversation explores: Whether social media is shaping collector identity How i...

Jeremy opens Episode 312 of Sports Cards Live with major news as he officially joins the Sports Card Clubhouse Network alongside Graig Miller, Adam Splendid Sports and Mike Junk Wax Hero. The crew discusses the vision behind the Clubhouse, the upcoming Sports Cards Live Hangover series, and what this new collaboration could mean for hobby content moving forward. Then Brett McGrath from the Stackin...

The final conversation of Episode 311 turns into one of the most thoughtful hobby discussions Sports Cards Live has had in a long time. Chris McGill introduces a deceptively simple question: when is it okay for one collector to give another collector advice? That question opens the door to a deep conversation about hobby influence, responsibility, trust, collecting psychology, financial consequenc...

The final hour of Sports Cards Live turns into a wide-ranging hobby roundtable as Jeremy, Joe Poirot, Chris McGill, David Chase, and Josh Adams react to the ancient coin discussion and dive into some of the biggest hobby topics currently shaping the sports card industry. The panel explores whether sports card grading companies like PSA could eventually introduce official eye appeal designations si...

The conversation with Dean Kinzer goes even deeper as Sports Cards Live explores the parallels between ancient coin collecting and modern sports card collecting through the lens of grading, eye appeal, originality, restoration, and authenticity. Jeremy and Dean compare the philosophies behind both hobbies and uncover just how similar collectors really are, despite collecting objects separated by n...

Dean Kinzer of Kinzer Coins joins Sports Cards Live for one of the most unique hobby conversations the show has ever had. Jeremy explores the parallels between ancient coin collecting and sports card collecting, asking how coin collectors think about rarity, condition, history, grading, aesthetics, themes, sets, and long-term collecting behavior. The result is a fascinating cross-hobby conversatio...