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I don’t want to charge you for listening to podcasts or reading newsletters (not that I'm against anyone that does - it just isn’t my thing).
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For starters, if you’re looking at eBay to make any purchases, please click here to do so (or copy https://ebay.us/3ZeaOV into your browser). I’ll earn a small percentage of any purchase made at no extra cost to you.
Secondly, if you’re looking at consigning high-end cards, click here to fill out a form and I can help you get your cards consigned at Goldin. It’s a great way to help out the pod.
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* Try SoRare
* Check out Market Movers
* Shop at Fanatics - I swear this is a coincidence and I signed up before I knew they bought out the hobby
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In this episode, we chat with Adam from Futera to discuss everything Futera United. What it is, what it isn’t, and how week one has been.
I’m not affiliated with Futera United, nor do I get paid for this etc… I’m just a buyer like anyone else.
There’s some extra info for you though.
* Futera United website
* Roadmap
* This Discord Chat
* FAQ Section
* Futera NFTs Twitter
Looking to Support the Pod?
I don’t want to charge you for listening to podcasts or reading newsletters (not that I'm against anyone that does - it just isn’t my thing).
However, having said that, there are a few ways you can help out.
For starters, if you’re looking at eBay to make any purchases, please click here to do so (or copy https://ebay.us/3ZeaOV into your browser). I’ll earn a small percentage of any purchase made at no extra cost to you.
Secondly, if you’re looking at consigning high-end cards, click here to fill out a form and I can help you get your cards consigned at Goldin. It’s a great way to help out the pod.
Or, if that link didn’t work, copy and paste this into your browser: https://forms.gle/Sm95Jk95L9PMbvRG8
Finally, if you can’t do that - or if it’s not your style, please share this pod with a friend in the hobby or give it a review on iTunes. It makes such a difference.
Other Ways to Help The Pod…
Here are some other businesses that I’m affiliated with (and will earn a small cut of your sales/sign up).
* Try SoRare
* Check out Market Movers
* Shop at Fanatics - I swear this is a coincidence and I signed up before I knew they bought out the hobby
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In this episode, we go over some unpopular Soccer Card and Ticket opinions as per my Instagram Story over the past week.
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* Shop at eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you….. And let’s be honest, you’ll shop there anyway.)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions Through Me - It’s a great way to help the pod and make some cash
* Try SoRare
* Check out Market Movers
* Shop at Fanatics - I swear this is a coincidence and I signed up before I knew they bought out the hobby
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In this episode, we chat with Dave Knox.
Dave is a collector, and investor (and I mean actual investing…. not buying Zion rookies and wanting to flip them a week later), who has a business background and is even a published author.
Dave and I have a great chat about collecting, tickets, and a bounce around a bunch of topics.
Dave’s a great guy, and I really enjoyed this chat.
You can see Dave’s website here: https://www.predictingtheturn.com/
His Instagram is here: https://www.instagram.com/daveknox/
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* Shop at eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you….. And let’s be honest, you’ll shop there anyway.)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions Through Me - It’s a great way to help the pod and make some cash
* Try SoRare
* Check out Market Movers
* Shop at Fanatics - I swear this is a coincidence and I signed up before I knew they bought out the hobby
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I was interviewed on the ‘Hooked on Soccer Cards’ Instagram Live recently. Here’s the video link if you want to check it out.
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* Shop at eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you….. And let’s be honest, you’ll shop there anyway.)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions Through Me - It’s a great way to help the pod and make some cash
* Try SoRare
* Check out Market Movers
* Shop at Fanatics - I swear this is a coincidence and I signed up before I knew they bought out the hobby
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The 1963 Scanlens Set in Question….
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* Shop at eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you….. And let’s be honest, you’ll shop there anyway.)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions Through Me - It’s a great way to help the pod and make some cash
* Try SoRare
* Check out Market Movers
* Shop at Fanatics - I swear this is a coincidence and I signed up before I knew they bought out the hobby
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Links Mentioned in the Episode
* Matt’s Instagram
* Seven Wonders of the Soccer Collecting World
* Sports Cards Rock
* Shop at eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you….. And let’s be honest, you’ll shop there anyway.)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions Through Me - It’s a great way to help the pod and make some cash
Graph discussed in the episode:
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* Shop at eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you….. And let’s be honest, you’ll shop there anyway.)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions Through Me - It’s a great way to help the pod and make some cash
* Try SoRare
* Check out Market Movers
* Shop at Fanatics - I swear this is a coincidence and I signed up before I knew they bought out the hobby
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* Shop at eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you….. And let’s be honest, you’ll shop there anyway.)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions Through Me - It’s a great way to help the pod and make some cash
* Try SoRare
* Check out Market Movers
* Shop at Fanatics - I swear this is a coincidence and I signed up before I knew they bought out the hobby
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Before We Start
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* Do your shopping on eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions: I’d only really use it if your card is worth over 1k - and maybe even 2-3k. Sometimes lower end stuff gets lost at Goldin.
* Try SoRare or read this Sorare review
* Check out Market Movers. For me, it’s still the best app for data. Other options are good too - but the number of cards isn’t there. Market Movers has the card volume to make it worth the money.
Today we’re chatting with Arthur - he’s a collector and runs a cool custom card brand - Kirsten Cards.
We chat about collecting, following cards from overseas, and more.
You can see his cards here, and one of his collections below.
It’s a really fun episode!
Find Kirsten Cards for card art and his personal channel for Arthur’s collections.
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* Shop at eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you….. And let’s be honest, you’ll shop there anyway.)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions Through Me - It’s a great way to help the pod and make some cash
* Try SoRare
* Check out Market Movers
* Shop at Fanatics - I swear this is a coincidence and I signed up before I knew they bought out the hobby
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Other Ways to Help The Pod…
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* Shop at eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you….. And let’s be honest, you’ll shop there anyway.)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions Through Me - It’s a great way to help the pod and make some cash
* Try SoRare
* Check out Market Movers
* Shop at Fanatics - I swear this is a coincidence and I signed up before I knew they bought out the hobby
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Before We Start
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* Find WCCF Cards on eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions: I’d only really use it if your card is worth over 1k - and maybe even 2-3k. Sometimes lower end stuff gets lost at Goldin.
* Try SoRare or read this Sorare review
* Check out Market Movers. For me, it’s still the best app for data. Other options are good too - but the number of cards isn’t there. Market Movers has the card volume to make it worth the money.
It’s funny - we go a year without talking too much about WCCF/Footista cards - and then have two episodes within four weeks.
This time, it’s some news.
Sega dropped a sneaky press release ending WCCF/Footista cards forever!!
It’s absolutely crazy news, and I grabbed Matt from the YouTube channel Footista Zone to talk about it.
* Find WCCF Cards on eBay
* Footista Zone on YouTube
Some cool WCCF videos on YouTube
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* Shop at eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you….. And let’s be honest, you’ll shop there anyway.)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions Through Me - It’s a great way to help the pod and make some cash
* Try SoRare
* Check out Market Movers
* Shop at Fanatics - I swear this is a coincidence and I signed up before I knew they bought out the hobby
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit soccercardsrock.substack.com -
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I’ll earn a small percentage from sales made after clicking links in this newsletter. It’s at no extra cost to you and keeps this all free.
Before We Start
If you want to help out, there are a few ways you can support the newsletter. I’ll earn a small cut when you purchase here - no extra cost to you.
* Find the cards you’re looking for on eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions: I’d only really use it if your card is worth over 1k - and maybe even 2-3k. Sometimes lower end stuff gets lost at Goldin.
* Try SoRare (affiliate) or read this Sorare review
* Check out Market Movers. For me, it’s still the best app for data. Other options are good too - but the number of cards isn’t there. Market Movers has the card volume to make it worth the money.
This episode is a bit of a different one for me - a solo episode. So I thought I’d just roll with talking about places I buy my soccer cards (with a few other options).
Here are the websites mentioned in the podcast.
eBay
https://www.todocoleccion.net/https://lista.mercadolivre.com.br/
Comc
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* Shop at eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you….. And let’s be honest, you’ll shop there anyway.)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions Through Me - It’s a great way to help the pod and make some cash
* Try SoRare
* Check out Market Movers
* Shop at Fanatics - I swear this is a coincidence and I signed up before I knew they bought out the hobby
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit soccercardsrock.substack.com -
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I’ll earn a small percentage from sales made after clicking links in this newsletter. It’s at no extra cost to you and keeps this all free.
Before We Start
If you want to help out, there’s a few ways you can support the newsletter. I’ll earn a small cut when you purchase here - no extra cost to you.
* Find the cards you’re looking for on eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions: I’d only really use it if your card is worth over 1k - and maybe even 2-3k. Sometimes lower end stuff gets lost at Goldin.
* Try SoRare (affiliate) or read this Sorare review
* Check out Market Movers. For me, it’s still the best app for data. Other options are good too - but the number of cards isn’t there. Market Movers has the card volume to make it worth the money.
Today we chat everything vintage soccer with Bill from CollectFutbol - and the head honcho at the Vintage Soccer Discord.
You can see Bill’s Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/collectfutbol/
And his Discord here (this link will expire in seven days - if you’re reading this after September 27, you can access the discord through Bill’s Instagram page)
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* Shop at eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you….. And let’s be honest, you’ll shop there anyway.)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions Through Me - It’s a great way to help the pod and make some cash
* Try SoRare
* Check out Market Movers
* Shop at Fanatics - I swear this is a coincidence and I signed up before I knew they bought out the hobby
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit soccercardsrock.substack.com -
Disclaimer: I’ll earn a small percentage from sales made after clicking links in this newsletter. It’s at no extra cost to you and keeps this all free.
Before We Start
If you want to help out, there’s a few ways you can support the newsletter.
* Find WCCF Cards on eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions: I’d only really use it if your card is worth over 1k - and maybe even 2-3k. Sometimes lower end stuff gets lost at Goldin.
* Try SoRare or read this Sorare review
* Check out Market Movers. For me, it’s still the best app for data. Other options are good too - but the number of cards isn’t there. Market Movers has the card volume to make it worth the money.
Today we’re taling all about WCCF Cards with one of the best Instagram pages for the video game/collectable, WCCF Passion.
I have been keeping an eye on these cards for a while now, and if you’ve followed this pod for a while, I’ve spoken about them before.
I’ll tell you what, I would love this to be a game you can play at home.
* Find WCCF Cards on eBay
* WCCF Passion’s Instagram
Some cool WCCF vieos on YouTube
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* Shop at eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you….. And let’s be honest, you’ll shop there anyway.)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions Through Me - It’s a great way to help the pod and make some cash
* Try SoRare
* Check out Market Movers
* Shop at Fanatics - I swear this is a coincidence and I signed up before I knew they bought out the hobby
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit soccercardsrock.substack.com -
Before We Start
If you want to help out, there’s a few ways you can support the newsletter.
* Shop at eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions: I’d only really use it if your card is worth over 1k - and maybe even 2-3k. Sometimes lower end stuff gets lost at Goldin.
* Try SoRare or read this Sorare review
* Check out Market Movers. For me, it’s still the best app for data. Other options are good too - but the number of cards isn’t there. Market Movers has the card volume to make it worth the money.
Futera are one of the more unique (pardon the pun) card companies out there.
I love the business side of the hobby and learning more about how the sausage is made - so to speak.
So, I got on Adam, who is the head of marketing at Futera (and the guy you’ve seen running their socials) to discuss the brand, and what it’s like to promote a brand that isn’t one of the big two in the hobby (Topps and Panini).
Topics we cover include
* Futera’s shipping issues so far
* Production cycle
* Promotion and marketing
* The struggles involved with running a smaller brand and not having league licences
* Why it’s so hard for Futera to get auto cards these days
* Will there ever be a Football League and Futera licence?
* and much more
Adam is a great guy - and this pod was a really fun one.
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Other Ways to Help The Pod…
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* Shop at eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you….. And let’s be honest, you’ll shop there anyway.)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions Through Me - It’s a great way to help the pod and make some cash
* Try SoRare
* Check out Market Movers
* Shop at Fanatics - I swear this is a coincidence and I signed up before I knew they bought out the hobby
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Well. You’re not really a podcaster until you upload an episode missing 10 minutes of audio are you?
Apologies to all those who tied listening before!
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Well. I put myself in it this week.
I’m not going to talk too much about it - but you can check my recent Instagram posts.
This is all ongoing - and one day, once this all blows over, it’ll be a whole episode of me telling you this story. It’s a big one.
Anyway, through this I connected with Dave Sliepka. He’s a vet of the hobby (and a really cool guy too).
Dave has worked with Beckett, and pretty much all the big brands in the industry. Now, he works as a consultant for both brands and collectors.
Dave is also a mad soccer fan and collector too which is even better - so we get to chat some MLS.
In this episode, Dave and I talk about the Ronaldo rookies - but really focus the conversation on how to protect yourself going forward.
This isn’t the first potnetial counterfeit controversy and it won’t be the last.
Learning how to protect yourself throughout is vital.
Dave was a great guest and I was stoked to have him on.
You can see Dave’s website and consulting services here
And his Instagram here
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* Shop at eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you….. And let’s be honest, you’ll shop there anyway.)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions Through Me - It’s a great way to help the pod and make some cash
* Try SoRare
* Check out Market Movers
* Shop at Fanatics - I swear this is a coincidence and I signed up before I knew they bought out the hobby
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Before We Start
If you want to help out, there’s a few ways you can support the newsletter.
* Shop at eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions
* Try SoRare
* Check out Market Movers
Well. I put myself in it this week.
I’m not going to talk too much about it - but you can check my recent Instagram posts.
This is all ongoing - and one day, once this all blows over, it’ll be a whole episode of me telling you this story. It’s a big one.
Anyway, through this I connected with Dave Sliepka. He’s a vet of the hobby (and a really cool guy too).
Dave has worked with Beckett, and pretty much all the big brands in the industry. Now, he works as a consultant for both brands and collectors.
Dave is also a mad soccer fan and collector too which is even better - so we get to chat some MLS.
In this episode, Dave and I talk about the Ronaldo rookies - but really focus the conversation on how to protect yourself going forward.
This isn’t the first potnetial counterfeit controversy and it won’t be the last.
Learning how to protect yourself throughout is vital.
Dave was a great guest and I was stoked to have him on.
You can see Dave’s website and consulting services here
And his Instagram here
Leave a Review
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Other Ways to Help The Pod…
Again, if you want to help out, there’s a few ways you can support the newsletter.
* Shop at eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you….. And let’s be honest, you’ll shop there anyway.)
* Submit Your Card to Goldin Auctions Through Me - It’s a great way to help the pod and make some cash
* Try SoRare
* Check out Market Movers
* Shop at Fanatics - I swear this is a coincidence and I signed up before I knew they bought out the hobby
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit soccercardsrock.substack.com -
Okay, yesterday I shared a lot of news that’s happened this week in the hobby.
I’ve re-added it here just in case.
In this episode though, I go over
* My opinions on the whole Fanatics thing
* What it means for Topps/Panini
* What it means for creators and hobby business owners
* The main middle men that’ll cop most of the heat
* A little on the PWCC thing
* But most importantly, my hobby news this week - because in a week where PWCC was kicked off eBay, you all want to hear about me bidding for Christian Vieri cards.
A lot of this is my opinion - in fact, that’s all pretty much any of us have at the moment. I don’t think I’ll talk too much more about any of this as it’s just speculation.
If more news comes out, I’ll discuss that when it’s relevant.
However, I didn want to talk about how it relates to soccer cards.
Before We Start…
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* Try SoRare
* Check out Market Movers
* Shop at Fanatics - I swear this is a coincidence
PWCC Getting Kicked off eBay
Earlier this week, many of us got that email from eBay saying that they were cutting ties with the biggest sports card seller on the playform.
*Chaos ensures*
Here’s some key articles and other content that sum a lot of things up.
There’s a lot more news about this because it’s been on the fringe for a while.
Sports Collector Daily: eBay Accuses PWCC of Shill Bidding; Company Calls Accusation “Defamatory”
Blowout Forums: Newcomer to the Trimming Scandal? Read This Summary Now and Catch Up Fast.
Sports Card Radio: A very angry video, and goes about 45 directions at once sometimes… Some are political which I don’t align with - but if you can look past a lot of that, there’s a lot of great info here.
Sports Card Radio: Gary Moser & PWCC Marketplace Card Trimming & Shill Bidding Scam (Published 2019)
Blowout Forums: Here is a thread on Blowout Forums (that’s still operating) that highlights all the trimmed and altered cards.
Vintage Card Curator: I’m not much of a hobby YouTube watcher, but I have a lot of time for Vintage Card Curator.
PWCC Initial Response:
And PWCC news regarding their selling platforms.
More will come out about this in due course. It’ll be a very interesting topic going forward.
Fanatics Buys the Hobby
PWCC took headlines for like 48 hours or so…
Until Fanatics just came in and flopped their dick on the table and showed who is boss.
*Chaos ensures*
*again*
This was more out of left field - friend of the show, Darren Rovell, broke the news at the Action Network.
The Action Network: MLB Set to Give Exclusive Trading Card License to Fanatics, Ending 70-Year Run for Topps
Sports Card Daily: Reports: Fanatics in Deals to Take Over Trading Card Licenses in Multiple Sports
This news kinda broke in parts.
First the Topps baseball part came out and that was huge.
Baseball Collector (Mike from Breaker Culture):
Then, a few hours later, the it came out Fanatics are also in conversations with NBA and NFL about their rights too.
Massive.
This is still five years away though, and as it seemed to come out of left field, there’s still a lot of time for this to play out.
I have my views on this, but as far as sharing them - I’ll wait until there’s a bit more solid news and less doomsday prepping.
Topps Having a 200m Loan Due Next Year?!
Most of what you see is just unfounded talk and opintion.
Again…
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Crazy fun episode today. Keagan from @a_moment_in_tickets and I chat cards, college soccer, Topps Now, print runs, and basically just talk shop.
It’s a lot of fun.
I also discuss a recent Championship Manager 97/98 save I started. You should start one too.
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How to download Championship Manager 97/98 (sorry in advance for taking all your free time)
Other Handy Resources
* eBay (affiliate link, I’ll earn a small percentage off any purchase - at no extra cost to you)
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However, having said that, there’s a few ways you can help out.
For starters, if you’re looking at eBay to make any purchases, please click here to do so (or copy https://ebay.us/3ZeaOV into your browser). I’ll earn a small percentage of any purchase made at no extra cost to you.
Consigning With Goldin Auctions
Secondly, if you’re looking at consigning high-end cards, click here to fill out a form and I can help you get your cards consigned at Goldin. It’s a great way to help out the pod.
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