Cards To The Moon

EPISODE 104 - Clark and Hyung start the show by paying tribute to the soccer legend, Pele, who died at the age of 82 on Dec. 29, 2022. They also talk about some of his 1958 rookie cards that some grail card collectors of "the king of soccer" might want to add to their collection. Speaking of grail cards, the guys get into which ones they're looking to pick up in 2023, anticipating the sports card...

EPISODE 103 - Clark, Hyung, and John discuss the recent news of Fanatics raising another $700 million in a new financing round, bringing the company's valuation to $31 billion. With reports that Fanatics plans to launch a sports betting and gaming platform for the upcoming football season as well as focusing on potential merger and acquisition opportunities, the guys talk about what potential...

EPISODE 102 - Clark, Hyung and John share their recent experience ripping open packs of Panini Prizm Soccer – NFT packs (and how addictive it is!) Plus they revisit the major MLB signing of Carlos Correa to the New York Mets this time and his potential hobby value as a result. The guys then reflect back on some of the major news and events in the hobby in 2022, and what stuck out to them the most...

EPISODE 101 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show discussing the implications of Cade Cunningham's season-ending injury to his card values and what they're doing if they had any of his cards. Then in this week's Hobby Headlines, Clark, Hyung and John go over some of the recent big signings in MLB and see if that has any impact on the card values. The players discussed include Jacob deGrom, Justin...

EPISODE 100 - Clark, Hyung, and John take a moment to reflect on the past 100 episodes of the podcast and thank all the listeners for their kind feedback and for tuning in week after week. To mark the 100th episode, the guys will be giving away a 2022 Topps Chrome blaster box to one lucky listener. All you have to do to enter is subscribe to the podcast, follow the Cards To The Moon Instagram acco...

EPISODE 99 - Clark, Hyung and John talk about their initial thoughts on the newly released 2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire Baseball Set and the fact it doesn't come with an autograph hit this year.  Then the guys discuss some recent sales of big time sports cards, how much it's dropped since the peak of the hobby hype, but also how much it's increased if you had bought the card pre-hobby boom, and...

EPISODE 98 - Clark, Hyung, and John make their World Cup predictions off the top of the show, and they discuss which players in the tournament might have seen a bump in their card values due to their performance at the World Cup. Then in this week's Hobby Headlines, the guys react to two of the major hobby announcements made recently, which include: the Topps MVP Buyback Program that gives collect...

BONUS EPISODE: Clark, Hyung and John meet up at Yntegrity HQ to rip open a box of the now sold-out 2022 Topps Chrome Logofractor Edition Box in hopes of hitting the Julio Rodriguez logofractor baseball card (you can check out the video on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@fivecardguys !) While they rip open the packs, the guys also talk about how much it cost for the 2022 Topps Chrome Logofractor Ed...

EPISODE 97 - Clark, Hyung, and John discuss the recent $3.1 million sale of the Luka Doncic National Treasures Logoman card and whether it was a steal and could be flipped for a bigger profit in the future or if the buyer was way too optimistic about Luka's generational talent and overpaid. In this week's Hobby Headlines, the guys share what they think it would take for newer grading companies to...

EPISODE 96 - Clark, Hyung and John answer a podcast listener's question off the top of the show who wanted to know if the guys preferred to invest in a baseball player's First Bowman Chrome autograph base card or the subsequent year's prospect autograph card but with a low serial number (ie. gold refractor). Then the guys have a little fun ranking some hobby pet peeves from a scale of 1 (no bother...

EPISODE 95 - Clark welcomes Hyung back to the podcast after being away for a couple of weeks to coach the Canada Junior National Baseball Team. Hyung gave an update on how the tournament went as well as some potential prospects he saw in action that might be more familiar to baseball card collectors in a few years if they continue to rake. In this week's Hobby Headlines, Clark talks about his expe...

EPISODE 94 - Clark, John, and Will take another stab at guessing the final sale price of another super high-end card – This time it's the Luka Doncic 1/1 Logoman that was up for auction on PWCC . They discuss whether getting it less than $4.6 million (which is what it sold for in March 2021) is a good deal or if it's crazy to buy high-end cards in this bear market. Then in this week's Hobby Headli...

EPISODE 93 - Clark, John and Will start the show sharing their thoughts on whether the Panini America Kaboom insert controversy is something collectors should be worried about or if it's much ado about nothing. Then Clark talks with Warren Laufer, vice-president of business development at Arena Club, which is being billed as the world's first digital card show. Warren shares how cofounders Brian L...

EPISODE 92 - Clark and John welcome back their friend Will who's filling in for Hyung while he's with the Team Canada Junior Baseball Team in Mexico. They start the show, off the top, by talking about the reported movie about the high-end sports card world, which is said to be in production for Netflix by the Safdie brothers featuring Adam Sandler. The trio have previously worked together on the c...

EPISODE 91 - Clark, Hyung, and John start the show by giving their early Christmas gift suggestions of sports cards that could see a good return in 2023 to give to fellow card collectors (or themselves). Then in this week's Hobby Headlines, the guys each list a couple of cards that they're keeping a closer eye on because of how significantly that particular card value has decreased in this bear ma...

EPISODE 90 - Clark flies solo in this mini-Friday episode where he talks about his personal journey back into the hobby, why his sports card handle is fivecardguys, the origin story of the Cards To The Moon podcast, and finally his bull case for the sports card industry despite the bear market we're in. -------------------------------- CONNECT WITH US! Instagram: @cardstothemoon | @fivecardguys (C...

EPISODE 89 - Clark, Hyung, and John make their picks for which team is going to win the NHL and NBA Championship as well as the MVP for both leagues.  Then Clark welcomes Nazim Hudda ( hudda123_cards on IG and admin for the NBA Hotspot Worldwide Facebook Group ) who shares what he looks for when it comes to buying basketball cards and how he finds bargain buys. He also shares a cool story abo...

EPISODE 88 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show talking about the recent $3.72 million sale of the iconic Honus Wagner T206 baseball card (PSA 1.5) and discuss whether investing in vintage baseball cards is the way to go during this bear market or if the Wagner T206 is in a category of its own.  For this week's Hobby Headlines, the guys go over an ESPN article titled "New York Yankees prospect J...

EPISODE 87 - Clark, Hyung and John start the show with a mini "Dead Wrong" segment as they evaluate some of the top tier QBs who have not performed as well as many had anticipated during the pre-season. After Week 5, the guys discuss whether they're pivoting from buying cards this season of Russell Wilson, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Justin Herbert or Joe Burrow, or whether they believe any of them...

EPISODE 86 - Clark, Hyung, and John talk about the recent announcement of the Panini America and Reebok collaboration featuring three “Prizm” parallel iterations of “A.I.”’s historic Question basketball shoe. They debate whether it's a cheap gimmick or a cool collaboration between a card company and a more traditional retailer. Then for this episode, the guys interview Bryan Denison (aka Cajun Car...

EPISODE 85 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show talking about the upcoming NHL season and which players and rookies to look out for as potential good buys before the season begins this week. In this week's Hobby Headlines segment, the guys revisit an old topic and discuss which athletes get no hobby love despite their greatness. Some of the players mentioned include Manny Machado, Nolan Arenado,...

EPISODE 84 - Clark shares a few observations from the recent local card show such as many dealers still pricing their cards way above comps and buying cards at heavily discounted prices, and discuss with Hyung and John whether that will change at the upcoming major Sports Card Expo in Toronto this November. Then the guys get into a contentious issue within the hobby – whether cleaning/polishi...

EPISODE 83 - Clark, Hyung, and John give their thoughts on the whole 2022 Topps Chrome Baseball short print debacle and the solution by Topps to issue a special two-card silver pack giving collectors a chance at hitting the missing short prints. Then in this week's Hobby Headlines segment, the guys talk over a few scenarios in which it's better to sell in this bear market or if it's better to hold...

EPISODE 82 - Clark, Hyung, and John look ahead briefly and give their opinion on the new design of the 2023 Topps Baseball set ( see the design here ) as well as discuss what they think about the high price tag of the upcoming 2022 Topps Chrome Baseball hobby boxes (this episode was recorded before Topps addressed that the planned bonus short print parallels of five rookie subjects were incorrectl...

EPISODE 81 - Clark, Hyung, and John start this Friday episode discussing whether the Derek Jeter-backed business Arena Club that offers another platform to buy/sell sports cards as well as provide an authentication/grading/vaulting service is too late in the game. Then they move on to give their overreaction takes after Week 1 of the NFL season on some of the QBs who didn't perform that well, and...