Episode #18 - “Hobby Doyens”

House of Jordans - Sports Card Podcast

English - February 26, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 66 MB - ★★★★★ - 89 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode #17 - "Seven Minute Attention Span"

Next Episode: Episode #19 - “The Basketball Rookie Card Boom”

In this episode, we discuss: (1) a three-part card store tour in Southern California (3:55), (2) the BGS vs. PSA dichotomy in Michael Jordan card collecting (19:31), (3) a handful of observations about the current state of the Michael Jordan card market (31:46), (4) the current state of the Luka Doncic card market (51:49), (5) general observations about the current state of the card market for marquee NBA stars (1:02), (6) losing money on Luka cards by buying at the height of Leuphoria (1:05:37), (7) hobby lessons from the collapse of Gérard Lhéritier--the "King of Manuscripts" who was shut down by the French government after years of selling "shares" of historic collectibles at inflated values in order to finance a billion dollar collection (1:10:41).