Cards To The Moon

EPISODE 229 - Clark opens the show with a quick off the top segment regarding Topps Chrome Basketball and why he's passing on it this year. Then Clark teams up with Denny for this special joint podcast episode played on this podcast Cards To The Moon as well as Denny's podcast The Card Diary. The two hosts discuss a wide range of hobby topics including the National coverage on social media...

EPISODE 228 - Clark and Hyung open the show giving their two cents on the 2024 Topps Chrome Baseball controversy (highlighted by Cage Lawyer) where some collectors were surprised to hear the Legend autograph cards can only be found in the Breaker's Delight boxes (and not in the hobby and jumbo boxes.) Then Clark is interviewed by Iowa Dave on his podcast, The Shallow End , where they talk abou...

EPISODE 227 - Clark welcomes back Darrell Chan (aka DC) to the pod recording from the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland. He gives a live update on how the 44th National is including the wifi and air conditioning situation, why there's been crazy traffic to the IX Center, plus the crazy deals he's made at the show already and the crazy cards he's picked up. Darrell also...

EPISODE 226 - Clark and Hyung start the show discussing the future of HGA Grading (on the brink of demise?) and suggest ideas on how it can stay afloat. Then the guys talk about the rebranding of PWCC into Fanatics Collect and what it potentially means for its competitors like eBay and other online collectibles auction platforms. They also discuss the new partnership between Fanatics Collect and P...

EPISODE 225 - Clark and Hyung open the show discussing whether big card shows need more security or if dealers just need to be more vigilant in light of the $2M theft of high-end cards at the recent Dallas Card Show. Then Clark chats with Rob Wong ( @robwongcollects on IG), a sports journalist who started his "Conversations About Collecting" video series interviewing MLB players like Bob...

EPISODE 224 - Clark and Hyung start the Friday episode talking about the Topps Exchange Program recently announced for collectors to trade in open redemptions for a special card worth anywhere between $50 to $7,500. Then the guys talk about what they hope to hear and see come out of the National this summer. That includes fixing core issues and complaints about spotty Wifi and having strong A/C at...

EPISODE 223 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show talking about Walmart getting into the hobby space by launching its own collectibles platform . And John offers a couple of ideas for Walmart to best succeed especially if it's competing against eBay. Then the guys take a look at the PSA All-Star baseball roster for the AL and NL, which is based on the most-graded baseball cards for each posit...

EPISODE 222 - Clark and Hyung open the show by looking over this Forbes article on soccer cards , and wonder if they are being slept on in North America. They also discuss the huge potential for soccer cards to grow internationally in just a few years. Then Clark interviews Glen Suh, owner of Suhpreme Cards on Whatnot (with nearly 10,000 followers), who shares how he went from collecting sports ca...

EPISODE 221 - Clark and Hyung open this Friday episode talking about their experience ripping 2024 Topps Series 2 and what they really thought of the product (and share if they got any hits.) Then the guys discuss the three recent announcements by PSA and their initial thoughts on each of them including the "Grader Notes" offered to those submitting their PSA cards at the Express Level o...

EPISODE 220 - Clark and Hyung pay tribute to the late, great Willie Mays and point out some of his key baseball cards and what they've sold for recently. Then, for Hobby Headlines, the guys give their opinion on the second season of King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch currently playing on Netflix including what they liked about it, how it is compared to the first season, and whether a show...

EPISODE 219 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show discussing the new partnership between Fanatics and Sotheby's including what it means for the hobby. Then Clark chats with Stephanie Garcia (aka Mamabreaks ) about her hobby journey from being a teacher to one of the more popular breakers and content creators in the hobby. She also shares who she's met along the way, her amazing experience...

EPISODE 218 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the Friday episode talking about a couple of baseball fans who were able to trade with current MLB players (ie. Bobby Witt Jr. who gave a signed baseball bat to a fan who had his 1/1 card; and Evan Carter who received a 1/1 World Series autograph card after making a deal with the fan who had tagged on Instagram. Will this be a growing trend as more players...

EPISODE 217 - Clark, Hyung, and John kick off the show by talking about the $3M sale of the Michael Jordan Logoman autograph card. And they play a quick game of "Would You Rather" with said card that sold on Goldin Auctions. Then, for Hobby Headlines, the guys give their thoughts on the recent gemrate.com post about the record-breaking number of submissions to the top grading companies f...

EPISODE 216 - Clark and Hyung open the show with a quick Buy/Sell/Hold segment off the top with such players as Ronald Acuna Jr. (ACL injury, out for the season), Shohei Ohtani (will there ever be a dip?), Luka Doncic (buy high?), and Anthony Edwards (sell now and cut losses?) Then Clark welcomes back Brent Weyer (aka deepvalueinvestor on IG ) to the show where he explains some of his recent IG st...

EPISODE 215 - Clark flies solo again for this Friday episode and gives a couple of updates on some hobby news including the arrest of a man charged with stealing the high-end vintage cards sent to the Best Western in Ohio. There were two more men arrested and charged with fraud for trying to sell sports cards and Pokemon cards in fake PSA slabs, netting them about $2 million in the process. Plus a...

EPISODE 214 - Clark, Hyung, and John kick off the show by first discussing the new Fanatics multi-year memorabilia deal with Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball tournament and scouting service, and whether that's a big deal for future superstars or not. Then, still off the top, the guys talk about the fact GameStop is getting into the business of buying and selling slabbed trading...

EPISODE 213 - Clark and Hyung open the show by talking about some baseball players who have had a slow start or another injury and whether their rookie cards are a buy/sell/hold at the moment. Players discussed include Jackson Holliday, Jackson Chourio, Bo Bichette, and Mike Trout.  Then Clark welcomes Darrell "DC" Chan back to the podcast to talk about his experience as a vendor/dealer...

EPISODE 212 - Clark flies solo for this Friday episode and talks about the game worn cards introduced by PSA where Bobby Witt Jr. and Corbin Carroll put baseball cards in their uniform pockets and then signs it after the game. PSA then slabs it afterward. Is this cool or too gimmicky? Then Clark pitches a couple more ideas to make the hobby more fun or interesting including a one-of-a-kind souveni...

EPISODE 211 - Clark and Hyung start the show by discussing the Victor Wembanyama Topps Now card sold for $3,000 each for at least a black parallel /99 on-card autograph with a chance of hitting a 1/1 gold autograph with a special "Rookie of the Year" inscription. Is it worth the chase and is this the future direction of Topps Now cards?  Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys give their firs...

EPISODE 210 - Clark and John open the show by talking about some MLB baseball players having a photo of their baseball card from 2024 Topps Series 1 on their bat knob. Topps announced shortly after that those bat knobs would be used in a 1/1 autograph card. They discuss if it's cool, too gimmicky or both.  Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys go into Part 2 of the news announced recently from th...

EPISODE 209 - Clark and John get right into the Friday episode by starting the discussion on all the announcements from the recent 2024 Topps Industry Conference. First, they give their thoughts on the return of Topps Chrome Basketball this summer, which will feature unlicensed cards (ie. no team logos) but it will contain autographs of superstar players like Victor Wembanyama, LeBron James, Kevin...

EPISODE 208 - Clark and John open the show by going through some of the top auctions in the Goldin 100 (ie. Michael Jordan logoman autograph card, 1933 Babe Ruth Goudey, Complete 1999 Pokemon PSA 10 Set) and discuss whether they would make a good investment at projected final bid prices. Then Clark speaks with Jenny Marie of @ jennymariesportscards on Instagram who just reached a big milestone rec...

EPISODE 207 - Clark and Hyung open the show giving their thoughts on the new hobby media news website cllct.com co-founded by journalist Darren Rovell. They share what some of the challenges might be as well as their hopes of more hobby media brands coming into the space. Then Clark speaks with veteran collector and dealer in the hobby Karlos Diego who runs Sluggers55 . He recalls his early days r...

EPISODE 206 - Clark and Hyung announce a new contest giveaway to launch OTU Baseball - an amazing online baseball curriculum great for baseball parents, coaches, and youth to level up their game. Prizes include some baseball card hobby boxes as well as the OTU Elite curriculum ($299 value for a lifetime membership!) For details on how to enter, check out the OTU Baseball Instagram post here. We al...

EPISODE 205 - Clark, Hyung, and Will open the show talking about the Goldin Auctions acquisition by eBay and what that means for the hobby. Then they take a brief moment to discuss the latest development in the Shohei Ohtani interpreter gambling scandal and whether they believe Shohei is really in the clear (and if they've become nervous at all about investing in his cards again.) Then for Hob...