Cards To The Moon

EPISODE 204 - Clark, John, and Will open the show discussing the Mike Trout 2009 Bowman Chrome red refractor rookie autograph card which dropped 80% in value within 1.5 years (from $1.08 million to $216,000.) Was it a steal at the $200K price tag or is that money better spent on other cards? Then for Hobby Headlines, they go over some of the recent chase cards and sets (ie. Victor Wembanyama Topps...

EPISODE 203 - Clark, John, and Will open the show discussing the downward trend of the Connor Bedard Young Guns base rookie card (PSA 10) and speculate what the bottom is for that hockey card. Then the rest of the show is a clip from the podcast Gambling With Good Juju ( on Spotify and Apple Podcasts ) where Clark was a recent guest to talk about the sports card industry including the general tren...

EPISODE 202 - Clark and Hyung welcome the hosts of The Oppotaco Podcast Chris Begg and Jason Willow – both former pro-baseball players as well as card collectors – to help kick off MLB Opening Day. Off the top, they discuss the latest on the Shohei Ohtani's interpreter gambling controversy and monitor whether prices have dropped on Ohtani cards listed by panic sellers. Then for Hobby Headlines...

EPISODE 201 - Clark, Hyung, and John discuss the Victor Wembanyama card cleaning controversy off the top of the show. Should it be considered altered or is it fair game to clean and submit to graders? Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys give their take on the current state of the hobby and respond to some of Cage the Lawyer's critique of where he thinks the hobby stands at this moment. They als...

EPISODE 200 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show by giving their initial thoughts on the Shohei Ohtani Interpreter Gambling Controversy and how it might impact the value of Ohtani's cards (if any.) Plus they announce to mark the pod's 200th episode, they relaunched a revamped free monthly newsletter (you can subscribe here on substack ) and they're running a small giveaway where one...

EPISODE 199 - Clark and Hyung open the show sharing their thoughts on Kevin O'Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, the popular entrepreneur and investor on Shark Tank, ripping cards with Shyne and possibly coming into the hobby space. Then Clark interviews Coach Koe ( @coachkoecollectibles on IG) who is one of the more popular and consistent hobby content creators right now. He's been traveling acros...

EPISODE 198 - Clark, Hyung, and John start the show discussing the recent signing of Caitlin Clark to an exclusive signing deal by Panini America. Was this a smart move by Panini and will rookie autograph cards of Caitlin Clark hold any longterm value? Next, for Hobby Headlines, the guys take a look at several CardLadder indexes with many of them looking up in the first two months of 2024. In cont...

EPISODE 197 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show giving their thoughts on the Monopoly Prizm basketball cards with the big chase being the Victor Wembanyama 1/1s (worth an estimated $30,000.) Are they worth the hype? They move on to discuss the Connor Bedard Young Guns mania and whether the base cards valued at $700 are sustainable and whether it's worth ripping a hobby box currently on sale...

EPISODE 196 - Clark and Hyung open the show talking about the Topps "First Card" fiasco and hypothesize what might have happened behind the scenes. Then for Hobby Headlines, they discuss the Collectors (parent company of PSA) recent acquisition of SGC including what that could mean for the future of grading, how it impacts competitors namely Beckett (BGS), and whether it's a good thi...

EPISODE 195 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show talking about the announcement that Panini America recently secured a deal with LIV Golf to produce such trading cards as Panini Prizm Golf. Will this be enough to put Panini back on track even after losing some of the major sports licenses? Then they move on to Hobby Headlines where they discuss the Forbes article more in depth titled, "How...

EPISODE 194 - Clark, Hyung, and John start the show talking about the short-print cards of Shohei Ohtani in a Dodgers uniform as well as Juan Soto in a Yankees uniform in the 2024 Topps Series 1 baseball set. Are they worth the thousands their cards are currently listed for on eBay? Then they move on to the Friday discusson period by going through a rundown of key hobby events this past week and t...

EPISODE 193 - Clark, Hyung, and Will are back together and they open the show discussing what they think of the new blue border PSA labels to mark sports cards that only have autographs authenticated. Next for Hobby Headlines, the guys take a closer look at the 2024 Topps Series 1 baseball card set after breaking a hobby box open. They talk about what they liked about this year's release as we...

EPISODE 192 - Clark, Hyung, and Will open the show discussing whether they will buy more blaster boxes of the 2024 Topps Series 1 upon hearing the news that redemption cards for signed memorabilia will be inserted into them exclusively. Or will they stick to the hobby box which guarantees either one autograph or one relic. Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys break down the New York Times article fe...

EPISODE 191 - Clark, John, and Will open the show talking about the recently pulled LeBron and Bronny dual autograph 1/1 card in Illinois and discuss whether they would hold it or sell right away. Then they played an interview of Clark as a guest on Dave and Adam's The Chase podcast/Twitch/ YouTube show where he talks about his hobby journey from fivecardguys to Cards To The Moon. Plus they ta...

EPISODE 190 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show discussing which of the many inserts and short prints expected in the upcoming 2024 Topps Series 1 Baseball set they're excited about. Then Clark interviews Raul Bustamante ( aka Stock N Trade on IG ) who has been creating great, funny, positive hobby content on Instagram. He talks about his hobby journey from a collector to a content creator....

EPISODE 189 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show giving their two cents on the Victor Wembanyama "No Autograph" Card and wonder if this is it for Panini America? Moving on to Hobby Headlines, the guys dig deeper into the announcement that Fanatics Live is offering a $10,000 break credit for anyone that pulls one of the grail sports cards in "The 10" list. It includes the 2009...

EPISODE 188 - Clark, Hyung and John discuss what they would do if they got the 1/1 baseball card that Kansas City Royals catcher MJ Melendez offered to trade for (including a flight out to a Royals game to make the trade!) Then Hyung and Clark share a quick story that Toronto Blue Jays top prospect Damiano Palmegiani told them about him own Bowman Chrome autograph card for a fan. And then to close...

EPISODE 187 - Clark, Hyung, and John start the show discussing their initial thoughts on the look and design of the 2024 Topps baseball card. Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys talk about Topps announcing the sports card of the year for 2023, which was the Topps Definitive dual autograph card of Shohei Ohtani and Babe Ruth (based on online votes from collectors). Afterwards, the three of them prop...

EPISODE 186 - Clark and Hyung open the show talking about the Babe Ruth bat that Topps teased in a post on the X platform, which may find its way onto future relic cards. Then moving on to Hobby Headlines, the guys talk about professional athletes who have gotten involved in the hobby (ie. Corbin Carroll, Evan Longoria, Mike Trout, Bobby Witt Jr.) and what the impact of that has been in growing th...

EPISODE 185 - Clark and Hyung talk about the worst kept secret in the hobby, which was LeBron James signing with Fanatics on a multi-year deal. They discuss what that means for LeBron James basketball cards in the future as well as what they really think about the 1/1 superfractor dual autograph card of LeBron and his son Bronny. Then the guys give their input on a couple of blunders by Panini Ame...

EPISODE 184 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show discussing whether the 1/1 Quad autograph card of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto, and Goofy is just a gimmick or a cool card. Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys look over 2023 trends and data on grading (info provided by gemrate.com) - more specifically, how many were submitted to grading last year across the four major graders (PSA/BGS/CGC/SGC)...

EPISODE 183 - Clark, John, and Will start the first show of 2024 (and Season 4 of the podcast) by stating each of their hobby goals for the year. Clark starts first with a big announcement for the pod! Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys examine the trends in sports card sales over the past year using CardLadder data (ie. big drop in value of Marvel cards, and the four major North American sports)...

EPISODE 182 - Clark, John, and Will open the final show of 2023 by finally recording their "Pick 1" segment they teased for a couple of episodes now featuring the Tom Brady baseball card. Then the guys talk about what news in the hobby this past year stuck out to them as well as share their personal hobby highlights including their favorite card pick-ups. Finally, they end the show by sh...

EPISODE 181 - Clark recaps the third season of Cards To The Moon with some audio clips from the past year including some funnier, light-hearted moments on the pod as well as good advice from the many guests who have come on the show in 2023. Some of those guests featured in this recap episode include Denny_Cards, Brent Weyer (deepvalueinvestor), Jeremy Lee (host of Sports Cards Live on YouTube), a...

EPISODE 180 - Clark and John open the show by reacting to Collectors CEO Nat Turner's recent social media post about 2,000+ Michael Jordan 1986 Fleer rookie cards being submitted to PSA with 21% having been deemed fake. Will that have any impact on the overall value of this iconic basketball card moving forward with (a) the number of submissions each year, and (b) potential fakes slipping thro...