{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Card Adventures","title":"Is the Sports Card Hobby Actually \"Booming\"? With Jon @Basketballcardguy","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7f066354\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2772,"description":"The sports card hobby seems to be booming—but is it really?\nIn this episode, I’m joined by Jon (@Basketballcardguy) to break down the recent surge in sports card sales, shows, buying and selling activity, and overall hobby momentum. We ask whether this growth represents more collectors actively enjoying the hobby—or whether much of what we’re seeing is actually transactional activity driven by buying, selling, flipping, grading, and investing.\nIs the sports card hobby truly growing, or is there something else going on?","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/YbJkn7cXzZkL8JCShP6pdzBBzJJXYd5DfTdIJvA6RRw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNDM4/MmIyNDU3MTdmMDg4/NDE1NzBhNWM5ZGMy/NjJhNy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}