Card Lounge Podcast

King Gary Pokemon sits down with Jake and Robo for one of the most important conversations in Pokémon TCG history. Gary helped bring Pokémon to America through Media Factory in 1998, personally graded 76 of the 126 PSA 10 First Edition Charizards in existence, and is largely responsible for PSA becoming the default grading company for Pokémon cards. We also get into the viral Pawn Stars segment (150M+ views), the origin of Collecticon, Pokémon Saves the World, Shadowless cards, and his upcoming return to Pawn Stars.If you've ever owned a graded Pokémon card, this man had a hand in making that possible.

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Hedge funds are buying Pokémon cards and PSA might be one scandal away from collapse. Jake and Robo break down the two biggest stories in the hobby right now: The Van Gogh Pikachu FundA Hong Kong firm just launched the world's first tokenized Pokémon card fund, targeting 25% of all PSA 10 Van Gogh Pikachus. That's $94M+ worth of a single card. We talk about what institutional money actually means for collectors, pop reports, and the market going forward.PSA's Conflict of Interest Problem.A collector sent in a lenticular Deoxys PSA 10 for regrading. PSA damaged it, offered $20K, then sold their own copy on eBay for $45K. We get into why PSA selling cards is a massive problem and why BGS is quietly winning right now.

Pokemon Day just dropped major news, and Jake and Robo break it all down from the Generation 10 reveal with Wind and Waves to the upcoming 30th Anniversary Celebrations Collection TCG set. The guys share their predictions for what cards could appear, including a possible Delta Species return and whether Game Freak will just slap a 30th stamp on a Base Set Charizard reprint. Beyond Pokemon, they cover the TCG competition heating up, Yu-Gi-Oh's serialized full art cards, Riftbound Regionals in Las Vegas, and why the entire hobby space is raising its game. Jake also shares real boots-on-the-ground market signals from the Las Vegas Card Show, including a story about a CD Promo Charizard that sold at auction for $4,400 the same day a buyer walked away from a $3,000 deal. If you want to understand where the vintage and modern Pokemon card market is heading in 2026, this episode breaks down the rarity vs. demand argument you need to hear.

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In today's episode of the Card Lounge Podcast, Robo & Jake covers their experience opening Ascended Heroes along with why supplies are dwindling to cause people to wiat in lines for new releases of TCG. Then we cover the crime rates for TCGs and our predictions for what will be announced for 2026 Pokemon Day.

In today's episode of the Card Lounge Podcast, Robo & Jake covers their experience opening Ascended Heroes along with why supplies are dwindling to cause people to wiat in lines for new releases of TCG. Then we cover the crime rates for TCGs and our predictions for what will be announced for 2026 Pokemon Day.

In this episode of the Card Lounge podcast, Jake and Robo break down the $16.5M Pikachu Illustrator sale and what it signals for the hobby as collectibles become a mainstream status symbol. They recap their trip to Colletopia in Vancouver, highlighting the “museum” room of grails (multiple Illustrators, Black Lotus, uncut sheets) and how often they’re now getting recognized by everyday collectors in public. The conversation then shifts to One Piece Nationals at Bandai Card Games Fest, where Robo finishes Top 100, praises the gameplay, and calls out Bandai’s merch/retail-line issues for competitors. They wrap by debating the sustainability of the current multi-year bull run, criticizing Pokémon’s product quality/odds versus newer TCGs, and sending support to PokéDean after a reported home robbery that stole his collection.

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In this Card Lounge episode, TwiceBakedJake and Robo break down the Ascended Heroes supply squeeze and why packs are spiking, then zoom out to how scarcity is pushing collectors into One Piece and Dragon Ball. They also debate the “collector vs investor” divide, talk Tag Team GX grail chasing, and share real market takes on where the hobby could be headed next.

In this episode, Robo & Jake break down what’s actually moving in the Pokémon market right now and what we think people are getting wrong about recent hype. We talk through how supply, promo distribution, and pricing dynamics are affecting what’s worth chasing versus what’s just noise. I|We also dig into grading what’s frustrating about the current process and how we're thinking about fees, value, and timing. Overall, it’s a practical, opinionated check-in on where the hobby’s at and how we're approaching it as collectors.Check out the Collectr App for all your collecting tracking needs! https://app.getcollectr.com/Check out Slab Lab Displays available on Amazon!https://linktw.in/tKlnSK

In this episode, we talk about why the card market is heating up in January and why the cards getting the most hype often aren’t the ones truly moving. We compare Pokémon vs One Piece, share real show stories, and explain why we’re focusing more on scarcity, low-pop sets, vintage, and underrated promos instead of chasing whatever the noise is pushing.

Card Lounge just hit the one-year mark, so we’re celebrating the only way we know how: giveaways and ripping open our Dream Packs to show what you can actually pull! After that, we get into the wild stuff happening in the hobby right now shops getting hit, people getting robbed, and the real safety mindset everyone needs at shows and stores. Then we talk leaks, why cards showing up way too early is a problem, and we go deep on the One Piece explosion: influencers jumping in, Bandai printing, and why some of these prices feel sketchy if you’re buying at the top. We wrap it up with a fun “January 2025 vs now” price check to see what really moved (and what didn’t).

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Jake and Rob sit down with Game Boi Drew to talk high-end Pokémon cards and the real realities behind the hobby. Drew shares his path back into Pokémon, what it’s like going full-time in the space, and why some modern sets are being overlooked. The crew also debates the Logan Paul Illustrator Pikachu auction, breaks down current market shifts (modern vs. vintage), and gets into Japan sourcing, grading, and where the hobby might be headed over the next couple years.