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Collector Nation

Collector Nation is where trading cards and collectibles evolve from a hobby into culture, media, and a modern asset class.Hosted by Ryan Alford, the show goes beyond box rips and price charts to explore why the hobby is exploding, who is…

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Why Pristine Auction Is Betting Big on Live Selling | Jared Kavlie 2026-09-01 · 21m
Is Michael Jordan’s Game-Worn Finals Jersey Worth $15 MILLION?! 2026-08-28 · 49m
The $24 Million BABE RUTH Jersey: Barry Meisel on Authenticating Sports History 2026-08-25 · 28m
Why Are Some Sports Cards Worth 30X More? The Reality of Today’s Card Market 2026-08-21 · 40m
From Storage Wars to a $50M Sports Card Business | Rene Nezhoda at The National 2026-08-18 · 24m
What Would YOU Do With the Cooper Flagg Logoman? | The Biggest Card Pull of the Year 2026-08-14 · 47m
The Hobby Has Outgrown Its Name | An Audio Essay from The National 2026 2026-08-12 · 24m
Should You Grade With Beckett Again? The Future of Beckett | Live at The National 2026-08-11 · 29m
The Hobby Has Outgrown Its Name | What We Learned at The National 2026-08-07 · 37m
CEO of ONIT Athlete on the Future of College Sports Cards | Live at The National 2026-08-04 · 28m
Opening The National: Live From the Main Stage With the Hobby’s Biggest Names 2026-07-31 · 80m
The Sports Card Market Is Surging: Mike Gioseffi on Wax Prices, Live Selling & The National 2026-07-28 · 48m
The National Survival Guide: Trade Night, VIP Access, the LUDEX Map and Hobby News 2026-07-24 · 59m
Chasing Cardboard: Stories, Reselling, and the Hunt for Hidden Cards 2026-07-21 · 57m
Ryan’s Card Luck Is Getting Ridiculous: Crazy autos, Low Numbers, and PSA Grades 2026-07-17 · 46m
A Collector’s Guide to Vintage Cards Before The National | Gordy Bonkers 2026-07-14 · 50m
Keep, Sell, or Trade? Cards Getting Hot Before The National 2026-07-10 · 44m
Is Your PSA 10 Really a 10? | Mike Baker Authentication 2026-07-07 · 23m
4th of July Special: The Declaration Auction, FIFA Stickers, and NFL Card Speculation 2026-07-03 · 33m
ONIT’s New Era: Alexis Ohanian, Gravity Baseball, and the Future of College Cards 2026-06-30 · 47m
Inside Brian Ludden’s Massive Card Storage Unit, NBA Draft Hype, and Pokémon Demand 2026-06-26 · 34m
Grant Williams: What NBA Players Know That Collectors Don’t 2026-06-23 · 41m
How the Knicks, Messi, and PSA’s Germany Move Have changed the hobby 2026-06-19 · 39m
A Collector’s Guide to the World Cup: Players, Teams, and Market Watch | Dan Jamieson 2026-06-16 · 36m
The Smartest Cards to Buy During the NBA Finals 2026-06-12 · 40m
Why Most Collectors Are Using the Wrong Data | Ryan Stuczynski, GemRate 2026-06-09 · 56m
PSA Hit Pause: What This Means for the Future of the Hobby 2026-06-05 · 40m
Grading 201: Why Pack-Fresh Cards Still Miss a 10 | Mike Baker 2026-06-02 · 46m
Inside the Allocation Chaos, Record Sales, and Sourcing Pressure in Today’s Hobby 2026-05-29 · 36m
The Luxury Upgrade Cards Have Been Missing | Brian Pirrip & M1nt 2026-05-26 · 43m
What PSA Hiring 1,000 Graders and Expansion Will Mean For the Hobby 2026-05-22 · 41m
Tyler “T-Pott” Nethercott: Why Grading Is More Inconsistent Than Collectors Want to Admit | Sports Card Investor 2026-05-19 · 54m
eBay rejected GameStop’s Takeover Proposal… What this means for the hobby 2026-05-15 · 37m
Pristine Auction: Why $1 No-Reserve Auctions Are Changing the Hobby 2026-05-12 · 47m
Is Topps Taking Over the Hobby? FIFA, WNBA, and What’s Next 2026-05-08 · 39m
Inside VeeFriends: Building a New IP in the Modern Collectibles Market with Zachary Owings 2026-05-05 · 54m
The National 2026: What to Expect at the Hobby’s Biggest Event in Sports Cards & Collectibles 2026-05-01 · 35m
How Flippers Turn Cheap Cards Into Real Money With American Arbitrage 2026-04-28 · 45m
The Truth Behind Card Comps in the Current Market 2026-04-24 · 39m
The New Card Shop Model: Inside Bleeker Trading’s Community, Experience, and Entertainment 2026-04-21 · 40m
Breaking Down the Topps Conference: New Products, Licensing & Shop Allocation 2026-04-17 · 38m
Grading 101: What Separates a 10 from an 8 with the World’s Best Grader | Mike Baker 2026-04-14 · 52m
Junk Wax 2.0? Breaking Down Overproduction, Parallels & Pricing in Today’s Hobby 2026-04-10 · 38m
Should You Keep it Sealed? The Deep Pocket Monster Playbook on Content, Community & Growth 2026-04-07 · 46m
Is the Hobby Recession Proof? Why the Hobby Keeps Growing When Other Investments Don’t 2026-04-03 · 37m
Casual Breaks Turned Family Empire: How Ryan Knowles Built “Like Father Like Son” 2026-03-31 · 44m
The Hobby Is Changing Fast: TCG Boom, New Releases & Card Shop Grand Openings 2026-03-27 · 38m
UFC Fighter Turned Hobby Breaker: Josh Emmett on Building One Punch Cards 2026-03-24 · 43m
Is Whatnot Gambling? The Hobby’s Biggest Debate Right 2026-03-20 · 37m
The Card Show Debate: Purist Hobby or Entertainment event with Dan Bliss -- Front Row Card Shows 2026-03-17 · 51m
Three Autos From One Break, $45k PSA Controversy & Bam Adebayo’s incredible 83 point game 2026-03-13 · 35m
Ancient Coins, Julius Caesar & the Overlooked Side of Collecting | Dean Kinzer 2026-03-10 · 38m
Rare Tiger Woods Promo, Kevin O’Leary’s $19M Card & Ludex Collection Management 2026-03-06 · 36m
The Collectibility of Chummy’s Custom Footwear with Colin Szumski 2026-03-03 · 34m
Are Million-Dollar Cards Actually Smart Investments? 2026-02-27 · 32m
The Goldin Touch: Building an Auction House Empire with Ken Goldin 2026-02-24 · 45m
Understanding Card Value: Grades, Data, and Demand with Mike Baker and Brian Ludden 2026-02-20 · 26m
What We Learned After 50 Episodes With the Best in the Hobby 2026-02-17 · 25m
PSA Pricing, Super Bowl Card Hype & the Vintage Advantage 2026-02-13 · 25m
Custom Over Commodity: Eric Wagenmaker on Reclaiming Memorabilia 2026-02-10 · 46m
$5K LeBron Pull… Then a Jordan Rookie Walked Into the Shop 2026-02-06 · 21m
Card Care, Grading, and the Line Between Preservation and Alteration | Kurts Card Care 2026-02-03 · 36m
What Makes Something Collectible? Inside the Stories, Scarcity & Culture That Create Value 2026-01-30 · 22m
From Sports Media to Netflix: How Alex Giaimo Went From Watching the Hobby to Living It 2026-01-27 · 49m
Buy Low, Sell Smart: Understanding Sports Card Cycles is the Key to Flipping Cards 2026-01-23 · 23m
From Plastic Slabs to Fine Art: How M1nt is Revolutionizing Trading Cards | Brian Pirrip 2026-01-20 · 47m
Sports Cards Aren’t a Hobby Anymore… They’re an Industry 2026-01-16 · 21m
Why Nostalgia Is the Most Powerful Asset in the Hobby: Media insider explains the power of a story 2026-01-13 · 58m
Grading, Breakers, and the billion-dollar collector economy 2026-01-09 · 40m
The Next Collectibles Boom Won’t Look Like the Last One and THIS is Why | Shivam Patel 2026-01-06 · 46m
Adult Prices, Kid Culture: Where the Card Hobby Is Headed in 2026 2026-01-02 · 32m
How a Mariah Carey Demo Became a $54,000 Iconic Collectible| Alex Bruh CEO of Wax Poetics 2025-12-30 · 41m
Human Card Grading Is Ending — Here’s What Comes Next with Tech Advancements 2025-12-26 · 34m
Gordy Bonker left Wall Street for THIS: Why Sports Cards Are the Ultimate 'Hidden' Asset Class 2025-12-23 · 54m
PSA Acquires Beckett. What This Means For Card Grading And Values 2025-12-19 · 30m
Where Content Meets Collectibles: Building a Card Shop for Creators, Traders, and Fans 2025-12-16 · 27m
Unexpected Card Price Surges Shake Up The Hobby This Week 2025-12-12 · 35m
The Power of Authenticity: How Resolution Photomatching Quadruples Value 2025-12-09 · 45m
The Probstein Controversy Explained In Minutes | What Collectors Must Know 2025-12-05 · 30m
The UNTOLD Story: Licensing Art for Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods & Muhammad Ali with Justyn Farano 2025-12-02 · 30m
Thanksgiving Card Rips, NFL Predictions & Hobby News You Need Today 2025-11-28 · 37m
Beyond The Price Tag: The Shocking Emotional Power of True Memorabilia 2025-11-25 · 41m
Snype, PSA, Fanatics & More — Major Shifts In The Card Market 2025-11-21 · 33m
The 'Veblen Effect': Why Collectibles Get MORE Desired As Prices Skyrocket (An Economic Secret) 2025-11-18 · 37m
Ryan Alford, Brian Ludden & Brandon Steiner Talk What’s Wrong With Sports Coverage Today 2025-11-14 · 33m
Sports Card Investing Tips That Actually Work 2025-11-11 · 38m
Why Digital Collectibles Are The New Sports Card Boom (NBA Top Shot + Ludex) 2025-11-07 · 37m
Mike Baker's "Card Fact" Exposed: The Secret Data Big Graders WON'T Show You 2025-11-04 · 36m
Is Whatnot’s $12B Valuation Real or Hype? Ryan and Brian Break It Down 2025-10-31 · 21m
STOP Buying 'Mystery' Boxes: The Industry OG Exposes Your Losing Bet 2025-10-28 · 25m
Shohei Ohtani Cards Are Breaking The Hobby. Is He The Greatest Collectible Ever? 2025-10-24 · 33m
The $3,500 Prismatic 'God Pack' That Blew Our Minds (You Won't Believe It) 2025-10-21 · 27m
Latest news on trending sports cards, Pokemon, NFL and Major League Baseball Playoffs 2025-10-17 · 37m
Pikachu Beats Athletes: The Secret Reason Pokemon Value Crushes Sports Cards 2025-10-14 · 38m
Topps vs. Fanatics | Taylor Swift | $7M Rookie Card | The Biggest News in Collectibles Right Now 2025-10-10 · 33m
Physical + Digital Collectibles is Future of Fan Engagement with Tareq Nazlawy 2025-10-07 · 35m
VeeFriends Comic + Trading Cards Market Update | Collectibles News You Need 2025-10-03 · 37m
Why Trading Cards Are Your Next Investment | Jeremy Aisenberg Interview 2025-09-30 · 36m
Building the Future of the Hobby, One Scan at a Time (Brian Ludden of Ludex) 2025-09-26 · 30m
How Matty Rich is Transforming the Trading Card Hobby 2025-09-23 · 37m
Inside the Sports Card Market with Jason Koonce | Collecting, Grading & Card Shows 2025-09-19 · 38m
How Dugout Mugs Built a $55 Million Collectibles Brand (Kris Dehnert Interview) 2025-09-16 · 47m
Josh Luber on Fanatics, Trading Cards & the Future of Collecting | Hosted by Ryan Alford 2025-09-12 · 58m
Gary Vaynerchuk on Why Trading Cards Are the Ultimate Investment Opportunity | Hosted by Ryan Alford 2025-09-09 · 24m
Tom Fallos (The Card Carver) brings LUXURY NOSTALGIA to his craft by SCARCITY | Hosted by Ryan Alford 2025-09-05 · 40m
UnKommon take on Collectibles, Community & the Future of Trading Cards | Kyle Kravitz "King of the Kards" Interview | Hosted by Ryan Alford 2025-09-02 · 52m
Real Talk with Gio (Mike Gioseffi) - the Voice of the Hobby on Sports Card Nonsense 2025-08-25 · 43m
Collectibles on SI - Trailer 2025-08-12 · 1m
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