Arena Club's Founder Talks the Future of Collecting; Whatnot to Regulate Repacks

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🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Jesse and Mike discuss Whatnot's announcement that they'll be regulating the sale of repacks moving forward. Is this good news? Then, the guys sit down with Brian Lee, founder and CEO of Arena Club, to hear about his journey from being a young collector to a successful entrepreneur. They discuss the innovative use of AI in card grading, transparency of digital marketplaces and how he started Arena Club. They also discuss the booming international market, the intricacies of repacks, and Arena Club's 5-year outlook. Beyond the interview, Jesse and Mike discuss SGC being down big month over month and answer listener questions about the ideal schedule for Fanatics releases, the dynamics of card pricing, card show etiquette and the impact of player performance on card values. They also preview their upcoming live shows, including Jesse breaking WWE Finest on Fanatics Friday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Cut it right there.
0:05.3	Switch it up.
0:06.0	Switch it up.
0:06.7	It's one of these weird shows. We've already done a 30-minute interview. Do you notice how good I was? You noticed how good I was during? I was like, well, earlier in the show, we talked about this. You did. And now you're ruining it. We haven't talked about it. But we're going to now and you're going to hear him like, wait a minute. This is unbelievable.
0:19.1	These idiots are talking.
0:20.1	There's an interview coming with Brian Lee,
0:21.6	Arena Club founder, CEO.
0:23.3	That's what Michael is going.
0:24.5	We already did founder, CEO.
0:23.3	That's what Mike.
0:23.9	We already did it, though.
0:25.2	Yeah, but they don't know.
0:26.3	We're also going to drop a much more in-depth interview on SI Collectibles.
0:29.1	S.I.com backslash collectibles.
0:30.7	Danny sat down with him.
0:32.1	However, for our show that we're just starting now.
0:35.3	Just starting. Now, Jesse's exhausted. He was at the 4 in the morning.
0:38.4	I'm not excited. I'm feeling great. You keep saying that I came in energy. Oh, he came in energy. You have that exhausted energy. I was like, hey, Jesse. Before you, how are you doing? Go, man. Just got a little tootsky. I'm ready to go. Jesse has a co- keep making that joke.
0:53.5	I probably should stop.
0:54.6	I don't have any problems.
0:57.0	I'm doing great.
0:58.0	I don't. and we're ready to go. Jesse has a co- I keep making that joke. I probably should stop.
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