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Card Mensches: We've Changed our Minds!

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John says he has changed his mind on non-sports and names Lady Gaga, Al Pacino, and Christopher Walken cards.

Card Menchies opens with a Friday check-in and the same running joke about whether it has been one week or two. The hosts quickly settle into the episode's theme: changing your mind is not a flaw, especially in a hobby that keeps teaching new lessons. They thank SGC, Waxstat, and Center Stage HQ. They joke that Center Stage HQ has gotten popular enough to become a verb, which gives the opening a relaxed, show-table feel. Bill Buckner comes up as a reminder that hindsight can reshape how people see a player. The hosts note that he was an underrated player, even if the public memory is something else. Listener notes start steering the discussion. One collector says he changed his mind about selling cards raw versus grading them first for resale. The hosts agree that raw sales can make sense, especially when a card is not meant for a personal showcase. They also point to the ugly side of remote raw sales: the old switcheroo, where someone swaps in a beat-up card and tries to pass it off as the one pictured. They stress that most buyers do not do that, but the risk is real enough to matter. The talk then shifts to PWCC vaulting. One host says he now has a PWCC vault and used it for a card. He says the company has not drawn negative chatter in years and seems to have cleaned up its act. He also mentions getting to know someone high up there and feeling more comfortable turning the page. A listener note about a PWCC auction fits that shift in tone. The show eventually wanders into bracket talk and Final Four picks. Gonzaga, Texas, Baylor, and Duke get named, followed by the warning not to take the picks too seriously. The result is a loose, funny hobby conversation that treats market judgment, old opinions, and sports chatter as part of the same table talk.

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A hobby-table chat about changing course, making smart card calls, and knowing when to leave nostalgia at the door.

Bill Buckner gets a quick nod, but the talk is really about the small choices that shape a hobby life: when to sell raw, when to grade, and when to park a card in the vault instead of chasing a display spot.

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For collectors who like changing their minds with receipts.

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