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#18: When Collecting Becomes Compulsion: The Hobby Industry's Hidden Gambling Problem | Evive Live
In this episode of Evive Live, Alyx Effron, Founder of Collectors MD, joins co-hosts Adam Lyons and Christina Cook for a candid conversation about the hidden gambling mechanics shaping today’s collecting hobby—and why more people need to pay attention.
Rather than treating the issue like a moral debate, the conversation centers on something more important: mechanics over morality. Alyx explains how modern sports card breaking, repacks, live auctions, and digital hobby platforms can mirror gambling environments—not because every collector has a problem, but because these experiences often…
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