In this episode of Professor Sports Cards, Alyx Effron, Founder of Collectors MD, joins host, Jason, for a raw and wide-ranging conversation about what happens when modern collecting drifts into gambling territory—and why the hobby’s break culture, pricing mechanics, and platform design are putting real collectors at risk.

Joining the discussion are Collector Charles from the Collectors MD community and Mike Petty, adding lived experience and firsthand perspective to a conversation that quickly became emotional, nuanced, and at times polarizing.

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