Card Men Podcast

After vending Dallas Collect-A-Con, Damaged Cards returns with stories about high-end Pokémon deals, cautious buyers, and the affordable cards collectors actually wanted. On Card Men Podcast, he and Card Baba explore the gap between a card’s last sale and finding a buyer, the appeal of Topps movie cards and Dragon Ball, and what they would do with $1,000 in modern Pokémon.

They also discuss the reported FedEx theft involving PSA-graded cards, shipping security, and how hypothetical uncrackable slabs could change the hobby. Plus, Damaged Cards visits Cassius Marsh’s Cash Cards Unlimited, gets humbled at the airport, and joins a Gold Star or Bust debate comparing Gold Star Umbreon with Karen’s Umbreon, Neo Discovery, Skyridge, and other favorites.

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Card Men 33

00:00:00 Guess Who’s Back?

00:01:24 Visiting Cassius Marsh and Cash Cards Unlimited

00:04:30 Vending Dallas Collect-A-Con

00:07:59 The Market Is Changing Week to Week

00:11:33 Affordable Cards and Changing Collector Tastes

00:18:05 The Dragon Ball Men Podcast

00:25:46 $1,000 in Modern Challenge

00:32:39 FedEx Card Theft and Uncrackable Slabs

00:49:26 Gold Star or Bust: Umbreon

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What’s really driving Pokémon card prices: collectors, scarcity, or the chase for the next record sale? On episode 32 of the Card Men Podcast, Card Baba welcomes Card Oppa, formerly Slab Daddy Master, while Damaged Cards is away. They discuss the wildly different Gliscor auction results, speculate about market manipulation, and explain how headline sales influence prices for lower-grade cards—including the story behind their own $18,000 Pikachu listing.

Card Oppa shares what buyers actually want at card shows, his experience hunting for cards in Japan, and why PSA population counts deserve a closer look. The conversation moves from overlooked vintage cards to One Piece fandom, RGB Mew, and a hypothetical $1,000 modern Pokémon strategy, asking whether collectors love the cards or their price tags. Then, in Gold Star or Bust, they compare Gold Star Latios with vintage alternatives and debate which artwork deserves the spotlight.

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Card Men 31

00:00:00 This week on Card Men...

00:01:15 PSA simply needs more money from us

00:07:10 Gold Star Vaporeon or Expedition Mewtwo?

00:13:35 King Gary's $49 million listing

00:15:30 The BlackRock of Collectibles

00:20:40 Who wants a Pokémon investment fund?

00:29:26 Masterworks: owning art versus owning shares

00:33:57 Pokémon versus the S&P 500

00:37:23 Investing in cultural collectibles

00:40:42 Gold Star or Bust: the original Eeveelutions

00:43:25 Dark, Skyridge and Sandstorm Eeveelutions

00:47:12 Finding Unseen Forces favorites

00:49:29 Japanese promos and connecting artwork

00:51:12 VS Series and Delta Species

00:54:31 The verdict: which cards beat Gold Stars?

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Card Men 30

00:00 This week on Card Men...

00:38 The most jacked vendor in Pokémon

03:11 If you're not dealing in high end you're leaving money on the table

05:37 How do you get into high end cards?

12:39 Consignment and auction fees explained

18:13 Why high-end Pokémon is booming

21:03 We're grading graded cards now

29:28 Who is buying these cards? (coinbase announcement)

38:15 A new generation of wealthy collectors

42:58 NOT financial advice for following the high end

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Card Men 29

00:00 This week on Card Men...

00:19 We're have a shop! (COME BUY CARDS)

02:20 30th has cannibalized the market

10:13 The high end market

28:56 The middle class of Pokémon is dying

41:33 Gold Star or Bust: Gyarados

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Card Men 28

00:00:00 We're Back (But Baba Said It This Time)

00:01:35 Dipping Our Toes in Other TCGs

00:13:17 Can Disney Build the Next Big Card Market?

00:23:10 Mewtwo: Gold Star vs. the Field

00:36:35 What Makes a Pokémon Collectible?

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Card Men 27

00:00:00 Target scalped Morgan?? (30th is finally here)

00:05:52 Pull Rates, Hype & Reprint Worries

00:09:50 Is Modern Pokémon Art Too Much?

00:12:12 Our Card Shop Is Finally Opening

00:16:29 New fans in Pokémon

00:23:27 Morgan's Custom VeeFriends Jersey

00:26:26 Morgan's Hollywood agent scammed him

00:29:49 Baba's bad take

00:43:10 Rayquaza - Gold Star vs. the Field

00:54:36 Are Neo Shining Cards Overrated?

00:58:48 Shop, Streams & What's Next

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Card Men 26

00:00:00 We got our PSA submissions back!

00:03:24 Pokémon is ripping off Yugioh??

00:09:06 Morgan is collecting...

00:11:11 EXStar announced

00:14:09 Our mid-life modern crisis

00:23:52 The emotional side of the market (Morgan's an idiot)

00:29:33 Horrible Facebook Marketplace chat (Morgan's not an idiot actually)

00:44:40 Stickering post-restoration

00:53:20 Scarlet & Violet master-set update

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Card Men 25

00:00:00 Morgan is no longer a LARPer

00:07:08 Nerds vs Dorks

00:13:42 Morgan's ESPN commercial

00:17:20 Joe Jonas pulls crazy grail

00:27:00 Mo Bamba opening card shop in Austin

00:38:39 RGB mews real or fake

00:40:24 tier listing all the good Pokémon

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Card Men 23 - Responding to the Backlash

00:00:00 Not beating the scalper allegations

00:02:09 SpongeBob card reaches over $50k at auction

00:09:59 Japan considering regulating the Pokémon market

00:18:12 How to detect fake cards

00:25:01 Whatnot valued at 20 billion dollars

00:37:55 What is your favorite art of a Pokémon?

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Card Men 23 - Responding to the Backlash

00:00:00 Responding to the backlash

00:32:27 Storm Esmerelda leaks

00:38:22 One Piece art fatigue

00:44:11 Is Pokémon moving towards serialization

00:55:15 Morgan's ultimate conspiracy

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Card Men 22 - Logan Paul and PSA

00:00:00 The Drink Men Podcast

00:02:06 Logan Paul is influencing the market again

00:05:44 Is this good or bad?

00:16:43 PSA controversy

00:25:22 Weekly PSA backlog check-in

00:27:36 What should be the next Eeveelution?

00:36:53 Why do people hate gold cards?

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Card Men 21 - Psyduck is king

00:00:00 The hydrated men podcast

00:01:48 Card restoration is controversial??

00:09:51 We were at a card show that got robbed

00:17:04 How to stay safe while vending

00:23:47 The most popular Pokémon RIGHT NOW

00:29:36 Coiling explained

00:33:38 Underrated Pokémon right now

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00:00:00 We invented a new slab category

00:03:34 Junk slabs

00:04:35 Bricks

00:07:25 Shame slabs

00:12:24 Shop slabs

00:14:25 Pricing slabs is weird

00:24:18 The Shuppet grail

00:31:39 Spilling industry secrets

00:42:08 More niche hypotheticals with slab daddy master

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00:00:00 This week on Card Men

00:00:12 Morgan is already complaining

00:02:55 Every leaked card form Celebrations

00:29:02 Classic collection leaks

00:36:28 How will this effect the market

00:44:03 Speculating about print quality

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00:00:00 D-Bags in Pokemon

00:02:21 30th Prices Are CRAZY

00:13:27 The Shady side of Pokémon

00:20:25 Predicting the market

00:27:15 Pokémon is crack

00:28:59 Vegas Card Conservation Convention

00:48:37 Don't try to sleep in Vegas

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00:00:00 The card shop is official

00:12:44 Naruto TCG announced

00:27:12 Vending vs stream trends

00:39:27 Esoteric corner

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00:00:00 This week on Card Men...

00:00:23 Big Announcement!

00:03:23 Tom Brady's Shop

00:22:17 Aftermath of the PSA backlog

00:29:28 Morgan is always right

00:36:28 Who is buying Pokémon cards?

00:42:55 F**k off!

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