Sports Cards Nonsense

A special episode of SCN as Reddit co-founder, Alexis Ohanian, joins Gio and Jesse to discuss buying ONIT, the state of collecting, his journey from collector to business owner in the hobby, and more!

0:00 - Intro and setting up Alexis and his joy from the Knicks championship

5:00 - Alexis’ collecting background and how he got started

7:30 - The Nostalgia of Collecting

11:50 - Why buy ONIT, the ONIT model, and wanting to make the price point attainable for everyone.

28:50 - Advice Alexis has for people entering the hobby and looking to start a business

30:10 - The Importance of cardboard in a digital age

41:30 - Alex Tressler joins to recap his trip to Freedom 250.

56:30 - What Alex is seeing at card shows across the country.

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Gio opens the show by gloating just a tiny bit about being right about the Wemby market and just how cheap you can grab a Silver Prizm PSA 10 now that the Knicks won the Finals. Plus, some speculation about PSA and Chris Thomas (Ataboy Cards) stops by!

0:00 - Intro/Time to talk sports cards

2:00 - NBA Finals recap, starting with Gio gloating about the Wemby pricing

12:00 - A PSA debate about when, if ever, we see PSA open up their value and bulk tiers again for grading.

24:40 - Chris Thomas from Ataboy Cards joins the show, and they discuss his background as Gio tries to convince him to quit his job.

36:10 - What Chris is working on now and how he’s setting up leaving the teaching world.

44:45 - How Chris goes about sourcing his cards and how he focuses on what to buy 

50:00 - Discussing the business of sports cards and how to maximize your time 

Recording 2

1:03:45 - The correlation between Instagram followers by league and popularity in the card market. 

1:09:00 - Mike’s eBay Live card show this week!
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On this episode of Sports Cards Nonsense, Mike opens with a discussion about Mike Trout that is really about Wemby. Plus, the latest on the NBA Finals after the Knicks epic comeback.

0:00 - Welcome to the card coaster

9:30 - Is it safe to buy Mike Trout right now?

16:20 - The Knicks Epic Comeback

23:40 - A debate about where to grade now?

27:20 - Entertainment Card Update

40:40 - World Cup Buy or Sell with Brendan

1:03:00 - Arena Club Bet

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In this episode, we go through the latest values of Jalen Brunson, Victor Wembanyama, and other guys in the NBA Finals. Plus, Gary Vee joins the show to discuss 2026 Topps Chrome VeeFriends and also has a major announcement about the product. Wrapping up with a deeper dive on the market as a whole as we head into the summer.

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New people join the hobby every single day, and they need help. In this episode, Doug from MOJOBREAK joins to offer up some advice. Plus, is it time to buy or sell Jalen Brunson?

0:00 - Intro with Doug from MojoBreak

6:00 - Buy/Sell/Hold with Jalen Brunson

11:30 - Secondary wax prices seem to be leveling off. 

14:50 - The entertainment section of the hobby is starting to really take off

17:20 - 1/1 Chases and should you grade a 1/1

22:20 - Grading mistakes new people make

39:00 - We are all nerds at heart, and while making money in the hobby is a business, we are all kids at heart chasing the players we love.

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