Episode 67 | Cursed Objects, Buyers Regret, and Rare Trading Cards

In this episode of House of Folk Art, Matt and Sully try something new: ten topics, six minutes each. Matt maps out a three-month House of Folk Art road trip from Tennessee to the Outsider Art Fair in New York, shares the story of two paintings that wouldn't stop talking to each other, and makes the case for buying brown furniture while it's cheap. Sully pitches time travel destinations, discusses cursed object collecting, and the two get into seller's regret, the one that got away, and the T206 Honus Wagner. Matt also tells the story of how Kobe Bryant's death pushed him to open Ledbetter Auctions the very next day. The episode wraps with the first ever House of Folk Art card break, chasing Ohtani.

Chapters:

00:00:00 | We're Not Talking About Folk Art

00:01:33 | Should We Keep Going? The HOFA Road Trip

00:06:58 | Time Travel: Country Stores, Dave Drake & Black Joe Jackson

00:15:40 | Auctioneer vs. Entrepreneur: Is Gym Equipment Art?

00:20:13 | Cursed Objects: The Paintings That Talked

00:30:05 | What to Do With Brown Furniture

00:36:29 | Going Beast Mode

00:55:09 | The T206 Honus Wagner & the Upside Down Stamp

01:01:06 | Seller's Regret

01:06:28 | Non-Buyer's Regret & the Card Market

01:11:18 | How Kobe Bryant Started Ledbetter Auctions

01:18:17 | Drawing Conclusions

01:21:07 | Our First Card Break

01:26:21 | Wrap Up

Where were you when Kobe died? Ever bring home an object and have something strange start happening? Want more card breaks on House of Folk Art? Tell us in the comments.

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