Craig & Carmine go through a few predicaments they've recently run into during card deals and how they've handled them. They like to focus on the positives of the hobby, but it's important to talk about deals gone wrong so other people have more ammo to work through these unfortunate situations if they come up. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard...
For the first episode of season 2, Whiz AKA Atlanta's finest explains to Craig and Carmine the hunger and attention to detail it takes to sell cards for his full-time job. The three guys also get into deep philosophical topics as it relates to having success in cards and in life, plus Whiz cracks open his PC and gives his opinion on Carmine's top cards. Whiz's Instagram: @whiz_tha_collector Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboar...
Craig & Carmine make as many 50 Cent references as they can connected to their card journeys for episode 50, which is their final episode of season 1. Carmine reveals his new favorite card and why it has topped his collection, and Craig shares how he’s been making come ups by reselling cards he buys at local stores on eBay. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard...
Craig & Carmine describe how they approach flipping, collecting, and the mental/emotional side of the sports card hobby that doesn't get discussed as often as the business side. Craig explains his experience and pickups at the East Coast National, and Carmine explains why he's recently been paying over comps for cards. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard...
Carmine's been jealous and curious about Craig finding card shops on every trip he takes, and finally Craig shared the secrets that will help you out on your next family adventure. Craig and Carmine also get into a fun debate about the next move to make after Craig's unique finds in a sketchy storage unit. Like and subscribe for much more! Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard...
Craig & Carmine talk about their post-national mentalities and why one of them has decided to relax while the other has decided to re-up. They also open up about accepting and overcoming insecurities during deals and go through some new card moves they've already made since the big show. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard
Craig & Carmine continue recapping and reviewing their amazing time at The National 2023 in Rosemont, Illinois. Our two guys talk about what went down at the WolfPack trade night, a few of Carmine's big moves to get grail cards before the show ended, and their overall takeaways from an awesome show with countless friends. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard...
All 6 WolfPack members who went to this year's National chop it up and debrief about some of their favorite stories, card pickups, and times spent with each other. Craig & Carmine along with Rob (@sportscardtherapist), Ken (@sportscard_lessons), Cousin Oz (@oz_the_peoples_mailman) & Cousin Tony (@cousins_collectibles) talk about their favorite new cards, biggest takeaway, and things they would change about this year's big show. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagr...
Craig & Carmine recap their incredible time at The National card show just outside Chicago including some PC pickups and awesome moments. In part 1, our two guys go over some fun deals Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at the show, trade nights, and even meeting each other for the first time! In upcoming episodes they'll also be breaking down the big show with the six WolfPack members who went, presenting their take on Saturday and Sunday, and putting together first-person vlogs of all the acti...
Craig & Carmine bring us their last episode before The National with a few mental reminders they're telling themselves that might apply to you too. They discuss their marathon vs. sprint mentality for attacking the show, and what they'll be thinking to avoid getting overwhelmed. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard
Carmine joins about halfway through while Craig and all the WolfPack fellas talk about what they're looking forward to most at the big show this week! The cousins Oz and Tony, Big Ken, Rob the Sports Card Therapist, Craig and Carmine discuss Fanatics moves, what they're looking to buy/sell/trade, and nearly make a deal mid-chat. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard...
Craig and Carmine explain the exact cards and card types they're hoping to pick up at The National, which is now right around the corner. Our two guys also talk about their reasoning behind wanting these specific cards and how they plan to get them. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard
Craig and Carmine explain a few moves they slipped in just before the big show including a few sales and an awesome PC purchase. Craig also talks about the recent Bleecker Trade Night in NYC, and our guys discuss their rationale behind their strategy at The National. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard
All this month, Craig and Carmine are talking about different aspects of The National! Since Craig went to his first National last year, and Carmine is going to his first one this year, Carmine asks Craig about what he did well and what he can improve on before his 2nd National later this month. Plus, Craig finds himself in a difficult card dilemma... Please comment about how you're preparing for this year's National if you're heading to Illinois! Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmi...
Emilee Pineda who works at Cards and Coffee in New York City explains the best parts and biggest surprises of working full time at a local card shop for the past year. Emilee also tells Craig and Carmine about the motivation behind her personal collection, and the ways she tries to make the hobby more accessible and approachable to other women. If you're in the New York City area, make sure to stop into Cards and Coffee, and check out the awesome trade nights at Bleecker Trading right next door....
Craig & Carmine explain their thought process behind which cards they've chosen to invest in, and they bring out the heavy hitters in their PC to back it up. Our two guys also talk about the qualities of these cards they believe could lead to them increasing in value much like Warren Buffett's stock portfolio, and how they've diversified their card holdings. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard...
Craig & Carmine each celebrate a big milestone and explain how it relates to the sports card community and their own hobby journey. They also talk about exciting PC purchases including a Knicks and Larry Bird card, break down how Carmine made a $550 profit on a recent sale, and elaborate on why their last episode inspired them to lean even further into collecting. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard...
Craig & Carmine talk about the few sets they've collected, why they've locked in on those particular sets, and how it's helped them enjoy their collecting journey. They also explain several different ways to set collect and the old school versus modern approach to doing it. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard
Craig & Carmine talk about a disappointing experience at a recent card show and how Carmine made the most of what could've been an overall negative time because of slow sales. Since they've been mostly focusing on their recent guests, this episode focuses more on our guys' fun flips, trades, and PC pickups within the past week including some breaking news. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard...
Craig & Carmine talk with fellow Wolfpack member Big Ken about what he's seeing selling frequently and what he's buying at recent shows in the northeast. Ken also describes showing Mike Tyson his own PMG card, how he balances flipping with collecting, and the most important sports card lesson he's learned. Ken's Instagram: @sportscard_lessons Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard...
Craig & Carmine go through specific recent sports card deals that have taught or reinforced life skills. Craig explains the life skills he used to make a trade for a Pele autographed jersey, and Carmine explains how he needed to reevaluate one life skill in particular before buying a Magic 1/1 auto. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard...
Shaidur Rahman AKA @shaiwayvlogs talks about how he's chased down rare soccer and basketball cards literally across the world and why he's so motivated to find them. Craig & Carmine also talk to Shai about his journey from Bangladesh to Queens, NY and his mentality behind collecting unique cards with stories behind them. Shai's Instagram: @shaiwayvlogs Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard...
Craig & Carmine talk about the process they go through deciding whether a card is a good purchase or not. They also talk about how that evaluation changes based on that card being a card to flip or a PC purchase. And, of course, Knicks cards are involved... Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard
Craig & Carmine talk about how they rep their city through their collections. Carmine shows off his New York Knicks PC for the first time on the show, and Craig tells some personal stories involving his grandma, dad and hobby buddies to explain why this lane of collecting is so meaningful. We're pumping the Knicks! Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard...
Craig & Carmine talk about which card types, sets and factors will and won't stand the test of time. Carmine makes a card bet on the Knicks playoff run, and Craig explains what he learned from his hobby detox in the Caribbean. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard
Craig & Carmine talk about the ways Craig is using his Caribbean vacation to take a break from the hobby and reflect on his collecting journey. Craig goes through the incredible story of an Ichiro card he got on his honeymoon vacation, and respectfully denies Carmine in a trade attempt. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard
Craig and Carmine chop it up with ESPN star Kevin Negandhi about his rekindled love for sports cards, bonding with his kids over the hobby, and the Philly influence on his collection. These three dudes also talk about Carmine and Kevin's time as co-workers at ESPN, increasing inclusion in the hobby, and the potential for sports card content reaching a mainstream network. Kevin's Instagram: @negandhicards Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Cros...
Craig & Carmine talk about new things they've learned in just the past month about sports cards, themselves, and an entirely new area of collecting. They also explain one of the biggest factors they feel leads to a happy, passionate and ever-evolving hobby experience. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard
Craig and Carmine talk about specific factors that have caused them to like certain cards in their personal collections a little bit less. They explain the reasons they've recently sold or traded what used to be PC cards. Gotta end on a positive note though, Craig and Carmine bring up new PC cards they've recently fallen into love with too. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard...
Craig & Carmine broke out the dictionary for this title as they brainstorm ways all of us can help grow our beloved sports card hobby, and evaluate the ways Fanatics will try to grow the hobby once they take over. They also share some of their best memories opening packs as kids and as bigger kids, and provide examples of low-key ways to look out for rare cards even in modern products. Craig's Instagram: @newyorkcitysportscards Carmine's Instagram: @CarminesCards YouTube: Crosstown Cardboard...
