About this episode

Alexis Ohanian discusses his journey from collector to business owner in the hobby of sports card collecting.

A special episode of SCN as Reddit co-founder, Alexis Ohanian, joins Gio and Jesse to discuss buying ONIT, the state of collecting, his journey from collector to business owner in the hobby, and more! 0:00 - Intro and setting up Alexis and his joy from the Knicks championship 5:00 - Alexis’ collecting background and how he got started 7:30 - The Nostalgia of Collecting 11:50 - Why buy ONIT, the ONIT model, and wanting to make the price point attainable for everyone. 28:50 - Advice Alexis has for people entering the hobby and looking to start a business 30:10 - The Importance of cardboard in a digital age 41:30 - Alex Tressler joins to recap his trip to Freedom 250. 56:30 - What Alex is seeing at card shows across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Gio, Jesse

Guest: Alexis Ohanian

Topics covered

• collecting
• business ownership
• hobby
• card shows
• advice for collectors
• nostalgia

Keywords

• collecting
• sports cards
• business
• ONIT
• advice
• nostalgia
• card shows

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reddit, ONIT

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