Episodes
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Terrance Wimberly is a sports card dealer from the midwest that turned his side business into a career. I was first introduced to Terrance 2 years ago through mutual friends and was drawn to passion, positively, and friendliness. Terrance travels around the country as a sports card dealer. If you attend card shows you probably have been at his table before looking through all his amazing inventory. It was great to sit down with T and share his story.
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Today we were LIVE with Eddie from Investacard and CardFi. If you are in the hobby and have social media you have probably seen Eddie before. He has been pushing out content through the Investacard platform for a few years now and is most recognized for his saying, "Live From Investacard." In todays podcast we go through whats going on with his new venture CardFi, how he started in the card/collectible industry, changing his business model over the years, what he was doing before Investacard, and MORE!
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This past weekend we attended the Burbank Card Show here in LA. The show brought many people from out of state and fortunately one those guys was Mike Cance. We were able to get a episode in after the show Friday with Mike and we had a great time chopping it up. In the podcast (TBH we talk about many things) we flow from Mike's start in cards, what is was like when he started vs today, deciding to quite his corporate job, growth of his business, inflations effects on cards, the hobby, and much more.
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Lifelong Collector Armen Blu tells us his hobby story and journey. Armen over the years has been able to acquire a vast collection of cards that he is truly passionate about. We get into the LA collectors/card scene, collecting vs flipping vs investing + MORE
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For Episode 20, Kelvin Zee (LukaDoncicPC) came on the podcast. Kelvin is a long time collector that got into the industry in 1989.Recently he took a trip to Taiwan meeting with collectors. We discuss his trip and stories he had along with seeing some of the cards that he brought back with him.
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For Episode 19, Lou Geneux came on the podcast. Lou is currently one of the three members of Card Talk Pod and works for Vayner Media. As this podcast was aired after the National Card Convention we discussed the experiences we had from the show and overviews the entire event. We also went into the evolution and changes of the market, collectors, investors, hobby shops. I had a blast recording this with Lou as we go over so much more, Hope you guys enjoy!!
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For episode 18, Coleman was kind enough to come back on the podcast. The conversation was focused towards being a card dealer in the current economic state. National card convention insight, tips, tricks and prep. Burbank Card Show, ALT liquid auctions impact on market, and new updates from them that we are seeing.
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For Episode 17, Marc Nehamen owner of Ultimate Pastime was kind enough to come back on the podcast. Ultimate Pastime specializes in player appearances, autographed memorabilia, cards for all sports, toys, etc. In the podcast we get into the volatilities of the current market, collecting/dealing/investing similarities, why you should buy what you like, and much more!
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For Episode 16, Chris Costa joins us on the podcast. Chris is the managing partner of Big Night Sports which holds Card VaultUS, Big Night Breaks, Fenway Card Show, Causeway card show, and more. In the podcast we cover Chris's start in the industry, passion, and how he is building his ecosystem for the future. We also get into the current state of the sports card market, NFT Market, and economy in general. It was so much fun having Chris on as we got into some other fun topics that I will leave to the listeners and viewers to tune into :)
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For episode 15, Jeff Rizo is a known sports card shop owner and card dealer here in Southern California. His collection of inventory is vast, diversified, and one of the best in the industry. Mr. Rizo comes with 30 + years of experience in the card industry and talks about where the market is today, what it was like before, and whats in store for the future. In the podcast Mr. Rizo makes a huge industry announcement regarding his Rizo Sports stores and brand that he operates with his son.
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For Episode 13, Kris London aka LSK came on the podcast. Kris has over 2 million subscribers on Youtube where he makes skits, basketball challenge videos, 1v1's, story times, sports card content, and more. Kris is also the co-owner of True Creator which is a creator focused trading card product that he launched with partner Jesser. He talks about the reasoning behind starting this product, challenges, vision, and True Creator series 2.
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For Ep 12 Brett Neilon came on the podcast. Brett is heading into his last year at USC where he plays football and has a goal to make it to the NFL. Brett also has a big passion for sports cards/collectibles since he was a kid. We talk about him creating his own sports card, collecting through COVID fluctuations, new NIL college deal, NFL aspirations, NFT's, and more.
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For Ep 11, Natey Ruzell (All Star Sports Cards 23) came on the podcast. Natey currently at 18 has rapidly grown his sports card collection since getting into the industry around 13 years old. He attends most shows across the country where he sets up as a dealer and buys, sells, trades. In the podcast we talk about how he got into cards, his development, being a young business owner, decision to attend college or not, and much more.
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For Ep 10, Shaya Cards came on the podcast. Shaya currently attends UC Berkeley and has been involved in the sports card industry since he was a young kid. Most will remember Shaya from "Sports Card Talk" where he would bring hot takes, predictions, and knowledge every episode. We had a blast in this episode talking about Veecon, Sports Cards vs NFT's, NFL NBA hot takes, and much more!
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For Ep 9, Chad Bleznick (AKA CBLEZ) came on the podcast. Cblez has been in the sports card industry ever since he was a little kid. You can go to Youtube and see a young Cblez ripping open a box of cards and seeing the passion and love for the industry flow through him. He currently is part owner of Blez Sports Cards with his brothers where they operate a sports card breaking business. In the conversation we talk about the sports card industry, content, nft's, price points, and more.
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For Ep 8, Domata Peko came on the podcast. Domata was a pro athelete in the NFL for 15 years. He played for the Arizona Cardinals, Ravens, Broncos, and Bengals. Domata currently runs Peko Collections with his son where they buy, sell, trade soccer cards and more. They also have live shows on whatnot where they do mystery soccer boxes, break wax, and sell cards. It was really cool to dive into Peko's upbringing, early football career, and his path to where he is today. His family values and positive mindset is something that I believe is truly rare in todays world. It was a honor to have Peko on the podcast and hope you guys enjoyed the chat as much as I did.
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For Ep 7, Michael Coleman aka "Coleman Cards" came on the podcast. Coleman got into sports cards at the early age of 10 years old. Throughout the years whether he was in college, pursuing acting, or pursuing any other passion of his he always found a way to navigate back to cards. He decided in 2019 to go full time with his passion and has been impressive with the collection he has been able to acquire since. Coleman brings great perspective, insight, and knowledge with his experience in the industry and it was a absolute pleasure to have him on the podcast.
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For Ep 6, Adriana Guerrero "Head of Marketing at ALT" came on the podcast. ALT is a startup who's mission is to be the simplest alternative asset trading platform that helps you confidently invest in what you’re passionate about – starting with trading cards. Adriana before starting at ALT worked at Nike for 13 years and gained great experience and connections from that opportunity. She has a deep passion for Marketing and is currently soaking up data and knowledge within the card community as she builds strategy for ALT's marketing plan.
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For Episode 5, Hanna Chang "She Collects Cards" came on the podcast. Hanna brings great knowledge from her previous occupations into the sports card industry. In cards she was a early adopter of F1 and has continued to put her focus on that market. Hanna Used to work at Netflix, Box, and is currently at Google but will be leaving in near future to find her next opportunity. She is also the Co-Host of Women of the Hobby and is a Mom of two young kids. It was a pleasure getting her on the Podcast and cant wait to see what she does in the future.
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