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Podcast: Sports Cards Live
Episode: Cardboard Over Plastic? Multipliers, Manipulation & Market Realities
Description: In Part 3 of Episode 271, the panel takes on one of the hobby’s most debated topics: grading premiums and whether the slab should matter more than the card itself.
Chris McRae kicks things off with his now-viral take — “The card over the slab, every time” — sparking a lively discussion with Chris McGill, Chris Hoge, Joe Poirot, and Jeremy Lee about:
The psychology behind PSA 10 multipliers
Why some collectors avoid paying for the plastic
Whether grading is about condition, status… or something else entirely
Eye appeal, authenticity, and “own appeal” as the collector...