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Shep Returns: Inside Secrets of Owning a Card Shop

Inside Secrets of Owning a Card Shop

Shep is back! This week, Mike and Jesse are joined by Jason Shepherd, owner of Shep’s Cards and Collectibles, to break down the Topps MVP buyback program, discuss card hits, and explore the future of card shops (0:00). Later, they tackle your mailbag questions on everything from shop owner pet peeves to card-collecting tips, plus a passionate PSA rant (48:00).
Hosts: Mike Gioseffi and Jesse Gibson 
Guest: Jason Shepherd 
Producer: Devon Renaldo

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.

Shep Returns: Inside Secrets, Struggles and Successes of Owning a Card Shop

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