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Welcome to Episode 5 of POPs & COMPs: The Author Reads!

I'm doing something I've never done before. I'm sitting down and reading my book, POPs & COMPs: Truths, Insights and Psychology Behind the Numbers that Drive the Sports Card Market, a few chapters at a time, and sharing it with you here on Sports Cards Live and across podcast platforms.

These are raw, one-take recordings. No professional narration, no fancy production, and probably a few stumbles along the way. Just me reading the book as I wrote it.

You don't need to own the book to follow along, and you don't need to watch the video. Just press play and listen.

In this fifth episode, I'll be reading three chapters:

Chapter 12: Population Control

Chapter 13: Grading is Not Always Correct

Chapter 14: Changing Grading Standards

We continue examining some of the more challenging aspects of third-party grading, including population control, the reality that grading companies don't always get it right, and the implications of grading standards that can change over time. How much confidence should collectors place in population reports and assigned grades, and what happens when the standards used to evaluate our cards evolve?

POPs & COMPs was a passion project that became a published book, exploring the numbers, psychology, motivations, and behaviours that influence the sports card market and the people who participate in it.

I'm making these recordings available for free. My hope is that you'll enjoy listening, perhaps learn something, and come away thinking about the hobby a little differently.

If you enjoy the series and would like to support the work I'm doing through Sports Cards Live and in the hobby, please consider purchasing a physical copy of POPs & COMPs.

You can order a copy through Amazon, and if you see me at a card show, I'd be happy to sign it for you.

If you're in Canada and would prefer to purchase a signed copy directly from me, feel free to reach out by email and we can arrange it.

Of course, there's absolutely no obligation to buy anything. I'm happy to share the book this way, and I appreciate everyone who takes the time to listen.

Thanks for being part of the community, and I hope you enjoy the book!

Jeremy Lee

Sports Cards Live

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Welcome to Episode 4 of POPs & COMPs: The Author Reads!

I'm doing something I've never done before. I'm sitting down and reading my book, POPs & COMPs: Truths, Insights and Psychology Behind the Numbers that Drive the Sports Card Market, a few chapters at a time, and sharing it with you here on Sports Cards Live and across podcast platforms.

These are raw, one-take recordings. No professional narration, no fancy production, and probably a few stumbles along the way. Just me reading the book as I wrote it.

You don't need to own the book to follow along, and you don't need to watch the video. Just press play and listen.

In this fourth episode, I'll be reading four chapters:

Chapter 8: What and Why to Grade

Chapter 9: Identification as a Responsibility of Grading Companies

Chapter 10: Qualifiers and Authentic Labels

Chapter 11: Transparency and the Black Box of Grading

We turn our attention to the grading process itself, exploring why collectors choose to grade their cards, the responsibilities grading companies have when identifying and authenticating them, and the role of qualifiers and authentic labels. We also examine one of the hobby's most persistent questions: how much transparency should collectors expect from grading companies, and what really goes on inside the black box of grading?

POPs & COMPs was a passion project that became a published book, exploring the numbers, psychology, motivations, and behaviours that influence the sports card market and the people who participate in it.

I'm making these recordings available for free. My hope is that you'll enjoy listening, perhaps learn something, and come away thinking about the hobby a little differently.

If you enjoy the series and would like to support the work I'm doing through Sports Cards Live and in the hobby, please consider purchasing a physical copy of POPs & COMPs.

You can order a copy through Amazon, and if you see me at a card show, I'd be happy to sign it for you.

If you're in Canada and would prefer to purchase a signed copy directly from me, feel free to reach out by email and we can arrange it.

Of course, there's absolutely no obligation to buy anything. I'm happy to share the book this way, and I appreciate everyone who takes the time to listen.

Thanks for being part of the community, and I hope you enjoy the book!

Jeremy Lee

Sports Cards Live
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Episode 3 of POPs & COMPs: The Author Reads!

I'm doing something I've never done before. I'm sitting down and reading my book, POPs & COMPs: Truths, Insights and Psychology Behind the Numbers that Drive the Sports Card Market, a few chapters at a time, and sharing it with you here on Sports Cards Live and across podcast platforms.

These are raw, one-take recordings. No professional narration, no fancy production, and probably a few stumbles along the way. Just me reading the book as I wrote it.

You don't need to own the book to follow along, and you don't need to watch the video. Just press play and listen.

In this third episode, I'll be reading five chapters:

Chapter 3: Understanding Population Reports

Chapter 4: The Rise of Grading and the Future of Slabs

Chapter 5: Total Population versus Grade-Specific Pop

Chapter 6: Cross-Grader Pop Awareness

Chapter 7: Volume of Grading Through the Years

We continue our exploration of grading population data, looking at how grading has evolved, what population reports can and cannot tell us, and why understanding the differences between total populations, grade-specific populations, and populations across grading companies matters. We also examine how grading volumes have changed over time and what those trends might reveal about the hobby.

POPs & COMPs was a passion project that became a published book, exploring the numbers, psychology, motivations, and behaviours that influence the sports card market and the people who participate in it.

I'm making these recordings available for free. My hope is that you'll enjoy listening, perhaps learn something, and come away thinking about the hobby a little differently.

If you enjoy the series and would like to support the work I'm doing through Sports Cards Live and in the hobby, please consider purchasing a physical copy of POPs & COMPs.

You can order a copy through Amazon, and if you see me at a card show, I'd be happy to sign it for you.

If you're in Canada and would prefer to purchase a signed copy directly from me, feel free to reach out by email and we can arrange it.

Of course, there's absolutely no obligation to buy anything. I'm happy to share the book this way, and I appreciate everyone who takes the time to listen.

Thanks for being part of the community, and I hope you enjoy the book!

Jeremy Lee

Sports Cards Live
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Episode 2 of POPs & COMPs: The Author Reads!

I'm doing something I've never done before. I'm sitting down and reading my book, POPs & COMPs: Truths, Insights and Psychology Behind the Numbers that Drive the Sports Card Market, a couple of chapters at a time, and sharing it with you here on Sports Cards Live and across podcast platforms.

These are raw, one-take recordings. No professional narration, no fancy production, and probably a few stumbles along the way. Just me reading the book as I wrote it.

You don't need to own the book to follow along, and you don't need to watch the video. Just press play and listen.

In this second episode, I'll be reading two chapters:

**Chapter 2: The Total Graded Population**

**Chapter 3: Understanding Population Reports**

We begin exploring one of the most important sources of data in the sports card hobby: grading population reports. What do these numbers actually represent? What can they tell us about the cards we collect, and what should we be careful about when interpreting them?

POPs & COMPs was a passion project that became a published book, exploring the numbers, psychology, motivations, and behaviours that influence the sports card market and the people who participate in it.

**I'm making these recordings available for free.** My hope is that you'll enjoy listening, perhaps learn something, and come away thinking about the hobby a little differently.

If you enjoy the series and would like to support the work I'm doing through Sports Cards Live and in the hobby, please consider purchasing a physical copy of POPs & COMPs.

You can order a copy through Amazon, and if you see me at a card show, I'd be happy to sign it for you.

If you're in Canada and would prefer to purchase a signed copy directly from me, feel free to reach out by email and we can arrange it.

Of course, there's absolutely no obligation to buy anything. I'm happy to share the book this way, and I appreciate everyone who takes the time to listen.

Thanks for being part of the community, and I hope you enjoy the book!

Jeremy Lee

Sports Cards Live

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Episode 1 of POPs & COMPs: The Author Reads!

I'm doing something I've never done before. I'm sitting down and reading my book, POPs & COMPs: Truths, Insights and Psychology Behind the Numbers that Drive the Sports Card Market, one chapter at a time, and sharing it with you here on Sports Cards Live and across podcast platforms.

These are raw, one-take recordings. No professional narration, no fancy production, and probably a few stumbles along the way. Just me reading the book as I wrote it.

You don't need to own the book to follow along, and you don't need to watch the video. Just press play and listen.

In this first episode, I'll read the front matter and Chapter 1.

POPs & COMPs was a passion project that became a published book, exploring the numbers, psychology, motivations, and behaviours that influence the sports card market and the people who participate in it.

I'm making these recordings available for free. My hope is that you'll enjoy listening, perhaps learn something, and come away thinking about the hobby a little differently.

If you enjoy the series and would like to support the work I'm doing through Sports Cards Live and in the hobby, please consider purchasing a physical copy of POPs & COMPs.

You can order a copy through Amazon, and if you see me at a card show, I'd be happy to sign it for you.

If you're in Canada and would prefer to purchase a signed copy directly from me, feel free to reach out by email and we can arrange it.

Of course, there's absolutely no obligation to buy anything. I'm happy to share the book this way, and I appreciate everyone who takes the time to listen.

Thanks for being part of the community, and I hope you enjoy the book!

Jeremy Lee

Sports Cards Live
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices