Hoops Collectors: Basketball & Sports Cards Podcast

What Do We Value Most in Sports Cards? | $5.11M Wemby Prizm 1/1 Sale w/ Brett McGrath @StackingSlabs

Hoops Collectors: Basketball & Sports Cards Podcast

Show Notes

Max @PutnamCards is joined by Brett McGrath @StackingSlabs to answer one of the biggest questions in the hobby: what actually drives value in sports card collecting? What do we value most? Is it rarity? Player greatness? Brand power? Nostalgia? Status? Investment Potential? We break down the record-setting $5.11M sale of Victor Wembanyama’s 2023-24 Panini Prizm Black 1/1 PSA 10 and discuss what this historic sale says about the modern sports card market and the Panini Prizm era. We also discuss the current state of 1/1s, finding opportunities as collectors, and Brett’s Indiana Pacers collection and collecting philosophy. Chapters 00:00 Episode Introduction 03:46 $5.11M Wemby Prizm Sale Analysis 15:00 NBA Talk (Knicks, Pacers, Zubac Trade) 22:03 What Do We Value Most in Sports Cards? 40:12 Rapid Fire Questions Leave a rating if you enjoyed listening — and thanks for tuning in! Social links Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/hoopscollectors/ YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@hoopscollectors Tiktok:https://www.tiktok.com/@hoopscollectors Twitter/X:https://x.com/hoopscollectors

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