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HERITAGE PYT #4! What a Case!

On Monday I learned of a Top Hobby Influencers list put out by @SportsCardNews and it's a perfect example of why AI - when unoptimized - cannot compete with the human element. The top 10 is generally correct in terms of hobby visibility and those folks ability to reach large audiences. Putting me at 22 ahead of Beckett Collectibles and Card Vault by Tom Brady, while just behind Blowout is comical. I don't belong anywhere near the top of this list. Blowout is a Top 10 influencer based on their ability to control market pricing. We saw that in the leaks that SCR provided themselves. Beckett is a major corporation, Card Vault is a Fanatics darling account with TB12 at the helm. I don't belong in this space. I literally do everything I can to not be called an influencer. And then you have people on this list who have a little bit of a hobby following, but they influence absolutely nothing in this space. Going Twice is just a breaking company, they have little voice in the industry. Chi City Pulls is literally just an LCS employee these days and a relic of covid-era Youtube creators of the past. Yet he's positioned next to IF Sports, who gets huge visibility in his Top 10 hits across the industry videos. He has tremendous influence there. The list largely has the right names, but they're completely out of wack because it was curated using AI based on social reach. Just some thoughts. sportscardradio.com/hobby-influenc…