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Mike and Jesse are back from the Fanatics Fest in New York, and discuss the trades, transactions, and scenes from the event (0:00). Tyler Tarver joins the show to discuss the event (29:20). Tyler explains how the majority of complaints were that it wasn’t a cards show but really a sports festival. Nate Burns then joins the show. He was a vendor at the festival, and discusses his interaction with Houston Texans QB CJ Stroud for a Kobe Bryant card (41:05).
Hosts: Mike Gioseffi and Jesse Gibson 
Guests: Tyler Tarver and Nate Burns 
Producer: Cliff Augustin

Rejoining the hobby after decades away, Jesse left the corporate finance world after seeing how his former card-collecting pastime had become a booming marketplace that married nostalgia and art with the thrill of a treasure hunt! Sports Boi’s biggest supporters—Sam and Charlie!

Jesse Gibson

After years of collecting sports cards, Mike turned his passion into a hugely successful business. He gained a following in the breaking world and decided to parlay that into what has become the largest sports card podcast in the world! But his biggest fans are his wife and son.

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