Because I'm Carlos

With the summer months underway and the card and economics markets in flux, I thought it would be a good time to go over the things that I'm thinking about in the Summer of 2022 and some of the other…

Finally reaching episode 20 after a hiatus for the audio version, I discuss the current state of my 2022 Goals and some adjustments I'm facing with potential financial headwinds we're seeing out ther…

With Marvel, F1, and even wrestling cards getting their time in the spotlight over the past few months there has been no shortage of "influencers" trying to talk up the space to go along with the rea…

In this episode, I talk through my process of trying to collect cards for a set with no real comps and a variety of different unknowns. In this case, I'm focusing on the 2021 Upper Deck AEW series an…

In this episode, I talk through my process in putting together a checklist for a themed collection that I started thinking about after a recent pickup.

With no set checklist, I actually have quite a …

From the Holiday Virtual Convention, I give some thoughts on Josh Luber's interview regarding transparency in the hobby, distribution methods and where people really want more "hits" and if that's ac…

*This was originally a video on the YouTube channel, but I thought this could still work for the podcast as most of the information is verbal. Check out the link below if you would like to see the or…

After a recent Personal Finance Dad episode, I thought it would be useful to discuss why and how I use hobby goals to help align my movements within the hobby.

One key takeaway is that any good set o…

A recent pickup has me reflecting on how I ended up collecting Jamie Benn as my secondary player PC, along with a trip down memory lane on some previous secondary PCs I've had. I also consider briefl…

With Josh Luber releasing an essay "TRADING CARDS ARE COOL AGAIN" I do a walkthrough and consider some of the points made in the essay.

Some of the thoughts and examples are interesting and I think g…

A little bit of a mish-mash in this episode as I talk about the upcoming Fall Expo card show, getting some "inspiration" from Instagram, and my general laziness in embracing the act of sorting my col…

Just some thoughts that I've been having lately on my current approach to collecting, and how it's evolved from previous incarnations of my approach.

How do you sort out your various collecting proje…

Coming off a discussion yesterday on HGA's latest marketing video to explain their "AI" I want to discuss the reaction to different third party graders based on the perception of their most visible s…

A random YouTube rabbit hole leads to a discussion on how I build these podcasts, my preference for evergreen content, the lack of originality in said content, and then bringing it back to cards with…

While watching the Thursday Night Football game I decided to have a chat about focus in collecting and then a fair bit on the exaggerated role that "transparency" has suddenly been given in the hobby…

Some thoughts as the "next wave" of creator-driven sponsored content have started to crop up.

I expect this will be more common going forward but makes for an interesting discussion as it remains ear…

I wasn't planning on revisiting the trust topic so soon, but with PWCC/eBay going their separate ways and the knee jerk reaction to Fanatics getting their licenses and shaking up the hobby, there see…

With Alt getting backlash with its browser extension and Panini getting flack for the autograph on the LeMelo Ball National Treasures RPA I thought it might be good to use these examples and discuss …

This one is a little open-ended, but my latest mail day of a 2018 Topps Chrome UFC Autograph Daniel Cormier got me thinking about how I enjoy cycling through different collecting projects and how the…

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Original Airdate: May 15, 2021

Open Format.

We can hang out for a bit on a Friday and discuss any other topics or questions you have, or you can watch m…