Has the National Created It's Own Competition? | BIC 140

*Original Airdate: Aug 12, 2025*

A trio of main topics this week, but first, we start with the silly card of the week (9:07), followed by this week's pickups (18:47) for the regular segments, which continued for a while as the guys ended up being nostalgic about old dial-up internet.Once that was done, the first main topic concerns the National that just ended and the question about whether the price, trade night/event crackdown, and other factors are creating an opportunity for competing events and card shows in the area, not unlike what happens during the week of WWE's Wrestlemania (47:17).From there, we move off into discussing how Collector's shift to move SGC into a "boutique" brand doesn't create an interesting opportunity for CGC to solidify itself into the alternative to PSA (1:14:52).Lastly, after  @BaseballCollector  did a breakdown discussing Sports Card YouTube viewership as a response to the topic recently coming back to the forefront, the guys discuss this and add some other factors that might be worth considering as to why some of the largest channels would have less views now than in the heyday of COVID, and if this even matters when you consider how many channels are out there now (1:39:11).Articles referenced:Smaller Card Shows Thrive in an Era of Big Business:https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/smaller-card-shows-thrive-in-an-era-of-big-business/Baseball Collector's video (Is Sports Card Content on YouTube Dying??!!):https://youtu.be/YH-ubusKj9k?si=eXvgtaZNOUzP8-BWThanks to @AMGCollectibles for supporting the podcast and channel. Here are some of their socials to see more of what's coming up for them:Check out AMG's website:https://amgcollectibles.caInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/amgsportscards/YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@AMGCollectibles The Wrestling Card YouTube channel mentioned:https://youtu.be/SmFBbrYV4YMSee Bobbles on their channel:https://www.youtube.com/@bobblesandballcardsFollow Eric on his IG:https://www.instagram.com/sanderson2orr/Link to the YouTube version of the episode:https://youtu.be/nIQaH76Z0TwLink to Because I'm Carlos on Apple Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/because-im-carlos/id1540871164You can reach me in the comment section of the YouTube channel or on Instagram (@because_im_carlos).Thanks for listening!#SportsCards #TheHobby #sportscardpodcast