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Vintage Spotlight is back! After a long hiatus, Jeremy Lee and Leighton Sheldon reunite for Episode 18, picking up where they left off with the third installment of their Non-Rookie Vintage Card Draft. This time, they're tackling football!With five picks each, Jeremy and Leighton draft their favourite vintage football cards that aren't rookie cards, celebrating eye appeal, iconic photography, beautiful artwork, and the joy of collecting beyond the rookie card obsession.From Jim Thorpe and Sammy Baugh to Johnny Unitas, Bart Starr, Otto Graham, Jim Brown, Gale Sayers, and Joe Namath, the draft features some spectacular cardboard, a few surprises, and some friendly competition. Who assembled the better five-card collection?Then the conversation turns to PSA, where rising grading costs, lengthy turnaround times, and the growing influence of TCG submissions have created difficult decisions for sports card collectors.Leighton shares his recent experience submitting cards at PSA's $60 service level and explains why the economics still make sense for dealers, even as set registry collectors and hobbyists find themselves increasingly priced out. Jeremy challenges whether PSA's secrecy surrounding its grading process is doing more harm than good.Topics include:- The Non-Rookie Vintage Football Card Draft- Jim Thorpe, Jim Brown, Johnny Unitas, and other football legends- Why beautiful non-rookie cards deserve more attention- PSA's $60 grading tier and the economics of submitting cards- The impact of TCG volume on sports card grading- Are PSA Set Registry collectors being left behind?- Why won't PSA reveal more about its grading process?- What PSA could do to better serve its longtime collectorsLeighton also shares a personal update and reflects on the support he's received from the hobby community following the loss of his father.Join the conversation: Who won the vintage football draft, Jeremy or Leighton? What cards would you have selected? And what changes would you like to see PSA make?Presented by AuctionWire.aiNever miss another card again! Discover cards across auction platforms with AuctionWire.ai, the world's largest card show.And check out Jeremy's new show, *Crossing Wires*, where he uses AuctionWire.ai to explore and compare examples of iconic sports cards currently available at auction.Thanks for watching and listening to Vintage Spotlight! Subscribe, leave a comment, and share the episode with a fellow collector.Offers available to our viewers:For one month free on Card Ladder, use code SCC:https://app.cardladder.com/signup?via=sccFor two months free on Auction Wire, use code SCC:https://auctionwire.ai/For 10% off on Zion Cases products, use code SCC:https://zioncases.com/?ref=sccTo sell your collection or parts of it, reach out to Chris Sewall, Collector Investor Dealer in that order:https://www.cidcards.com/If you're buying or selling a very valuable card, don't trust the mail with your grail. Use Grail Guard to transport it safely:https://grailguard.io/
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