10K Card Journey: Sports Card Collecting and Investing Podcast

📩 Subscribe to my newsletter for deals, insights, and hobby thoughts: 10kcardjourney.beehiiv.comIn this episode, I take you inside my personal sports card collection and highlight some of my favorite cards — the ones that mean the most to me as a collector and investor.I share why I bought them, what makes them special, and how they fit into my long-term strategy for 10KCardJourney.This is my first time experimenting with a video format, so let me know if you’d like to see more collection showcases in the future.

📩 Subscribe to my newsletter for deals, insights, and hobby thoughts: 10kcardjourney.beehiiv.comIn this episode, I explore how broader economic trends can influence the sports card market — even if nothing about the cards themselves has changed.Sports cards may feel like their own world, but they’re still part of a larger economy. When consumer spending tightens or financial conditions change, it can affect how collectors buy, sell, and value cards.This episode isn’t about predicting a crash or telling anyone what to do — it’s simply about encouraging collectors to think about the bigger picture and how macroeconomic factors could influence the hobby.As always, this is just my personal perspective as I document my own journey building a sports card portfolio with a $10K starting budget.

📩 Subscribe to my newsletter for deals, insights, and hobby thoughts: 10kcardjourney.beehiiv.comIn this episode of 10K Card Journey, I talk about a recent opportunity I had to pick up a couple of cards on COMC that I’ve been really interested in. Rather than having them shipped to me first, I decided to try something a little different — sending them directly from COMC to PSA for grading.Now the waiting game begins.In about six months we’ll find out whether this turns into a great investment, an average one, or a lesson learned. Either way, it’s part of the process of experimenting, learning, and trying to find value in the sports card market.In this episode I talk about:Why I liked these particular cardsWhy COMC can be an interesting place to find dealsThe strategy behind buying raw cards with grading in mindWhy sometimes the best outcome is simply the learning experienceNo matter how this one turns out, it’s all part of the journey.

📩 Subscribe to my newsletter for deals, insights, and hobby thoughts:10kcardjourney.beehiiv.comIn this episode, I talk about some of my favorite tools that help me navigate the sports card hobby.But I also dive into a topic that many collectors have been feeling lately: the rapid increase in box prices. As products become more expensive, the gap between the cost of a box and the value collectors actually receive is starting to leave many people feeling unsettled.

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In this episode of 10KCardJourney, I break down how I use comps when buying and selling sports cards on eBay.I share how to think about comps strategically, when to lean on them, when to ignore them, and how to use them to your advantage depending on whether you’re buying or selling.I also touch on additional eBay factors that can impact pricing and understanding when you actually have pricing power.

In this episode, I walk through the specific attributes that enhance the value of a card in my eyes — beyond just grade. From serial number significance (1/xx, jersey match, bookends) to patch quality, autograph execution, production year context, and visual elements like color match, these are some of the smaller tangible factors I personally look for.

In this episode of 10K Card Journey, I break down a recent sports card sale from start to finish — including the purchase price, sale price, shipping costs, platform fees, and what I actually walked away with.What looked like a big win at first turned into a much smaller profit once the real numbers came in.If you're flipping cards or tracking your portfolio seriously, understanding true ROI is everything. This episode is a reminder that gross profit and net profit are two very different things in the hobby.

The CJ Stroud Downtown PSA 10 wasn’t meant to be a forever hold.It was a strategic buy.In this episode, I walk through how I flipped it into two cards that much better align with my long-term thesis.I talk:Liquidity vs. ConvictionHow flipping can fund higher-upside playsWhy experimentation helpsFlipping isn’t my core strategy by any means, but it is a part of the sports card collecting hobby that I'm becoming more familiar with.

I recently lost out on a card that would’ve been a centerpiece of my collection.I didn’t name it publicly — but I felt it.In this episode, I talk about the disappointment, the second-guessing, and the “what if” spiral that comes after losing a big auction… especially when I was that close.But more importantly, I unpack what it taught me:• What makes a card a true grail• Why grail cards require different bidding psychology• When you should be willing to stretch• And how this actually made me more excited about the hobbyMissing this card didn’t discourage me — it clarified my strategy.