Published by Ken Cairns
A weekly podcast of lesson's I've learned in the Sports Card hobby, card show recaps, and interviews with key people in the hobby.
Listen on Apple PodcastsThis episode we recap Day 3 at The National 2026. Carmine & I talk about day 3 traffic, sales, pickups, trade night and missing cards.. SCL S9E3
This episode we recap Day 2 at The National 2026. Carmine & I talk about day 1 traffic, sales, pickups and the trade night issues.. SCL S9E2
This episode we recap Day 1 at The National 2026. Carmine & I talk about day 1 traffic, sales, and pickups. SCL S9E1
This live Thursday night episode 6 days before The National we talk about card prices at The National being inflated, Prospecting is gambling, The death of the rookie card, & another installment of pop or chop. 7/23/2026 SCL HC S8E50
This episode I talk about seeing all the content from Fanatics fest and wonder what is more important to the content creators and the watchers.. The cards or the money? I also share a recent pickup and a few highlighted cards from my National inventory SCL S8E49
This episode is all listener questions.. How would you spend 10K in the hobby, Mahomes pricing, buying singes, Barry Bonds Market, & more. This Wednesday Night Live 7/15/2026 SCL HC S8E48
This episode I share some of my inventory for The National and I discuss buying at comps, purchase price, & current value and decide what cards were worth holding and what should have been a quick flip. SCL S8E47
This episode we deep dive into prepping for The National. Everything you need to know along with some tips, tricks, & good advice. We look at the final 8 teams in WC and make our predictions. Zip also shares some PC pickups. Thursday Night Live 7/9/2026 SCL HC S8E46
This episode I deep dive into PayPal G&S purchase protection to see if we're still covered when shipping sports cards. I also share new inventory pickups for The National. SCL S8E45
This episode we take a look back the 1st half of 2026 in the hobby. We also look ahead to the 2nd half and make some predictions. Thursday Night Live 7/2/2026 SCL HC S8E44
This episode I talk about changing up my buying strategies buying more for quick flips and less to hold for in season selling. I recap a local show and talk about TCG dealers filling up tables at local shows. SCL S8E43
This episode we talk about hobby relationships and how important they are. We talk about Zips lunch break deal & another installment of POP or CHOP. Thursday Night Live 6/25/2026 SCL HC S8E42
This episode I talk about deciding to buy a repack over wax. I also recap the EC3-CON Show at Mohegan Sun Casino in CT. SCL S8E41
This episode Big Ken & Zip talk about what we're currently buying. We bring on @specialonecards host of The90 Soccer Podcast to talk world cup, prospecting soccer, & what happens to the soccer market when The World Cup is over. Thursday Night Live 6/18/2026 SCL HC S8E40
This episode I recap the Causeway Card show and talk about making some trades and how fair should trading be. I also share my show pickups SCL S8E39
This episode we talk about TCG taking over card shows, Gary Vee comments that winter is coming in the hobby, & our current buying strategies. Guest co-host tonight Corey Donahue @Collect4good & Bigger than cardboard Thursday Night Live 6/11/2026 SCL HC S8E38
This episode I talk about being at a card show with no wi-fi or cell service. I recap 2 weekend shows and share pickups. SCL S8E37
This episode we talk about what is driving the hobby & why it isn't slowing down. Thursday Night Live 6/4/2026 SCL HC S8E36
This episode I talk about the football card market getting ready to take off. I also recap 2 weekend shows with pickups. SCL S8E35
This episode we respond to PSA breaking news and we answer listener questions. Thursday Night Live 5/28/2026 SCL HC S8E34