Five Card Guys

Cards To The Moon

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A podcast from fivecardguys about sports cards from both a collector and investor perspective. Stick around for the ride as we take a deep dive into the state of the hobby, share some hot takes, hopefully provide some useful advice and fun stories along the way. For more info about the podcast, check us out at https://fivecardguys.com/podcast or on Instagram @fivecardguys and @cardstothemoon

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Examining What Topps Did To Promote The Hobby In Japan And What It Means For Growth In Newer Markets; Gold Logoman Patch Cards Cool Or Gimmicky; Guessing Most Graded Baseball Cards During Off-Season 25.03.2025 56:31

EPISODE 279 - Clark and John open the show discussing the new Gold MLB Logoman Patch program where the six 2024 award winners (ie. Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Paul Skenes, Tarik Skubal, Chris Sale, Luis Gil) will be wearing Gold MLB Logoman Patches all season in 2025. These game-worn patches will be part of an autographed Logoman baseball cards in a future set. Is this cool or will more Logoman ca...

Brent Weyer (@deepvalueinvestor) Returns To The Pod Talking About Investing In Significant Cards Of Players, Whether Buying Ohtani Cards Is A Trap, Choosing Scarcity Over Grade (Part 2) 21.03.2025 41:30

EPISODE 278 - Clark opens the show with a little Quiz Show segment off the top. Then Clark welcomes back Brent Weyer (aka deepvalueinvestor on IG) where they discuss everything from why choosing a Mookie Betts 1st Bowman Chrome gold refractor (Black Label) for $60K may not be the wisest choice, to whether buying Shohei Ohtani cards is a trap. They also touch on the idea of investing in the player&...

Are Repackers Good Or Bad For The Hobby?; Monster Sports Card Auctions Ending This Week On Fanatics Collect; Playing Over/Under With Cards Selling Around $10,000 18.03.2025 1:05:45

EPISODE 277 - Clark and Hyung open the episode talking about three big sports cards on auction with Fanatics Collects and which one could deliver the best ROI in 10 years. Will it be the Paul Skenes or Jackson Holliday MLB Debut Patch 1/1 autograph rookie card? Or the Juan Soto Red Refractor 1st Bowman Chrome rookie auto? For links to these auctions, check out the fivecardguys' Daily Auctions...

Deep Dive On Gemrate Grading Data For February: Does It Spell Doom for Beckett?; Topps X Murakami Set Awesome or All Hype Like Topps Project2020; Another Fun Round Of Quiz Show 11.03.2025 1:17:07

EPISODE 276 - Clark, Hyung and John talk about the MLB Tokyo Series to kick off Opening Day of the regular season. More specifically, they discuss the Topps X Murakami collaboration with a couple of baseball card sets released and whether it'll be a hit or if it's all hype and bound to die down like the Topps Project2020 set (where it also included artists' work incorporated into the d...

Paul Skenes 1/1 MLB Debut Patch Auction Is Live!; Plus Joint Pod With Paul Hickey Of The Sports Card Strategy Show On Wemby Injury; Breakers Good For The Hobby?; Thoughts On Topps Composite Football 07.03.2025 57:30

EPISODE 275 - Clark introduces this Friday episode with a reminder that the Paul Skenes 1/1 MLB Debut Patch rookie autograph card is officially live on the Fanatics Collect auction site. But if you're looking for more affordable (but still high-end auctions) that end each day, check out our page at https://fivecardguys.com/dailyauctions Then Clark plays the joint pod he had with Paul Hickey of...

Listing Baseball Cards of MLB Players To Potentially Invest In This Season; Another Whatnot Controversy; Playing Another Round of "Would You Rather" 04.03.2025 1:03:18

EPISODE 274 - Clark and Hyung start the show talking about Whatnot and its most recent controversy. After not allowing video playbacks for any breaks livestreamed on its platform, it seems that decision was partially reversed. Now those who enter breaks can see playbacks as "video receipts" but other viewers still can't. Is this ultimately good for marketing Whatnot's platform? N...

What To Collect When High-End Rookie Cards Become Too Expensive; WNBA Prizm Worth Ripping?; Pick 1: Tom Brady Bowman Chrome Refractor Vs. Patrick Mahomes Gold Prizm 25.02.2025 57:29

EPISODE 273 - Clark and Hyung open the show talking about the recent release of WNBA Prizm and whether it's worth ripping despite the inflated prices (largely due to the chase of the Caitlin Clark flagship rookie card.) Next, with the prices of high-end rookie cards of star players increasing, the guys suggest more affordable alternatives to collect. They include second-year cards of those pla...

Interview With Darrell Chan About Pros And Cons of West Coast Card Show Plus The Rise of Vintage Cards And Graded Card Review Process; What Wemby Season-Ending Health Condition Means For Collectors 21.02.2025 1:07:10

EPISODE 272 - Clark opens this Friday episode by giving his two cents on the Victor Wembanyama season-ending health condition and what it means for Wemby collectors. Then Clark welcomes back Darrell Chan, aka DC, who gives an update on what the West Coast Card Show (formerly the Burbank Card Show) was like with all the pros and cons. They also discuss the rise of vintage cards as well as what Beck...

What's New, Cool, And Gimmicky For 2025 Topps Series 1 Baseball?; What Tom Brady Buying 50% Stake In CardVault Means For The Hobby; Answering Listener Questions! 18.02.2025 1:00:51

EPISODE 271 - Clark and Hyung start the show discussing the recent news of Tom Brady buying a 50% stake in CardVault, which will now be called CardVault By Tom Brady. They recall how far one of the owners Chris Costa, who also happened to be the first Cards To The Moon guest to be interviewed on the pod, has come with Brady now becoming a partner of their retail hobby shop. Then the guys move on t...

Interview With Michael Dault, Director Of Hobby Hustle, Talks About How His Documentary About The Sports Card Industry Came Together; Liquid Silver and Gold Cards In Diamond Icons Cool or Gimmicky? 11.02.2025 1:13:14

EPISODE 270 - Clark and Hyung open the show discussing whether the new rare insert card Liquid Silver and Liquid Gold in this year's Topps Diamond Icons is cool or gimmicky (and whether it's worth the price of the $3,000 box!) Then Clark plays the interview he had with Michael Dault, director and producer of Hobby Hustle - an upcoming documentary about sports cards industry. The film which will be...

What Happens Next With Backyard Breaks?; Another Joint Pod With Paul Hickey Talking About Rarity Over Grade Of A Card, When To Buy QB Cards In Off-Season, Plus Issue Of Gambling And Youth In The Hobby 07.02.2025 44:21

EPISODE 269 - Clark and Hyung open the show addressing the Backyard Breaks controversy and what they think could happen next. Then they play another joint pod with Paul Hickey of the Sports Card Strategy Show where Clark and Paul talk about choosing a rarity of a card over the grade of a card, when is generally a good time to buy QB cards in the off-season, plus the element of gambling in the hobb...

Explaining The Resurgence Of Pokemon Cards And The Growing Hype of WWE Cards To Sports Card Collectors (With Roy and Will Returning As Co-Hosts For This Special Marathon Episode!) 04.02.2025 1:33:16

EPISODE 268 - Clark welcomes back hobby friends Roy and Will as co-hosts for this special episode covering the recent boom of Pokemon cards and the growing hype on WWE wrestling cards - in a way that sports card collectors can understand! After brief re-introductions, they get right into Hobby Headlines where they first discuss what can be causing the resurgence of Pokemon cards - reminiscent of t...

New Topps Policy Enough Of A Deterrent To Prevent CT Scanning In The Hobby?; Pokemon Shop Introduces Interesting New Store Policy; Playing Over/Under With Cards Worth Below or Above $10,000 28.01.2025 1:05:00

EPISODE 267 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free newsletter here now publishing weekly!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Clark and Hyung start the show talking about a fairly unique store policy from one Pokemon hobby shop to sell a box at retail price for customers who rip at the store...otherwise the cost of the box d...

What Would You Do With Paul Skenes MLB Debut Patch Card?; Joint Pod With Paul Hickey Discussing Being First To Market With Graded Cards Plus Cracking And Resubmitting Cards 24.01.2025 31:11

EPISODE 266 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free newsletter here now publishing weekly!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Clark opens the show discussing the news of the Paul Skenes MLB Debut Patch 1/1 rookie autograph card being pulled by an 11-year-old. The question is what will the kid do with the card and how much will...

Top 10 Most-Graded Cards Of 2024 (One Player Dominated!) And Who To Expect On 2025 List; Are We Past The Bottom Of The Sports Card Market With Potential Rebound Of High-End Card Sale Prices? 21.01.2025 56:53

EPISODE 265 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free newsletter here now publishing weekly!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Clark and John start the show by guessing how much the LeBron James Ultimate Collection rookie autograph card /250 (BGS Black Label) will go for in the Goldin Elite Auction. Then they discuss whether wh...

Why PSA Expansion News Is Huge For The Hobby; Will WWE Cards Be The Next Big Thing For Collectors Or Die Down Like F1 Cards?; Pick 1 (Wemby Kaboom vs MJ Beam Team) 14.01.2025 1:18:46

EPISODE 264 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ free newsletter here now publishing weekly! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Clark, Hyung, and John open the show talking about the significance of the Topps and WWE new longterm partnership (and how WWE cards can do much better in the hobby vs F1 cards, which share several simi...

Buying Shohei Ohtani Cards in 2025 Despite Sky-High Prices Or Is It Still Possible To Pick Up Low-End Ohtani Cards To Flip?; More 2025 Hobby Resolutions From Newsletter Readers 10.01.2025 25:13

EPISODE 263 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ free newsletter here now publishing weekly! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Clark, Hyung, and John are back together for the first Friday show of 2025! Off the top, Clark shares some 2025 hobby resolutions from other collectors who shared their thoughts in the newsletter chat r...

Original Five Card Guys Members Kick Off Season 5 Of Podcast Talking About $145,000 Card Sale And How The Group Started Almost 10 Years Ago 07.01.2025 57:49

EPISODE 262 - To kick off Season 5, Clark is joined by two of his longtime friends who also happen to be two of the other original members of Five Card Guys: David and Cossa. For this special Season 5 premiere episode, they reminisce about how Five Card Guys began with a simple website, what their initial meetings were like, and how they ended up coming up with the name that sounds like a popular...

Reflecting On Most Memorable Hobby News of 2024; Beckett Acquistion By Collectivus A Big Deal?; Ranking This Year's Hobby Headlines From Most Importance to Least 31.12.2024 58:42

EPISODE 261 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ free newsletter here now publishing weekly! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Clark and Hyung open the last show of 2024 taking a deeper dive into the Beckett acquistion by Collectivus Holdings (and what that means for their dream plans to acquire Beckett one day.) Then for "Hobb...

Shout-Outs For All Podcast Guests in 2024; Joint Pod With Paul Hickey Discussing 2024 Bowman Draft, Investing In Prospects, Which Cards To Try Selling Immediately After Ripping And Be First To Market 27.12.2024 1:08:15

EPISODE 260 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ free newsletter here now publishing weekly! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode of Cards To The Moon, Clark give a shout-out to all of our guests who were interviewed in Season 4 of the podcast. Then Clark plays another joint podcast episode with Paul Hickey of...

Clark Featured On Cajun Cardboard YouTube Show Talking Wemby Rookie Cards, Origin Story of Five Card Guys, And What's Awesome About The Hobby 24.12.2024 1:12:49

EPISODE 259 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ free newsletter here now publishing weekly! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For this episode of Cards To The Moon, we play an interview where Clark was the guest recently on the Cajun Cardboard YouTube show hosted by Bryan Denison. They talk about everything from what should...

Rating The Monster Hits Pulled and Big Chase Cards Announced Recently; More Quality Prospects To Chase in 2024 Bowman Draft?; Blind Rank These $25K Sports Cards 17.12.2024 1:00:40

EPISODE 258 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ free newsletter here now publishing weekly! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Clark and Hyung start the show talking about this year's Bowman Draft release – this time with Hyung giving his expertise on which prospects to look out for as well as explaining how the change in the tra...

Interview With Jared Seto On Setting Up At A Card Show For The First Time (Plus ROI On Ripping Wax Vs. Entering Breaks); Are You On The New Mantle Platform? 13.12.2024 40:06

EPISODE 257 - Clark starts the show talking about the new Mantel platform (specifically intended for collectors) in his first two days of trying it out. Plus he gives another heads up about the free newsletter which is now published weekly! Then Clark interviews fellow Toronto collector Jared Seto ( @jaredscards on IG) about his first time setting up at a card show with the pros and cons and other...

Breaking Down Early News of Fanatics Fest 2025 (and Impact on National?); John Elway in Bowman Draft Baseball a Cool Chase or Too Gimmicky?; Pick 1: MJ Fleer Rookie vs. Piggy Banx 1/1 10.12.2024 47:52

EPISODE 256 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ free newsletter here now publishing weekly! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Clark and John open the show talking about the John Elway chase card in this year's Bowman Draft Baseball set (following the Tom Brady chase card last year). Should this be an ongoing thing or is it too gim...

Analyzing PSA Announcements (PSA Offers, No Declared Value) And Its Impact on Hobby; More MLB Players Chasing Own Debut Patch Cards; Another Round of "Blind Rankings" 03.12.2024 1:10:02

EPISODE 255 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ free monthly newsletter here! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Clark, Hyung, and John open the show talking about more MLB players getting involved in the hobby, more specifically those chasing their own MLB Debut Patch 1/1 cards in creative ways. They move on to "Hobby Headlines" to...