About this episode

This final episode features a conversation with collector Alan and insights from 35 collectors about their love for sports cards.

After 126 flagship episodes and 200 overall, this is the final episode of The Shallow End. We begin with an honest and insightful conversation with Alan ( @ricebondsmntna2young ), a Barry Bonds collector and one-third of the long-running Essential Credentials Podcast on YouTube (along with Greg @timsalmoncollector and Matt @essential_credentials_podcast ). Then, we hear from 35 collectors who were each tasked with answering the same question: "What do you love about sports cards? And you can't say "the community." The Shallow End was hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

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