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That's just drama

Simple. Any influencer who’s numbers are in question should just screenshot and share their subscriber count over time graph for the duration of their channel’s existence.

@RunGoodLife

12 күн бұрын

On this note, I challenge Geoff and the Sports Card Investor channel to share theirs!

Short answer... yes. The subscribers vs. engagement ratio would indicate buying subs. There are no card shows would drive subscriber count materially higher. The number of subs and followers is the new social currency nowadays. Smoke and mirrors.

I actually really like the way your channel is evolving. Your commentary is insightful, thoughtful, and honest. There’s a lot of cheerleaders in this hobby but not enough authentic voices like yours.

@TheSportsCardDad

12 күн бұрын

Appreciate it! 🙏

I was around 500 subs my first year which was really good back then when the community was much smaller. Crazy how much the KZread community has grown since then.

Its weird that the spike in subs is often directly related with a south east Asian demographic in all the names and pictures.. its almost like one country with a huge computer skilled population lives lol

Definitely buying subscribers.

I enjoyed this video and your openness. I feel like that is a topic people want to hear more about, your channel's numbers your goals. I liked how you said 10% of your subs count the first 24 hours. I started following you back in 2020 with your buddy who bowed out of card content. It is amazing how consistent you are and the passion is obvious. I've watched on and off for the 4 years now. As a viewer I stopped watching as much a couple years back when you frontloaded all the info and ads. I hope you make a decent deal off that because I do think it could possibly hurt viewership. Maybe It's not my place to say or I could possibly be dead wrong and it only makes me turn it off, but I want you to succeed so it comes from a good place, genuinely.

@TheSportsCardDad

6 күн бұрын

Hey thanks man, appreciate the feedback. And you are right, I think heavy sponsorship probably turns some off and affects viewership negatively, but I’ve weighed the pros and cons and it’s still worth it when taking everything into account. I do try my best to strike a balance, and this whole YT thing is just one giant experiment. Enjoy your channel, keep it going!

@professorsportscards

6 күн бұрын

@@TheSportsCardDad I enjoyed your take on balance, I thought that was great insight and so true

Hello, I think we need to be careful when we say "buying subs". Buying subs is illegal, and youtube will terminate your channel, so I don't think anyone is buying subs. What I think is happening is that they are using the promotion feature that is within youtube to promote their videos in youtube studio. If so, there is absolutely nothing wrong with promoting your brand. These new subscribers subscribed because they must of enjoyed their content, and it's a good way to promote your channel under the youtube guidelines. No difference than a company promoting their brands, products, movies, etc... we are surrounded by advertisements, we live in a world of advertisements, and yet the sports card community seems to have a problem when one of them promotes its brand. I recommend sticking to what you do best and getting away from this toxic jealously that will only negatively impact all sports card channels, because real collectors which you seem to praise don't give a crap a out it. Sincerely, ODN1

It wouldn't surprise me if subs are being bought but are we accounting for appearances on other people's channels? Mojo was on Sports Cards Live a few weeks ago, for example, and is constantly doing content for Burbank Sports Cards.

You can buy views too

Great topic! Roth picked up a lot of new subs during the Dallas Card show timeframe. Stopped by the table I was at with a killer Anthony Edwards card. Mojo and Geoff were there too.

I wish was like in the day swaping an building The hobby was building the collection of 1 player

God yes, they are. Backyard, Pacman, Castro, all of em

Why do you care? Losing sponsor money?

@TheSportsCardDad

12 күн бұрын

😂

@TheCardHunter

12 күн бұрын

@@TheSportsCardDad how much did you make on this video whining about others? I’m going to buy you some subscribers than you can pretend it was organic 🤣

@TheSportsCardDad

12 күн бұрын

@@TheCardHunternobody whines harder than you dude lol

Try Midlife cards with Craig. Great guy and he loves talking cards. Would love to see u guys talk love about cards together. U both have great knowledge about the Bobbie.

Thanks for the insight and also shout out to you for representing the hobby dad creators. The younger single folk have a lot more time to do what they do. ✊

@TheSportsCardDad

12 күн бұрын

👍 🙌

I could see why there would be some speculations on content creators buying subs. But if you watch videos on buying subs its actually extremely expensive. To be buying that many subs in a month is probably gonna cost them over 1-2K. Im not saying its impossible just saying it be dumb. Cause bot subscribers don't translate to views. And buying views and subs can kill your channel, like I mentioned not out of the question just dumb if they did.

I’m curious as to what you perceive buying subscribers to actually look like in practice ? What are they actually doing to gain themselves a ton of subs?

@johnwayne9828

12 күн бұрын

Status and perks in the hobby. Case in point, influencer packs and loaded boxes.

Nice shirt! Agree - I don't really ask for subs in my videos, but have noticed the sub rate has gone down a lot the last couple years. Maybe it's part of the "hobby system" correcting itself after the explosion during Covid times. 🤷‍♂ Some of those content creators you mentioned....something definitely doesn't add up with their 'looking from the outside' numbers.

Wow how dare you not give Alf and Frank the credit they deserve 😂

@TheSportsCardDad

12 күн бұрын

😆

I also avg 1-200 a month. The card show vlogs did so well in the past. Also no one in their 20s watches my videos lol. Oh and I’ve been to the uk twice for shows, you aren’t getting that big of a boost from overseas vlogs.

@TheSportsCardDad

11 күн бұрын

Great seeing you at Chantilly!

You really should see if there is some kind of editing software that will let you extend the image of your head beyond the borders of your YT video thumbnails. Needs to be bigger!! 😅🤪

@TheSportsCardDad

12 күн бұрын

Next one I’ll zoom in on my eyeball lol

Of course they did . Two of the snake oil salesmen of the industry . And now more low hanging fruit watchers will click on their vids due to your content - which ironically won’t be bought content .

Awesome episode my dude 🤙🏽

@TheSportsCardDad

11 күн бұрын

Thanks!

We don’t want to watch a guy stand there and talk

@chris-pittman

12 күн бұрын

“A guy talking” is a fair characterization of all of the many channels I enjoy on here. It’s my favorite video format.

The only way i remember was the school yard knowledge who read the beckett bck2bck an who was who with the best card collection ...jordan all the way in the folder with the card knowledge an who had all those an the way to talk

I dont understand this when stykers goes up 40k a month u say nothing bout it

@jrgeb99

12 күн бұрын

I noticed the same thing!!! I’m surprised nobody talked about it. I feel like some shenanigans are going on

@TheSportsCardDad

11 күн бұрын

No idea who that is, but I’ll look it up

@jrgeb99

11 күн бұрын

@@TheSportsCardDad he’s one of the guys that got a card in Topps Big League this year. Mostly breaking channel

@cardsandcomics

8 күн бұрын

He mostly does breaks on his channel

I watch every video. So I estimate you owe me 1.2 Million Dollars (Dr. Evil Voice) LOL

@TheSportsCardDad

12 күн бұрын

lol 😆

What up SCD

@TheSportsCardDad

12 күн бұрын

Morning! Who DAT?!?!

Did you just call me old? 😅 cool breakdown. Yeah..Roth cards sub count spike makes little sense. At least we know my sub count is normal 😅

@TheSportsCardDad

12 күн бұрын

Most underrated YT channel on the internet Ryan, I’ll be shouting your channel out next week in a vid on Star

@80sStarBasketball

12 күн бұрын

@@TheSportsCardDad wow thanks man! Means alot. My channel is definitely different and focused. Star really has been this new found joy in 80s basketball for alot of folks.

If you have the money spend it. Otherwise you end up like Sports card radio and be in your forties with only 40k subs and nothing to offer

@johnwayne9828

9 күн бұрын

Is that worse than this dude in his forties with half the subs?

Many youtubers buy subs and have done so for 10 years

Real question I’d love someone to answer… IF you like the content you’re watching… how does it affect anyone but well, Dustin, and having to “keep up with the Jones’s” as he calls it. It doesn’t matter to me if Dustin’s following is 100 subs or 1 million subs. Or his competition. If you’re enjoying what you’re watching then the numbers mean nothing to the viewer. We don’t get paid either way as your audience and I personally haven’t paid attention to numbers on social media since I was 16. IMO, only “influencers” or teenagers do that 🫡 🤷‍♂️

What??? You are running the channel yourself? RIP Frank!!!

WHO DAT

Nobody cares in a New York accent

@TheSportsCardDad

12 күн бұрын

Lol

Don’t know why I am still watching this shit. Sports card suck….

@TheSportsCardDad

12 күн бұрын

Please don’t watch dude lol

@georgeprouse8295

12 күн бұрын

Not only watching but making stupid comments