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The friendships you build through cards can change how you collect.
Katelyn welcomes Mark (mjs_sportscards) as her cohost for Season 6 of The WNBA Card Podcast. A history professor and Atlanta Dream fan, Mark shares why Allisha Gray anchors his collection and how collecting Pinnacle, Fleer Ultra, and Rittenhouse has helped him learn about the players who built the league.
They introduce their plans for the season, react to the WNBA playoffs and awards, and discuss how collectors value A’ja Wilson’s accomplishments.
Join Katelyn and Mark for conversations about the players you watch, the cards you collect, and the history that connects them.

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Why do we spend so much time debating cards that most of us will never buy?
In this episode, Brett explores what happens after an auction ends. Why we judge the buyer. Why we want the price to validate our collections. And why one sale gets treated as a verdict on the hobby.
He separates the transaction, the signal, and the spectacle to help collectors understand what a sale tells us and where the evidence stops.
Before you let someone else’s purchase change how you collect, ask what it changes for you.

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To close Season 5 of the WNBA Card Podcast, I interview Katelyn (@coldlunchcards) about her Minnesota Lynx fandom and the collection it has inspired.
We talk about finding community after moving to Minnesota, Maya Moore’s place in Lynx history, and why Napheesa Collier’s values matter to Katelyn’s collecting. She shares her goal of building a six-card Collier collection and the story behind her 2019 Donruss Optic Gold rookie numbered to 10.
We close with a question for every collector: If your cards lost their value, would you still want to own them?

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What brings you back to a breaker when you don’t hit the card you wanted?
Josh O’Daniel of Odeezy Sports Cards thinks about that question. He joins Brett to share how opening Pokémon packs on Twitch became a business with a team, a card shop, and collectors who traveled to attend his store opening.
Josh discusses building the business alongside his wife, Lizzie, before leaving an 18-year career at UPS. We get into selling on eBay Live, shipping breaks the next day, covering customer messages, and creating a community where people spend time together between streams.
It’s a conversation about what you’re supporting when you choose where to spend your card budget and the work that gives you a reason to return.

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What happens to the collector experience when the owner isn’t there?
In this episode of Hobby Jobs, I explore the systems behind buying, inventory, shipping, and customer service. Each handoff affects whether a collector trusts your business enough to return.
Then I sit down with Oday Hishmeh, Founder and CEO of It’s Time Sports Cards, TCG, and eSports. Oday brings his experience operating Domino’s locations and owning Ace Hardware stores into building a place where families spend time, play, and trade.
We talk about testing Pokémon sales inside Ace Hardware, making room for community, supporting employees, and changing processes when they interfere with serving customers.
If you’re building a business in the hobby or looking to work in one, this conversation gives you a place to start: examine what depends on you and help your team deliver the experience you promised.

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