The Truth About Today’s Sports Card Market

Sports Cards Nonsense

Hobbies, Leisure

4.5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Jesse and Alex take a real look at the current state of the sports card hobby and ask the question many collectors are starting to feel: Is this still fun? From rising prices and changing collector habits to the growing gap between casual collectors and big spenders, we break down what is actually happening right now and what it means for the future of the hobby. Whether you’re ripping wax, buying singles, or just trying to keep up, this is an honest conversation about where things stand and what might be coming next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.7	i think there there's a element of hey
0:38.9	does this touch me in a way that sounds weird does this um make me feel something different than
0:47.0	the last year that makes me want to happen i realize as we are starting this it was the worst
0:53.0	possible time to accidentally start chewing ice during the recording.
0:56.7	I apologize, Alex.
0:57.7	How are you?
0:58.2	I'm good.
0:58.6	How are you?
0:59.3	I'm doing great.
1:00.2	Another fantastic show I'm hoping for today.
1:04.1	It's a world where I love to be the center of attention, but I also love to share, especially if it's a good conversation. There was a lot of feedback on the last episode. Oh, yeah? They said, where was Alex? Didn't get to hear, Alex? Why didn't Alex say anything? To be fair, you had a lot of, you texted me on Sunday. I think it was saying, hey, upper deck president's going to be on. Can you come? So you had a lot more prep time. you had a lot of, you texted me on Sunday, I think it was saying, hey, upper-deck president's going to be on, can you come? So you had a lot more prep time, you had a lot more, and it's your show. I'm a guest. I'm here to, you know, I'm a guest co-host, not a co-host. I was going to give you a little credit in the sense that, yes, you did not have as much prep time on all of that. And it is one of those where it's weird,
1:45.9	where having him and you sit right side by side and then me having more of a direct
1:51.9	eye contact conversation with him,
1:54.3	it feels more natural as opposed to you sitting right beside him and just,
1:58.3	I have a question for you.
1:59.6	Yeah.
1:59.9	Yeah.
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