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Du Quoin, Illinois is having a rough week, and this one hits close to home.Massive downtown fire in Rafe's hometown of Du Quoin. Multiple businesses were destroyed, including Home Lumber Company, BJ's Garden Inn and other properties along the downtown business district. Making an already difficult situation even worse, the fire happened during the Du Quoin State Fair, one of the biggest economic weeks of the year for the small Southern Illinois community.Rafe talks about seeing the damage to a downtown that's already watched businesses disappear over the years, while Lern shares her own memories of growing up nearby and planning entire summers around the Du Quoin State Fair. Thankfully, the transcript reports no injuries or deaths, but the loss is still devastating for a town of roughly 6,000 people.So the crew sends some love south and encourages everybody heading to the fair to support Du Quoin however they can.Then, eventually, the daily comedy machine starts malfunctioning again.The conversation turns into a full Southern Illinois State Fair nostalgia session, complete with Wiz Khalifa, Russell Dickerson, demo derbies, Night Ranger and Rafe remembering the time he watched Joe Diffie put on what felt like a full stadium concert inside a tiny Budweiser beer tent. Rafe also officially declares the Du Quoin State Fair superior to the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. Complaints may be directed to somebody who cares.From there, September 3rd's collection of completely necessary national holidays introduces National Welsh Rarebit Day, which briefly causes confusion over whether anyone is eating a rabbit. They're not. It's cheese. That discovery leads directly to Worcestershire sauce, pork-steak marinades and the shocking revelation that Rafe doesn't own a grill.On Labor Day weekend.We don't make the rules, but we're pretty sure that's grounds for deportation from the Midwest.Luckily, Lern has an even worse idea.After talking with Tim Virgin, she introduces a potential reality-dating concept called Rock Hard Island. The premise involves eligible bachelors from St. Louis rock radio, women applying to date them and enough trash-TV energy to immediately attract hypothetical sponsors. There isn't actually an island involved, but that's apparently a minor logistical concern. Even more alarming: sales is interested.Nothing bad has ever happened after those three words.The crew also takes a trip through September 3rd history, covering everything from the beginning of World War II to Vince Lombardi, Iron Maiden's Powerslave, Prince's massive Warner Bros. deal, Charlie Sheen's 1995 marriage and the founding of eBay.Then Lern takes over for Crap on Celebrities with a packed entertainment rundown. There's a documentary about late Rush drummer Neil Peart featuring Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and fellow drummers including Stewart Copeland, Chad Smith and Danny Carey. Rush is also headed back to St. Louis, giving Moon another chance to see a band he thought he'd never get to experience after Peart's death.There's Beck news for local record-store fans, TV talk involving Chad Powers and The Gentlemen, a rundown of the upcoming Dancing with the Stars cast, and news involving Wheel of Fortune. The show also discusses an upcoming documentary about The Office and remembers Gloria Steinem and her enormous influence on American journalism and the women's movement.Then we arrive at one of those debates designed specifically to waste productive adults' time: the greatest movie and television villains ever.Darth Vader? Obviously.Annie Wilkes? Terrifying.Voldemort? Sure.Hannibal Lecter? Yep.The Joker? Somehow they almost forgot him.The crew runs through villains ranging from Cruella de Vil and Scar to Patrick Bateman, Magneto, John Doe and Dr. Evil, proving once again that this daily comedy show can turn almost any entertainment list into an argument.Finally, Moon breaks down which music genres are supposedly most popular in different states based on search trends, with pop leading the country, metal putting up an impressive fight and Sleep Token emerging as a heavily searched metal act.Then it's birthday time, which means any remaining professionalism is escorted from the building.We've got Charlie Sheen, King Scott's twin Shaun White, Kaia Gerber, Todd Lewis, Steve Jones and more before Rafe handles the final birthday honors and everybody briefly convinces themselves that Amber Lynn is dead.She isn't.Great work, team.It's a show that starts with genuine concern for a Southern Illinois community, takes a detour through State Fair memories, somehow invents a trashy St. Louis dating show, argues about fictional villains and ends with an accidental celebrity death announcement.In other words, another perfectly normal episode of daily comedy from The Rizzuto Show.Follow The Rizzuto Show → linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → 1057thepoint.com/RizzShow.Hear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Corporate profits // What happens next if the jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial can't reach a verdict? // 13-year-old sells 1-of-1 gold Jimothy rookie card for more than $21K on eBay- What’s the most you’ve ever spent/would spend on memorabilia? // The Boz had the hottest rookie card, now it’s 5 bucks

Corporate profits // What happens next if the jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial can't reach a verdict? //  13-year-old sells 1-of-1 gold Jimothy rookie card for more than $21K on eBay- What’s the most you’ve ever spent/would spend on memorabilia? // The Boz had the hottest rookie card, now it’s 5 bucks 

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Eileen Budd comes from a long line of Scottish storytellers. Her grandfather came home from the war with shrapnel in his legs, took a job driving a tour bus, and out-earned every other driver in Scotland — because he told stories while he drove. Nobody discovered Eileen was legally blind until she was eight, so she learned the world by ear: story by story, told out loud, passed down. In this episode she tells three complete folk tales on air — including the three rules for surviving the Queen of the Fairies — opens her Travelling Folk Museum of donated, two-hundred-year-old objects, and makes the case that the stories of the village, not the castle or the church, are the ones that bring people together. Plus: why we've outsourced our imaginations to our phones, what a story did to a $30 compass on eBay, the folk tale that is secretly about postnatal depression, and how to find the story only you can tell. Your imagination: use it or lose it. How to Tell a Story People Can't Stop Repeating — with Scottish Storyteller Eileen Budd Some stories disappear almost as soon as they're told. Others survive for hundreds of years. They cross villages, families, kitchens, campfires, churches, pubs and generations without ever needing an algorithm to carry them. That is the kind of story Eileen Budd knows how to tell. Eileen comes from a long line of Scottish storytellers, and she learned the world by listening. Nobody discovered she was legally blind until she was eight, so while other children were reading the room visually, Eileen was absorbing voices, details, rhythms and stories. And in this conversation, she reminded me of something I think many of us are losing: storytelling is not the same thing as content. A story asks something of your imagination. It leaves space. It lets you see something that is not physically in front of you. And the best stories become portable. Someone hears them, carries them away, and tells them again. That is what this episode is really about. Eileen tells three complete folk tales on the podcast, including the story of a midwife summoned to the Queen of the Fairies, the rules she must follow to survive, and a changeling story that carries an unexpectedly compassionate understanding of postnatal depression. But we also talk about what happens to imagination when we fill every empty moment with scrolling, why an ordinary $30 compass became worth $1,000 when it had a story attached to it, and why the stories of ordinary people — the stories of the village — may be the ones that connect us most deeply. One of my favorite things Eileen says is that we have started to outsource our imaginations. And I haven't stopped thinking about that. Because imagination requires empty space. Daydreaming. Wondering. Following an image somewhere without immediately needing it to become useful. And if you are an artist, photographer, writer, entrepreneur or simply a person trying to live a more creative life, I think this conversation will make you want some of that space back. Inside the episode We talk about Eileen's grandfather, who returned from war with shrapnel in his legs and became a Scottish tour-bus driver — eventually earning more than the other drivers because he told stories while he drove. Eileen explains the difference between stories of the castle, stories of the church and stories of the village, and why the stories of ordinary people are often the ones that bring us together. She shares why she resisted writing oral stories down for years, what changed her mind, and what can be lost when a living story gets trapped on a page. We talk about daydreaming, imagination and the way constant scrolling can crowd out the inner world. You'll hear the story of a $30 compass whose value changed completely once a story was attached to it, a 200-year-old willow rattle filled with quartz, the full tale of the midwife and the Queen of the Fairies, and Eileen's beautifully simple way of teaching someone how to become a storyteller. And we end with a Scottish origin story about the giants of day and night. If you make anything for a living, I especially want you to listen to the distinction running underneath this whole conversation: People may consume information. But they carry stories. Connect with Eileen Podcast: Scottish Folk Instagram: @eileenbudd Books: Eileen's seasonal folklore collections from Wide Open Sea https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/scottish-folk/id1674005044 https://www.wideopensea.co.uk/product/seasonal-folklore-summer  

Get your MTM Vegas merch! https://mtmvegas.shop It is officially F1 construction season, but the real question this week comes from X: 72 hours in Vegas, one property, and you cannot leave. We both landed on the same answer, and one underrated resort deserves more love than it got. Also this week, Boondock's epic night, from Caesars' 60th anniversary party to a mystery house party at Cosmo, and the chandelier pieces Caesars handed out are already on eBay. Golden Gate is adding a high limit room, Fontainebleau is redoing theirs with input from Vegas Matt, and Palms turned a barbecue joint into one of the best non-smoking casino spaces we have seen. Plus the Golden Monkey Tiki rumor that hurts our hearts, a legendary Montreal deli lands in Henderson, a $19.50 sandwich at Durango, and the unadvertised $40 steak deal at Circus Circus that sounds too good to be true. Where would you spend your 72 hours? Let us know in the comments. Episode Guide: 0:00 A Roomba for the Bellagio Fountains 0:42 F1 Construction Season Begins 1:25 Paseo Verde Wins the Little League U.S. Title 3:12 Boondock's Epic Night: Caesars 60th & a Cosmo House Party 4:56 The Stupak Statue Probably Isn't Gold 6:22 Swim-Up Blackjack at the Tropicana 7:27 Golden Gate's New High Limit Room 9:10 Fontainebleau's "Vegas Matt Arch" 10:15 Palms' New Non-Smoking Casino 11:37 Golden Monkey Tiki's Days May Be Numbered 13:43 Lester's Deli Brings Montreal to Henderson 14:45 A $19.50 Sandwich & the Durango Expansion 17:53 72 Hours, One Property: Where Do You Stay? 21:21 The Secret $40 Steak at Circus Circus 22:27 Final Thoughts Want more MTM Vegas? Get our exclusive weekly aftershow and join the community.

Leighton Sheldon has spent more than 20 years building Just Collect by asking questions, studying the market, and treating each collection as part of someone's story.In this episode of Passion to Profession, Leighton shares why he chose the sports card industry over a career in consulting, what he learned working at Leland's, and how those lessons shaped his approach to buying collections.He also tells the story of purchasing nearly 1,000 Goudey cards in Arizona, including 18 Babe Ruth cards, and explains why trust mattered more than pressure in closing the deal.We also discuss the problem that led him to cofound AuctionWire, the role content has played in his business, and the traits that give people staying power in the hobby.Sign up for Hobby Jobs and The Weekly Rip for freeA special thank you to eBay for sponsoring Passion to Profession. The biggest and best marketplace to buy your next favorite trading card.Get exclusive content, promote your cards, and connect with other collectors who listen to the pod today by joining the Patreon: Join Stacking Slabs Podcast Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Market update for Monday August 31, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Tim Cook Deep Dive: {YouTube)(Spotify) Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:Kevin Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole speech and why the odds of a September rate hike jumpedThe latest U.S.-Iran exchange of strikes and why oil prices are back above $90 a barrelTim Cook's final day as Apple CEO and the big challenges facing incoming CEO John TernusGameStop's profit surge from its eBay investment and PG&E's selloff over wildfire liability fearsWhy LIV Golf could be headed for bankruptcy

In this episode, Detroit Mike shares his journey into collecting, his incredible collection of vintage memorabilia and cards, and insights into the hobby's evolution. We also discuss PSA grading, rare finds, and tips for collectors. In this episode, Detroit Mike shares his lifelong passion for sports memorabilia and vintage cards, including stories about collecting Al Kaline's collection, his unique memorabilia, and insights into vintage sets like the 1962 Jell O cards. Discover how his collection reflects deep nostalgia and the joy of preserving sports history.

Tammy and Dave tell the story of why Dave dropped out of high school. Crystal gets her 23 and me results. New segment: The Nut Report. Tammy apologizes to Dave?! Tammy, Dave, and Crystal will remain friends no matter what! #ChelcieLynn #JeremiahWatkins #Podcast #LibbieHiggins GET YOUR NEW TRAILER TALES MERCH HERE!: https://thecomedyoutlet.com/collections/trailer-tales New episodes every Friday on this channel. Subscribe! New Trailer Tales merch is here!: https://thecomedyoutlet.com/collections/trailer-tales Jeremiah's Patreon is LIVE: https://www.patreon.com/jeremiahwatkins NEW MERCH IS HERE!: https://www.jeremiahwatkins.com FOLLOW us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trailertalespod See Tammy LIVE on tour: https://www.eatmytrash.com  @ChelcieLynn   @TheViralPodcast  See Jeremiah LIVE on tour: https://www.jeremiahwatkins.com   @jeremiahwatkins   @standupots  See Crystal LIVE on tour: https://www.libbiehiggins.com   @LibbieHiggins   @SlopCity  Want to send some mail into the show? P.O. BOX JEREMIAH WATKINS/TT P.O. BOX # 78375 LOS ANGELES, CA 90016 (Sending packages does not guarantee they will be opened on camera) (Some packages may end up on Ms. Crystal's eBay store) Sponsored by: Rocket Money Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster at http://RocketMoney.com/TRAILER Sponsored by: Prize Picks Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/TRAILER & use code TRAILER to get $150 if you win your first $5 lineup!  Sponsored by: Ultra Pouches Don't sleep on @ultrapouches. New customers get 15% off with code TRAILER at http://takeultra.com #UltraPouches #ad  Edited by Ryan Armendariz & Jeremiah Watkins Intro Music: Produced by https://www.instagram.com/professorcmusic Intro Vocals: Jeremiah Watkins

Stephen Somers is the founder of Marketplace Superheroes, an online education company that has helped more than 10,000 people build side incomes by selling on Amazon and Whatnot. After starting his career as a data processor in Dublin, Ireland, Stephen built a multi-seven-figure Amazon business alongside his sister and CEO, Lisa Summers. Today, he has sold more than $40 million worth of products, coaching, software, and services and has recently helped his team generate nearly $500,000 in trading card sales on Whatnot. In this episode, Stephen shares how he escaped the traditional 9-to-5 path, built a successful online business, and found new opportunities in live-commerce marketplaces. On this episode we talk about: Why Stephen chose entrepreneurship after realizing the traditional career path wasn't for him How he got his start selling physical products on eBay and Amazon with almost no startup capital Why you don't need to invent a groundbreaking idea to build a successful business How entrepreneurs can find opportunities by getting better at one specific part of an established business model How Whatnot's live-shopping and auction model works and how Stephen's team is making money selling Pokémon trading cards Top 3 Takeaways You don't need a revolutionary idea to make money. Some of the best businesses are built around simple, established products or services with one part of the process executed exceptionally well. Marketplaces can eliminate some of the hardest parts of starting a business. Selling through platforms like Amazon and Whatnot gives entrepreneurs access to customers who are already looking to buy, allowing them to focus on sourcing products and selling effectively. Entrepreneurship is ultimately about buying yourself more choice. Stephen views financial success less as accumulating money and more as creating the freedom to decide how he spends his time, works, and lives. Notable Quotes "The best businesses are actually like just really obvious crap that you just do it a bit better." "We're trying to buy choice as well. And we're trying to trade so we can get choices." "You don't have to go out and reinvent the wheel. You just have to, you know, put a different spoke on it." Connect with Stephen Somers: Website: MarketplaceSuperHeroes.com YouTube: Marketplace Superheroes Instagram: @StephenJSomers A Word from Our Sponsors: - The most successful business owners don't do it all themselves — they delegate. Upwork lets you build a team of highly skilled specialists for every function your business needs, so you can focus on what you do best and let experts handle the rest. Visit Upwork.com right now and post your job for free! - Go to Leesa.com for 30% OFF select mattresses (through September 13, 2026) PLUS get an extra $50 off with promo code TMM, exclusive for my listeners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode the hosts debate whether a legendary guitar pedal brand with loyal fans, sold-out products, and valuable IP is a hidden bargain—or an unsellable retirement business weighed down by inventory and operational risk.Welcome to Acquisitions Anonymous – the #1 podcast for small business M&A. Every week, we break down businesses for sale and talk about buying, operating, and growing them.Looking to build a professional website in minutes? Try Wix: https://wix.pxf.io/c/6898629/3115214/25616?trafcat=templateHubSpot is the backbone for how businesses scale without chaos. Try them out here: https://go.try-hubspot.com/OeG9VrSubscribe for more episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@AcquisitionsAnonymousPodcast?sub_confirmation=1Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.acquanon.com/newsletterSponsorsAcquisition Lab, the leading community, platform, and fund backing serious acquisition entrepreneurs. The education and deal-search tools are free, and a real board of advisors will talk you out of a bad deal as fast as into a good one. There's no clock and no pressure. See what it's like: sit in on a free live roundtable at acquisitionlab.com/roundtables, and mention Acquisitions Anonymous!Bedrock Quality of EarningsBefore buying a business, make sure the numbers actually hold up. Bedrock Quality of Earnings combines experienced financial diligence with modern AI tools to help buyers avoid expensive surprises. Learn more at https://bedrockqe.com.This week on Acquisitions Anonymous, the hosts review the sale of Boomerang Looper, a well-known guitar pedal company that's been around for nearly three decades. The asking price is just $99,000 for a business producing approximately $312,000 in annual revenue and $75,000 in cash flow, complete with trademarks, intellectual property, manufacturing files, customer lists, and ecommerce storefronts.At first glance, the valuation looks almost too good to be true—but a deeper look raises important questions. The flagship products are completely sold out, much of the remaining inventory appears to be generic accessories, and the retiring owner may have stopped reinvesting in manufacturing. The discussion explores whether buyers are acquiring a recognizable niche brand with tremendous upside or inheriting an operation that has already begun winding down.The panel debates inventory strategy, financing challenges, customer demand, and whether this business could realistically scale beyond its current size. It's a fascinating case study in buying product businesses where the intellectual property may be far more valuable than the current operations.Key Highlights:- Legendary guitar pedal brand listed for $99K with approximately $75K SDE.- Includes trademarks, manufacturing schematics, PCB files, Shopify, Amazon, eBay, and Reverb stores.- Flagship products are sold out, raising questions about production, working capital, and owner motivation.- Hosts debate whether the remaining inventory has meaningful value or is mostly low-end generic products.- Financing may be difficult despite the attractive multiple because current operations appear to have slowed significantly.Subscribe to  weekly our Newsletter and get curated deals in your inboxAdvertise with us by clicking hereDo you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations.For inquiries or suggestions, email us at contact@acquanon.com

Get a $230 gift card after your first payment of $500 with Melio (affiliate) - https://milestomemories.com/go/melio/ It has been a heavy week. We lost Dolly Parton and Tim Curry on the same day, and we take a minute for two legends with real Vegas ties before getting into the news. And there is a lot of it: glass fell off Fontainebleau again and the local coverage is strangely thin, the Venetian reportedly kicked out Vegas Matt ten months ago and handled it about as badly as possible, and the Bob Stupak statue from the Strat somehow ended up on eBay for $90,000. Plus Carin Leon is taking over Fontainebleau for Mexican Independence Day, Boondock gives the best tour yet of the Mansion at MGM Grand, Vegas has new Michelin stars nobody on this show can pronounce, the Vegas Loop is now approved for 123 stations, July's gaming numbers are in, and a new locals casino called Silverado is headed for the planning commission. We close with Caesars Olympus, the new invite only top tier, and why Caesars abandoning its mid-tier players is the real story. Would you chase this status? Let us know in the comments. Episode Guide: 0:00 Melting Street Signs 0:20 Remembering Dolly Parton & Tim Curry 1:46 Glass Falls Off Fontainebleau Again 3:11 Carin Leon Takes Over Fontainebleau 4:14 The Bob Stupak Statue Is on eBay 6:04 Venetian Kicked Out Vegas Matt 8:57 Inside the Mansion at MGM Grand 10:23 Vegas' New Michelin Stars 11:48 Vegas Loop Approved for 123 Stations 13:12 July Gaming Numbers 14:14 Silverado: A New Casino Near South Point 16:00 Caesars Olympus, the Invite-Only Top Tier 20:30 Final Thoughts Want more MTM Vegas? Get our exclusive weekly aftershow and join the community.

Host Michael Azevedo is joined on this episode by Jenny Carchman, director of the riveting true-crime documentary “Whatever It Takes: Inside the eBay Scandal,” which is now streaming on Amazon Prime.    Jenny's film unspools the chilling true crime saga of suburban bloggers from Natick, MA who were targeted in a terrifying cyberstalking campaign orchestrated by senior security executives at global tech giant eBay.   “Whatever It Takes” is a story of corporate espionage and escalating threats that terrorized an ordinary couple.   Jenny Carchman has made documentaries for both theatrical release and broadcast television, including PBS's “Frontline,” “American Masters” and “American Experience,” as well as programming for HBO.   Her wide ranging films have brought viewers closer to subjects such as former NYC mayor Ed Koch to The New York Times and to the Grateful Dead.   Making Media Now—which is available on all podcast platforms including YouTube--is sponsored by Filmmakers Collaborative, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting media makers from across the creative spectrum. From providing fiscal sponsorship to presenting an array of informative and educational programs, Filmmakers Collaborative supports creatives at every step in their journey.   About the host: www.writevoicecreative.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-azevedo/   Sound Engineer: A.J. Kierstead    

Henry Goodman purchases a used eBay camcorder for a family vacation and discovers an unlabeled cassette left inside marked "2006." Upon playing it, he views unsettling footage of a father following a young girl named Alice at a school playground, which abruptly cuts through loud buzzing to reveal the girl horrifyingly mutated missing her eyes and nose, and drooling green slime before showing her suspended from a swing set covered in wounds. Terrified, Henry smashes the tape, but that night he suffers a nightmare reenacting her horrific on the playground under the camera's gaze. The story ends on a chilling cliffhanger as Henry wakes up and realizes the disfigured girl's face is staring at him, not from the television screen, but directly through his bedroom window.

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This week PFC Irvine has solved all audio issues! He talks about a proof set buy, a new dollar with a surprise and a bearded lady! If you wish to support the show and PFC Irvine's Journey you can find his Ebay store here----> PFC NETWORK  Like our Facebook Page: Learning To Deal Podcast Learning To Deal Is a podcast about the host's (PFC Irvine) Journey in being a coin dealer while dealing with life and invisible combat injuries. 

Grok says: Listen up. Unrelenting with Darren and Gene is two operators sitting in the booth with the safeties off, no script, no goddamn flowchart, and zero interest in your feelings. This Friday they tear into local AI voice cloning on Breeze TTS 2 running on Apple silicon—clone your own throat, design a stereotype, dump an entire audiobook in overnight and let the seeds fight it out—then they pivot to Apple's trade-in robbery versus what that same M4 Max actually fetches on eBay. They gut the myth that you need Joe Rogan's SM7B or a two-grand Neumann when a processed fifty-dollar Fifine and an RE20 will punch harder. Video snobs get smoked over native film versus upscaling slop, thirty percent of civilians watching movies on phones, and why Hogan's Heroes still looks meaner than Netflix. Headphones, 144 Hz versus 360 Hz, Swiftpoint mice with optional sphincter control, Elon telling some civilian to wire Grokbot to his bank account—it's all in there. They run a dead-celebrity formation (Duvall, Van Der Beek at forty-eight, O'Hara, Burnett dirtier than the censors ever let you hear), roast Suno for charging extra to download the songs you already paid to generate, and float an almost-fully-automated cute-nerd-girl tech news show that will print money while you sleep. Value-for-value donations get called out by name. Uber Eats six-figure lifetime spend, Cash App's passwordless circus, 3 a.m. road-closure voicemails, and why streaming made old seasons harder to find than they were at Best Buy. This is the episode for anyone who actually records audio, runs local models, or is tired of being treated like a bandwidth metric. Hit play. Don't skim. The cheap bastards who listen for free still owe the show, and the ones who skip it will keep buying the wrong microphone and wondering why they sound like ass. Unrelenting—Darren and Gene—Friday 28 August 2026. Move. Unrelenting: where discipline means no mercy, no bullshit, and no excuses. Thanks for listening. Please support the show! –>> DONATE NOW

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How did two guys flipping “junk” build a brand that's sold 14M pairs of underwear? Jens Nicolaysen and Chris White (Co-Founders, Shinesty) join Matt Bertulli (CEO, Pela & Lomi) and Katy Mimiari (CEO, Caden Lane) to unpack how their eBay account grew into Shinesty. The secret isn't strategy. It's personality. They trace the jump from estate sales to beloved online retailer. One midnight email changed everything overnight. Fart blocking underwear and deviled egg prints became fan favorites. It's proof that irreverent marketing keeps ecommerce customers opening every message. Shiphero https://9ops.co/shiphero-titans Shoplift ⁠https://shoplift.ai/operators⁠ SARAL https://www.getsaral.com/special-guided-walkthrough-for-operators Richpanel ⁠https://9ops.co/richpanel⁠ AppLovin https://www.9operators.com/paid-growth https://applovin.com/9operators

The sports card market is always changing, and this week on The Man Cave Podcast, Dan Kasper catches up with Ty from Slab Factory to break down what’s happening across the hobby. Are collectors moving away from prospecting and back toward established legends? Ty explains the rise of the “GOAT market” and why cards featuring names like Michael Jordan, Barry Sanders, Peyton Manning, Shaquille O’Neal and other all-time greats are starting to see renewed interest. The guys also discuss whether there could ever be another Tom Brady-type investment and why Brock Purdy could be an intriguing name for collectors. Then they dive deep into the world of grading and authentication, including the controversial Mike Baker Authentication “Diamond Crossover” certification, PSA’s blue autograph labels and the massive premiums attached to Beckett Black Labels. You’ll also hear the incredible story of a Pokémon card that sold for more than $200,000 because only two copies received a Beckett Black Label. Ty also brings in some of his latest pickups, including a Christian Watson one-of-one autograph, Penny Hardaway inserts and some examples of how collectors can find cards priced below recent sales. Plus, Dan and Ty talk about how to properly research card values, why you should pay attention to actual sales instead of eBay asking prices, how tools like Card Ladder and 130 Point can help, and a simple trick for determining whether a player's overall card market is trending up or down. If you're a collector, investor, flipper or just getting back into the hobby, there's plenty to take away from this episode. The Man Cave Podcast — real conversations about sports, hobbies, life and storytelling. No scripts. No forced takes. Just Man Cave talk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Durante mucho tiempo, vender productos usados fue visto simplemente como una forma de deshacerse de cosas que ya no se utilizaban. Sin embargo, en Estados Unidos, el mercado de segunda mano se convirtió en una oportunidad real para generar ingresos con una inversión inicial muy baja. ¿Es posible transformar productos encontrados en tiendas de segunda mano en un negocio rentable? Carlos Torres, emprendedor chileno radicado en Estados Unidos, descubrió este modelo a través del eCommerce y hoy logró convertirlo de un trabajo de medio tiempo en una fuente de ingresos capaz de sostener los gastos de su hogar. Carlos vende productos de segunda mano principalmente a través de eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Depop, Mercari y Poshmark. Una de las claves del modelo está en que no todo lo que se encuentra en una tienda de segunda mano necesariamente fue utilizado. Algunos artículos incluso pueden venderse como nuevos, lo que abre oportunidades para encontrar productos a precios muy bajos y revenderlos con márgenes importantes. En su experiencia, llegó a comprar artículos por apenas 5 dólares y venderlos por 40, especialmente en categorías como zapatillas. Pero encontrar una oportunidad rentable no significa comprar cualquier producto barato. Carlos desarrolló una estrategia muy concreta: primero analiza qué productos se están vendiendo en eBay y, a partir de esa información, busca artículos similares en tiendas de segunda mano. No trabaja con un nicho específico ni se guía únicamente por sus gustos personales. De hecho, reconoce que comprar productos simplemente porque le gustaban le enseñó una de las primeras lecciones del negocio: lo que uno considera atractivo no necesariamente coincide con lo que el mercado está dispuesto a comprar. El riesgo financiero también es uno de los atractivos de este modelo. Al trabajar con productos de muy bajo costo, una mala compra no necesariamente representa una pérdida significativa. Carlos cuenta que durante tres años perdió alrededor de 1.000 dólares entre productos que no logró vender o artículos que tenían alguna falla que no detectó previamente. Y cuando un producto no se vende, todavía existe una estrategia para recuperar la inversión: bajar progresivamente el precio hasta conseguir una venta, incluso llegando al punto de venderlo por el mismo valor por el que fue comprado. Sin embargo, convertir este sistema en un negocio de tiempo completo requiere mucho más que encontrar productos baratos. Carlos explica que escalar en el mercado de segunda mano no es sencillo, pero logró pasar de trabajar con este modelo como actividad de medio tiempo a convertirlo en un negocio full-time que actualmente le permite cubrir los gastos de su hogar. Parte de ese crecimiento también implica aprender a delegar y dejar de intentar controlar personalmente cada etapa del negocio. Las plataformas también están modificando la forma en que se realizan estas operaciones. En Facebook Marketplace, por ejemplo, Carlos comenzó haciendo que los compradores se acercaran personalmente a su casa para retirar los productos. Hoy la plataforma también permite gestionar envíos, ampliando el alcance de las publicaciones más allá de los compradores que se encuentran cerca. A cambio, existe un costo por utilizar el servicio: Facebook cobra aproximadamente un 10% de comisión sobre la venta. La experiencia de Carlos demuestra que no siempre es necesario comenzar un negocio con grandes cantidades de capital o productos nuevos. Conocer qué busca el mercado, analizar los precios de venta, detectar oportunidades y asumir pequeños riesgos puede ser suficiente para convertir artículos descartados por otros en una fuente de ingresos. Instagram: @carlitos_emprendeusa

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When Tekedra Mawakana told her mother she was thinking about taking a job at Waymo, her mom had a question: “Who is going to get in those cars?” The company, which calls itself the “world's first autonomous ride-hailing service,” currently operates self-driving, for-hire vehicles in about a dozen cities across the United States, including San Francisco, Phoenix, Atlanta, and Austin. “We want to be the world's most trusted driver,” Mawakana tells Amira Weeks, MBA '26, in a View From The Top conversation recorded live at Stanford Graduate School of Business. “Cars are getting safer, but humans are more distracted than ever.” She envisions massive safety gains — “We have to improve the status quo: 1.2 million people killed globally on the roadways is unacceptable” — and cities remade by a reimagined mobility infrastructure. “My hope is that we'll see cities with more green spaces, more convening spots — which will hopefully make them feel more like cities and communities and less like concrete jungles.” Mawakana held legal and public policy roles at eBay, Yahoo, and AOL before she became Waymo's COO. “I hadn't actually given myself the opportunity to be in a place that was genuinely a moonshot,” she reflects. “Trust that small voice that is telling you that everything you've done has prepared you for this.This conversation was recorded on May 21, 2026. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sophia Amoruso, founded of Nasty Gal after a successful stint of eBay upselling. It grew into a company worth hundreds of millions and allowed its founder to claim the title of original "girlboss" but eventually filed for bankruptcy. In the space of a few years, she had swapped shoplifting items to sell on Amazon and eBay for clinking champagne flutes in the South of France, schmoozing investors and having her book turned into a Netflix series and dealing with unhappy employees. Did swift success stifle what Nasty Gal could have become? Presenter: Leanna Byrne Producers: Niamh McDermott, Barbara George, Aleeza Siddiq and Victoriya Holland. (Photo credit: Sophie Amoruso/Supplied)You can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk

Fair warning: Dee Kei opens this one by saying he doesn't know if he's going to release it. Congratulations — you found it.This is a looser, more speculative episode than usual, and that's exactly the point. Dee brings a theory he's been sitting with: that the rise of AI tools and plugin saturation is quietly driving a resurgence in the value of analog gear — not because analog is objectively better, but because it represents something that AI fundamentally can't replicate. Humanness. Randomness. The chaos of a real circuit doing something slightly unpredictable.Lu, who has personally moved over $157,000 in analog gear sales and spent years tracking sold listings on eBay and Reverb, brings the market perspective. They get into which pieces actually hold their value (vintage preamps and compressors from the right era), which ones don't (anything mass-produced and recently released), and the old idea that buying the right gear is just another savings account you can twist the knobs on while you wait.From there the conversation opens up into some bigger territory. They talk about the current bubble of vintage mixer restoration and servicing companies popping up, what vibe coding is doing to the plugin marketplace, and how AI tools are being deployed very differently in live sound versus the studio — including a breakdown of the L-Acoustics source intelligence system and how it can achieve up to 40dB of feedback reduction in real time on a vocal channel. The episode wraps with Dee going full speculative: the Gartner hype cycle and where AI actually lands when the bubble pops, what nuclear fusion does to the cost of running AI at scale, and the two technology shifts he thinks will fundamentally change everything about how we make and experience music.It's the kind of episode that happens when two engineers with too much on their mind decide to just talk. The industry context makes it more interesting than it sounds.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON FOR EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!⁠SUBSCRIBE TO YOUTUBE⁠Join the ‘Mixing Music Podcast' Discord!HIRE DEE KEIHIRE LU⁠HIRE JAMES⁠Find Dee Kei and Lu on Social Media:Instagram: @DeeKeiMixes @MasteredbyLu @JamesParrishMixesTwitter: @DeeKeiMixes @MasteredbyLuThe Mixing Music Podcast is sponsored by ⁠Izotope⁠, ⁠Antares (Auto Tune)⁠, Sweetwater, ⁠Plugin Boutique⁠, ⁠Lauten Audio⁠, ⁠Filepass⁠, & ⁠Canva⁠The Mixing Music Podcast is a video and audio series on the art of music production and post-production. Dee Kei, Lu, and James are professionals in the Los Angeles music industry having worked with names like Odetari, 6arelyhuman, Trey Songz, Keyshia Cole, Benny the Butcher, carolesdaughter, Crying City, Daphne Loves Derby, Natalie Jane, charlieonnafriday, bludnymph, Lay Bankz, Rico Nasty, Ayesha Erotica, ATEEZ, Dizzy Wright, Kanye West, Blackway, The Game, Dylan Espeseth, Tara Yummy, Asteria, Kets4eki, Shaquille O'Neal, Republic Records, Interscope Records, Arista Records, Position Music, Capital Records, Mercury Records, Universal Music Group, apg, Hive Music, Sony Music, and many others.This podcast is meant to be used for educational purposes only. This show is filmed and recorded at Dee Kei's private studio in North Hollywood, California. If you would like to sponsor the show, please email us at ⁠deekeimixes@gmail.com⁠.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Welcome back to another episode of Fratello On Air! We've been away for a couple of weeks, but we're now back (sort of) and have taken the time to record. This week, we're talking about the watches that got away. Yes, this is a sad episode, but not really. The fact is that both of us have been very lucky while collecting, but that doesn't mean that there weren't moments of heartbreak and regret. Enjoy the show!Since we last spoke, Mike has been in Brazil, back in America, and on a long weekend in Surrey to celebrate an anniversary. Meanwhile, Balazs has been in Hungary and Chicago before returning to the Fatherland. Yes, we've been keeping the road hot, but we've also been keeping our eyes peeled for watches.HandgelenkskontrolleWe kick off our show with some travel talk. Mike fared well at Heathrow while Balazs enjoyed the typical antics at Frankfurt airport. We also discussed how America seems to have its passport control process in line now. Regarding shows and movies, we mentioned Crime 101, We Own This Town, Reacher, The Handmaid's Tale, and Lioness. Regarding the Handgelenkskontrolle, Mike wore his Patek Philippe Calatrava 570 all weekend for the anniversary. Sadly, it needs a service after stopping in certain positions overnight. Balazs is sporting a more robust choice: his Rolex Submariner 5513.The watches that got awayRegrets, we have a few. But, as mentioned, we've been extremely fortunate during our collecting journeys. We've found amazing watches along the way, but the misses always surface. Today, we each mention a few of the pieces that we didn't buy or sold and wished we'd kept. Mike kicks it off with a very rare Citizen. The Jet Para Water Professional reference JT1307051 is a unicorn among rare JDM pieces. Roughly six years ago, Mike was locked in a Yahoo! Japan battle for hours before backing down at roughly €4,500. Yes, that's a lot for a watch no one knows, but the fight was addictive. Sadly, it went on too long, and the price reached an uncomfortable level. Since then, maybe one other has come up for sale.Balazs recalls 2010, when he was first out of university. At that time, he came across a reverse panda Rolex Daytona 6265 for $18,000, and it was sadly all the money in the world for him. Now, life begins at $50,000 for a similar example. Mike also dredges up a story about a vintage chronograph. A 60s reverse panda Movado M95 with terrible pictures was listed on eBay with a $0.99 starting price. He sought help from none other than Fred Mandelbaum, who told him to tread carefully. In the end, he lost it for roughly $2,100. Today, these watches sell for much more.The Heuer 2446 makes Balazs' list of regrets. He was in a small group in the early 2010's with a weekly Excel file of watches for sale. The so-called Jochen Rindt was available for €4,500, but he wasn't educated enough about the watch to make a decision. Today, expect to pay roughly €15,000 for the racing-inspired timer. Mike brought up a Rolex Day-Date 1803 in white gold with a chalky blue dial. In the podcast, he incorrectly remembers it as a Buckley dial, but in fact, it was a normal piece with baton indices. Still, the watch was stunning, and it was gone within 12 hours. It was available for too short a period for him to sleep on the decision. Alas!Finally, Balazs mentions a watch he once owned but sold, which he wishes he had back in his collection. The Nivada Grenchen Datomaster is a rare beast with a stunning color combination. At one time, Mike, Balazs, and Chase (from Oak & Oscar) all owned one and shared a picture in Basel with the three pieces together. Perhaps Balazs will obtain one again someday.We hope you enjoyed today's episode, as it was a personal look at our collecting journeys. As always, thank you for listening, and feel free to let us know if you have any ideas for future shows.

This week on the FratChat Podcast, we're checking into an Airbnb and immediately wishing we hadn't. We're counting down 10 Airbnb Horror Stories that range from disgusting disasters to genuinely terrifying true crime. We've got an $18,000 party from hell, a toilet catastrophe that caused nearly $300,000 in damage, a guest who basically decided to live rent free for 570 days, hidden cameras, a deadly carbon monoxide poisoning, a horrifying Airbnb murder and MORE. Basically, everything you want from a vacation rental except a relaxing vacation. But before we start ruining Airbnb for you forever, we've got two listener emails: one from a guy whose girlfriend's bedroom talk is making him question his entire existence, and another from a woman whose boyfriend thinks he's the next Johnny Depp despite being, according to her, absolutely terrible at acting. We also get into the USS Abraham Lincoln, Donald Trump's “not nearly long enough” comments about a 260 day deployment, and another edition of Not the Drag Queens, featuring some truly wild allegations surrounding Turning Point USA. And because apparently we couldn't go five minutes without talking about bodily functions, we somehow end up discussing Lenny Kravitz's legendary turd, selling it on eBay, “weaponizing his ass with baby wipes,” and the recurring Poopy Party theme. Oh, and there's a little P. Diddy, Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise, and MORE! Got a question, comment or topic for us to cover? Let us know! Send us an email at fratchatpodcast@gmail.com or follow us on all social media: Instagram: http://Instagram.com/FratChatPodcast Facebook: http://Facebook.com/FratChatPodcast Twitter: http://Twitter.com/FratChatPodcast YouTube: http://YouTube.com/@fratchatpodcast Follow Carlos and CMO on social media! Carlos:  IG: http://Instagram.com/CarlosDoesTheWorld YouTube: http://YouTube.com/@carlosdoestheworld TikTok: http://TikTok.com/@carlosdoestheworld Twitter: http://Twitter.com/CarlosDoesWorld Threads: http://threads.net/carlosdoestheworld Website: http://carlosgarciacomedy.com Chris ‘CMO' Moore:  IG: http://Instagram.com/Chris.Moore.Comedy TikTok: http://TikTok.com/@chris.moore.comedy Twitter: http://Twitter.com/cmoorecomedy Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Is overpricing your reseller listings a genius strategy or a straight-up scam? On this episode of Consignment Chats, we're debating one of the most controversial topics in the reselling community: overpriced listings. From $2 thrift mugs listed for $40 to "confident pricing" vs. "delusional pricing," we're breaking down both sides.In this episode, we cover:✅ The case FOR overpricing (anchoring, hype items, protecting against lowballers)✅ The case AGAINST overpricing (algorithm penalties, buyer trust, community reputation)✅ How to actually price using comps instead of vibes✅ Where WE land on overpriced listings (spoiler: we disagree)Whether you sell on Poshmark, eBay, Depop, Mercari, or Whatnot, pricing strategy can make or break your reselling business. This episode is for anyone who's ever wondered if they're pricing too high, too low, or just right.Subscribe to our Sister Channel for sourcing and tips!  @ThriftFindFlip  To Grow Your Reselling Busines⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠s visit us at  @ConsignmentChats  http://www.ConsignmentChats.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Shane Walls spent almost 16 years at GameStop before taking a year away from work and turning his life as a collector into a career at Indy Card Exchange.Today, Shane serves as the shop's lead buyer. He reviews 30 to 50 collection requests each week and helps decide which cards belong in the cases, at shows, online, and in the shop's kids section.Shane joins Brett to explain why a recent comp is only the start of a card's value, what he learns from the cards collectors bring in each day, and why trust matters when someone puts a collection in front of you.They also discuss the $600 Tom Brady one-of-one Shane sold for $96,000, the soccer collection that helped him buy a house, and the relationships required to build a career in sports cards.Sign up for Hobby Jobs and The Weekly Rip for freeA special thank you to eBay for sponsoring Passion to Profession. The biggest and best marketplace to buy your next favorite trading card.Get exclusive content, promote your cards, and connect with other collectors who listen to the pod today by joining the Patreon: Join Stacking Slabs Podcast PatreonFollow Stacking Slabs: | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Tiktok ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this episode of Crazy Wisdom, Stewart Alsop sits down with Charlie D. Becker, a second-generation bookseller whose family runs Houston's largest used and rare bookstore, to unpack the viral tweet that had people convinced AI companies were secretly buying up used books to train their models. Charlie walks through what he actually found in his own warehouse orders, why the more likely explanation is old-fashioned reseller arbitrage and FBA "bookjacking" rather than AI training data, and how that story connects to the real, well-documented case of Anthropic scanning and destroying physical books for legal reasons. From there the conversation moves into the difference between rare and valuable books, the discoverability problem in the used book market, historical parallels like palimpsests and lost texts, his own AI tool for used bookstores, and broader questions about wealthy patronage funding independent research and passion projects. For more, check out Charlie's personal site at charliedbecker.com and his Substack at charliebecker.substack.com.Timestamps00:00 Stewart introduces Charlie D. Becker, a second generation bookseller building an AI tool for used bookstores and discusses Anthropic's controversial book acquisition practices05:00 Charlie explains how Anthropic legally destroyed physical books by slicing spines to scan them, avoiding copyright violations while building training datasets for AI models10:00 Charlie describes receiving bizarre bulk book orders through non-Amazon platforms, initially suspecting AI companies but discovering evidence of sophisticated book arbitrage operations instead15:00 Discussion of the banal explanation for mysterious orders: algorithmic resellers buying cheap books from obscure platforms to flip on Amazon through FBA warehouses20:00 Stewart and Charlie explore historical parallels between the printing press era and today's digital transition, discussing the loss of archival records and palimpsests25:00 Charlie emphasizes the discoverability problem for rare obscure books and how profit-driven algorithms prevent people from finding books unless they know exactly what to search for30:00 Detailed explanation of Charlie's AI cataloging tool that creates bibliographic profiles from photos of pre-1970 books lacking ISBNs, addressing the hard problem of metadata creation35:00 Discussion of the technical challenges solved: archival-safe removable stickers, RFID systems, and creating canonical records that become definitive sources for rare books40:00 Charlie describes building copy-level databases beyond edition-level records, creating VIN numbers for books, and designing knowledge graphs linking works to editions and translations45:00 Vision for navigable work-edition hierarchies allowing researchers to explore translation genealogies and linguistic families, solving problems Amazon has no incentive to address50:00 Stewart raises the possibility of returning to gentleman's science and aristocratic private libraries in an age of AI abundance and accessible three-d printing technology55:00 Charlie reflects on supporting idiosyncratic passion projects regardless of profit, his fellowship from Jim O'Shaughnessy, and navigating economic inequality while promoting eccentric research pursuitsKey Insights1. Charlie D. Becker is a second generation bookseller whose family runs Houston's largest used and rare bookstore, and he is currently building an AI tool specifically designed for used bookstores. He became widely known after a tweet he wrote about AI companies potentially purchasing books went viral with approximately one and a half million impressions, though he emphasizes the importance of being careful about distinguishing between what he has directly observed, what is on public record, and what is his intuition or speculation about these events.2. The controversy around Anthropic and book destruction centers on how AI companies acquire training data from physical books. Court documents revealed that Anthropic acquired physical books in mass quantities to scan them, and they were industrially slicing the spines off to make scanning faster and easier. The legal justification for this practice was that because they destroyed the original physical book after scanning it, they were not violating copyright law since no duplicate copy existed alongside the original. A judge ruled this was technically legal, even though it appeared problematic to many observers, because the destruction of the original meant they were not running afoul of copyright provisions about making copies for distribution.3. Becker received unusual bulk orders for obscure books through a non-Amazon platform in late April, which led him to investigate whether AI companies were responsible for these purchases. However, after analyzing the pattern of purchases and where the books were being shipped, he concluded that a more mundane explanation was likely at work: sophisticated book arbitrage operations. These operations identify books selling cheaply on one platform that could be listed for higher prices on Amazon through Fulfillment by Amazon warehouses, and books that do not sell eventually get recycled or liquidated anyway, meaning rare books are being destroyed through normal commercial operations regardless of whether AI companies are involved.4. The main technical challenge Becker is solving with his AI tool relates to books printed before 1970, which lack ISBNs or International Standard Book Numbers. Modern book cataloging systems are built around ISBNs, which makes it extremely difficult and time-consuming to catalog older books for online sale since there is no automated way to populate bibliographic data for pre-1970 books. His tool uses computer vision and AI to analyze photographs of book covers, title pages, and copyright pages to automatically generate rich bibliographic metadata, and he has partnered with a PhD AI computer vision specialist to develop this technology over the past year.5. A surprising discovery during the development of this cataloging tool was that the existing data for many older books is extremely poor, inconsistent, or completely absent from major databases. For approximately a quarter of the books they process, the only existing records might be an incomplete eBay listing from years ago or a sparse entry in WorldCat, the interlibrary database. This means that rather than simply aggregating existing data, they are actually creating canonical records for many books that will become the authoritative source that others reference, essentially building new infrastructure for book metadata rather than just accessing what already exists.6. Becker advocates strongly for the preservation of obscure and seemingly unimportant books because while they may not have obvious value today, future researchers, tinkerers, or engineers might need them to solve problems we have not yet encountered. He compares this to historical palimpsests where important ancient texts were accidentally preserved when medieval scribes wrote over them, noting that the internet functions more like a palimpsest than an archive since we constantly overwrite and lose information rather than truly preserving it. The current system for deciding which books get preserved or destroyed is essentially random and driven purely by short-term profit motives rather than any thoughtful consideration of potential future value or historical significance.7. The long-term vision for the project extends beyond simple cataloging to creating a comprehensive knowledge graph that distinguishes between works, editions, and individual copies of books in ways that current commercial platforms do not adequately address. Unlike Goodreads which treats all editions of a book as a single work, or platforms like eBay that only show individual edition listings, Becker envisions a system where users can navigate between different organizational levels and explore the genealogy of works across translations, editions, and languages. The project also aims to create copy-level records similar to what libraries maintain, which would track provenance and availability of specific individual copies rather than just edition-level information, something no commercial platform currently does at scale.

As an eBay seller, you know that selling fees are just the cost of doing business on the platform. But those fees may be taking a bigger bite out of your profits than you realize. In this episode of the I Love to Be Selling podcast, you'll find out how eBay calculates its Final Value Fees and exactly what you're paying for. Tune in to get an accurate breakdown of eBay charges and figure out if it's still worth your while to keep selling there. You'll also gain access to I Love to Be Selling's exclusive free guide eBay Listings That Sell! It's all about how to optimize your listings so that your items sell faster and for top dollar. Download your complimentary copy now at https://ilovetobeselling.com/webinars-and-workshops/ebay-listings-that-sell/. I'm Kathy, and I love to be selling!

I heard a story about a daughter who wrote her dad about marrying someone she met online: “We met on eHarmony, became friends on Facebook, had long chats on WhatsApp. He proposed on Zoom.” Her dad replied, “I suggest you two get married on X, have fun on Tango, buy your kids on Amazon, and, when you get fed up with this new husband, just sell him on eBay.” There are lots of views today on what marriage is, but the one opinion that should really matter is that of the One who invented marriage—Jesus. Even though Jesus was single and never married, He knew more about marriage than any marriage counselor because marriage was His idea. When the Pharisees asked Him about divorce, Jesus didn't answer their question about how to get out of marriage. Instead, He explained why you should stay in marriage. In one simple but unbelievably strong sentence, Jesus taught that in marriage math, 1 + 1 = 1. In this passage, Jesus outlined the three principles you need to guard what God has established and, in doing so, fulfill His purpose in your life.

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We start the show doing impressions of 30 year old commercials and talking about Todd's wedding from 25 years ago, and then hop into a conversation about my "new" phone. We dive DEEP into my sports card (19:00) collection and price out most of my best cards...according to Ebay...along with other collectibles that we may/may not have laying around. We finally get off of collectibles (75:30) and discuss some celebrity deaths this week and shows from the turn of this century.Sponsors: ScottyJ's album, Google Pixel, Mous, EbayBPST Venmo Tip Jar: @Scott-Hoffman-1Scotty Js YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV3WWSlwDKYf7P5k4XdP3zAIG & Twitter: the_bro_pod, littleBquotesE-mail the show!: thebropodnetwork@gmail.comBuy Merch!!: thebropod.threadless.comOur Website: www.bropodnetwork.com#Wassup#anniversary#brusselsprouts#GooglePixel#UncleJohnsBathroomReader#Ebay#Beckett#GIJoe#He-Man#GDITP#24#podcasts#bropod#bropodnetwork

Up this time, I have interviews with Wes Crawford (Wharf Rat Games) and Sam London (soon to be seen everywhere), as well as a dive into Stalingrad Roads from Nuts Publishing.GMT's August newsletterLive Cardboard 38 - live playthrough of Rebels against RebellionFeeding the Content Beast roundtable on Armchair DragoonsCube4Me 5th anniversary sale- 15% off (my affiliate code is in the link- use the code 5YEARS at checkout)Using Dropbox and VASSAL for PBEM (without the email part!)Ko-FiSign up to support the show monthly, or with a one-time donationCube4Me Storage SolutionsCube4Me are a revolution in trays for games. Multiple sizes, configurations, and depths!Noble Knight GamesThe best place to find out of print games without paying Ebay prices!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Dave gets a neck injury from going downtown on a large woman. Crystal shows off how to send spread photos. Do you wipe sitting or standing? Tammy brings back Nub Nation. Tammy, Dave, and Crystal will remain friends no matter what! #ChelcieLynn #JeremiahWatkins #Podcast #LibbieHiggins GET YOUR NEW TRAILER TALES MERCH HERE!: https://thecomedyoutlet.com/collections/trailer-tales New episodes every Friday on this channel. Subscribe! New Trailer Tales merch is here!: https://thecomedyoutlet.com/collections/trailer-tales Jeremiah's Patreon is LIVE: https://www.patreon.com/jeremiahwatkins NEW MERCH IS HERE!: https://www.jeremiahwatkins.com FOLLOW us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trailertalespod See Tammy LIVE on tour: https://www.eatmytrash.com  @ChelcieLynn   @TheViralPodcast  See Jeremiah LIVE on tour: https://www.jeremiahwatkins.com  @jeremiahwatkins   @standupots  See Crystal LIVE on tour: https://www.libbiehiggins.com  @LibbieHiggins   @SlopCity  Want to send some mail into the show? P.O. BOX JEREMIAH WATKINS/TT P.O. BOX # 78375 LOS ANGELES, CA 90016 (Sending packages does not guarantee they will be opened on camera) (Some packages may end up on Ms. Crystal's eBay store) Sponsored by: Factor Meals New customers can use code trailer50off to get 50% off and 1 free breakfast item per box for 1 year at http://FactorMeals.com/trailer50off Sponsored by: Cash App Download Cash App today: https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/0xf8aiko #CashAppPod. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App's bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card, Sutton debit flex card, and Bancorp debit flex card. Cash App Green features, Savings, Direct Deposit, Round Ups, Overdraft Coverage and Discounts provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit http://cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. Edited by Ryan Armendariz & Jeremiah Watkins Intro Music: Produced by https://www.instagram.com/professorcmusic Intro Vocals: Jeremiah Watkins

Vic Levitin is a serial founder who built companies in Israel for two decades before fleeing the war with his young family to the island of Koh Samui, Thailand. His first SaaS company, CrazyLister, grew out of his own e-commerce business where he needed a simple way for eBay sellers to build professional listings without knowing HTML. CrazyLister raised about $700K, then a similar second round, and grew to nearly $2M ARR before stalling. Today it runs profitably at roughly $1M ARR. Vic later spent four years co-founding Diptera.ai, a deep-tech venture using a larval-stage breakthrough to suppress malaria-carrying mosquitoes, now backed by the Gates Foundation. From Thailand, Vic now runs an AI-powered venture studio built on one rule: no code gets written until he proves he can generate demand. He partners with domain experts and influencers who already own trusting audiences, which is a model that took his AI-influencer platform to $90K MRR in 18 months, now extending to smaller niches like dog trainers. Key Takeaways Distribution First: Prove you can generate demand and revenue before a single line of code is written. Repeat vs. First: First-time founders obsess about product; repeat founders obsess about distribution. Partner for Reach: Bring on experts and influencers who already own a trusting audience. Micro-Niches Win: AI makes it viable to build dedicated apps for tiny verticals like dog trainers. Time to Money: Chase the fastest path to the first $100 in MRR to make everything real. Quote from Vic Levitin, Founder of CrazyLister "My technical co-founder Yair could build anything, even before AI came along. But we have an agreement, and it's a simple one. "He doesn't write a single line of code — whether from his own brain or with AI — before I prove to both of us that I can generate demand and revenue for whatever we're building. "That agreement formed the way we build now. We're a venture studio, and we solve distribution first by partnering with domain experts who already have trusting audiences." Links Vic Levitin on LinkedIn Crazy Lister on LinkedIn Crazy Lister website Diptera.ai (prior venture) Podcast Sponsor – Vista Point Advisors This podcast is sponsored by Vista Point Advisors, a leading investment bank for founder-led software, AI, and internet companies. Vista Point works exclusively on the sell side, providing unconflicted M&A and capital raising advice to help founders maximize business value, evaluate their options, and realize ideal outcomes.   The Practical Founders Podcast Tune into the Practical Founders Podcast for weekly in-depth interviews with founders who have built valuable software companies without big funding. Subscribe to the Practical Founders Podcast using your favorite podcast app or view on our YouTube channel. Get the weekly Practical Founders newsletter and podcast updates at practicalfounders.com. Practical Founders CEO Peer Groups Be part of a committed and confidential group of practical founders creating valuable software companies without big VC funding.  A Practical Founders Peer Group is a committed and confidential group of founders/CEOs who want to help you succeed on your terms. Each Practical Founders Peer Group is personally curated and moderated by Greg Head.

If Podcasts Were Confidential!? The scenes favourite prankster, pop-culture lyricist and self proclaimed future TV reality host, Awsten Knight, returns to Episode 404 of Sappenin' Podcast! The Waterparks vocalist dishes out unfiltered confession behind new album JINX, internet fandom and officially having the worst luck. Throughout this conversation, Awsten opens up on the bands emo takeover, spending $400 on puppets, the tallest person alive, escaping a eBay addiction, Australian accent tutorials, selling used leg hair, being targeted by hitmen, UFO distractions, important tour rules, why Otto was accused as a serial killer, almost recruiting Gerard Way, upsetting wikifeet scores, UK/EU plans, no barrier shows, hair-dye lore and more! Turn it up and join Sean and Morgan to find out Sappenin' this week!Follow us on Social Media:Twitter: @sappeninpodInstagram: @sappeninpodSpecial thank you to our Sappenin' Podcast Patreons:Join the Sappenin' Podcast Community: Patreon.com/Sappenin.Kylie Wheeler, Janelle Caston, Paul Hirschfield, Tony Michael, Scarlet Charlton, Dilly Grimwood, Mitch Perry, Jonathan Gutierrez, Jahana, Marc Spector, Molly Molloy, James Bowerbank, Amee Louise, Kat Bessant, Amy Hogg, Chris Howard, Ian Gent, Jenni Robinson, Stuart McNaught, Jenni Munster, Keighley Mepham, Carl Pendlebury, Matt Roberts, Louis Cook, James Mcnaught, Martina McManus, Jason Heredia, Danny Eaton, Ollie Amesbury, Dan Peregreen, Emily Perry, Kalila Keane, Adam Parslow, Josh Crisp, Sofija Žuravska, Steve Howard, Connor Lewins, Kyle Smith, Em Evans Roberts, George Evans, Sinead O'Halloran, Kael braham, Jordan Harris, Georgie Hopkinson, John Wilson, Ayla Shelly, Kelly Young, David Winchurch, Justine Baddeley, Scott Evans, Andrew Simpson, Shaun Croucher, Grazyna McGroarty, Murray Grimwood, Joshua Ehrensperger-Lewis, Chris Harris, Erin Howard, Lucy Neill, Robert Fitton, Jessie Hellier, Robert Pike, Craig Harris, Anthony Matthews, Owen Davies, JessieGx, Samantha Bowen, Ruby Price, Lewis Sluman, Kieran Lewis, Samantha Neville, Evan, Andy, Michael Long, Natalie Wallace, Frances, Emma Musgrave, Ria Joy, Patrick Floyd, Sarah Maher, Ceris Clift, Hannah, Hayley Taylor, Gareth Desmond, Cheri, Loz, Jamie Snailham, Gemma Graham, Torky, Billy Parmiter, Meg, Eva B, Jack Wright, Emma Barber, Lloyd Pinder, Helen Macbeth, Katie Lyons, Dan Johnson, Mustard Mittthat, Ceri Craddock, Madeleine Inez, Robert Byrne, Christopher Goldring, Lesley Dargie-Walker. Beth Gayler, Chris Lincoln, Hannah Rachael, Kerry Beckett, Naomi Falgate, Leanne Gerrard, Ieuan Wheeler, Tom Hylands, Andrew Keech, Nuala Clark.Diolch and Thank You x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm away this week, so rather than giving a summer update backed by the soothingly persistent rumble of a hotel air conditioner, I thought I'd share a straight-up rerun—though one inspired by our sister Portland art school (and, of course, hated rivals) PNCA hosting her for a recent talk as part of their Design Lecture Series.Way back in 2022 as part of season 3, Olivia Johnson (then an Associate Design Director at Instrument, now a Senior Product Designer at eBay) joined Sean to talk challenging Barbies, Neopets Black Friday, and what Elvis had been up to.If you want to watch Olivia's talk, you can find it on the PNCA Live Video YouTube channel (for your convenience, I've linked straight to her introduction a few minutes into the video). You can find Olivia's work on Instagram @o_j.co, for just her handcrafted data viz work (mentioned both here and in the PNCA talk) onto its own Instagram @handcharted. If you want to learn how to make your own textile-based data visualizations, Olivia's self-paced online course “Data Visualization with Alternative Mediums” is available on Domestica. Too, if textile work is new to you, the course also includes an introduction to cross-stitch! Give it a download!This episode was originally published July 27, 2023.Thank you to all who came out to share stories at our Design Confessional at the Future Fonts & Friends event in Portland, and who attended our live "Bottom of the Barrel" event at Seattle Design Festival! Special shout out to the great Colby Nichols and Sean Bucknam for being a part of it. Both those recordings will hit this feed in the near future, so keep eyes out for it! If you'd rather experience the latter in video, though, your wait is already over: Seattle Design Festival has posted the full thing, slides and all, for you to view on their YouTube channel! Please feel free to pause and marvel my Tiger Beat cover—I put so much more time into it than I should've that maybe I should be directed to a medical professional. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us Fan MailOn this episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, we start with Get To Know Your Hockey Hall of Famers, taking a look at the life, playing career, and hobby market of Hockey Hall of Famer Stan Mikita (5:03).Then, we chat with Slab Sharks CEO, Karn Rai, to get his perspective as a bidder on the Macklin Celebrini Young Guns 1/1 and why the hobby market is on fire (40:42).In hobby news, we review the highest selling hockey players on eBay in July, Connor McDavid is EA NHL's first 99 overall player, and luxury card shops are starting to open across the U.S. (1:35:11).In new product releases, we review the top 10 highest selling Outburst parallels to date (1:54:06)  before wrapping up the show with our recent personal pickups (2:17:01).Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HockeyCardsGongshowPartners & SponsorsThe Upper Deck Company - https://www.UpperDeck.comGongshow Breaks - https://www.GongshowBreaks.comGongshow Reloaded - https://www.GongshowReloaded.comHockeyChecklists.com - https://www.hockeychecklists.comSlab Sharks Consignment - https://slabsharksusa.comSlab Sharks is now accepting U.S. submissions!GP Sports Cards - https://gpsportcards.com/Total Sports Cards - https://totalsportcards.comSign up for Card Ladder - https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=HCGongshoFollow Hockey Cards Gongshow on social mediaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/hockey_cards_gongshow/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hockey_cards_gongshowFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/HockeyCardsGongshowTwitter - https://twitter.com/HCGongshowThe Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast is a production of Dollar Box Ventures LLC

Oil Reserves taking a hit. Finally getting to the recent high profile earnings. Market Top Calls (again). ALL TIME HIGHS – Then some consolidation (then highs again). Situational Awareness Update. SpaceX Bounces… PLUS we are now on Spotify and Amazon Music/Podcasts! Click HERE for Show Notes and Links DHUnplugged is now streaming live - with listener chat. Click on link on the right sidebar. Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? PayPal.Donation.Button({ env:'production', hosted_button_id:'JJJHP2GDEJC7J', image: { src:'https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif', alt:'Donate with PayPal button', title:'PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!', } }).render('#donate-button'); Follow John S. Dvorak on Twitter Follow Andrew Horowitz on Twitter Warm-Up - Oil Reserves taking a hit - Getting to the recent high profile earnings - Market Top Calls (again) Markets - ALL TIME HIGHS - Then some consolidation - Lets round out earnings - Situational Awareness Update - SpaceX Bounces... Etsy - Layoffs With Better Numbers - Etsy is cutting about 220 jobs, or 12% of its workforce. - Management said the cuts were not primarily about cost savings or AI. ----- CEO Kruti Patel Goyal stated the restructuring aims to simplify the organization, remove management layers, and speed up decision-making to better compete against massive rivals like Amazon, Temu, and TikTok Shop - Q2 revenue was about $668 million and core marketplace sales improved. - Etsy also authorized another $2 billion share buyback. - Comes after selling Depop to eBay for about $1.4 billion. Polysilicon - Tariffs Plus Price Floors - U.S. policy adds a 15% tariff and minimum import prices on polysilicon and solar products. - Goal is to protect domestic production from low-cost foreign competition. - U.S. share of global polysilicon capacity fell from about 50% in 2005 to under 2% in 2024. - First Solar and T1 Energy jumped on the announcement. ---- The same playbook - rinse and repeat Chipotle - Salmonella Returns - Minnesota officials linked a salmonella outbreak to jalapenos served at Chipotle. - Chipotle removed the affected pepper supply and switched growers. - Shares fell roughly 8%-10% as investors remembered the company's earlier food-safety problems. - This is on top of the lettuce situation with Sweetgreen- look at  STOCK CHART FOR SG Michael Burry - Calling a Major Top - Michael Burry says the market may be near a "major top." - Warned of the possibility of a 1987-style market drop. - He is short names including Nvidia, Palantir, Tesla and semiconductor stocks. - Main concern is stretched valuations and crowded trades unwinding quickly. - This may be the 100th top he has called since the GFC ---- NVIDIA TURNS GPUs INTO AN ASSET CLASS - Nvidia signed preliminary agreements with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to mobilize more than $500 billion for AI infrastructure. - The Wall Street firms would create dedicated pools of capital to finance Nvidia-based data centers and compute infrastructure at what Nvidia calls attractive rates for customers. - Jensen Huang: “This is really the first time that technology chips have become an investable asset class.” Nvidia says the compute assets now generate revenue and can increasingly be financed like infrastructure. - Nvidia could backstop as much as 25% of individual investments on a case-by-case basis - potentially up to about $125 billion if applied across the full program. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE BREAKS 300 MILLION - The Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell by 6.1 million barrels to 298.7 million barrels for the week ended Aug. 7 - below 300 million for the first time since January 1983. - The SPR started 2026 around 415 million barrels, meaning more than 100 million barrels have already come out this year as releases were used to offset disruptions from the Iran conflict. - The reserve's authorized storage capacity is roughly 714 million barrels, leaving current inventories at about 42% of capacity. - Oil on the rise last week Earnings and such Toyota - Big Buyback, Better Outlook - Toyota raised its annual operating-profit forecast 13%, helped by the weaker yen. - Announced a share buyback worth up to $6.3 billion. - Quarterly operating profit still fell 9%, hurt by China weakness and higher Middle East-related costs. McDonald's - Value Problem - U.S. same-store sales rose just 0.8%, below expectations and well below last year's 2.5% growth. - Management blamed weak execution of value promotions and fewer digital deals. (and probably because everyone is taking weight loss drugs - see above) - Lower-income customer traffic remains a major pressure point. - McDonald's is bringing back more digital offers and loyalty promotions to drive traffic. Eli Lilly - Weight-Loss Machine - Lilly crushed Q2 expectations as Mounjaro and Zepbound drove most of the growth. - Mounjaro sales hit $9.94 billion; Zepbound brought in $4.93 billion. - Raised 2026 revenue guidance to $85-$87 billion. - Verzenio, its major breast-cancer drug, remains one of Lilly's biggest non-obesity products. - Lilly continues widening its lead over Novo Nordisk in the obesity-drug market. Disney - Parks Keep Printing Money - Quarterly adjusted EPS rose 28% to $2.06, beating the $1.86 estimate. - Parks and experiences revenue increased 10% to nearly $10 billion. - Global park attendance grew 4%. - Disney is selling its 50% stake in A+E Networks to Hearst for an estimated $1.2 billion. Oil - OPEC Adds Barrels, Maybe - OPEC+ agreed to raise September production targets by another 188,000 barrels per day. - The increase completes the rollback of a 1.65 million-barrel-per-day supply cut dating back to 2023. (In other words - planned so not a surprise) - Actual supply remains constrained because several producers are already pumping below quota. - Any normalization around the Strait of Hormuz could suddenly make OPEC+'s additional barrels much more important. Berkshire Hathaway - Greg Abel Starts Spending - Q2 operating earnings rose 16% to about $13 billion. - Berkshire bought $23.5 billion of stocks and sold just $3.7 billion - its first quarter as a net stock buyer in 14 quarters. - Bought back $4.5 billion of Berkshire shares, versus only $235 million in Q1. - Cash dropped from roughly $380 billion to $365 billion as Abel starts putting the massive cash pile to work. - Important shift: Buffett is still chairman, but this is one of the clearest signs yet of how Greg Abel may allocate capital differently as CEO. Situational Awareness - Nearly Blows Up, Investors Want Back In - The fund lost 67% in July after leveraged AI bets collapsed and forced a major stock sale to Citadel. - Despite the blowup, Situational Awareness was still up about 80% for 2026 because of huge earlier gains. - Bloomberg says Silicon Valley investors are already asking to put more money into the fund. - Situational Awareness is currently telling prospective investors it is not accepting new capital. - The fund has also continued making large private investments even after the near-collapse. --- Most recent was a $400B ---- There is some talk that Citadel made out like a bandit on the rescue Mercedes AMG - The Car Literally Brands You - Two Mercedes AMG owners filed a class-action lawsuit claiming the metal AMG logo embedded in the seat becomes dangerously hot in the sun. - One driver says he suffered first- and second-degree burns, with a dermatologist describing the injury as "AMG inscribed." - The lawsuit wants Mercedes to cover damages and remove the metal logos from affected vehicles. - Hard to beat this one: pay AMG money and get the logo branded into your back. Europe's Drought - History Starts Popping Out - Extreme drought and low river levels are exposing things that have been underwater or hidden for decades or centuries. - In Serbia, sunken German World War II warships have reappeared in the Danube. - In Britain, dry ground revealed outlines of medieval buildings; mammoth remains and ancient structures have also surfaced elsewhere. - Serious drought story, but visually one of the strangest side effects of the summer. Golden Toilet - $6 Million Flush - The 18-carat gold toilet was ripped out of Blenheim Palace in a five-minute raid and has never been recovered - but there is a conviction. - Prosecutors used phone data, forensic evidence and planning activity to link the gang to the theft. - One defendant had cased the palace beforehand and photographed entry points; another man had already pleaded guilty and admitted helping move the stolen gold. - Prosecutors believe the 98-kilo toilet was quickly cut up or melted down and sold as gold. - So the conviction was based on evidence of the robbery and disposal - not on recovering the actual toilet. Final Follow Up SpaceX - Space Junk Smashes Into the Moon - A dead SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage crashed into the moon at about 5,400 mph after drifting through space since January 2025. - The roughly 4-ton, school-bus-size object kicked up a lunar dust plume that astronomers detected from Chile. - The impact was accidental - solar activity and gravity gradually pushed the abandoned rocket stage onto a collision course. - NASA and SpaceX are now discussing ways to prevent future lunar crashes as more hardware heads toward the moon. - NEED Space garbage Trucks - something we have discussed on show for years (see next) Space Garbage Trucks - This Is Becoming a Business - Astroscale is building spacecraft designed to inspect, capture and remove dead satellites and other orbital debris. - Its ADRAS-J mission demonstrated close approach and inspection of a large piece of existing space junk - a key step before actually grabbing and removing debris. - ClearSpace is developing similar debris-removal spacecraft, including missions designed to rendezvous with and capture abandoned rocket hardware. - The business model is basically orbital towing: governments and satellite operators pay to remove dangerous junk or service aging spacecraft. - With tens of thousands of tracked objects already in orbit, "space sanitation" could become a real infrastructure business.   Love the Show? 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Topps has entered the world of high end NBA cards, but will logoman's remain the biggest pulls in this new era of collecting? Doug, Dan & Cody debate on the latest episode of The Hype! The guys preview 2025/26 Topps Motif Basketball which offers basketball collectors their first chance to chase logoman autos of the latest NBA rookie class and which Topps high end release will become the favorite among basketball collectors. And, with the sale of the Cooper Flagg debut patch looming, the guys discuss if that card will become the new gold standard for collectors during the Topps era. Plus the guys look at more debut patch sales from across the NBA and MLB, discuss what the record breaking Macklin Celebrini Gold Young Guns Outburst sale means for the hockey market and the guys look at a wild card theft story at, of all places, a Lowes. Emma Roberts & Cody John are back on Mojobreak! Join us for our historic 30 case break of 2025/26 Topps Motif Basketball this Thursday August 20th on Fanatics Live! - https://www.fanatics.live/shows/a917eae6-eb64-43b4-9078-6467ad74e2a7 Mojobreak now offers break to consignment service! If you hit a card valued at $50 or more in a break, Mojobreak can list it on eBay for you in one business day! - https://mojobreak.com/pages/consignment Go to Mojobreak.com to get a spot in breaks of the latest releases & more! Visit our shop in Santa Clara or order online at mojobreakshop.com Watch this episode on our Mojobreak Media YouTube channel - https://youtu.be/Tzy5HZcrKtc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Travis Makes Money Podcast, Travis Chappell and producer Eric take a skeptical—and surprisingly nuanced—look at NFTs, Gary Vaynerchuk's continued belief in digital assets, and the difference between a failed trend and an emerging technology that may still have lasting value. They break down why most NFTs were always likely to become worthless, why a small number could potentially become valuable digital collectibles, and how entrepreneurs can recognize opportunities in overlooked markets without confusing speculation with sound investing. On this episode we talk about: Why Gary V remains one of the most influential entrepreneurial voices and why Travis and Eric disagree with some of his NFT takes The difference between an NFT's underlying utility and simply using an NFT as a digital membership or collectible Why the vast majority of NFT projects were—and likely will remain—worthless The comparison between the NFT boom and the dot-com bubble, including how a few winners can emerge from a massive speculative market Why alternative investments like NFTs, collectibles, and altcoins should be treated as speculative “play money” rather than dependable investments Top 3 Takeaways Not every failed trend means the underlying technology is worthless. Just as most dot-com companies failed while Amazon, Google, and eBay survived, a small number of NFT projects could ultimately become valuable digital assets. Separate utility from speculation. An NFT can provide access to experiences, communities, events, or other benefits, but that doesn't automatically make the asset itself a good investment. Know what you're risking. If you're investing in NFTs, collectibles, altcoins, or other alternative assets, treat the money as speculative capital—not money you need for your financial future. Notable Quotes "Ninety-nine percent of these are going to zero." "This is called fucking math." "The question is, are you good enough to pick the winners? That's hard." Connect with Travis Chappell: Instagram: https://instagram.com/travischappell Other: https://travischappell.com A Word from Our Sponsors: - Go to Leesa.com for 25% OFF select mattresses (through August 23, 2026) PLUS get an extra $50 off with promo code TMM, exclusive for my listeners  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices