EPISODE 274 - Clark and Hyung start the show talking about Whatnot and its most recent controversy. After not allowing video playbacks for any breaks livestreamed on its platform, it seems that decision was partially reversed. Now those who enter breaks can see playbacks as "video receipts" but other viewers still can't. Is this ultimately good for marketing Whatnot's platform? Next for Hobby Headlines, Clark goes over an article titled "What fantasy baseball projections tell us about players wi...
Mar 04, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 274
EPISODE 273 - Clark and Hyung open the show talking about the recent release of WNBA Prizm and whether it's worth ripping despite the inflated prices (largely due to the chase of the Caitlin Clark flagship rookie card.) Next, with the prices of high-end rookie cards of star players increasing, the guys suggest more affordable alternatives to collect. They include second-year cards of those players, low-numbered insert cards, and rookie cards in slabs other than PSA. They Clark and Hyung play ano...
Feb 25, 2025•57 min•Season 5Ep. 273
EPISODE 272 - Clark opens this Friday episode by giving his two cents on the Victor Wembanyama season-ending health condition and what it means for Wemby collectors. Then Clark welcomes back Darrell Chan, aka DC, who gives an update on what the West Coast Card Show (formerly the Burbank Card Show) was like with all the pros and cons. They also discuss the rise of vintage cards as well as what Beckett's Graded Card Review (GCR) process is and how it can bump up your current card in a BGS slab. --...
Feb 21, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 272
EPISODE 271 - Clark and Hyung start the show discussing the recent news of Tom Brady buying a 50% stake in CardVault, which will now be called CardVault By Tom Brady. They recall how far one of the owners Chris Costa, who also happened to be the first Cards To The Moon guest to be interviewed on the pod, has come with Brady now becoming a partner of their retail hobby shop. Then the guys move on to "Hobby Headlines" where they discuss the release of 2025 Topps Series 1 and in particular what's n...
Feb 18, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 271
EPISODE 270 - Clark and Hyung open the show discussing whether the new rare insert card Liquid Silver and Liquid Gold in this year's Topps Diamond Icons is cool or gimmicky (and whether it's worth the price of the $3,000 box!) Then Clark plays the interview he had with Michael Dault, director and producer of Hobby Hustle - an upcoming documentary about sports cards industry. The film which will be streaming on Amazon and Apple TV starting Feb. 16, 2025 follows "three separate people who became i...
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 270
EPISODE 269 - Clark and Hyung open the show addressing the Backyard Breaks controversy and what they think could happen next. Then they play another joint pod with Paul Hickey of the Sports Card Strategy Show where Clark and Paul talk about choosing a rarity of a card over the grade of a card, when is generally a good time to buy QB cards in the off-season, plus the element of gambling in the hobby with young collectors involved (in the context of the Paul Skenes 1/1 MLB Debut Patch Card recentl...
Feb 07, 2025•44 min•Season 5Ep. 269
EPISODE 268 - Clark welcomes back hobby friends Roy and Will as co-hosts for this special episode covering the recent boom of Pokemon cards and the growing hype on WWE wrestling cards - in a way that sports card collectors can understand! After brief re-introductions, they get right into Hobby Headlines where they first discuss what can be causing the resurgence of Pokemon cards - reminiscent of the hobby hype in 2021-22 for sports card collectors. Then they talk WWE cards and how wrestling is a...
Feb 04, 2025•1 hr 33 min•Season 5Ep. 268
EPISODE 267 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our free newsletter here now publishing weekly! Clark and Hyung start the show talking about a fairly unique store policy from one Pokemon hobby shop to sell a box at retail price for customers who rip at the store...otherwise the cost of the box doubles if it's kept sealed. Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys address the CT scanning controversy a...
Jan 28, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 267
EPISODE 266 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our free newsletter here now publishing weekly! Clark opens the show discussing the news of the Paul Skenes MLB Debut Patch 1/1 rookie autograph card being pulled by an 11-year-old. The question is what will the kid do with the card and how much will it go for? Tell us what you think the final price will be in our newsletter chat room . Then Clar...
Jan 24, 2025•31 min•Season 5Ep. 266
EPISODE 265 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our free newsletter here now publishing weekly! Clark and John start the show by guessing how much the LeBron James Ultimate Collection rookie autograph card /250 (BGS Black Label) will go for in the Goldin Elite Auction. Then they discuss whether whatever it sells for is a good indicator of the state of the current hobby market. Then for "Hobby He...
Jan 21, 2025•57 min•Season 5Ep. 265
EPISODE 264 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our free newsletter here now publishing weekly! Clark, Hyung, and John open the show talking about the significance of the Topps and WWE new longterm partnership (and how WWE cards can do much better in the hobby vs F1 cards, which share several similarities on the surface.) For "Hobby Headlines," Clark goes through The Athletic article titled, "Le...
Jan 14, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 5Ep. 259
EPISODE 263 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our free newsletter here now publishing weekly! Clark, Hyung, and John are back together for the first Friday show of 2025! Off the top, Clark shares some 2025 hobby resolutions from other collectors who shared their thoughts in the newsletter chat room. Then for the Friday discussion, the guys talk about Shohei Ohtani cards and whether 2025 is the...
Jan 10, 2025•25 min•Season 5Ep. 263
EPISODE 262 - To kick off Season 5, Clark is joined by two of his longtime friends who also happen to be two of the other original members of Five Card Guys: David and Cossa. For this special Season 5 premiere episode, they reminisce about how Five Card Guys began with a simple website, what their initial meetings were like, and how they ended up coming up with the name that sounds like a popular burger joint. Plus they go in depth about the card that both David and Cossa ended up pulling from a...
Jan 07, 2025•58 min•Season 5Ep. 262
EPISODE 261 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our free newsletter here now publishing weekly! Clark and Hyung open the last show of 2024 taking a deeper dive into the Beckett acquistion by Collectivus Holdings (and what that means for their dream plans to acquire Beckett one day.) Then for "Hobby Headlines," the guys reflect back on what was most memorable for each of them in the hobby in 2024...
Dec 31, 2024•59 min•Season 4Ep. 261
EPISODE 260 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our free newsletter here now publishing weekly! In this episode of Cards To The Moon, Clark give a shout-out to all of our guests who were interviewed in Season 4 of the podcast. Then Clark plays another joint podcast episode with Paul Hickey of the Sports Card Strategy Show where they talk about this year's Bowman Draft Baseball release, t...
Dec 27, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 260
EPISODE 259 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our free newsletter here now publishing weekly! For this episode of Cards To The Moon, we play an interview where Clark was the guest recently on the Cajun Cardboard YouTube show hosted by Bryan Denison. They talk about everything from what should be considered Victor Wembanyama's real rookie cards (with the upcoming Topps Chrome licensed product i...
Dec 24, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 259
EPISODE 258 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our free newsletter here now publishing weekly! Clark and Hyung start the show talking about this year's Bowman Draft release – this time with Hyung giving his expertise on which prospects to look out for as well as explaining how the change in the transfer portal system might impact the number of quality prospects in the set. Then for "Hobby Headlin...
Dec 17, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 258
EPISODE 257 - Clark starts the show talking about the new Mantel platform (specifically intended for collectors) in his first two days of trying it out. Plus he gives another heads up about the free newsletter which is now published weekly! Then Clark interviews fellow Toronto collector Jared Seto ( @jaredscards on IG) about his first time setting up at a card show with the pros and cons and other tips for those thinking about setting up in 2025. Then he weighs in on ripping wax versus entering ...
Dec 13, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 257
EPISODE 256 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our free newsletter here now publishing weekly! Clark and John open the show talking about the John Elway chase card in this year's Bowman Draft Baseball set (following the Tom Brady chase card last year). Should this be an ongoing thing or is it too gimmicky now? Then for "Hobby Headlines," the guys take a deeper dive in the Fanatics Fest 2025 announc...
Dec 10, 2024•48 min•Season 4Ep. 256
EPISODE 255 - 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, Hyung, and John open the show talking about more MLB players getting involved in the hobby, more specifically those chasing their own MLB Debut Patch 1/1 cards in creative ways. They move on to "Hobby Headlines" to discuss three recent announcements by PSA, the grading company, and what kind of impact it might hav...
Dec 03, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 255
EPISODE 254 - Clark thanks all the podcast listeners and announces the Cards To The Moon newsletter will be published weekly starting in December with more hobby headlines, giveaways, and a place to connect for some hobby talk via the chat room. Then Clark plays a joint podcast episode with Paul Hickey of the Sports Card Strategy Show where this week they talk about footbal cards, more specifially when to bail on quarterbacks and sell for a loss, and when to hold. Then they discuss whether...
Nov 29, 2024•35 min•Season 4Ep. 254
EPISODE 253 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our free monthly newsletter here! For this month, we want to know what your hobby hot take is! Email us at hello@fivecardguys.com or DM us on IG @fivecardguys . We'll give away a couple of Topps Now cards (Ohtani 50/50 and Messi/Curry Night Night) to two randomly selected people who gives us their hot take! Clark and Hyung start the show by discussing ...
Nov 26, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 253
EPISODE 252 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our free monthly newsletter here! For this month, we want to know what your hobby hot take is! Email us at hello@fivecardguys.com or DM us on IG @fivecardguys . We'll give away a couple of Topps Now cards (Ohtani 50/50 and Messi/Curry Night Night) to two randomly selected people who gives us their hot take! Clark and Hyung open the show talking about 2024 To...
Nov 19, 2024•45 min•Season 4Ep. 252
EPISODE 251 - Clark and Hyung open the show evaluating their recent experience at the Sport Card Expo in Toronto plus they share a cool story about a trade that went down using advice from a previous episode of Cards To The Moon. Then Clark plays another joint podcast episode with Paul Hickey of the Sports Card Strategy Show where Paul shares his tips on finding good deals at card shows. Clark also gives a list of raw baseball cards he's targeting in the off-season to grade and flip. Then ...
Nov 15, 2024•52 min•Season 4Ep. 251
EPISODE 250 - 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 John open the show by talking about how the winning bidder of the case of 1979 O-Pee-Chee hockey cards didn't pay up. As such, the case is going back up on the auction block. Then Clark welcomes back Ezra Levine, CEO of Mascot , which is an online platform that helps collectors sell and manage card...
Nov 12, 2024•53 min•Season 4Ep. 250
EPISODE 249 - 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, Hyung and John open the show by weighing in on the 2023-24 SP Authentic hockey card set and whether the chase for the long awaited Connor Bedard Future Watch Autograph cards is worth the price of the $400US hobby box. Then they move on to "Hobby Headlines" where they discuss their strategy going to a la...
Nov 05, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 249
EPISODE 248 - Clark, Hyung and John debrief on the World Series that just ended and discuss some card implications now that the season is over such as: Will Shohei card prices ever go down even in the offseason? Will Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts finally get more hobby love with this championship title? Is Aaron Judge still worth investing in? How about other Yankees including Anthony Volpe and Jasson Dominguez for 2025? Then Clark plays another joint podcast episode with Paul Hickey of the ...
Nov 01, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 248
EPISODE 247 - 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, Hyung and John are back together again for this episode and they open the show giving their quick thoughts on the $4.3 million Shohei Ohtani baseball sold on Goldin recently. Plus they discuss whether buying any Ohtani cards now is a good idea or if there will be a better buying opportunity in the future....
Oct 29, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 247
EPISODE 246 - 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 John open the show discussing the potential implications of the 1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain rookie card previously in an SGC 10 slab crossing over to a PSA 10 slab. Has SGC now become the equivalent of Beckett's Raw Card Review service? The guys then move on to "Hobby Headlines" to talk about the recent ...
Oct 22, 2024•46 min•Season 4Ep. 246
EPISODE 245 - Clark and John opens the Friday show talking about the latest collaboration between GameStop and PSA. Will collectors start to submit their trading cards to GameStop? How will the cards be secured in the store premises? Is GameStop the future of the hobby shop? Then Clark plays a new joint podcast episode he did with Paul Hickey of the Sports Card Strategy Show where they respectively introduce themselves to both podcast audiences. They also introduce the idea of a reoccurring join...
Oct 18, 2024•52 min•Season 4Ep. 245
