Round 2 with Karvin Cheung (@Karvinc)

Link to YouTube: https://youtu.be/uxydW0a36L0

Original Airdate: December 5th, 2020

Joining me again on the channel is Karvin Cheung (@Karvinc), a long-time collector, an industry veteran with a resume including Upper Deck, Panini, the creation and design for The Cup in hockey, Exquisite as well as Immaculate.

Today he works on the distribution end as the Director of Business Development for GTS Sports.

He has a wealth of knowledge and experience that opens the door for a variety of insights into the current and past hobby. What does he think of the current market? What else is catching his eye?

If this is the first time you're checking out the channel thanks for watching!

For some more background on Karvin, check out his discussion with Jeremy from Sports Cards live back in April:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmlfO4Q777Q

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Start of Stream

00:02:04 Discussion on the acquisition of Collectors Universe / affect on CSG

00:25:57 Damaged Card Replacements / Redemptions from the Manufacturer side

01:03:03 Talking about the long-term viability of Sticker Autos

01:35:30 What is done if as a designer there is a small rookie class?

01:48:02 The Retail question and what collectors could do about it / General Talk

02:38:51 Intermission

02:46:31 End of Intermission \ Stories from Karvin

03:01:26 Some Definitions and hobby Semantics with Karvin

04:07:58 Are you satisfied with the current state of card design? / General Talk

#HobbyTalk #BIHR #HobbyRandoms

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