Non-Sports Is Back? Marvel Hype, DC Exclusives & Sausage Meat Cards (Ep. 267)

We’re back from our summer break, and the hobby hasn’texactly been quiet. This week, we get into the latest wave of Marvel releases,including 2026 Mint and 2026 Chrome, before musing on whether the sudden rush of attention around non-sports is genuine growth, good old-fashioned hype, or a little bit of both. That takes us into non-sports “rookies” 🤢and investment talk, the renewed appetite for vintage wax, and why older product is suddenly finding its way back onto breaking tables. There’s also plenty from Upper Deck, including a first look at DC Platinum, some serious Sandman appreciation, and an opening of their San Diego Comic-Con Absolute Universe exclusive. PLUS, we crack a box of 2025–26 Clear Cut Hockey, reveal anupcoming giveaway, briefly lose the show to Wesley’s lawnmower, and somehow discover that old trading cards are basically sausage meat. It’s good to be back. \--- ⏳ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 We’re Back! Summer Break, One Piece, and General Nonsense 03:09 Marvel Mint, Chrome, and the Latest Shiny Thing 10:39 Is Non-Sports Really “Blowing Up”? 14:01 Non-Sports “Rookies” 🤢, Investment Talk, and Hobby Hype 21:32 Speccing, Vintage Wax, and the Sausage Factory 28:42 Upper Deck, DC Platinum, and Sandman Appreciation 40:30 Opening the SDCC Absolute Universe Exclusive 49:22 Giveaway Plans and a Side of Sports 51:45 Upper Deck Clear Cut Hockey – One Card, One Shot 57:32 Hasbro, Transformers, and What’s Coming Next \--- 👇 JOIN THE COMMUNITY & WATCH VISUAL EPISODES • Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatccpod • Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJx2Ddsda7tRKBzWW1OMCrA • All Platforms Hub: https://linktr.ee/ThatCCPod \--- 🎙️ SHOW CREDITS • Intro: Smooth vocals by Greg McLaughlin of The Rebel BaseCard Podcast – check out his show here:https://open.spotify.com/show/2T5nysLpxbK2ZpRrgcCO8I⁠ • Music: "I Got a Stick Arr Bryan Teoh" KevinMacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ \--- ABOUT THAT CARD COLLECTORS PODCAST Welcome to That Card Collectors Podcast! We dive deep intothe non-sports, sports, and pop-culture trading card universe. Subscribe for weekly hobby updates, honest set reviews, and authentic grassroots collector culture. #EnjoyCollecting