JELI CARDS PODCAST

PSA is on pace to grade between 15 and 16 million cards this year. Last year PSA graded 13 million cards so what does this mean for the hobby going forward? Can all of these PSA slabs sustain value in the future? Also John and I discuss the impact breakers have on the hobby. Are breakers starting to corner the wax market? Is it worth ripping wax product or should you just join a break?

The NHL season is officially on its way, and Upper Deck is releasing a ton of new sets! Sets such as O-Pee-Chee Platinum and Series 1, and future sets like SP Authentic and Skybox Metal can be great buys with major upside. Of course Connor Bedard is still a top pull with gold 1/1's to hit, but there are other rookies like Lane Hutson who's hitting some major amounts on eBay!

Topps Mercury cards have already been hitting the eBay market! We are seeing cards sell for thousands of dollars, but is this FOMO? Will these cards remain this valuable over the next few years? Also John and I utilize the new MLB Top 100 List to find some new prospects that could potentially be great investments in the future!

Some big hobby news was announced the other day. Connor Bedard signed an exclusive deal with Fanatics to be the sole distributor of his signed memorabilia! Also Topps is set to release a box dedicated to Shohei Ohtani's 50/50 season! This box will contain chrome parallels, SP's, chrome autos, relic autos, and of course 1/1 cards.

We at Jeli love collecting baseball cards, but we understand that other hobbyists might not enjoy baseball collecting as much. We wanted to dedicate an episode that is both enjoyable and knowledgeable when collecting baseball cards. We give you our strategies when researching prospects, which refractors we focus on, and when we believe the best time to sell the card.

Topps is releasing a new set called Topps Mercury which will be dedicated to only Victor Wembanyama. It will be a high end set for top collectors in the hobby. Also the debate continues on whether or not the 84-85 Star Michael Jordan card is his true rookie card. It has always been the 86 Fleer card, but now the Star Jordan card has surpassed his 86 Fleer in highest sold price!

The dual auto topic comes from The Cards Professor on Instagram. Do both players need to perform well in order for the card to either retain value or increase in value? Also John and I recap week 1 in the NFL, and give you our buy, sell, and hold players!

Is there only a small percentage of the sports card hobby that can buy into high end cards such as National Treasures or Flawless? Also John and I debate which players in the NFL could be considered a generational talent like Patrick Mahomes. Will those players ever reach the same card sales that we see Mahomes sell for?

This episode John and I discuss multiple topics related to the hobby. We talk about the massive bounty that was placed on Wemby's rookie auto Superfractor 1/1 from Topps Chrome, the unfortunate use of CT scanners in the hobby, and if you can purchase lower graded BGS slabs of rare cards to flip for profit.

As we approach the month of September, certain aspects of the game are starting to take shape. Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani seem to be the heavy favorites for MVP, but can players like Bobby Witt Jr. and Marcell Ozuna surpass them in votes? Will we finally see Judge and Ohtani in a World Series game? John and I breakdown the remaining MLB season and give you our predictions!

The National in Cleveland proved the hobby is growing at a rapid rate, but is it starting to outgrow this show? Myself, John, and Clayton of Medalist Breaks give our opinions on this years National, and what to expect in the future when it returns to Chicago!

John and I focused on football card investments while at the National. However, we chose to invest in other positions such as WR's, TE's, and RB's. We believe there's potential those markets can rise once the season starts in September. Quarterbacks drive the market, but that doesn't mean players like Puka Nacua and Sam LaPorta can't make you money in the short term too!

Jeli Cards made the trip out to Cleveland for the 44th National Sports Collectors Convention! This is our full day recap of Thursday featuring Hockeytown John.

Haley from Slab Mania joins us this week to give us an insight into her hobby life! Haley has been extremely successful creating content for her social media platforms, and now has become a prominent name in the hobby world! There’s no denying the role social media plays in todays society, and we all can learn a lot from Haley’s success.

Now that the NHL season is officially over, this is a great time to start watching markets! As hobbyists start to focus on other sports, hockey collectors/investors can jump at the opportunity to buy some cards at great value!

As we enter the summer months of baseball, we start to see which prospects are possibly ranked too low. Prospects like Lazaro Montes, Starlyn Caba, and Jacob Wilson are having terrific starts to the season. However, their rankings and card markets don’t reflect their current play. Can we see these markets increase as they rise through the rankings?

Can you buy rare modern Pokémon cards today, with low pop counts (population reports from grading companies), and profit from them in the future? John thinks you can, but is it too risky of an investment? Do you have the patience to wait 20 years for these cards to accrue value over time?

When you search for sports cards to invest in, do you typically buy into higher markets or lower markets? Lower markets might seem like the less risky investment, but how much value can be made? Higher markets carry a lot more risk, but you’re taking a risk on a star in the league which could give you a nice size return!

The future looks bright for the Chicago Cubs! This episode we discuss some of the Cubs top prospects, and dive into their current card markets.

A PSA 10 Lamar Jackson Prizm rookie sold for how much in 2020?!? These are the markets we will be going over in this episode! Players like Lamar Jackson, Luis Robert, and Luka Doncic were selling for crazy amounts in 2020 and 2021, but where do those same card prices sit now?

Is the NFL Draft a time to be selling cards? With the releases of Bowman University cards, these are chances a hobbyist can pull future NFL stars at a reasonable price! Is this set worth the buy though? John and I take a look at sold prices for some of the top draft picks in 2024. Also we look ahead at some potential NFL players who may be worth the investment this off-season!

The MLB has made several changes to the game, and some players are beginning to voice their concerns. Are these changes good for the future of baseball? Are MLB injuries happening more frequently because of these changes? Also can Shohei Ohtani be the first player to win MVP only playing the DH position? Players have won WS MVP from the DH position, but never the season MVP. Will this be another a...

Big hobby news was released last week, and this can only mean one thing…the hobby is striving! The announcement that eBay will be acquiring Goldin Auctions, and PSA will be acquiring the eBay vault took the hobby world by surprise! What does this mean for the future of sports/TCG cards? Is this going to be good or bad for the hobby?

Rough start to the season? That’s okay because to us that’s a time to buy! Lower markets are a great chance to pick up some cards of players who could turn it on later in the season! Find out who we chose in this weeks episode.

Baseball is back in full swing, and certain players are off to a hot start! Are these players worth selling now, or should they be held until at least the All-Star break? Also who else is a potential “buy now” with hopes that market continues to rise! Find out what John and I have to say in this weeks episode.