Does the hobby have a pricing problem? | Over Priced Cards | TOPPS vs Panini

About this episode

The episode discusses whether recent record sales of ultra modern and modern sports cards indicate a pricing problem, comparing TOPPS and Panini's quality control and gem rates.

This episode we take a look at recent record sales on some ultra modern & modern cards, Are these cards over priced? We compare TOPPS vs Panini QC & Gem Rate. Thursday Night Live 5/21/2026 SCL HC S8E32

People in this episode

Host: Ken Cairns

Topics covered

• pricing problem
• sports cards
• TOPPS vs Panini
• record sales
• quality control
• gem rate

Keywords

• sports cards
• pricing problem
• TOPPS
• Panini
• record sales
• quality control
• gem rate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TOPPS, Panini

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