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A Deep Dive Into The Future of The Sports Cards Industry - Joel Belfer

Episode Summary

We interview Joel Belfer, who writes the newsletter Mint Condition: The Latest Action in Sports Cards, Fractional, and Memorabilia - All in 5 Minutes, which has been featured on Forbes and CoinDesk. We talked about 😍 Joel's love for the Phillies, ⚾ collecting Mike Trout baseball cards, 🙌 the crossover of sports cards, NFTs, and gambling 👀 Fanatics' powerful new position in sports cards, 💸 card supply and demand, 📊 factors that will affect card price, 🏀 fractional sports cards and memorabilia, 🤔 how young people think about sports cards and much more...

Episode Notes

Show Notes:

• (1:00) - Introduction to Joel, why he started writing about sports cards through Mint Condition, and overall sports cards media
• (5:30) - Joel's origins as a fan of the Phillies and what the team means to him
• (11:55) - Why Joel collects Mike Trout baseball cards and why he will pass them down to his grandchildren
• (17:00) - Joel's summary of Fanatics getting into the sports cards industry - the good, the bad, and TBD 
• (21:11) - Discussing the future of Topps, Panini, and the future of the card market
• (26:00) - What makes Fanatics a uniquely placed company in vertical commerce and going direct-to-consumer 
• (33:20) - Analyzing the health of the card market for younger people
• (37:30) - Joel's thoughts on trends in price, fractional marketplaces, and eBay's marketplace competitors
• (39:55) - Where to find Joel

Find Joel:

• On Substack = https://mintcondition.substack.com/
• On Twitter = https://twitter.com/JBMintCondition
• On E-mail = jbmintcondition@gmail.com

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