Welcome to the Sports Cards Are Dope podcast, hosted by Dr. Tyler Tarver (@tarvercards), an aggressively average dude with an above-average obsession for those glorious, four-cornered lil treasures we call sports cards!This isn’t just a podcast; it’s a celebration of sports, pop culture, and the universal joy of pulling a card so dope you immediately start calculating how many shares of Apple you can buy with it. Whether you’re a seasoned pro, a curious rookie, or someone who just wants to hear how Michael Jordan, Marvel movies, and Saved by the Bell all connect through cardboard, you’ve found your proverbial home.Here, we keep it (mostly) positive as we dive into the wild world of collecting: rookie chases, market trends, and how these little slices of nostalgia tie into fandom, investing, and, yes, incredible relationships! Also, expect plenty of stories, pop culture tangents, and more than a few questionable analogies.So grab your penny sleeves, settle in, and let’s talk sport
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Episode #153
Cooper Flagg’s Debut Patch Sold for $8.04M. Was It Worth It?
Sep 28, 202617 min
One Cooper Flagg card sold for $8.04 million . Is it a piece of NBA history worth the price, or a massive bet on what happens next? I break down both sides of the sale, the Dylan Harper and Kon Knueppel results, and where I land as a collector. Which card would you choose? Thanks to our monthly supporters Rob Hefley Klendathu Tatershed Justin Burch Always_Eaton Ryan Bruder Evan Hastie Donut Josh Stewart ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
You can now submit sports cards for PSA grading at participating Lids locations — but should you? I break down how PSA GO at Lids works, who I think should use it, the cards I wouldn't submit this way, and the biggest mistake collectors could make now that grading is becoming more convenient. Plus, why PSA moving into mainstream sports retail could have much bigger implications for the sports card hobby. Thanks to our monthly supporters Rob Hefley Klendathu Tatershed Justin Burch Always_Eaton Ryan Bruder Evan Hastie Donut Josh Stewart ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
PSA Just Changed Grading Prices…is $25 Grading Gone?
Sep 14, 202617 min
PSA just launched a new $59.99 Standard grading tier while its cheaper Value options remain paused. On the surface, this could simply be PSA's next step toward reopening cheaper grading—but could it also be a test of what collectors are willing to pay? We break down PSA's new pricing, the massive grading backlog, what SGC's recent changes could tell us, and the biggest question: when PSA Value returns, will $20–$25 grading return with it? Thanks to our monthly supporters Rob Hefley Klendathu Tatershed Justin Burch Always_Eaton Ryan Bruder Evan Hastie Donut Josh Stewart ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
SGC’s Price Increase Could Be a Warning for PSA Collectors
Sep 2, 202620 min
SGC just changed its grading service levels, with standard grading now starting at $50 as demand and turnaround times surge. But could SGC's move tell us something much bigger about where PSA and the entire card-grading market are headed? We break down SGC's new pricing, its dramatic grading-volume trends, the PSA comparison, and whether $50 could become the new normal for sports card grading. Thanks to our monthly supporters Rob Hefley Klendathu Tatershed Justin Burch Always_Eaton Ryan Bruder Evan Hastie Donut Josh Stewart ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Fanatics is experimenting with a completely different way to buy hobby packs—and I spent $100 of my own money to see what it’s actually like. The cards are physical, the pack opening happens digitally, and collectors can immediately ship, vault, or sell what they pull. That convenience could make hobby products dramatically more accessible—but it also raises some interesting questions about how easy ripping should become. Timestamps 00:00 Why this could change hobby collecting 03:23 How the digital hobby pack actually works 04:05 I turned $100 into about $7 09:06 The biggest advantages for collectors 12:19 The problem with making ripping this easy The episode ultimately argues that accessibility is a genuine benefit—especially for collectors without easy access to hobby shops—while acknowledging the spending risks created when buying packs becomes nearly frictionless. Thanks to our monthly supporters Rob Hefley Klendathu Tatershed Justin Burch Always_Eaton Ryan Bruder Evan Hastie Donut Josh Stewart ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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