Welcome to The Hobby Handbook, your go-to guide for turning passion into profit in the world of sports card collecting.
Hosted by the Clever Cuban Cards, this podcast peels back the layers of the fast-growing trading card industry, showing how a simple hobby can become a side hustle or even a full-time gig. From flipping cards to grading, building community to leveraging market trends, each episode dives into the real business behind the cardboard.
Whether you're ripping packs for the thrill or stacking slabs with intention, The Hobby Handbook is here to help you use the hobby to fund the hobby. Featuring collectors, creators, and industry insiders, the show offers inspiration, education, and behind-the-scenes access to a world full of potential.
Because this isn’t just collecting, it’s building. Let’s get into it.
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Welcome to The Hobby Handbook, your go-to guide for turning passion into profit in the world of sports card collecting.
Hosted by the Clever Cuban Cards, this podcast peels back the layers of the fast-growing trading card industry, showing how a simple hobby can become a side hustle or even a full-time gig. From flipping cards to grading, building community to leveraging market trends, each episode dives into the real business behind the cardboard.
Whether you're ripping packs for the thrill or stacking slabs with intention, The Hobby Handbook is here to help you use the hobby to fund the hobby. Featuring collectors, creators, and industry insiders, the show offers inspiration, education, and behind-the-scenes access to a world full of potential.
Because this isn’t just collecting, it’s building. Let’s get into it.
Whatnot - https://whatnot.com/invite/clevercubancards YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@CleverCubanCardsTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@clevercubancardsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/clevercubancards/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577842226204Website - https://www.clevercubancards.com/
In this episode of the Hobby Handbook, Alex AKA Clever Cuban Cards dives into the latest happening in the sports card grading market, focusing on the challenges faced by collectors and sellers in choosing between PSA and SGC.
The discussion highlights the impact of grading turnaround times, market liquidity, and the strategic decisions by grading companies that affect hobbyists' choices.
Alex and guest Cole explore the implications of SGC's shift to a boutique operation and the dominance of PSA in the market. They analyze the profitability of grading with each company, considering factors like grading fees, potential profits, and market demand.
Alex also dives into Topps' massive week or pre-releases and releases and the challenges of navigating pre-orders and market pricing, before finishing with a mailbag featuring your questions. Have a question for a future episode? Be sure to leave it in the comments!
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:17 - Topps Release Overload
4:56 - MLB Debut Patches
8:45 - Cosmic Chrome
13:08 - Live Mailbag
14:45 - SGC vs PSA
33:57 - Mailbag
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The Hobby Handbook
Welcome to The Hobby Handbook, your go-to guide for turning passion into profit in the world of sports card collecting.
Hosted by the Clever Cuban Cards, this podcast peels back the layers of the fast-growing trading card industry, showing how a simple hobby can become a side hustle or even a full-time gig. From flipping cards to grading, building community to leveraging market trends, each episode dives into the real business behind the cardboard.
Whether you're ripping packs for the thrill or stacking slabs with intention, The Hobby Handbook is here to help you use the hobby to fund the hobby. Featuring collectors, creators, and industry insiders, the show offers inspiration, education, and behind-the-scenes access to a world full of potential.
Because this isn’t just collecting, it’s building. Let’s get into it.
Whatnot - https://whatnot.com/invite/clevercubancards YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@CleverCubanCardsTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@clevercubancardsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/clevercubancards/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577842226204Website - https://www.clevercubancards.com/
