The Shallow End ep 36 - What is JOMO?
After greed, it's the sports-card hobby's greatest affliction: FOMO. The fear of missing out. Recent research has sought how to combat FOMO, with much of that research focusing on an antidote: JOMO — ...
15 Mar 202430min
The Shallow End ep 35 - Luck, Kindness, and Everything Else
We all want to feel like we're in control of our own destiny, but a little more than two years ago, a moment of luck and an act of kindness sent me down a new path in the sports-card hobby. This is th...
8 Mar 202418min
The Shallow End ep 34 - Setting Up at a Card Show for the First Time (Mark Sanchez aka @mjs_sportscards)
Until two days ago, Mark Sanchez (@mjs_sportscards on IG) had never lived his hobby life as a dealer. Now, with his first card show behind him, Mark reflects on the experience. How did he prepare? How...
1 Mar 202435min
The Shallow End ep 33 - Building a PC That Connects With Your Team (with Kevin aka @Colorado.Collector)
Kevin (@Colorado.Collector on Instagram) started back in the hobby by trying to collect his favorite Colorado Rockies. Several years later, he's built a PC that is both deeply personal and full of the...
23 Feb 202458min
The Shallow End ep 32 - Seven Players Who Cause FOMO
You watch them on the field. You track their cards across eBay and MySlabs. And you daydream about adding them to your collection – for better or worse. They're the players who cause FOMO: the fear of...
16 Feb 202427min
The Shallow End ep 31 - eBay Is Not a Recreational Activity
Some of us in the sports-card hobby spend more time on eBay than we do with our families. But it's important to remember that eBay doesn't exist to give us a place to hang out. It exists to separate u...
10 Feb 202416min
The Shallow End ep 30 - Why We Buy Sports Cards We Don't Want (a talk with Mike aka @TheGolfCardCollector)
Lots of us have done it. We don't want a card, but we buy it. Why? To get our card fix? For the rush? To keep our PC's from getting stale? Whatever the reason, it's a crucial issue within the sports-c...
2 Feb 202457min
The Shallow End ep 29 - The Fear of Standing Still
Dave (@Iowa_Dave_Sportscards on IG) sent cards off to grade. Now his card funds are tied up for the next 40-60 business days. Which means that for the next couple of months the collecting part of his ...
26 Jan 202423min
