Posts by Paul Hickey

On this episode of the Premium Podcast, we talk about the best ways to make money flipping sports cards, including… The Shohei Ohtani Strategy for 2026 Paul’s Holiday Dip Purchases I know that we don’t buy cards based on performance. I was thinking that in the future we should sell half on opening day and then wait to see if there is a performance spike, considering we missed out on most of the profit. What are your thoughts? Are there objective indicators in population or grading data that can help identify which PSA 9s are structurally better candidates to cross to BGS 9.5, versus cases where the apparent opportunity may be much harder than ROI rankings suggest? Is there a play with 2024 Panini Absolute “Glass” Redemption Cards? What is the play for 2024 Jayden Daniels Kaboom!s? And a lot more.

On this episode of the Premium Podcast, we talk about the best ways to make money flipping sports cards, including… Is there a play on Philip Rivers? What impact will the Beckett acquisition have on the BGS plays we’re making? When is a smart time to purchase singles from 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball? Clarification on how to use the “My Athletes” feature. And a lot more.

On this episode of the Premium Podcast, we talk about the best ways to make money flipping sports cards, including… – Who are the top baseball prospects or hype guys to buy in December and sell in May? – How can I break down a $5k sports card budget for Jayden Daniels, LeBron James, Caitlin Clark, Shohei Ohtani and Paul Skenes in 2026? – What F1 Card Opportunities Are There To Buy Now And Sell In 2026? – What Tool Do You Use For Cracking Slabs? – How to make a career out of sports cards flipping? – What to do with cards you bought on eBay that you intended to grade, but clearly won’t gem? – Why you should never overpay for any sports card – Maximum Insured Value Explained – BGS to PSA Crossover – a good idea? – Thoughts on Card Dealer Pro and similar services. And a lot more.

On this episode of the Premium Podcast, we talk about the best ways to make money flipping sports cards, including… If you were to pick 5 players to stick to for 2026, (Football, Basketball, Baseball) who would they be? I’m very interested to know your thoughts on this. From a business standpoint, how much do you keep for yourself or do you just roll any profit into the next card and keep building off of that? I wanted to inquire further on why you believe it is bad for the hobby to bid on one of your own cards in a PSA auction. Are you against this because of the sales data that is left from this or something else?   More PSA Vault Nightmares. I usually buy cards that are $20-$50 and send them for grading. Any strategy suggestions? With 2024 Prizm Caitlin Clark cards, is it worth it to buy copies of the…

On this episode of the Premium Podcast, we talk about the best ways to make money flipping sports cards, including… Is there a play here during the dip to focus on graded cards? And if so, how do we use the rankings to figure out which already graded cards to go after during the dip? Is there still a play buying Arch Manning’s 2023 Prizm Saturday Star Autograph? What should you do when your PSA 9 gets a BGS 8.5? Is the PSA increase in grading time frames a sign that the industry is doing extremely well because so many people are grading OR does it create some concern for a “junk slab era” / make it harder to make money flipping? Now that we have sold our 2023 Prizm Silver Wemby PSA 10’s, when should we buy back in? Should we buy back in on the December dip in anticipation of the playoff bump?…