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Rating 2024 Bowman Chrome and Other Baseball Sets Recently Released; Take $25K Offer for Topps Now Non-Autograph Basketball Card?; Playing "Quiz Show" Again Sep 17, 2024

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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 Show" again with Hyung and John answering the questions. Today's theme was football QBs.

Lastly, they play their regular weekly scheduled game called "Pick 1" where they each put up two cards and then debate which one they'd rather invest in.

(If you missed our 2024 Topps Chrome Basketball hobby box rip, see how we did here on ⁠our YouTube page!⁠)

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Why the Ohtani Long-Term Exclusive Deal with Topps Is A Huge Win for the Hobby; Wilt Chamberlain $1.7M Card a Steal?; Playing Another Round of "Would You Rather?" Sep 10, 2024

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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 cards. They also touch upon the impact of the hobby internationally as a result of this signing.

Clark then hosts another round of "Would You Rather" with Hyung and John participating by answering which of the two scenarios they would select for each question.

Lastly, they play their regular weekly scheduled game called "Pick 1" where they each put up two cards and then debate which one they'd rather invest in.

(If you missed our 2024 Topps Chrome Basketball hobby box rip, see how we did here on our YouTube page!)

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Ripping Topps Now U.S. Olympic Basketball Short Print Cards A Good Thing?; Topps Composite Football Cards Yay or Nay; Plus Making Super Bowl Picks Sep 06, 2024

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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, specifically about whether the 2023 Topps Composite Football set will be a hit amongst collectors as it's an unlicensed product (and if there are any similarities to the recent release of Topps Chrome Basketball.)

They end off the show making their Super Bowl picks for this upcoming season.

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Are We Past The Bottom In The Sports Card Market?; 2024 Topps Chrome Basketball Hype Warranted?; Playing Another Round of Over/Under Sep 03, 2024

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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 filtered to show year-to-date numbers.

Afterward, Clark plays Over/Under with Hyung who must guess whether the recent sale of four cards went over or under the dollar amount Clark gives for each card (ie. Victor Wembanyama Silver Prizm rookie card; Shohei Ohtani Bowman Chrome rookie autograph card.)

Finally, they play their weekly Pick 1 segment where they both pick two cards and they each debate which one they'd rather invest in.

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Dissecting Michael Rubin's Talk at Fanatics Fest NYC; Which Offer Is Best for Topps Now Triple Autograph Card of LeBron, Durant, Curry? Aug 27, 2024

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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 hopes to become, and on a more macro level, what Fanatics hopes to accomplish in the hobby in the future.

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Update on Mike Trout Cracked Out of BGS 9 Slab (Slight Twist in the Story); Sponsoring Kyopo Youth Baseball Camp to 10X the Hobby Aug 23, 2024

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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 an update on what happened to the Mike Trout 2009 Bowman Chrome prospect autograph card they cracked out of the BGS 9/10 case.

After submitting to PSA at Fanatics Fest, they received the grade back but it's not what they ever imagined getting!

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Fanatics Fest Recap With EJ Ferrer (Show Organizer), Jeremy Lee (Sports Cards Live), Darrell Chan (Exhibitor), Karlos (Sluggers55), Denny Cards (Podcaster) and More; Plus Special Shout-Outs Aug 20, 2024

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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) to get his thoughts from a vendor perspective and what could be done to improve the next Fanatics Fest experience.

And the guys also met new hobby friends (Wyverns0625 and Will aka dubpry on IG) who shared what they thought of the big event in NYC.

Finally, Clark shouts out all the people they met at Fanatics Fest for helping make this experience truly memorable.

One more thing, because they forgot to give out their podcast stickers at the event, if you want one, just DM @fivecardguys or @cardstothemoon on Instagram, and we'll send it to you if you live in the U.S. or Canada (and please rate our show if you haven't already wherever you listen to your podcasts! Thank you!)

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Countdown to Fanatics Fest Begins With Rundown of Announcements Made About the Event; 2024 Topps Chrome Basketball Worth It?; Quiz Show On Most Graded Athletes Currently Active Aug 13, 2024

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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 discuss some of the announcements already made about the show (ie. Travis Scott exclusive event baseball cards, Big Apple Refractors in 2024 Topps Chrome Baseball only at Fanatics Fest) and give their first takes on each one.

Next, Clark plays another round of Quiz Show with Hyung. This time the topic is Most (Active) Graded Athletes of all time (according to gemrate.com).

Last, Clark and Hyung wrap up the show with their weekly segment "Pick 1" where the hosts put up two cards and then debate which they'd rather invest in.

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Hobby Raises Thousands of Dollars for Family in Need (Just Shy of $40K Goal); Panini Downtown Insert Cards Galore! Aug 09, 2024

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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 on the family's gofundme page.

A week later, the gofundme goal is at $32,000 of their $40,000 goal. Again, to help contribute go read their whole story on their gofundme page⁠.

Then Clark and Hyung end the show weighing in on the Panini Donruss Optic Football Downtown Insert card controversy. Repacks anyone?

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Special Joint Podcast Episode with Denny Cards on Important Hobby Issues (Representation in the Hobby) to Silly Topics (Why are Panini Downtown Cards popular?); Plus Topps Chrome Basketball Returns Aug 06, 2024

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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 to be rescinded without explanation.)

They also tackled the issue of fair representation in the hobby and why it’s important to have that discussion. And they also had plenty of random thoughts like why are Panini Downtown cards so popular, and how can you tell if you’re being sold a fake card.

Clark and Denny also touched on the upcoming Fanatics Fest which Denny and I will both be attending and what they hope to experience when they arrive in NYC.

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