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Conner Walden, BuySportsCards.com - Building An Independent, Fast Growing Sports Cards Marketplace

Episode Summary

Conner Walden is CEO of BuySportsCards.com, a fast growing independent marketplace for sports cards and collectibles. Conner is also co-owner of Mystic TCG, a trading card retailer that specializes in Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Dragon Ball Super and other card games.

Episode Notes

Time Stamps:

• (0:56) - Introduction to Conner and challenges in collectibles today
• (4:25) - How BuySportsCards.com works
• (8:35) - The evolution of the collector mindset and collector tools over the last twenty years
• (11:39) - The growth of the card market
• (16:31) - Conner's beginning in collecting TCG cards and building a TCG business
• (25:12) - Becoming a successful card seller - passion, pricing, customer service, and more
• (29:45) - Conner's personal journey in collecting
• (32:18) - How the dynamics of marketplaces changing
• (37:30) - Where Conner sees growth for the overall sports cards industry
• (42:30) - What Conner is excited about in the card market
• (45:41) - Closing thoughts from Conner and where to find BuySportsCards.com

Find Conner and BuySportsCards.com:

• On Twitter = https://twitter.com/buysportscards
• On their website = https://buysportscards.com/
• On Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/buysportscards/

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