Cardboard Coach

A podcast for anyone looking to educate themselves on sports card collecting. On today's episode we discuss several instances in the past week where hype will inevitably get you burned. We discuss the rise of Joe Burrow's stock. We discuss Topps 2022 Series 1 and the impact on Wander Franco's market. We discuss ways to navigate the hype so you can get the best price possible for your favourite car...

A podcast for anyone looking to educate themselves on sports card collecting. On today's episode we dicuss our recent PSA submission return of 190 cards. We discuss Coachkoe's gem rate as well as Sportscardcartel's career gem rate vs the rate he received this submission. We talk about why SGC has continued to impress us and has a lot of momentum moving into 2022. We discuss the impact of having cr...

A podcast for anyone looking to educate themselves on sports card collecting. On today's episode we discuss the drama surrounding Marx Cards and the impact that it has with both PSA and group submitters. We discuss the events that took place at the Dallas Card Show and how shady dealings seem to be the norm in the sports card space. We discuss a PSA submission that COACHKOE sent out that was rejec...

A podcast for anyone looking to educate themselves on sports card collecting. On today's episode we discuss contraversy surrounding Logan Paul's 3.5 Million dollar pokemon sealed case and whether it is truly authentic. As well as the ramifications that an inauthentic sealed case would have on the rest of the collectibles market. We discuss some questionable actions by one of the biggest sports car...

A podcast for anyone looking to educate themselves on sports card collecting. On today's episode we look at 2021 in the sports card hobby and discuss pros and cons of the hobby. We go into depth about positives and negatives that came from a year that gave us a lot of different trends with respect to what types of cards people were collecting. We discuss how lower graded short printed cards are fi...

On today's episode, we dive into grading cards with several different grading companies. We discuss the winners and losers of the influx of sports card grading taking place at this time in the hobby. We discuss how certain companies and people have thrown the "lawyer" card into the ring during general discussions surrounding faulty business processes. We also discuss how a market going unchecked m...

On today's episode, we discuss the sports card hobby from the perspective of arguably the most important front line worker - the hobby shop owner. We talk to Sasha, one of the owners of Relikks Cards & Collectibles, one of the best card shops in the city of Toronto. We discuss the difficulty in owning a card shop under continuing changes in COVID guidelines, fraud, supply chain issues and much...

Welcome to season 2! After a lengthy layoff to focus on wheeling and dealing at some local card shows, including the second biggest show in North America, we are BACK! On today's episode, we discuss two very different experiences at the Toronto Sports Card Expo, a year in review in the hobby, and what's next for CARDBOARD COACHES. A podcast for anyone looking to educate themselves on sports card c...

On today's episode we dive into a new sector of sports card collecting that has been picking up a considerable amount of steam spear headed by none other than YamWax. YamWax joins us on our 50th episode discussing his collecting process and progressions throughout his hobby tenure. He also discusses some of his favourite pieces and how he finds the next hottest cards in the obscure collectibles sp...

On today's episode we talk to Naim Cardinal aka indigenous rookie cards, one of if not the most prominent collectors of indigeneous sports cards. We discuss his story in relation to sports and how for him, sports card collecting is about much more than making money. We discuss how he's been able to bond with familiy members, found long lost relatives, connect with various members of his community...

On today's episode of Cardboard Coaches we discuss HGA - hybrid grading approach - slabbing a fake 1979 Gretzky O-pee-chee rookie card, a long with a fake Patrick Mahomes Autograph. We discuss the impact that this may have in the hobby and for HGA as well as the response from owner Tyler Hitt. We dive into the response by die hard brand lovers to scandals and debauchery and the lack of communicati...

On today's episode we talk sports card slab screw ups from a few of the big name companies as many people's bulk submissions begin to return from the respective graders. We talk about how to cope with inevitable frustration when navigating the hobby - from obsenely long wait times from grading companies, to postage thefts and now upside down slabs. Finally we dive into a UFC guide to beginners as...

On today's podcast we discuss the theme of the week in the sports card hobby - PSA / BGS crossovers. We discuss the equisite Lebron James RPA crossing over from a BGS 9.5 to a PSA 10 and the hobby implications moving forward. We discuss the difference between a cross over and cracking a slab and resubmitting. We also discuss our own experience of crossovers and cracking slabs. A podcast for anyone...

On today's episode we discuss the difference between innovation in the sports card hobby and gimmicks. We dive deeply into how people's feeds are quickly looking very much like a space that COACHKOE & SPORTSCARDCARTEL are very familiar with - the fitness industry. COACHKOE has a mindblowing take on if the junk wax era were to have taken place in modern day and the impact that social media has on d...

On today's episode of cardboard coaches we recap how our $1000 hockey card portfolios are doing midway through the NHL off season to find trends in the hockey card market. We also discuss he debate of the last little while - SGC vs HGA. And pros and cons of both. Finally, we discuss monopolies in the sports card market with fanatics taking over sports cards in the not so distant future, PSA's rela...

On today's episdoe we dive into the exceptionally busy week in the sports card hobby with Brian Bailey aka @Rockymountainbaseballcards on instagram. We dive into the drama surrounding PWCC & Ebay and how this affects the hobby moving forward. We discuss measures Ebay can take moving forward to prevent shill bidding. We also go through great lengths to talk about how SGC is a real player in today's...

On today's episode we disccus a week of mistrust in the sports card hobby. We dive into a massive group submitter - KK Sports cards and their affiliation with RedBeard Sports cards and how their affiliation resulted in the misplacing and eventual sale of a massive PSA submission. We also dive into the newly established sports card buying and selling platform - ALT. After a report surfaced about ju...

On today's episode, we discuss a viral video in the sports card community involving a prominent figure, an unsettling deal and a lebron james topps chrome xfractor. We discuss the sudden move from stacking base psa 10's to the purchase of 1 of 1's and super short prints; regardless of year. We dive into why we think vintage hockey is criminally undervalued and finally talk about our current workou...

A podcast for anyone looking to educate themselves on sports card collecting. On today's episode we discuss how we feel not attending the National Sports Card Convention. We discuss the state of the hobby based on the turnout at the National. COACHKOE & SPORTSCARDCARTEL both have a thorough expertise of fitness and sports and use their unique personalities to help educate the masses on both. Learn...

A podcast for anyone looking to educate themselves on sports card collecting. On today's episode COACHKOE and CARTEL talk about their National Hockey Card day experiences at their local LCS. We discuss an interesting post on instagram regarding etiquette at card shows. We follow it up with a 1000$ Sports card gamble. We each have 1000$ USD to build a portfolio of NHL PSA 10 slabs that will increas...

On today's episode, we discuss the recent sale of the PSA 10 1986 FLEER Michael Jordan rookie card at an all time high at a PWCC auction. We discuss the future of grading with respect to authenticating graded cards further and how each and every single card sale is subjective based on person, time, state of the hobby, experience etc. We also dicuss the NHL expansion draft and the upcoming NHL seas...

A podcast for anyone looking to educate themselves on sports card collecting. On today's episode we discuss major injuries to key players in the sports card hobby; Acuna has a full tear in his MCL and Conor Mcgregor with a broken leg and the impact that this may have on the price of their cards and overall for their respective sports. We talk about the dangers of sports card investing with respect...

A podcast for anyone looking to educate themselves on sports card collecting. On today's episode, we discuss the acquisition of Goldin Auctions as well as Blackstone Investments acquiring CCG. We also discuss etiquette when attending a sports card expo or show and what the next steps are for grading sports cards. COACHKOE & SPORTSCARDCARTEL both have a thorough expertise of fitness and sports and...

A podcast for anyone looking to educate themselves on sports card collecting. On today's episode we discuss opinions that may be contratry to what you're accustomed to hearing in the present market. Including why you may want to think twice before breaking with breakers who have the illusion of having tonnes of followers. COACHKOE & SPORTSCARDCARTEL both have a thorough expertise of fitness and sp...

A podcast for anyone looking to educate themselves on sports card collecting. On today's episode we discuss opinions that may be contratry to what you're accustomed to hearing in the present market. Including why you may want to think twice before breaking with breakers who have the illusion of having tonnes of followers. COACHKOE & SPORTSCARDCARTEL both have a thorough expertise of fitness and sp...