Live December 21st, 2025: 2025 Year End Wrap, Part 1

About this episode

The hosts and guest discuss the state of the vintage card market and current hot topics in the hobby.

On this episode, Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets) and Nate (@incardboardveritas), as well as special guest Jim (@jrock1956topps), discuss current hot topics in the Hobby and the state of the vintage card market. Topics include recent developments in the grading industry, as well as perspectives on shill bidding, comp reliability, and the white hot card market we’ve seen throughout 2025 - all with a vintage collector twist. This is Part 1 of a 2-part year-end YouTube Live session recorded December 21, 2025, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jonathan, Nate

Guest: Jim

Topics covered

• vintage card market
• grading industry
• shill bidding
• comp reliability
• 2025 year-end wrap

Keywords

• vintage cards
• grading
• shill bidding
• card market
• 2025 wrap-up

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast

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