My Card Inventory: Sports Card Collecting and Investing Podcast

This episode starts with one card, a Kevin McGonigle red Bowman I bought as a $100 FanCash bet on Rookie of the Year, and turns into the comp argument popular within the hobby: should shipping be included when we say what a card sold for? My answer is 100% yes. I break down why shipping is part of the real cost on both sides of a sale, why leaving it out distorts cheaper cards the most, and how I track true all-in cost on every card instead of a sticker price. Agree or think I am wrong? Let me know.My Card Inventory: https://mycardinventory.com

I sent 3 cards to DCSports87 for consignment for my first time. Here's my honest review of the whole experience, start to finish.Overall, it was really smooth, I was happy with the prices, and I ended up with MORE money than if I'd auctioned them from my own account. Way more eyeballs on the cards too.The 3 cards:2024 Prizm WNBA Caitlin Clark base (PSA 9)2024 Prizm WNBA Caitlin Clark Purple Prizm (PSA 8.5)2024 Bowman Walker Jenkins Chrome Prospect Auto Refractor /499 (SGC 9, 10 auto)Two things to watch out for if you submit cards for consignment:Raw (ungraded) cards can go lower than you'd expect — buyers assume cards sent to consignment aren't in great shape.Always double-check your listings — cards sometimes get mislabeled.Try My Card Inventory (free to start): https://mycardinventory.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mycardinventory#sportscards #thehobby #consignment #dcsports87 #ebay #auctions

I sold three cards recently, and each one taught me something I wish I'd understood earlier. In this episode I break down all three sales and the exact lessons behind them, so you can sell smarter than I did.The 3 lessons:1. Ignore the sunk cost fallacy. What you paid for a card is gone. The only number that matters when you sell is what it's worth right now, not what you need to "break even."2. Know what you really paid. Your true cost isn't the sticker price. It's the item + shipping + fees + grading, all in. Get that wrong and every profit call after it is wrong too.3. Timing is everything — know when to get out. Cards are a market. Reading the moment (hype, print run, the player's trajectory) is often the difference between a great sale and holding a bag.The cards in this episode:• Walker Jenkins — 2024 Bowman Chrome Prospect Auto, Speckle Refractor /299 (PSA 10)• Caleb Williams — 2023 Bowman University 1st Auto• Josh Allen — 2018 Panini Contenders Optic ROY Contenders Auto (BGS 9)📊 Track your cost basis, real profit, and when to sell with My Card Inventory — free to start: https://mycardinventory.com#sportscards #cardcollecting #thehobby #whodoyoucollect #baseballcards #footballcards #cardinvesting

The 5 platforms I actually use to buy and sell cards, and the honest pros and cons of each. I break down Fanatics Collect, Alt, eBay, Arena Club, and COMC: where each one shines, where it falls short, and which I reach for depending on what I'm buying or selling.Whether you're flipping, investing, or just clearing out a collection, this should help you pick the right platform for the job.Track what you buy and sell across all of these in one place with My Card Inventory: https://mycardinventory.comIf this helped, subscribe for more on the hobby, and drop your own go-to platform in the comments.#SportsCards #TheHobby #TradingCards #CardCollecting #eBay #FanaticsCollect #ArenaClub #COMC #CardInvesting

Is MBA grading actually worth it? My honest take: I don't think grading is necessary for the hobby, and as a collector you don't need it. But as a seller, if a grade can push a card's price up, I'm willing to try it and find out.So I put it to the test and sent four already-graded legends through MBA's crossover service to see how they come back:1956 Topps Jackie Robinson (PSA 2)1955 Topps Sandy Koufax (SGC 1)1965 Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali (SGC 3)1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky rookie (SGC 1.5)Results aren't back yet, so this is part one: the thesis, the reasoning, and why I picked these four. A follow-up drops when the grades return.Where do you land? Is grading necessary, or just a price lever? #sportscards #thehobby #cardgrading #cardcollecting #whodoyoucollect