Cards To The Moon

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KC Royals Catcher MJ Melendez Cool Trade Offer; Ex-MLB Player Rene Tosoni Shares His Crazy Story About Signing His 1st Bowman Chrome Rookie Cards Jan 26, 2024

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EPISODE 188 - Clark, Hyung and John discuss what they would do if they got the 1/1 baseball card that Kansas City Royals catcher MJ Melendez offered to trade for (including a flight out to a Royals game to make the trade!)

Then Hyung and Clark share a quick story that Toronto Blue Jays top prospect Damiano Palmegiani told them about him own Bowman Chrome autograph card for a fan.

And then to close the Friday episode, they played a clip from a new podcast coming out soon (title TBA) hosted by Hyung where he talked to ex-MLB player Rene Tosoni about his 1st Bowman Chrome autograph cards that he spent hours signing – only to get lost or stolen before reappearing mysteriously on sale on eBay.

You can hear the full episode of this interview with Rene Tosoni on The Oppotaco Podcast!

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Which Cards Should Be Nominated for Sports Card Hall of Fame?; Review of 2024 Topps Baseball Card Design; Playing Another Round of "Would You Rather" Jan 23, 2024

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EPISODE 187 - Clark, Hyung, and John start the show discussing their initial thoughts on the look and design of the 2024 Topps baseball card.

Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys talk about Topps announcing the sports card of the year for 2023, which was the Topps Definitive dual autograph card of Shohei Ohtani and Babe Ruth (based on online votes from collectors).

Afterwards, the three of them propose the construction of a Sports Card Hall of Fame and begin to nominate various sports cards that should be in this imaginary "Hall."

Then the guys play another round of "Would You Rather" where Clark gives two hobby-related scenarios and Hyung and John choose which one they'd rather do (ie. Would you rather destroy all Kaboom cards or would you rather destory all Downtown insert 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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How Pro Athletes Becoming Collectors Can Help Boost The Hobby; Babe Ruth Bat in Future Relic Cards?; Guessing Last Sold Prices of Sports Cards in "Over/Under" Game Jan 16, 2024

Show notes

EPISODE 186 - Clark and Hyung open the show talking about the Babe Ruth bat that Topps teased in a post on the X platform, which may find its way onto future relic cards.

Then moving on to Hobby Headlines, the guys talk about professional athletes who have gotten involved in the hobby (ie. Corbin Carroll, Evan Longoria, Mike Trout, Bobby Witt Jr.) and what the impact of that has been in growing the sports card industry. They also brainstorm what else they could do to further promote the hobby.

Afterwards, they play a round of "Over/Under" where Clark picks a specific card with a specific grade and calls out a dollar amount. Then Hyung guesses whether the last sold price of the aforementioned card is over or under the specified dollar amount. Cards in this round include the Michael Jordan 1986 Fleer rookie card (PSA 10) and the LeBron James 2003 Topps Chrome Refractor.

Lastly, the guys play "Pick 1" with Hyung putting up Jackson Chourio and Jackson Holliday rookie cards against each other; Clark puts up the Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1st Bowman base auto (which he just sold) vs. the Guerrero Jr. Topps Chrome blue refractor /150 going for around the same price (BGS 9.5).

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Discussing Worst Kept Secret of LeBron James Signing With Fanatics; Can Panini America Be Fixed With Latest Blunders (Wemby Rookie Card/Mark Jackson Fake Auto) Jan 12, 2024

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EPISODE 185 - Clark and Hyung talk about the worst kept secret in the hobby, which was LeBron James signing with Fanatics on a multi-year deal. They discuss what that means for LeBron James basketball cards in the future as well as what they really think about the 1/1 superfractor dual autograph card of LeBron and his son Bronny.

Then the guys give their input on a couple of blunders by Panini America, starting with the widely-panned Victor Wembanyama Panini Prizm basketball card. They also touch upon the fake signature of Mark Jackson on one of his cards and whether Panini America can truly be trusted.

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Taking a Deeper Dive Into Grading Trends In 2023 (From Gemrate) and Predicting Trends for 2024; Another Round of Quiz Show!; Quad Auto Disney Topps Chrome 1/1 Card Gimmicky or Cool? Jan 09, 2024

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EPISODE 184 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show discussing whether the 1/1 Quad autograph card of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto, and Goofy is just a gimmick or a cool card.

Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys look over 2023 trends and data on grading (info provided by gemrate.com) - more specifically, how many were submitted to grading last year across the four major graders (PSA/BGS/CGC/SGC).

Then Clark hosts another round of "Quiz Show" where Hyung and John are asked to answer a few hobby-related questions.

Finally, the guys play "Pick 1" with Hyung using a podcast listener submission; John putting up William Nylander rookie autograph card vs. Bo Bichette rookie autograph card; and Clark choosing the Luis Robert blue refractor rookie autograph card vs. Buster Posey rookie autograph vs. Justin Verlander rookie autograph.

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Big Hobby Goal for 2024 Announced!; Examining 2023 Sports Card/TCG Value Trends and Predicting the Future; Brainstorming New Hobby Ideas (ie. Alternate Reality Cards?) Jan 02, 2024

Show notes

EPISODE 183 - Clark, John, and Will start the first show of 2024 (and Season 4 of the podcast) by stating each of their hobby goals for the year. Clark starts first with a big announcement for the pod!

Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys examine the trends in sports card sales over the past year using CardLadder data (ie. big drop in value of Marvel cards, and the four major North American sports) and discuss whether they think that trend will continue in 2024.

Afterwards, Clark, John, and Will brainstorm new ideas to make the hobby more interesting in the "Just A Thought" segment.

Finally, the guys play "Pick 1" with Will putting up a "Discard" error card from the Disney Lorcana set vs. a Charizard 1st Edition (PSA 7); John makes up a scenario where the Shohei Ohtani Topps Now card signed by himself and Mike Trout is put up against the Ohtani Bowman Chrome superfractor; Clark puts up the Sidney Crosby Young Guns rookie card vs. Alexander Ovechkin Young Guns rookie – both PSA 10.

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Recalling Most Memorable Hobby News and Personal Highlights in 2023; Long-Awaited and Final "Pick 1" of This Year; Shout-Outs To All Our Interview Guests! Dec 29, 2023

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EPISODE 182 - Clark, John, and Will open the final show of 2023 by finally recording their "Pick 1" segment they teased for a couple of episodes now featuring the Tom Brady baseball card.

Then the guys talk about what news in the hobby this past year stuck out to them as well as share their personal hobby highlights including their favorite card pick-ups.

Finally, they end the show by shouting out all the guests who have come on the podcast in 2023. You can catch all the interviews here on the podcast homepage: https://fivecardguys.com/podcast/#guests

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Best of 2023 on Cards To The Moon Podcast Featuring Clips of Laugh Out Loud Moments, Plus Good Advice From Several Interview Guests on the Pod Dec 27, 2023

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EPISODE 181 - Clark recaps the third season of Cards To The Moon with some audio clips from the past year including some funnier, light-hearted moments on the pod as well as good advice from the many guests who have come on the show in 2023.

Some of those guests featured in this recap episode include Denny_Cards, Brent Weyer (deepvalueinvestor), Jeremy Lee (host of Sports Cards Live on YouTube), and Darrell "DC" Chan.

Plus who can forget about some of our more wacky ideas like the "pizzafractor" and such hobby hot takes as saying this one insert card could overtake the superfractor as the best card to have of a baseball player in the future.

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Iconic Tracker Tool by Gemrate Yields Surprising Data On Just How Many Iconic Cards Submitted for Grading Monthly; Reacting to Reported 21% Fake Michael Jordan Fleer Cards Submitted to PSA in 2023 Dec 19, 2023

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EPISODE 180 - Clark and John open the show by reacting to Collectors CEO Nat Turner's recent social media post about 2,000+ Michael Jordan 1986 Fleer rookie cards being submitted to PSA with 21% having been deemed fake. Will that have any impact on the overall value of this iconic basketball card moving forward with (a) the number of submissions each year, and (b) potential fakes slipping through the grading system?

Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys explore the new Iconic Tracker tool by gemrate.com, which keeps track of how many of the top 100 sports cards are submitted to the major grading companies on a monthly basis.

They go over eight such cards to see if they're surprised by the number of submissions as well as if there are anything to be learned from the data.

NOTE: The rest of the show was not recorded for some reason hence the shorter Tuesday episode. The "Pick 1" segment teased on last Friday's episode will be re-recorded next week!

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Tom Brady Baseball Cards A Genius Marketing Move But Cards Worth Buying Now?; Shohei Breaks MLB Contract Record Plus Topps Now Record Too! Dec 15, 2023

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EPISODE 179 - Clark and John let out their disappointment at Shohei Ohtani signing with the LA Dodgers instead of their hometown team, the Toronto Blue Jays. They also talk about the historic number of the Shohei Topps Now baseball card (featuring him in a Dodgers uniform) that sold in just 24 hours.

Then the guys talk about the effective marketing by Topps of the Tom Brady baseball cards in the 2023 Bowman Draft baseball card set. But is it worth buying some of the Brady cards now?

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