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You bought the card because you believed in the player. Then the trade happens. Do you want to keep it?
Pack and Brett discuss what happens to team collections when players leave and the future you pictured doesn’t happen. They explore collecting memories versus collecting hope, deciding what stays, and giving yourself permission to change direction.
The conversation also covers Kenneth Walker III’s Bowman Chrome Superfractor versus his Prizm Black Finite, collecting beyond release hype, and who should name a price when someone asks about a card you haven’t offered for sale.
Plus, auction sales featuring Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, Peyton Manning, and Jerry Rice, and the research behind Brett’s 2005 Topps Turkey Red Philip Rivers 1/1 purchase.

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Brett joins Chris and Josh from Card Ladder to discuss why they collect 1/1s and how those purchases changed what they want from the hobby.
Brett shares how a 2014 Andrew Luck Prizm Black Finite reshaped his collecting priorities. Josh explains the appeal of owning a card whose auction appearances depend on his decision to sell. Chris discusses how researching sets and designs has expanded his appreciation for athletes and their careers.
The conversation covers buying without a comp, looking beyond brand recognition, and interpreting the sales data behind 1/1 collecting.

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You opened the app without a plan to buy. Five minutes later, you’re figuring out how to pay for a card.
What changed?
In this episode, Brett explores how availability shapes what we want, what we buy, and what we stop saving for. He examines auction deadlines, the fear of missing a card, and the purchases that leave us without money when a card we’ve been pursuing appears.
He also shares questions to ask before buying and ways to expand your collecting through checklists, archives, and conversations.
If both cards were for sale, which would get your money?

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What’s the card you sold that you wish you still owned?
Katelyn and Mark celebrate Halloween with collecting regrets, hobby nightmares, and a question about what keeps us coming back to WNBA cards.
Mark talks through selling cards to fund purchases. Katelyn shares how a trade with a friend brought her attention back to the players and cards she enjoys.
They debate player-worn memorabilia, buying without checking comps, and letting go of cards they once planned to keep. They revisit Fleer Ultra and Rittenhouse, build collections around teams they don’t root for, and share the cards that still have them thinking about what might have been.
Plus, WNBA Finals reactions and a Donruss pack opening presented by Great Lakes Trading Cards.

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Chris Sewall remembers owning a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle for about a week. He wanted to keep it. His business needed him to sell it.
That tension is part of making your living in cards.
On this episode of Passion to Profession, sponsored by eBay, Brett sits down with Chris of Sewall Sports Cards to talk about leaving filmmaking, building a business around buying collections, and learning to sell cards you love.
Chris shares how he evaluates collections, why an offer needs to account for the work of selling, and how YouTube became a source of trust and collection leads. They discuss hiring, protecting your time, and building relationships that bring people back.
If you’ve thought about turning your collecting into a career, this conversation gets into the decisions that come with it.

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