# Shifting Collecting Strategies in a Red Hot Basketball Card Market w/ Kaushik Mohan @TheIronSheek

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Podcast: [Hoops Collectors: Basketball & Sports Cards Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hoops-collectors-basketball-sports-cards-podcast-7690653)
Published: 2026-04-29T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Max @PutnamCards is joined by Kaushik Mohan (@TheIronSheek) to break down how they’re evolving their collecting strategies in today’s red hot basketball card market. They discuss their growing focus on storytelling, why it matters in sports card collecting, and how it lies at the heart of the hobby. They also dive into LeBron Panini Logomans, uncover overlooked opportunities in the basketball card market, and the continued influx of new collectors into the hobby. Chapters 00:00 Episode Introduction 02:14 The Detroit Pistons Stink 02:32 Shifting Collecting Strategies 08:50 Importance of Storytelling 14:36 LeBron Logomans 18:29 Thoughts on New Collectors 23:18 Potential Areas of Opportunity 26:27 Sports Card Narratives 27:42 Kaushik’s Favorite New Card 31:22 Rapid Fire Questions If you enjoyed listening, please leave a rating! Thanks so much for tuning in. Social links Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hoopscollectors/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hoopscollectors Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hoopscollectors Twitter/X: https://x.com/hoopscollectors

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