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A podcast from fivecardguys about sports cards from both a collector and investor perspective. Stick around for the ride as we take a deep dive into the state of the hobby, share some hot takes, hopefully provide some useful advice and fun stories along the way. For more info about the podcast, check us out at https://fivecardguys.com/podcast or on Instagram @fivecardguys and @cardstothemoon
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It's Better This Way Podcast

It's Better This Way Podcast

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The world of dating and building relationships can be difficult, which is why TJ & EJ choose to have fun with the conversations around it, yet, asking the tough questions as well. Each week they discuss their different perspectives on love, life, and learning. Tune in and hopefully you’ll understand why It’s Better This Way.
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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 sho…
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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…
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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 NY…
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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 communit…
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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 helpe…
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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 th…
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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…
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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 inclu…
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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 p…
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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 cr…
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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 …
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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 s…
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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 com…
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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 …
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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),…
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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 submittin…
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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 com…
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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 …
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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 Insta…
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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 su…
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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 th…
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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, ne…
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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 …
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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 a…
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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 fu…
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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 Ho…
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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 …
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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 p…
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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 …
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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…
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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, che…
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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 abo…
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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…
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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…
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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 lis…
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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 th…
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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'r…
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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 crea…
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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 l…
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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…
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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 Becket…
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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 t…
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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 …
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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 w…
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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,…
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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 fi…
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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 jo…
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