Cards To The Moon

EPISODE 254 - Clark thanks all the podcast listeners and announces the Cards To The Moon newsletter will be published weekly starting in December with more hobby headlines, giveaways, and a place to connect for some hobby talk via the chat room. Then Clark plays a joint podcast episode with Paul Hickey of the ⁠⁠ Sports Card Strategy Show ⁠⁠ where this week they talk about footbal cards, more speci...

EPISODE 253 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ free monthly newsletter here! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For this month, we want to know what your hobby hot take is! Email us at hello@fivecardguys.com or DM us on IG ⁠ @fivecardguys . ⁠ We'll give away a couple of Topps Now cards (Ohtani 50/50 and Messi/Curry Night Night) to two...

EPISODE 252 - If you want more hobby news, top auction listings, podcast episode details, contest giveaways and more, sign up for our ⁠⁠⁠⁠ free monthly newsletter here! ⁠⁠⁠⁠ For this month, we want to know what your hobby hot take is! Email us at hello@fivecardguys.com or DM us on IG @fivecardguys . We'll give away a couple of Topps Now cards (Ohtani 50/50 and Messi/Curry Night Night) to two rando...

EPISODE 251 - Clark and Hyung open the show evaluating their recent experience at the Sport Card Expo in Toronto plus they share a cool story about a trade that went down using advice from a previous episode of Cards To The Moon. Then Clark plays another joint podcast episode with Paul Hickey of the ⁠⁠ Sports Card Strategy Show ⁠⁠ where Paul shares his tips on finding good deals at card shows. Cla...

EPISODE 250 - Just a heads up, 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 and John open the show by talking about how the winning bidder of the case of 1979 O-Pee-Chee hockey cards didn't pay up. As such, the case is going back up on the auction block. Then Clark welcomes back...

EPISODE 249 - Just a heads up, 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 by weighing in on the 2023-24 SP Authentic hockey card set and whether the chase for the long awaited Connor Bedard Future Watch Autograph cards is worth the price of the $400...

EPISODE 248 - Clark, Hyung and John debrief on the World Series that just ended and discuss some card implications now that the season is over such as: Will Shohei card prices ever go down even in the offseason? Will Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts finally get more hobby love with this championship title? Is Aaron Judge still worth investing in? How about other Yankees including Anthony Volpe and...

EPISODE 247 - Just a heads up, 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 are back together again for this episode and they open the show giving their quick thoughts on the $4.3 million Shohei Ohtani baseball sold on Goldin recently. Plus they discuss whether buyin...

EPISODE 246 - Just a heads up, 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 and John open the show discussing the potential implications of the 1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain rookie card previously in an SGC 10 slab crossing over to a PSA 10 slab. Has SGC now become the equivalent of Bec...

EPISODE 245 - Clark and John opens the Friday show talking about the latest collaboration between GameStop and PSA. Will collectors start to submit their trading cards to GameStop? How will the cards be secured in the store premises? Is GameStop the future of the hobby shop? Then Clark plays a new joint podcast episode he did with Paul Hickey of the Sports Card Strategy Show where they respectivel...

EPISODE 244 - Just a heads up, 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 and Hyung open the show discussing the Topps Mercury Victor Wembanyama set and whether it's a good buy or extremely overrated. Then the guys move on to "Hobby Headlines" to talk about the recent controversy of Gra...

EPISODE 243 - Clark and Hyung start the show off by discussing the unfortunate news of the high-end Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto, Mookie Betts and Fernando Tatis Jr. Bowman Chrome rookie autograph cards reported stolen by @lukadoncicpc after seeing the alleged tampered FedEx package with nothing inside. They discuss what measures can be taken to safeguard against this happening as much as possible. Pl...

EPISODE 242 - Clark opens this Friday episode solo with the "Hobby Minute" briefly going over some of the more recent hobby news like the Shohei Ohtani 50/50 set, the bidding on his 50th home run ball, and the $53,000+ sale of the LeBron James/Kevin Durant/Stephen Curry Olympic 1/1 Non-Autograph Basketball Card. Then Clark chats with Aaron ( @tropiccollects⁠ on IG), who is the youngest guest to da...

EPISODE 241 - Clark and Hyung start the show by picking who they think should and will be card #1 on 2025 Topps Series 1 based on fan voting. Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys discuss the recent Sotheby's X Fanatics first live auction of high-end sports cards and what it means for the hobby. They also talk about some of the cards that sold that night including the Shohei Ohtani Topps Chrome Sapph...

EPISODE 240 - Clark and Hyung open the show by discussing whether the $8000 Topps Mercury Set featuring high-end Victor Wembanyama cards is a good buy. They also discuss whether the Topps Chrome Sapphire Basketball will be worth it as well as the Topps Now "Night Night" card with another big chase for the dual autograph card of Stephen Curry and Lionel Messi (have all these chases made t...

EPISODE 239 - Clark opens the show by marking the historic achievement accomplished by Shohei Ohtani who became the only MLB player to hit at least 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in one season. On cue, there will be a Topps Now card to commemorate the incredible achievement. Then in this special Friday episode, Clark plays an interview he had with Karlos Diego (aka Sluggers55 ) live in person in...

EPISODE 238 - Clark, Hyung and John kick off the show by talking about the Topps Now U.S. Olympic non-autograph 1/1 of LeBron, KD, Curry and how Geoff Wilson's offer of $25K wasn't good enough for the seller. The guys then discuss at what price they would sell it for. The guys then move on to "Hobby Headlines" and rate three baseball card sets that were recently released includin...

EPISODE 237 - Clark, Hyung and John open the show by reacting to the news of the $1.7M sale of the 1961-62 Fleer rookie card of Wilt Chamberlain. Was this a good deal and would any of the guys take the Chamberlain card over the Victor Wembanyama Topps Chrome superfractor autograph? Then the guys dive deeper into the news of Shohei Ohtani signing a long-term exclusive deal with Topps/Fanatics. Spec...

EPISODE 236 - Clark, Hyung, and John are back together again for this Friday episode! They open the show discussing the hype of the Topps Now U.S. Olympic Basketball cards with the short print, parallel and the 1/1 triple autograph card of LeBron, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant being shipped out. They also talk about how those randomly inserted short print cards are now in special packs to be ripp...

EPISODE 235 - Clark and Hyung open the show recapping their thoughts on Fanatics Fest NYC before discussing whether the hype of the 2023-24 Topps Chrome Basketball release is warranted. Then the guys dive a little deeper into the state of the current sports card market after observing more and more high-end, rare cards are bouncing back from recent sales that seemingly have hit a bottom. They also...

EPISODE 234 - Clark opens the show recapping all the major bounty offers announced for the Topps Now Triple Autograph Card featuring LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry. And he plays Pick 1 with the listeners asking them which offer they would choose. Then, Clark plays clips from the Michael Rubin and Travis Scott talk at Fanatics Fest NYC and provides commentary on the topics covered on...

EPISODE 233 - Clark opens the show by promoting the local Kyopo youth baseball camp that his podcast co-host Hyung and his team hosted (with fivecardguys being one of the sponsors by giving the kids some cool mystery packs helping 10x the hobby!) It's all part of his "Summer Camp" video series where he's documenting his journey of building community through baseball. You can see...

EPISODE 232 - Clark and Hyung return from an action-packed weekend in New York City where the inaugural Fanatics Fest event just took place. In this recap episode, they talked with hobby friends (Jeremy Lee, Darrell Chan, Denny_Cards) to discuss what they thought of the show including all the pros and cons. They also interviewed EJ Ferrer who helped organize the show and plans for the more card-ce...

EPISODE 231 - Clark and Hyung further discuss their thoughts on 2024 Topps Chrome Basketball and whether the unlicensed product will hold any value in the future. Plus they do a bonus Pick 1 off the top with a Victor Wembanyama 2024 Topps Chrome unlicensed insert card vs. Wemby's "No Autograph" Donruss Next Day licensed card. Then the guys start the official Cards To The Moon countdo...

EPISODE 230 - Clark starts the show by shouting out cardboard_preacher on IG (real name is John) who alerted the hobby of a family whose 7-year-old daughter with physical disabilites needed a wheelchair van. John initially wanted to buy cards the family had listed on Facebook marketplace to raise money for the van. But then he found out about their story and asked his nearly 3,000 followers on Ins...