EPISODE 244 - Just a heads up, if you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our free monthly newsletter here! Clark and Hyung open the show discussing the Topps Mercury Victor Wembanyama set and whether it's a good buy or extremely overrated. Then the guys move on to "Hobby Headlines" to talk about the recent controversy of Grand Salami Sports Card claiming on X to have PSA change the grading on a Shohei Ohtani card after res...
Oct 15, 2024•56 min•Season 4Ep. 244
EPISODE 243 - Clark and Hyung start the show off by discussing the unfortunate news of the high-end Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto, Mookie Betts and Fernando Tatis Jr. Bowman Chrome rookie autograph cards reported stolen by @lukadoncicpc after seeing the alleged tampered FedEx package with nothing inside. They discuss what measures can be taken to safeguard against this happening as much as possible. Plus they discuss who should make shipping valuable cards more safe (FedEx? eBay? Topps?) The guys the...
Oct 08, 2024•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 243
EPISODE 242 - Clark opens this Friday episode solo with the "Hobby Minute" briefly going over some of the more recent hobby news like the Shohei Ohtani 50/50 set, the bidding on his 50th home run ball, and the $53,000+ sale of the LeBron James/Kevin Durant/Stephen Curry Olympic 1/1 Non-Autograph Basketball Card. Then Clark chats with Aaron ( @tropiccollects on IG), who is the youngest guest to date in the history of this podcast at 15 years old. He talks about how he got the complete 1986 Fleer...
Oct 04, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 242
EPISODE 241 - Clark and Hyung start the show by picking who they think should and will be card #1 on 2025 Topps Series 1 based on fan voting. Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys discuss the recent Sotheby's X Fanatics first live auction of high-end sports cards and what it means for the hobby. They also talk about some of the cards that sold that night including the Shohei Ohtani Topps Chrome Sapphire Superfractor and whether any of the cards sold at the live auction were good deals or not. Clark...
Oct 01, 2024•48 min•Season 4Ep. 241
EPISODE 240 - Clark and Hyung open the show by discussing whether the $8000 Topps Mercury Set featuring high-end Victor Wembanyama cards is a good buy. They also discuss whether the Topps Chrome Sapphire Basketball will be worth it as well as the Topps Now "Night Night" card with another big chase for the dual autograph card of Stephen Curry and Lionel Messi (have all these chases made the Topps Now cards collectable?) The guys then move on to "Hobby Headlines" and break down the new YouTube sho...
Sep 24, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 240
EPISODE 239 - Clark opens the show by marking the historic achievement accomplished by Shohei Ohtani who became the only MLB player to hit at least 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in one season. On cue, there will be a Topps Now card to commemorate the incredible achievement. Then in this special Friday episode, Clark plays an interview he had with Karlos Diego (aka Sluggers55 ) live in person in Hyung's studio where he brought some monster cards to show and tell including the Michael Jordan 198...
Sep 20, 2024•55 min•Season 4Ep. 239
EPISODE 238 - Clark, Hyung and John kick off the show by talking about the Topps Now U.S. Olympic non-autograph 1/1 of LeBron, KD, Curry and how Geoff Wilson's offer of $25K wasn't good enough for the seller. The guys then discuss at what price they would sell it for. The guys then move on to "Hobby Headlines" and rate three baseball card sets that were recently released including the 2024 Bowman Chrome. They also talk prospecting and which players to potentially target. Clark then hosts "Quiz S...
Sep 17, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 238
EPISODE 237 - Clark, Hyung and John open the show by reacting to the news of the $1.7M sale of the 1961-62 Fleer rookie card of Wilt Chamberlain. Was this a good deal and would any of the guys take the Chamberlain card over the Victor Wembanyama Topps Chrome superfractor autograph? Then the guys dive deeper into the news of Shohei Ohtani signing a long-term exclusive deal with Topps/Fanatics. Specifically what it might potentially mean for collectors beyond having more access to Ohtani autograph...
Sep 10, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 237
EPISODE 236 - Clark, Hyung, and John are back together again for this Friday episode! They open the show discussing the hype of the Topps Now U.S. Olympic Basketball cards with the short print, parallel and the 1/1 triple autograph card of LeBron, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant being shipped out. They also talk about how those randomly inserted short print cards are now in special packs to be ripped (or sold as one did for $2,500!) Then for the Friday discussion, the guys talk football cards, sp...
Sep 06, 2024•30 min•Season 4Ep. 236
EPISODE 235 - Clark and Hyung open the show recapping their thoughts on Fanatics Fest NYC before discussing whether the hype of the 2023-24 Topps Chrome Basketball release is warranted. Then the guys dive a little deeper into the state of the current sports card market after observing more and more high-end, rare cards are bouncing back from recent sales that seemingly have hit a bottom. They also look into the CardLadder indexes, which show some categories back in the green when the data is fil...
Sep 03, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 235
EPISODE 234 - Clark opens the show recapping all the major bounty offers announced for the Topps Now Triple Autograph Card featuring LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry. And he plays Pick 1 with the listeners asking them which offer they would choose. Then, Clark plays clips from the Michael Rubin and Travis Scott talk at Fanatics Fest NYC and provides commentary on the topics covered on that panel. The clips also give some insight on how Fanatics Fest came together, what the event hop...
Aug 27, 2024•23 min•Season 4Ep. 234
EPISODE 233 - Clark opens the show by promoting the local Kyopo youth baseball camp that his podcast co-host Hyung and his team hosted (with fivecardguys being one of the sponsors by giving the kids some cool mystery packs helping 10x the hobby!) It's all part of his "Summer Camp" video series where he's documenting his journey of building community through baseball. You can see the series on Youtube at youtube.com/@hyungcho. Then they play a clip from the youth camp where Clark and Hyung give a...
Aug 23, 2024•9 min•Season 4Ep. 233
EPISODE 232 - Clark and Hyung return from an action-packed weekend in New York City where the inaugural Fanatics Fest event just took place. In this recap episode, they talked with hobby friends (Jeremy Lee, Darrell Chan, Denny_Cards) to discuss what they thought of the show including all the pros and cons. They also interviewed EJ Ferrer who helped organize the show and plans for the more card-centric Fanatics Fest show in Orlando this November. Clark also caught up with Karlos (aka Sluggers55)...
Aug 20, 2024•58 min•Season 4Ep. 232
EPISODE 231 - Clark and Hyung further discuss their thoughts on 2024 Topps Chrome Basketball and whether the unlicensed product will hold any value in the future. Plus they do a bonus Pick 1 off the top with a Victor Wembanyama 2024 Topps Chrome unlicensed insert card vs. Wemby's "No Autograph" Donruss Next Day licensed card. Then the guys start the official Cards To The Moon countdown to Fanatics Fest where they will be recording from on Aug. 15-18. But before they leave for New York City, they...
Aug 13, 2024•45 min•Season 4Ep. 231
EPISODE 230 - Clark starts the show by shouting out cardboard_preacher on IG (real name is John) who alerted the hobby of a family whose 7-year-old daughter with physical disabilites needed a wheelchair van. John initially wanted to buy cards the family had listed on Facebook marketplace to raise money for the van. But then he found out about their story and asked his nearly 3,000 followers on Instagram to consider donating. That post was reshared and in one day, collectors raised about $13,000 ...
Aug 09, 2024•10 min•Season 4Ep. 230
EPISODE 229 - Clark opens the show with a quick off the top segment regarding Topps Chrome Basketball and why he's passing on it this year. Then Clark teams up with Denny for this special joint podcast episode played on this podcast Cards To The Moon as well as Denny's podcast The Card Diary. The two hosts discuss a wide range of hobby topics including the National coverage on social media, which led to Denny opening up about being offered to be an ambassador for the National (only for the offer...
Aug 06, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 4Ep. 229
EPISODE 228 - Clark and Hyung open the show giving their two cents on the 2024 Topps Chrome Baseball controversy (highlighted by Cage Lawyer) where some collectors were surprised to hear the Legend autograph cards can only be found in the Breaker's Delight boxes (and not in the hobby and jumbo boxes.) Then Clark is interviewed by Iowa Dave on his podcast, The Shallow End , where they talk about Clark's decision not to go to the National this year (after saying he would at the beginning of 2024) ...
Jul 30, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 228
EPISODE 227 - Clark welcomes back Darrell Chan (aka DC) to the pod recording from the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland. He gives a live update on how the 44th National is including the wifi and air conditioning situation, why there's been crazy traffic to the IX Center, plus the crazy deals he's made at the show already and the crazy cards he's picked up. Darrell also gives some pros (ie. great attendance this year) and cons (ie. trade nights are not as organized; washrooms are...
Jul 26, 2024•50 min•Season 4Ep. 227
EPISODE 226 - Clark and Hyung start the show discussing the future of HGA Grading (on the brink of demise?) and suggest ideas on how it can stay afloat. Then the guys talk about the rebranding of PWCC into Fanatics Collect and what it potentially means for its competitors like eBay and other online collectibles auction platforms. They also discuss the new partnership between Fanatics Collect and PSA, and how Collectors Inc. (parent company of PSA) seems to be in the drivers' seat within the hobb...
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 226
EPISODE 225 - Clark and Hyung open the show discussing whether big card shows need more security or if dealers just need to be more vigilant in light of the $2M theft of high-end cards at the recent Dallas Card Show. Then Clark chats with Rob Wong ( @robwongcollects on IG), a sports journalist who started his "Conversations About Collecting" video series interviewing MLB players like Bobby Witt Jr. about their card and memorabilia collections. He also shares stories about players who have somewh...
Jul 16, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 225
EPISODE 224 - Clark and Hyung start the Friday episode talking about the Topps Exchange Program recently announced for collectors to trade in open redemptions for a special card worth anywhere between $50 to $7,500. Then the guys talk about what they hope to hear and see come out of the National this summer. That includes fixing core issues and complaints about spotty Wifi and having strong A/C at the venue. But more importantly, it's about growing and evolving to become a show collectors would ...
Jul 12, 2024•21 min•Season 4Ep. 224
EPISODE 223 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show talking about Walmart getting into the hobby space by launching its own collectibles platform . And John offers a couple of ideas for Walmart to best succeed especially if it's competing against eBay. Then the guys take a look at the PSA All-Star baseball roster for the AL and NL, which is based on the most-graded baseball cards for each position during the 2024 season so far. There's one big surprise in the AL pitching position and the differen...
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 223
EPISODE 222 - Clark and Hyung open the show by looking over this Forbes article on soccer cards , and wonder if they are being slept on in North America. They also discuss the huge potential for soccer cards to grow internationally in just a few years. Then Clark interviews Glen Suh, owner of Suhpreme Cards on Whatnot (with nearly 10,000 followers), who shares how he went from collecting sports cards to going all in on Star Wars cards. Plus he answers all the questions newbie Star Wars collector...
Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 222
EPISODE 221 - Clark and Hyung open this Friday episode talking about their experience ripping 2024 Topps Series 2 and what they really thought of the product (and share if they got any hits.) Then the guys discuss the three recent announcements by PSA and their initial thoughts on each of them including the "Grader Notes" offered to those submitting their PSA cards at the Express Level or higher; the eBay auction listings by PSA (affiliate link) as soon as a card is graded; and the PSA partnersh...
Jun 28, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 221
EPISODE 220 - Clark and Hyung pay tribute to the late, great Willie Mays and point out some of his key baseball cards and what they've sold for recently. Then, for Hobby Headlines, the guys give their opinion on the second season of King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch currently playing on Netflix including what they liked about it, how it is compared to the first season, and whether a show like this is good for the hobby. Then Clark plays "Match Game" with Hyung by giving him a list of six NB...
Jun 25, 2024•46 min•Season 4Ep. 220
EPISODE 219 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show discussing the new partnership between Fanatics and Sotheby's including what it means for the hobby. Then Clark chats with Stephanie Garcia (aka Mamabreaks ) about her hobby journey from being a teacher to one of the more popular breakers and content creators in the hobby. She also shares who she's met along the way, her amazing experiences, and what she hopes to see more of in the hobby. Plus Garcia also talks about something she hopes to do in...
Jun 18, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 219
EPISODE 218 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the Friday episode talking about a couple of baseball fans who were able to trade with current MLB players (ie. Bobby Witt Jr. who gave a signed baseball bat to a fan who had his 1/1 card; and Evan Carter who received a 1/1 World Series autograph card after making a deal with the fan who had tagged on Instagram. Will this be a growing trend as more players get into the hobby? Then the guys breakdown what's in 2024 Topps Series 2 which was released this w...
Jun 14, 2024•29 min•Season 4Ep. 218
EPISODE 217 - Clark, Hyung, and John kick off the show by talking about the $3M sale of the Michael Jordan Logoman autograph card. And they play a quick game of "Would You Rather" with said card that sold on Goldin Auctions. Then, for Hobby Headlines, the guys give their thoughts on the recent gemrate.com post about the record-breaking number of submissions to the top grading companies for the month of May. Is this a bullish sign for the hobby or are we entering Junk Slab 2.0? Then Clark, Hyung ...
Jun 11, 2024•59 min•Season 4Ep. 217
EPISODE 216 - Clark and Hyung open the show with a quick Buy/Sell/Hold segment off the top with such players as Ronald Acuna Jr. (ACL injury, out for the season), Shohei Ohtani (will there ever be a dip?), Luka Doncic (buy high?), and Anthony Edwards (sell now and cut losses?) Then Clark welcomes back Brent Weyer (aka deepvalueinvestor on IG ) to the show where he explains some of his recent IG stories about which sports cards he believes will be a good investment. Brent also offers some great t...
Jun 04, 2024•50 min•Season 4Ep. 216
EPISODE 215 - Clark flies solo again for this Friday episode and gives a couple of updates on some hobby news including the arrest of a man charged with stealing the high-end vintage cards sent to the Best Western in Ohio. There were two more men arrested and charged with fraud for trying to sell sports cards and Pokemon cards in fake PSA slabs, netting them about $2 million in the process. Plus a story of a Blue Jays fan who got drilled by a foul ball, but ended up making thousands of dollars w...
May 31, 2024•7 min•Season 4Ep. 215
