Card Collecting and Investing

On this episode of the Premium Podcast, we talk about the best ways to make money flipping sports cards, and answer Premium Member questions including… Pulled a free Arch Manning Pink Camo and it came back a BGS 9.5. Sell into Red River weekend or hold for Heisman hype? An 85-day SGC submission comes back: two Arch Throwback SGC 10s, a 9.5, a Jordan SP1 SGC 9.5 and a LeBron Silver SGC 9. What to do with each slab. Three Analyzer-approved 2002 Topps Finest Jordans. GCC pre-grade first, or straight to PSA? Five BGS 9s and five BGS 9.5s of the Cooper Flagg Living Set. How to sell ten slabs into the season without competing with yourself. A $42 break spot turned into a Jeremiyah Love Green Reptilian auto /99, with a $300 offer on the table. Grade it or take the deal? 50 Jordan singles that don’t pencil at PSA, and BGS’s cheap tiers…

On this episode of the Premium Podcast, we talk about the best ways to make money flipping sports cards, and answer Premium Member questions including… Cracked four Kobe Topps PSA 9s for BGS 9.5s and got three 9s, a 7.5 and an ‘altered’. How to stop the bleeding, and what to check BEFORE you crack. Pulled a Steph Curry Signature Class Pure Gold /10 and PSA gave it an 8. Crack it, auction it, or hold it? MBA stickers: when a Gold Diamond actually moves the price, and whether a pop-1 Bobby Witt Jr. 10/10 auto needs one. NoOffseason target price says $282, Hobby Flipper market value says $229 on the same 1989 Fleer Jordan PSA 9. Which number is right? Went 5-for-5 PSA 10s on Oscar Piastri rookies. Sell now or wait on the standings? A $21K Ohtani Bowman Crystallized Gold /50 PSA 9 sitting at BIN in the PSA Vault: when do you…

On this episode of the Premium Podcast, we talk about the best ways to make money flipping sports cards, and answer Premium Member questions including… Arch Manning just beat Ohio State. Sell into the spike or hold for the Heisman and the draft? Could Griffey’s 1988 Star cards get a Michael Jordan 1985 Star-style run? Set prospecting vs. player prospecting. Cracking a Federer NetPro PSA 9 for a BGS 9.5, or a BGS 9.5 for a PSA 10: which direction actually pays? Is the PSA 9-to-BGS 9.5 flip only for the cards on the list, or does a Jaxson Dart Color Blast qualify? Buying Lamine Yamal cards from sellers in China: fakes, tariffs, combined shipping, and when it’s safe. Two Dirk Nowitzki cards signed in person 20 years ago: authenticate, grade, or just sell? Why the Raw-to-Grade Formula says 123% ROI and the Card Analyzer says 21% on the same Ohtani Heritage rookie, and which…

On this episode of the Premium Podcast, we talk about the best ways to make money flipping sports cards, and answer Premium Member questions including… 20 Cooper Flagg Topps Living cards, 19 came back BGS 9 or lower on surface. Is it worth challenging Beckett? The sell signal for MVP-caliber NBA stars: when to move Ant Edwards and Luka PSA 9s. Mendoza Topps Now cards coming back from Beckett with him on the bench: sell now or wait for the start? Does 9 vs 10 vs Black Label change the answer? How the GCC pre-grading partnership actually works: what you pay, what gets refunded, and what happens to the green-sticker cards. Crossing a 1989 Upper Deck Griffey PSA 9 to BGS 9.5: where to measure the bottom centering, and BGS Express turnaround. A Topps Flagship /5 pull with a dinged corner: grade it or sell it raw as seed money? Paying $375 for a raw…