Cards To The Moon

EPISODE 179 - Clark and John let out their disappointment at Shohei Ohtani signing with the LA Dodgers instead of their hometown team, the Toronto Blue Jays. They also talk about the historic number of the Shohei Topps Now baseball card (featuring him in a Dodgers uniform) that sold in just 24 hours. Then the guys talk about the effective marketing by Topps of the Tom Brady baseball cards in the 2...

EPISODE 178 - Clark and Hyung open the show discussing the recent sale of the Babe Ruth 1914 Baltimore News pre-rookie card (SGC 3) for an astounding $7.2 million. Then they get into Michael Rubin's interview on The Bill Simmons Podcast where he talked about the sports card industry for nearly 16 full minutes. From the interview, Clark pulled eight quotes/excerpts where Rubin provides some ins...

EPISODE 177 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show discussing the controversial topic of repacks - the good, the bad, and the ugly. Then they welcome their good friend and go-to Pokemon card collector Roy who is there to help answer many of their Pokemon-related questions. While the sports card market is down, there are big gains being made from buying and selling Pokemon cards. So Roy was invited...

EPISODE 176 - Clark and Hyung talk about the recent sales of the MLB Debut Patch 1/1 rookie baseball cards that have surfaced and whether they can sustain their values. Then Clark asks Hyung about his days playing pro-baseball and some of the players he's played with, competed and coached against including Shohei Ohtani, Bobby Witt Jr., Anthony Volpe, and Joey Votto when they were all much you...

EPISODE 175 - Clark and Hyung open the show giving their initial thoughts on the 2023 Topps Definitive Collection set including the big chase, the dual autograph 1/1 cards of Shohei Ohtani and Babe Ruth, and whether it's worth the $100K bounty. Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys address the controversy surrounding Rob G., aka Sports Card Therapist, but focus more on what lessons can be learned...

EPISODE 174 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show discussing the news that Leaf Trading Cards was recently acquired by Orange Mountain Capital. What does that mean for Leaf product and should collectors be excited for it? Next for Hobby Headlines, the guys talk about the big mistake by Panini America with the Victor Wembanyama Nebular Prizm 1/1 pulled from the wrong hobby product. Then they compa...

EPISODE 173 - Clark, Hyung, and John open the show discussing the roll out of the MLB Debut Patch baseball cards in 2023 Topps Chrome Update products. More specifically, they give their two cents on breakers getting the live cards in the product while hobby/jumbo/retail boxes have the hits come as redemption cards. With the option to send off the redemption cards to grading companies such as Becke...

EPISODE 172 - Clark and John welcome back Will to the podcast to fill in for Hyung. To open the show, they first discuss the news that LeBron James is signing autographs for Topps/Fanatics again. They also give their initial reaction on seeing the dual autograph 1/1 card featuring LeBron with his son Bronny. Also off the top, the guys talk about Shohei Ohtani and where he could possibly land in ML...

EPISODE 171 - Clark and Hyung open the show by giving rave reviews for the look, design and concept of the MLB Debut Patch autograph cards that will be released in the upcoming 2023 Topps Chrome Update sets. Then they welcome back Denny (IG: denny_cards) to the show where the conversation goes from his experience as a podcaster (The Card Diary) and general hobby content creator to organizing a tra...

EPISODE 170 - Clark hosts the show solo for this episode and starts with congratulating the Texas Rangers for winning their first World Series. Plus he looks into Corey Seager rookie cards and whether they've gone up in price since dominating the playoffs and winning the World Series MVP. Then Clark provides the latest update on the guys' Fantasy Sports Card Draft they started in June wher...

EPISODE 166 - Clark, Hyung and John start the show by talking about the "First Stitch" relic sports cards, which can be found in 2023 Topps Update, and whether it's worth the chase. For Hobby Headlines, the guys go through a rundown of some of the biggest hobby news released recently and give their initial takes. Some of the news discussed includes Geoff Wilson opening up CardsHQ; ho...

EPISODE 169 - Clark and John first open the show talking about the news that some Costco stores are now selling Topps baseball cards again. Is this good for the hobby or are we now entering another junk wax era? They also discuss Tim Duncan's new exclusive multi-year deal to sign basketball cards with Panini America and what it could mean for the value of his new autograph cards. Moving on to...

EPISODE 168 - Clark, Hyung and John open the show talking about the new Halloween parallel cards in the recently released 2023 Topps Update baseball blaster boxes. How much do they currently go for on eBay? Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys examine some recent high-end sales of sports cards (especially in this bear market) and give their thoughts on whether the purchase was a good deal or not. Ne...

EPISODE 167 - Clark, Hyung and John start the Friday episode discussing the "triplicate" superfractor recently found in 2023 Bowman Chrome baseball. The question now is, "How many more can we expect to see appear in the coming days?" (As well as whether the bounty should be extended for the third superfractor?) Then for the hobby discussion, the guys take a closer look at Conno...

EPISODE 165 - Clark, Hyung and John open the show talking about the MLB post-season action, who they think will win the World Series, and if they were to try to make a short-term flip, which player currently in the playoffs they might invest in and why. Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys give kudos to Fanatics/Topps for its recent marketing efforts to promote the hobby (ie. Topps Rip Night with To...

EPISODE 164 - Clark, Hyung and John get right into discussing the Tacofractor promotion reveal and what they think really happened behind closed doors with Topps when they thought of the "tacos for life" prize. Then the guys also talk about the Bowman Chrome buyback program and whether they think it was a good or bad idea for Topps in its attempt to fix the duplicate superfractors issue....

EPISODE 163 - Clark, Hyung and John start the show by discussing the impact of Damian Lillard card values after the trade to the Milwaukee Bucks, especially now playing for a contender and alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo. Next, for Hobby Headlines, the guys do a deeper dive on the duplicate superfractors issue in the 2023 Bowman Chrome baseball card set. They offer some solutions for Topps (this e...

EPISODE 162 - Clark, Hyung and John open the show talking about high-end collector Shyne's new Julio Rodriguez 1st Bowman Chrome autograph superfractor card, and guessing how much it would go for now if on auction. They also discussed the two Victor Izturis superfractors that were ripped by two separate breakers, and offered a solution as to what should be done with the one extra superfractor....

EPISODE 161 - Clark, Hyung and John open the show discussing the whether Panini America is done for after reportedly losing its WWE license. Then the guys chat about players who play for small market teams and whether their longterm card values are capped without a big fanbase to create demand. Or are there opportunities to pick up very good players at more affordable prices because they're in...

EPISODE 160 - Clark and John open the show talking about the recently released 2023 Bowman Chrome Baseball box and what they really think about the new "Retrofractor" insert card in this year's set . Then for Hobby Headlines, Clark asks John to go over a list consisting of some intriguing hockey players this season whose rookie cards could see some action. Next, Clark hosts another r...

EPISODE 159 - Clark, Hyung, and John start the show by giving a 3-month update on their fantasy sports card draft to see who's team/portfolio of players is delivering the best ROI (based on the CardLadder index data). You can catch that draft episode here . Next for Hobby Headlines, the guys "grade the graders" based on how impressed (or not impressed) they are of some recent announc...

EPISODE 158 - Clark, Hyung and John kick off the show by revisiting their discussion on the tacofractor insert card with the recent sale of the "Wild Card tacofractor" selling for more than $11,000. They also share what they've heard could be the redemption prize. The guys then debrief about everything that's happened to cardporn – the self-proclaimed hobby watchdog who ironicall...

EPISODE 157 - Clark and Hyung open the show by discussing the departure of Brian Gray as CEO of Leaf Trading Cards, and whether his successor Kevin O'Neill can improve Leaf at all. Then for Hobby Headlines, the guys discuss the other high-level departure in the hobby – the firing of Jeromy Murray, now former president of Beckett. Both Hyung and Clark then offer ideas and action plans on what t...

EPISODE 156 - Clark starts the show discussing the LeBron James and Mookie Betts Topps Now baseball card that was recently released and why it might mean the return of LeBron James Topps autograph cards in the near future. Then Clark welcomes Mac Gambill ( mac_cardcollection on IG ) to the podcast. They discussed Mac's approach to hobby content creation (ie. bringing humor and levity to the ca...

EPISODE 155 - Clark flies solo for this Friday episode but he notes for more podcast content, you can now find some clips from Cards To The Moon featuring past guests on the fivecardguys YouTube channel here . Clark then gives his thoughts on what kind of impact the Shohei Ohtani torn UCL news could have on his card values. He then provides the latest update on the Panini America vs. NFLPA situati...