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A reported private sale valued Josh Allen’s 2018 National Treasures Platinum NFL Shield autograph rookie card at $1.7 million.
The reaction focused on what Allen has not done.
He has not won a Super Bowl.
Pack and Brett explain why championships alone cannot determine collectibility. They discuss the power of player connection, recognizable card features, career narratives, and the people willing to own these cards for the long term.
The conversation also covers Jaxson Dart’s grading volume, Tom Brady’s 2002 Topps Chrome market, Randy Moss and Jerry Rice, cards sitting on your eBay watchlist, and the start of Big Ugly Autumn.

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Technology has made it easier to build a product. It has not made it easier to know what deserves to be built.
Brett sits down with Josh Johnson, CTO of Card Ladder, at The National to discuss how Card Ladder grew from a problem its team faced as collectors.
Josh shares why he spent three months preparing the app for The National, how Card Ladder earned trust through seven years of work, and why the team turns down revenue opportunities that pull the product away from collectors.
They also discuss AI, product development, team health, brand building, and what people entering the sports card industry need to understand before trying to serve it.
This is a conversation about staying close to collectors and building something that lasts.

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The cards are unpacked. The pickup posts have slowed down. That does not mean The National is over.
In this episode, Brett looks at the return that does not fit inside a card case: clarity about your collection, evidence that tests your beliefs, relationships worth continuing, opportunities worth testing and a clearer understanding of where your attention belongs.
He shares what Wrestling Card Takeover revealed about community participation and offers a 30-minute process for turning your National experience into action.
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Dave Thimesch wanted a 1987 Topps Mark McGwire card. That card started an obsession.
At 13, Dave opened a card shop. He returned to the hobby during the Stephen Strasburg rise in 2009, moved from opening products to running group breaks, and built DT Sportscards into a PSA submission business handling thousands of cards.
Dave joins Brett to discuss why ripping products created debt, how rising product costs forced him to change his business, and why transparency matters when collectors trust you with their cards.
They also talk about the systems required to submit 1,200 cards per week, the challenge of giving up control, and the line between working in the hobby and collecting for yourself.

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