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simon466cards
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Videos released every Wednesday and Sunday. Come for the analysis, stay for the poor production quality! My sports card videos will generally focus on data analysis, economics, and business. I have a Master's degree in Economics and an MBA, and previously worked in business analysis, but I moved out of analysis a few years ago for another job. I also just miss doing interesting analysis. To scratch that itch and keep my skills sharp, I created this channel. If you learned something or came away with a new perspective after watching one of my videos, then my channel will have achieved its goal.
Disclaimer: While I like to think I know what I'm talking about, all content is my opinion only and should not be considered investing advice. Please don't sue me.
Disclaimer: While I like to think I know what I'm talking about, all content is my opinion only and should not be considered investing advice. Please don't sue me.
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I'm selling PC cards of my favorite player
Просмотров 26212 часов назад
I explain why I'm selling cards of my favorite player. To quote @NEO_Cards_Comics "they let you buy them back". My previous videos about the mess that Beckett is in: ruclips.net/video/lTTxN2-3MUE/видео.html ruclips.net/video/iaJBkl9vY-s/видео.html ruclips.net/video/okri6qnRRs8/видео.html IG: simon466cards Disclaimer: This content expressed in this video is my opinion only, and is for informatio...
Accused scammer with a Fanatics partnership?
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A lawsuit accuses an LCS in San Antonio of being a scammer, and the scammer appears to be partnered with Fanatics. KSAT article: www.ksat.com/news/local/2024/10/18/san-antonio-sports-card-collector-files-200000-lawsuit-against-memorabilia-company/ IG: simon466cards Disclaimer: This content expressed in this video is my opinion only, and is for informational and/or entertainment purposes only. Y...
Fanatics uses hurricane as excuse to cancel Orlando show
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Fanatics Events is blaming hurricanes for cancelling their upcoming Orlando card show. I predicted over a month ago that they wouldn't run the Orlando show, so it seems to me that the hurricanes were just a convenient excuse for cancelling the show. Should have taken @NEO_Cards_Comics up on his offer to bet that the show wouldn't happen! Shout out to @TheSportsCardDad @flippingsteve9355 @mikeha...
PSA is trying to ELIMINATE Beckett
Просмотров 22614 дней назад
It sure looks like PSA's latest move is designed to eliminate Beckett. My previous videos about the mess that Beckett is in: ruclips.net/video/lTTxN2-3MUE/видео.html ruclips.net/video/iaJBkl9vY-s/видео.html ruclips.net/video/okri6qnRRs8/видео.html IG: simon466cards Disclaimer: This content expressed in this video is my opinion only, and is for informational and/or entertainment purposes only. Y...
Finding GOLD cards on CardHobby
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Find true gold cards on CardHobby by searching for 正金 IG: simon466cards Disclaimer: This content expressed in this video is my opinion only, and is for informational and/or entertainment purposes only. You should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. #whodoyoucollect #thehobby #sportscards
Card Spotlight: 1993 Fleer Ultra Scoring Kings 🏀 vs 🏒
Просмотров 4114 дней назад
Card Spotlight: Comparing the basketball and hockey versions of 1993 Fleer Ultra Scoring Kings I wonder what @cajuncardboard thinks! The complete Card Spotlight playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLjwrUmKy2XF1Y4kYUhLhO3pMPVC-yJXMe IG: simon466cards #whodoyoucollect #thehobby #sportscards #basketballcards #hockeycards
The Fanatics monopoly is good for the hobby…unless you rip wax
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In Part 3 of my three part series on Fanatics in the hobby, I explain why a card manufacturer with a monopoly over licensing rights is good for the hobby, as long as you're not ripping wax or entering into breaks. Part 1: ruclips.net/video/m0uKXxr8H18/видео.html Part 2: ruclips.net/video/0hiRc8v5hUc/видео.html IG: simon466cards Disclaimer: This content expressed in this video is my opinion only...
What's the common theme among Fanatics’ mistakes?
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In Part 2 of my three part series on Fanatics in the hobby, I review some of the major issues that Fanatics has had over the past couple of years, and how they have a common theme. Part 1: ruclips.net/video/m0uKXxr8H18/видео.html IG: simon466cards Disclaimer: This content expressed in this video is my opinion only, and is for informational and/or entertainment purposes only. You should not cons...
The MOST IMPACTFUL person Fanatics should sign to grow the hobby
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In Part 1 of my three part series on Fanatics in the hobby, I ask a simple question: Since Fanatics has stated their goal is to grow the hobby, which person would help Fanatics grow the hobby the most? IG: simon466cards Disclaimer: This content expressed in this video is my opinion only, and is for informational and/or entertainment purposes only. You should not construe any such information or...
Can this product overtake Prizm as Panini's flagship 🏀 product?
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The odds are against it happening, but there is now a Panini product that could dethrone Prizm as Panini's flagship product. Do you think it's possible that it becomes the flagship product for Victor Wembanyama's rookie season? IG: simon466cards Disclaimer: This content expressed in this video is my opinion only, and is for informational and/or entertainment purposes only. You should not constr...
Card Spotlight: What's the value of an auto?
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Card Spotlight: What's the value of an auto on a gold card vs a non-auto gold card of the same player? The complete Card Spotlight playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLjwrUmKy2XF1Y4kYUhLhO3pMPVC-yJXMe IG: simon466cards #thehobby #sportscards #whodoyoucollect #basketballcards #jokic #nikolajokic
Retired players vs Active players: Why do we collect them?
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There are different motivations for collecting sports cards of retired players and active players. IG: simon466cards #whodoyoucollect #thehobby #sportscards
ALT data is unreliable
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The data quality on ALT's website appears to be quite poor. My previous videos about ALT: ruclips.net/video/SRaLL_gJo70/видео.html ruclips.net/video/6OCyVDwCnnc/видео.html IG: simon466cards 0:00 Intro 1:07 Estimated value ranges 5:00 Pop counts 6:46 Conclusion Disclaimer: This content expressed in this video is my opinion only, and is for informational and/or entertainment purposes only. You sh...
The Curry, LeBron, Durant Topps Now card lottery was a good thing
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My theory why the Topps Now Curry, LeBron, Durant card created economic value through its lottery format. IG: simon466cards #thehobby #sportscards #whodoyoucollect #topps #toppsnow #lebronjames #stephencurry #kevindurant
Ken Goldin confronts CardLadder on IG Live for removing Star Jordan sale!
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Ken Goldin confronts CardLadder on IG Live for removing Star Jordan sale!
What is the actual value of a Topps Now Curry LeBron Durant Pack?
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What is the actual value of a Topps Now Curry LeBron Durant Pack?
Card Spotlight: A Prizm Black Shimmer PSA 4?!?!
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Card Spotlight: A Prizm Black Shimmer PSA 4?!?!
How many graded cards sell for less than the cost of grading?
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How many graded cards sell for less than the cost of grading?
Leaf can grow the hobby by getting WEIRD!
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Leaf can grow the hobby by getting WEIRD!
Is the sports card market shrinking or growing?
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Is the sports card market shrinking or growing?
Multiple former executives are suing Beckett
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Multiple former executives are suing Beckett
Card Spotlight: A lot of Nikola Jokic Flawless rookie autos
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Card Spotlight: A lot of Nikola Jokic Flawless rookie autos
How to quickly judge centering of raw cards online
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How to quickly judge centering of raw cards online
A simple change to Fanatics Fest can grow the hobby
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A simple change to Fanatics Fest can grow the hobby
Card Spotlight: Mario Lemieux Star Rubies
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Card Spotlight: Mario Lemieux Star Rubies
Panini vs Fanatics/Topps: Who is more creative?
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Panini vs Fanatics/Topps: Who is more creative?
Fanatics & Topps are sending a message to the hobby
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Fanatics & Topps are sending a message to the hobby
Card Spotlight: What is going on with this Wemby card?
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Card Spotlight: What is going on with this Wemby card?
This is scary AF. Thanks Simon, always bringing the relevant news.
@@SportsCardsLive thanks for the kind words Jeremy. Absolutely wild stuff.
What's more likely? BGS disappearing for good or getting bought out and surviving?
Bought out and surviving
Or we start using crypto
This also tells me that COMC better find out a new payout program.
PayPal has never been great. Considering PayPal offers no protection to sellers for charge backs. PayPal G&S allows for items not as described claims at 180 days.
You're just speculating though. If bgs goes under i doubt slabs will devalue.
@@DUKEBLADE Yes, this is my view on what will happen
Just cross em over 2 psa bud
Have you already sold the cards? If not, why make a video saying, "im selling these cards, let me tell you why i think they are going to crash."? Isnt there a possibility that you are hurting your own profits?
The ones that say “sold” are already gone Some of the others are going to be auctioned this month My channel is unlikely to be big enough to impact card pricing, but thank you for the confidence 🤗
why can't people sell their own cards? with PSA vault, theres no more excuses!
I use a consigner all the time. Too much work to ship/list, plus I’m in Canada which makes shipping too expensive for each individual package
No crossing over?
I have never tried cracking before, and all of them had a 9 sub grade if I recall correctly
@@simon466cards crossing over is a meme, 35% at best crossover to PSA 10.
Great video!!!! Fanatics sux!!!
At the National in Toronto, BGS is doing on site grading for $95 no upcharge where PSA does so that may help them if they keep that policy.
BGS never had upcharges though, no?
@@simon466cards I'm not sure. I thought it was standard with all card graders. I've never graded a card because I don't trust the system.
Damn didn’t realize Beckett was in Plano. Learned about the benefits of spatial agglomeration in business school, but this is a death blow… wbanyama vs a 1st grader. Why buy them out when they can naturally absorb the employees.. gain competitor knowledge… and buy the company scraps when they are in blockbuster status. PSA is a cold cold company
It’s both savage and brilliant.
Never let leave your person something you can't afford to lose
Legend = notorious. Connotation can be positive or negative. Looks like its negative in this case. Thanks for the post, but unfortunately , scamming appears to common nowadays.
Yeah, thought that was interesting. Paul Lesko is posting his recap today.
Lesko’s post is up now. Seems like Legends Only has a recent history of being sued based on the comments section…
Where can I find that list?
Sorry, can you clarify which list you’re referring to? It’s been a while since I made this video so don’t remember all of it.
At 2:12 of your vid showing confirmed pulls of Luca.
@@williamsmith8017 It’s from the GemRate website, using their universal pop report function
You are not going to be on their Christmas list this year
1000% is 10x 100%, so Neo is at least following the Fanatics mantra!
Well played
lol the arrogance of Neo.
I wouldn’t call that ignorance. He was taking Fanatics’ announcements at face value.
that sucks. i honestly really like beckett. i think their slabs look really nice and i like subgrades. i know the hobby has turned on them but damn
I’m totally with you on the subgrades, but they’ve failed in too many other areas Even their slabs - while I like the look of them, they don’t have nearly the same level of security measures to prevent fakes that PSA has, and the label can become crooked in the slab
@simon466cards beckett cases are way more superior to psa cases. Beckett cases rarely have flaws and the card is extremely secure. I would say over 50% of my psa slabs the card is loose and moving in the case. That's disturbing seeing as though the case is suppose to be protecting it. Psa said they will change this major flaw but have yet to do so. I'd rather a rarely crooked label than a common loose card any day. What you said about hgs cases was miniscule compared to what flaws psa cases have. With that being said I like grading with psa for their customer support and easy 10s. They give out 10s like hotcakes and it's good for business.
What would the purpose be?
To take their remaining customers and remove the competitor with the biggest name recognition in the space
@@simon466cardsI think it would be to steal drop off customers for sure. They don’t need to be Plano to continue dominance otherwise. My guess is Beckett has a hard core high priced faithful set of folks that if they left for PSA - really wipes Beckett
Interesting. Good video
@@JunkWaxHero Appreciate that!
@@simon466cards I cited it in my newsletter tomorrow
@@JunkWaxHero thanks for the shout out in your newsletter. I accidentally deleted your comment when I went to reply to it. D’oh! 🤦
@@simon466cards ha no worries. I’ve done it too 😂
Ha, I also immediately thought of Beckett when hearing that news.
Uhmmmmm I’m good.
+100 cloak of knowledge
100% the card design. Collectors value great cards. The hockey version looks sort of cheesy, and if you were to survey it amongst the hundreds of Gretzky inserts, it would struggle to stand out. The football version “Touchdown Kings” is also rather uninspiring and that set isn’t highly coveted either. The baseball set is a little better looking but not on the level of the basketball set, but the best player in that set is Barry Bonds and he doesn’t get much hobby love due to the PEDs. The baseball set “Homerun Kings” is also twice as common (1:18 packs, compared to 1:36 for the other sports)
The hockey design is not as attractive. Aesthetics definitely play a role here. I’d much rather have the basketball one.
Technically Shaq is a woman predator/narcisisst. 😂
@@onetime3137 He’s pretty universally beloved. But if you’re going down that path, you’re going to have to explain Kobe’s popularity…
@@simon466cards Kobe Def was a narcissist. He did what he was accused of for sure but I really think that's a one time thing. Shaq consistently tries to sleep with whatever he can that won't talk about it. He's known for being a predator just not on the main stream.
@@onetime3137 Perception is reality though. Nobody in the mainstream thinks “predator” when they think of Shaq.
@@simon466cards They don't. But when the camera's stop rolling..that's who he is.
I understand your point and it makes sense, but only if the goal for collectors is to have their cards appreciate in value. And while that may be the goal for many people, I don’t think it should necessarily be the goal for this hobby or any other hobby for that matter. The junk wax era wasn’t a bad thing, it was an amazing time for collectors, full of innovation and explosive growth in the number of people collecting. It was bad for card values long term, but it served its purpose well as a fun past time for many people. People skateboard, surf, knit, sew, collect stamps, garden, paint, scrapbook and do a million other things as hobbies and have zero expectations of a return on investment, but for some reason everyone in sports cards thinks they are gonna get rich. Sure a handful of cards will become iconic and may someday hold a decent value, but 99.999% of this stuff is going to zero, and that’s okay. I hope I’m wrong, but as long as Fanatics has a monopoly they have little incentive to innovate. They might end up printing fewer cards, but if none of the cards they print are inspiring enough to warrant collecting for the end user, then values will fall even if print runs are tiny. Whether they print 60 parallels or 30 isn’t really gonna move the needle when all the cards are the same with a slightly different hue and sparkle. Maybe I’m alone in this but I want the hobby to be fun and interesting, it doesn’t need to be a source of income or fund a retirement someday.
@@aw.8. You’re right - this video focuses on value because the goal for most in the hobby right now is value, as you also said. The hobby landscape is still very tilted to “investors” vs actual collectors. As for Fanatics having little incentive to innovate as a monopoly, I guess if you ignore MVP buyback, Hoppy Rip Night, Fanatics Fest, all the marketing they’ve done (Tom Brady, etc), standards for LCS, Fanatics Live, Team USA triple auto, partnering with Sotheby’s for the Holy Grails auction, signing Lebron away from Upper Deck, and other examples, sure, you’re correct I guess. This isn’t Panini who was complacent. There’s still a huge incentive for Fanatics to innovate. The biggest misconception about a monopoly in the entertainment space is that they have no competition. Fanatics’ competition isn’t another card manufacturer. Their competition is the latest movie that came out, other vacations that you could take, restaurants that you could eat at, etc. They are after your ENTERTAINMENT dollars, not your card dollars.
@@simon466cards You’re right that they are absolutely competing for entertainment dollars, but it kinda makes you realize none of their innovations have anything to do with actual cards. Has any of the things you mentioned added great cards to your collection? Buying a Topps Now Team USA card doesn’t add to my collection, it’s just a lottery ticket for something I’d immediately sell and get rid of if I actually hit it. Creating hype isn’t the same as creating a great product. Nothing they’ve done has resulted in cool cards that are attainable for collectors, they are all just events or variations on a sweepstakes. There used to be a time when you opened a pack and got a great card that became the center piece of your collection. Now you hit the big card and you rush to sell that thing before the hype wears down. You look at some of the intricacy and attention to detail that was put into cards in the late nineties and compare it to the trash in the 2023 Topps Chrome basketball and it’s clear that this isn’t a hobby about collecting cards anymore, it’s some perverse mix of gambling and celebrity infatuation.
I was disagreeing with your thesis about monopolies being a good thing until you explained the singles viewpoint. So many rabbit holes to go down with this theory. Thanks for your thoughtful insight- great way to get going over coffee on a Sunday morning
Tiger Woods, Tom Cruise, Mark Wahlberg….a few names that come to mind
@@jrgeb99 Tiger is with Upper Deck. The Scientology stuff is too weird for a Cruise endorsement to work. Look up Wahlberg‘a Wikipedia page and read through the “Legal Issues” section. That would not be a good look.
You’re describing Taylor Swift….🤣🤣
Enjoying ur content! U deserve much more than 500 subs!
As someone from the Six, I’m shocked you didn’t put Keanu Reeves, Jesse Ketchum alum and Youngblood extra, in your list - even ahead of The Rock, who has many detractors (entitled big head).
Keanu is too quiet and stays out of the spotlight
And what’s the value difference of a on card auto vs a sticker 1.
Strange the cost of the boxes are the same too...
Btw, Prizm Deca is the Prizm, they don’t have to go to Deca, just make Prizm better. In the end Deca is just a remake of regular Prizm from the past.
U know ur in trouble when a $1k box of Deca has less hits and less enjoyable than a $130 Premium Box of Premium Stock!
Their problem is much bigger, they’re losing their licenses! Slow death incoming, they will be relegated competing with Leaf soon!
I think of purchasing modern cards as sort of “buying stock” in a player or set. Stock is high on Skenes and Ohtani, so it may be smarter to wait a bit before getting into those guys. Great video!
You may find this video I made a year ago interesting: Sports Cards Are Valued Like Real Estate, Not Stocks ruclips.net/video/-vu5qSFE60g/видео.html
I think what you’re saying accurately describes a lot of people in the hobby, especially younger people, but it’s weird how little representation exists in this hobby for people who actually collect the cards as they were originally intended to be collected: as sets. Since the days of tobacco cards, cards have been released in series with the intention that you seek out and bring together every unique card and form a complete set, and the enjoyment and chase was all about doing that. This fixation on individual athletes and obsessing over their careers and fame has sort of exploded over time as celebrity culture has became more pervasive, but it’s crazy to me that it’s gotten to the point that no one even considers set collecting anymore. Obviously people have always had favorite players and enjoyed getting cards of the top players, but I think this hobby would be a lot healthier and stable and perhaps even more enjoyable if people stopped treating athletes like gods and their cards as some sort of strange asset class that is tied to their greatness. I’m a millennial, and even in my short lifetime this hobby has transformed into something that is unrecognizable from what I remember as a kid. Sure, Kobe was a great player and I collect his cards, but his card is just one of many in a given set, sort of like one piece of a puzzle. The enjoyment for me is gathering all of those puzzle pieces and piecing them together to form a completed work. Perhaps I’m alone in that way of thinking though.
@@aw.8. I agree with your assessment that very few people collect sets anymore and there are a few reasons why. I will be making a future video about this topic. Thanks for your comment!
Thanks for the video and your simple yet insightful view. I also equate this to a high-credit bond that is principal protected with a time value of money yield versus a high-beta speculative stock.
Keep up the great work. Thanks for helping the card community out
Great show Simon. Completely 👍 agree. Have an awesome week
I've never used ALT, wasn't planning on using ALT, and now I'll never use ALT. It kinda seems like a TV show people talk about and tell you "you'll like it", but you know you'll turn it off middle of the first episode... I'm not even gonna bother. I have 130point, a community of collectors and years of knowledge, Helvetica font does not sway me anymore!
I think everyone knows about this going back well before this video was made. I see it most often with small sellers or sellers from China. It’s annoying but I rarely see cards selling for higher then their comps surprisingly. So most Shill bidders are trying to get fair prices ultimately.
It’s all a money grab bro lol Why are they the ONLY ones up charging in the ENTIRE grading business? Why when they get caught grading FAKE AUTOS from PWCC they just call it an “OPINION” to try to avoid any liability? Why are we all paying soooo much for an opinion then?
This is a futile exercise since this case is true for every kind of good or collectible. For example antique jewelry, furniture, car parts, toys, and on and on and on. So what?
There’s a reason nat Turner has 500 mil of Jordan cards and just laughs. Cause he’s rich off idiots and gamblers. I get mad at myself when I grade a card comes back 10 and I lose money. And try to send every card that at gem sells for min $60. I don’t care if they have dumb nba $16 specials nobody in their right mind should be sending in any of these idiot prizm cards outside wemby. But. Merica. 😂😂😂