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The Shallow End

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The Shallow End: A Sports Card Podcast On a Budget

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00:21:08

Failing Up #9 of 18: Know Thyself

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2025/08/22

Today’s guest is Jonathan, better known on IG as @sportscards.and.sunsets. As one-third of the Rough Cuts Vintage Card Podcast, Jonathan and his partners have fun discussing vintage cards and all related topics, which is why you’ll find this conversation so interesting. This is Jonathan’s tale of what can happen when one wanders a little too far from what makes a collection, a collection.The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

00:20:37

Failing Up #8 of 18: Selling All His Memories

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2025/08/21

Today’s guest is Robert, @robertm_cards on Instagram, where his feed is full of some of the coolest game-worn cards you’ll find. There was a time, a span of about 15 years, when Robert built the sort of collection many of us would love to have. Until, one day, someone came along with an offer he couldn’t refuse.The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

00:18:31

Failing Up #7 of 18: Learning to Play the Long Game

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2025/08/20

Today’s guest is Craig, @NewYorkCitySportsCards on Instagram. Years ago he decided to buy lots of cards of an up-and-coming basketball player, and wouldn’t you know it, Craig nailed his assessment. The player became one of the greatest of his generation. When he decided it was time to sell, what he discovered is sports cards are about the long game, and the first urge to sell might be a better time to instead take a step back.The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

00:16:27

Failing Up #6 of 18: How Dr. Beckett Learned that...

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2025/08/19

Today’s guest is Dr. Jim Beckett, host of the long-running podcast, "Dr. James Beckett Sports Card Insights." It might be hard to believe now, but there was a time when Beckett Media was the upstart underdog. As they began to pick up momentum, Dr. Beckett, who sold the company two decades ago, considered how to manage a then-growing company. But as he learned with one decision, bigger is not always better.The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

00:20:42

Failing Up #5 of 18: Strike One, Strike Two, Strike 3...

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2025/08/18

Today’s guest is Chad, @Blackhat_Cards on IG. Have you ever really wanted to collect a player, so you buy a card online, it arrives, you look at it, and it doesn’t really do it for you? That’s what happened to Chad. Then it happened again. And again. And, well, you get the picture.The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

00:25:33

Failing Up #4 of 18: Failure is Necessary and Encouraged

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2025/08/17

Today’s guest is Dave Spinrad, @ratedrabbi on Instagram, and as you’ll hear at the top of this episode, he’s worn lots of different hats in his life. The one constant, he says, has been failure. But, he wouldn’t have it any other way. In this hobby, sometimes you have to figure out what you DON’T like before you figure out what you do.The Shallow End is hosted by @iowa_dave_sportscards

00:17:21

Failing Up #3 of 18: First, Do Your Homework

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2025/08/16

Today’s guest is Andrew, who is @FairStarCards on Instagram. Andrew collects hockey and other sports, and he’s a collector who seeks personal connections within the cards he collects. As an educator, he knows that learning can sometimes be painful, but it’s what you do with that pain, and how you react, that makes the difference.The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

00:18:12

Failing Up #2 of 18: The Cards You Can't Get Back

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2025/08/15

Today’s guest is Theo, who’s ClementeCollector on IG and YouTube. He’s a smart, thoughtful collector, he’s got a growing YouTube audience, and he was a big contributor to this year’s Hobby Palooza. But when he first got back into the hobby, he learned the hard lesson that some cards are irreplaceable.The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

00:17:40

Failing Up #1 of 18: The Bradys in the Basement

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2025/08/14

Today’s guest is Andrew, who’s @StCroixCards on Instagram. Andrew is a soccer collector, among other things, and a contributor to the Slabstox network. These days, Andrew’s collection is in great shape, but there’s one decision he made when he first got back in the hobby that taught this teacher a lesson he’ll never forget.The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

00:54:24

Overthinking Baseball Cards episode 1: What If …

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2025/08/12

What if? That's the question two notorious baseball card overthinkers started from when they decided to start a new show. In this debut episode, how might the hobby be different today if Topps had introduced a full set of parallels beginning in 1952? Welcome to Overthinking Baseball Cards.For the full experience, see our YouTube channel.Hosts:Jason @Contrarian_CardsDave: @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

00:49:16

The Shallow End ep 96 - Building a 637-Card Master...

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2025/08/08

What began as a labor of love for Kevin turned into a hobby quest. Five years ago he picked up his first 1999 Topps Chrome baseball refractor. Last month, he completed a 637-card master refractor set that includes the inserts. This is the story of how Kevin (@Colorado.Collector) did it.The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

00:39:26

The Shallow End ep 95 - The Curious Case of the 1958...

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2025/08/01

In this wide-ranging discussion about rookie cards, Robert (@BobHostaCollection) and Dave get into a challenge each is facing: Should they get the iconic 1954 Topps Hank Aaron rookie? Or should they get the card they agree better captures Aaron the player and person, his 1958 Topps?The Shallow End is hosted by @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

00:47:36

The Shallow End ep 94 - Jesse Owens, Otto Graham and...

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2025/07/25

Dan (@CardsAndCardio on IG) paints a picture of what it means to collect with direction. From Jesse Owens, to Otto Graham and other vintage QBs, to Jackie Robinson, to actor and comedian Bill Murray, Dan makes sure every individual card he picks up connects to the larger collection he's trying to build. The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards.

00:34:25

The Shallow End ep 93 - Thinking More Deeply About...

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2025/07/18

Longtime friend of The Shallow End Samuel Evans returns to chat with Dave about The National, Samuel's role within the NSCC, and how The National is about the cards yet so much more. Find Samuel on Instagram @thesprtzcardcoltr.The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

00:04:06

Bonus episode: Food for Thought

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2025/07/16

We all deserve a good meal. Don't you think? Thank you to Steven Rodel and Cameron Ross Steiner for the inspiration.

00:34:49

The Shallow End ep 92 - I Considered Bidding On My...

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2025/07/11

When a consigner potentially mislabeled my sports card to such a degree that its value began to tank, I was faced with a decision: take a financial hit, or bid on my own card. In this episode, I talk through the situation and explain why I felt it was important not to bid.The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

00:58:13

The Shallow End ep 91 - What Panini Collectors Need...

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2025/07/04

Jason (@contrarian_cards on IG) and Dave begin with the premise, What should a longtime Panini football and basketball card collector know about Topps as Fanatics readies to take over the NFL and NBA card licenses? From there, it's a free-wheeling discussion about what it's like to collect and understand baseball cards in 2025.

00:29:37

The Shallow End ep 90 - What Tommy Lasorda and Darryl...

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2025/06/20

In this podcast audio essay, Dave confronts the realities of breaking and sports cards, and the false narratives used to make excuses for it.The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

00:51:18

The Shallow End ep 89 - Your Best Chance at Success...

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2025/06/13

We've all got a horror story, a past decision in our collecting that haunts us. Today's guest, Andrew (IG: @fairstarcards), knows more about failure than most. He preaches it to his students. In this episode, we become his students as he shows us why those past failures should be embraced, not forgotten.The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

00:54:59

The Shallow End ep 88 - Recognizing Addiction and...

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2025/06/06

Addiction takes many forms, including within the world of sports cards. From overspending, to patterns of hiding behavior, to an inability to detach from The Hobby, sports-card addiction can leave us feeling hopeless and out of control. Today's guest, Alyx Effron of CollectorsMD, knows this first hand. That's why he's created a platform to help collectors figure out how to get help.The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards

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