The Shallow End

(Originally aired 8.25.2023) Dave finally makes a major pickup that he'd had his eye on for some time. Unfortunately, it came at a significant price to his collection.

(Originally aired 8.18.2023) When you start collecting what you think you should collect, versus what you want to collect, expect your PC to feel unsatisfying.

(Originally aired 8.11.2023) Courtney (@recklesscards_courtney on IG) and Matt (@timmy_d_21_pc) share their separate stories of how their PCs took sudden new directions.

(Originally aired 8.4.2023) Dave had a plan for The National that included trading or selling every Nolan Arenado Chrome gold refractor in his collection. But a piece of Arenado news that broke the night he got there disrupted all of his preparation.

(Originally aired 7.21.2023) Social media is a meaningful, powerful tool in our hobby. It also can create the misconception that everyone's collection is better than yours. It's not. Your PC is just fine.

(Originally aired 7.14.2023) We've got questions, they've got answers. Two of the most experienced names in the hobby, Jeremy Lee and John Newman, sit down with Dave to prepare collectors who are preparing to attend The National for the first time.

(Originally aired 6.23.2023) Before Upper Deck unleashed the '89 Griffey, and before Topps' 1980 Henderson became iconic, there was no bigger hobby chase in the 1980s than the 1984 Donruss Don Mattingly. In this first episode of The Shallow End, Dave, now middle aged and balding, finally gets his Donnie Baseball.

(Originally aired 7.7.2023) One major decision — to keep, then sell — a Michael Jordan card altered the trajectory of Dave's collecting experience. As with so much in this hobby, it all goes back to Jordan.

(Originally aired 6.30.2023) Dave visits with Samuel Evans (aka @thesprtzcardcoltr on IG). They talk about keeping the hobby enjoyable, focusing on yourself, and the purity of spending time with your sports cards.