Is It Really Time to Sell Your Cards or Is the Hobby Just Warming Up?; Weighing In on The Wemby Card Cleaning Controversy; Playing Another Fun Round of "Over/Under"
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by Five Card Guys
2d ago
EPISODE 201 - Clark, Hyung, and John discuss the Victor Wembanyama card cleaning controversy off the top of the show. Should it be considered altered or is it fair game to clean and submit to graders? Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys give their take on the current state of the hobby and respond to some of Cage the Lawyer's critique of where he thinks the hobby stands at this moment. They also dive deeper into Kevin O'Leary's more recent interest in investing in the hobby and the optimism he holds for sports cards as a viable alternative asset class. Afterwards, they play another round of "Ov ..read more
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Will Shohei Ohtani Cards Drop With Interpreter Gambling Controversy?; Blue Jays Prospect Sam Shaw Shares Experience Signing Thousands of His Own 1st Bowman Cards; Giveway for 200th Episode!
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by Five Card Guys
1w ago
EPISODE 200 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show by giving their initial thoughts on the Shohei Ohtani Interpreter Gambling Controversy and how it might impact the value of Ohtani's cards (if any.) Plus they announce to mark the pod's 200th episode, they relaunched a revamped free monthly newsletter (you can subscribe here on substack) and they're running a small giveaway where one lucky newsletter subscriber can win a 2024 Topps Baseball Hanger Box! To end the Friday episode, they play a clip from The Oppotaco Podcast with hosts Chris Begg and Jason Willow who recently interviewed Toronto B ..read more
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Interview With Coach Koe on Connor Bedard Mania, Topps Hobby Rip Night With Tom Brady, And Creating Consistent Hobby Content; Kevin O'Leary Enters The Hobby?
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by Five Card Guys
1w ago
EPISODE 199 - Clark and Hyung open the show sharing their thoughts on Kevin O'Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, the popular entrepreneur and investor on Shark Tank, ripping cards with Shyne and possibly coming into the hobby space. Then Clark interviews Coach Koe (@coachkoecollectibles on IG) who is one of the more popular and consistent hobby content creators right now. He's been traveling across the continent attending several card shows producing a ton of content as well as sharing a stage with Tom Brady in the recent Topps Hobby Rip Night event at Citi Field. As a fellow Canadian collector, Coach ..read more
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CardLadder Indexes Trending Up in 2024 A Bullish Sign for the Hobby?; Another Smart Move by Panini America in Signing Caitlin Clark; Playing Another Round of "Would You Rather"
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by Five Card Guys
2w ago
EPISODE 198 - Clark, Hyung, and John start the show discussing the recent signing of Caitlin Clark to an exclusive signing deal by Panini America. Was this a smart move by Panini and will rookie autograph cards of Caitlin Clark hold any longterm value? Next, for Hobby Headlines, the guys take a look at several CardLadder indexes with many of them looking up in the first two months of 2024. In contrast, the trend has generally been negative since 2021. So is this the beginning of a bigger positive trend for the remainder of the year or is this just a blip and there's more room to go down? After ..read more
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Buying Into the Connor Bedard Young Guns Frenzy?; Monopoly Prizm Basketball Cards Worth the Hype?
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by Five Card Guys
2w ago
EPISODE 197 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show giving their thoughts on the Monopoly Prizm basketball cards with the big chase being the Victor Wembanyama 1/1s (worth an estimated $30,000.) Are they worth the hype? They move on to discuss the Connor Bedard Young Guns mania and whether the base cards valued at $700 are sustainable and whether it's worth ripping a hobby box currently on sale for $300. Plus they give their two cents on the social media post of the collector who pulled a Bedard Young Guns but took up the card store's offer to trade it in for another new hobby box. That box did ..read more
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What Does Collectors (Parent Company of PSA) Acquisition of SGC Mean for the Hobby?; Another Topps Blunder with "First Card" Mistake; Playing Another Fun Round of Quiz Show!
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by Five Card Guys
3w ago
EPISODE 196 - Clark and Hyung open the show talking about the Topps "First Card" fiasco and hypothesize what might have happened behind the scenes. Then for Hobby Headlines, they discuss the Collectors (parent company of PSA) recent acquisition of SGC including what that could mean for the future of grading, how it impacts competitors namely Beckett (BGS), and whether it's a good thing overall for the hobby. Next, they play another round of Quiz Show where Clark quizzes Hyung on a few hobby-related questions (ie. How much did a single pack of 1979-80 O Pee Chee hockey cards cost back in 1979 ..read more
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Discussing Worst Kept Secret of LeBron James Signing With Fanatics; Can Panini America Be Fixed With Latest Blunders (Wemby Rookie Card/Mark Jackson Fake Auto)
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by Five Card Guys
3w ago
EPISODE 185 - Clark and Hyung talk about the worst kept secret in the hobby, which was LeBron James signing with Fanatics on a multi-year deal. They discuss what that means for LeBron James basketball cards in the future as well as what they really think about the 1/1 superfractor dual autograph card of LeBron and his son Bronny. Then the guys give their input on a couple of blunders by Panini America, starting with the widely-panned Victor Wembanyama Panini Prizm basketball card. They also touch upon the fake signature of Mark Jackson on one of his cards and whether Panini America can truly b ..read more
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Discussing PSA President Ryan Hoge's Statements About Grading in Forbes Article; Panini Deal With LIV Golf Enough to Save Company?; Playing Over/Under with Hits from 2024 Topps Series 1
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by Five Card Guys
1M ago
EPISODE 195 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show talking about the announcement that Panini America recently secured a deal with LIV Golf to produce such trading cards as Panini Prizm Golf. Will this be enough to put Panini back on track even after losing some of the major sports licenses? Then they move on to Hobby Headlines where they discuss the Forbes article more in depth titled, "How PSA Built An Industry Leader Around Grading and Authentication." In the interview with PSA President Ryan Hoge, the guys go over some key quotes from the article to see if they agree or disagree with him ..read more
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Running Down All The Hobby News This Week (Wemby 1/1; MLS Debut Patch; Kevin Hart promoting hobby); Determining value of Ohtani/Soto SSP baseball cards wearing their current team uniforms
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by Five Card Guys
1M ago
EPISODE 194 - Clark, Hyung, and John start the show talking about the short-print cards of Shohei Ohtani in a Dodgers uniform as well as Juan Soto in a Yankees uniform in the 2024 Topps Series 1 baseball set. Are they worth the thousands their cards are currently listed for on eBay? Then they move on to the Friday discusson period by going through a rundown of key hobby events this past week and then providing their two cents on the issue at hand. They include the MLS Debut patches, the Facetime call between Michael Rubin and Kevin Hart, and the Victor Wembanyama Black Shimmer 1/1 being pulled ..read more
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How Effective Were Topps Marketing Campaigns for 2024 Topps Series 1 (Plus What's Good and Bad About This Year's Release); PSA Blue Labels A Good Thing?; Playing Overrated/Underrated Again
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by Five Card Guys
1M ago
EPISODE 193 - Clark, Hyung, and Will are back together and they open the show discussing what they think of the new blue border PSA labels to mark sports cards that only have autographs authenticated. Next for Hobby Headlines, the guys take a closer look at the 2024 Topps Series 1 baseball card set after breaking a hobby box open. They talk about what they liked about this year's release as well as what can be improved. They also talked about the effectiveness of some of the Topps marketing campaign to promote the annual baseball card release. Afterwards they play another round of "Overrated/U ..read more
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