Cards To The Moon

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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" Mar 12, 2024

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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?

Afterward, they play a round of "Would You Rather?" where Clark offers Hyung and John a hobby-related scenario and they have to choose one (ie. Buy 3 boxes of 2023-24 Upper Deck Series 2 for $1,000 or just one Connor Bedard Young Guns base card for the same amount of money.)

Finally, as usual, the guys end the show with "Pick 1" where each of the guys puts up two cards and then they debate which they'd rather invest in.

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Buying Into the Connor Bedard Young Guns Frenzy?; Monopoly Prizm Basketball Cards Worth the Hype? Mar 07, 2024

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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 didn't yield any hits and the card store allegedly listed the Young Guns base card for $1,000. Who's at fault here?

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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! Mar 05, 2024

Show notes

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?)

Finally, as usual, the guys end the show with "Pick 1" where each of the guys puts up two cards and then they debate which they'd rather invest in.

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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 Feb 27, 2024

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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.

Afterwards, they play another round of Over/Under where Clark gives them a card and a dollar amount, while Hyung and John guess if the last sold price was over or under the aforementioned dollar value. The theme for this segment is hits from the 2024 Topps Series 1 baseball card set.

Finally, as they normally do each week, the guys end the show with "Pick 1" where each of the guys puts up two cards and then they debate which they'd rather invest in.

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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 Feb 23, 2024

Show notes

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 by a Chinese breaker.

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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 Feb 20, 2024

Show notes

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/Underrated" with the continuing theme of 2024 Topps Series 1.

Lastly, they end the show with "Pick 1" where each of the guys puts up two cards and then they debate which they'd rather invest in.

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Discussing Fanatics' Michael Rubin, Mike Mahan's Statements About the Hobby in NY Times Article; Redemption Cards for Signed Memorabilia in Topps Series 1 Blasters?; Workshopping New Hobby ideas Feb 13, 2024

Show notes

EPISODE 192 - Clark, Hyung, and Will open the show discussing whether they will buy more blaster boxes of the 2024 Topps Series 1 upon hearing the news that redemption cards for signed memorabilia will be inserted into them exclusively. Or will they stick to the hobby box which guarantees either one autograph or one relic.

Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys break down the New York Times article featuring Michael Rubin titled, "Will Fanatics Upend the World of Sports Collectibles?"

They go through several points to see if they agree or disagree with some of the quotes about the state of the hobby coming from Rubin, as well as CEO of Fanatics Collectibles Mike Mahan.

Afterwards they do another round of "Just A Thought" segment where they brainstorm and workshop (often silly) ideas to improve the hobby (ie. name match cards??)

Lastly, they end the show with "Pick 1" where each of the guys puts up two cards and then they debate which they'd rather invest in.

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Clark's Interview As Guest on Dave and Adam's The Chase Podcast; Sell or Hold the LeBron/Bronny Dual Auto 1/1 Recently Pulled? Feb 09, 2024

Show notes

EPISODE 191 - Clark, John, and Will open the show talking about the recently pulled LeBron and Bronny dual autograph 1/1 card in Illinois and discuss whether they would hold it or sell right away.

Then they played an interview of Clark as a guest on Dave and Adam's The Chase podcast/Twitch/YouTube show where he talks about his hobby journey from fivecardguys to Cards To The Moon. Plus they talk about his grail cards, hobby journalism, and whether Mike Trout is a good investment.

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Interview With Stock N Trade on Creating Funny, Positive Content and Keeping The Hobby Fun; Plus What's New for 2024 Topps Series 1 Baseball Feb 06, 2024

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EPISODE 190 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show discussing which of the many inserts and short prints expected in the upcoming 2024 Topps Series 1 Baseball set they're excited about.

Then Clark interviews Raul Bustamante (aka Stock N Trade on IG) who has been creating great, funny, positive hobby content on Instagram. He talks about his hobby journey from a collector to a content creator.

Stock also shares how he's able to produce consistent content for social media and for his podcast "Unboxing the Hobby" as well as finding the right partners to work with to grow his channels.

Then as usual, Clark, Hyung and John end the show with "Pick 1" where each of the guys puts up two cards and then they debate which they'd rather invest in.

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Genius Marketing Moves: Fanatics Live $10K Break Credit for Pulling Grails and Victor Wembanyama "No Autograph" Card?; Ranking Iconic Cards Based on Most Desirable to Least for PC Jan 30, 2024

Show notes

EPISODE 189 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show giving their two cents on the Victor Wembanyama "No Autograph" Card and wonder if this is it for Panini America?

Moving on to Hobby Headlines, the guys dig deeper into the announcement that Fanatics Live is offering a $10,000 break credit for anyone that pulls one of the grail sports cards in "The 10" list. It includes the 2009 Topps Chrome superfractor rookie card of Stephen Curry as well as the Black 1/1 2018 Luka Doncic Panini Prizm just to name a couple. Is this promo good for the hobby? Will it force other breakers to provide incentives for collectors in the future? Or is this just a gimmick?

Then afterwards they introduce a new segment called "Rank Them" in which they rank different sets of cards chosen by Clark in the order of which one would be the most desirable to the least for their PC collection (ie. Shohei Ohtani 2018 Bowman Chrome superfractor autograph card vs. 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle vs. T206 Honus Wagner.)

Lastly, they end the show with "Pick 1" where each of the guys puts up two cards and then they debate which they'd rather invest in.

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