In today's episode I interview a good friend of mine Fred, aka @fifty50chasing. 

We cover topics like cross-collecting, navigating bear markets, the significance of alternative grading companies, the future of Black Labels, the uprising of SDBH, etc. 

This has been the most fun I had talking cardboard in a while! Very insightful, longer type episode I think you'll all enjoy

In this solo episode I explain the current state of the TCG market crash and give my 2 cent prediction for the future.

Today I pick the brain of the DBS player and Youtuber Melvin, aka SenzuPop.

Time stamps:

00:00 Podcast intro

00:26 Introducing Evan & the purpose of this episode

01:26 Financial priorities

05:25 Experiencing the TCG hype

06:33 The growing DBS player’s base

08:00 The meaning behind the name EvanU7 & the rise of his popularity

11:25 Being a positive force in the community

17:11 Humility & having a good time

18:59 Future plans

20:45 Playing the Awakened Power

24:25 Is the VS still playable?

26:53 Being involved Bandai to promote new releases

32:20 Loving the community

35:38 What Evan is looking forward to this year

36:17 God rare dropping next year

38:38 Players & collectors competing to acquire the same cards

43:08 Bridging the players’ & collector’s community

45:25 Evan loves watching collectors content on YouTube

49:38 Concluding the episode

51:17 Podcast outro

In this episode PokeDebt & I talk mindset, goal setting & passion! How to collect long term and sustainably.

00:00 Podcast intro

00:26 Who is PokeDebt?

01:58 High End Collecting

03:48 The start of the journey

05:17 Flipping as a part of collecting

06:45 PoGo got me into collecting

08:12 Collecting goals

08:55 The beginning of collecting DBS

10:51 Collecting for free

12:02 Why we need flippers

13:54 Collecting sustainably

18:53 How the BIG collectors did it

20:27 Selling for passion

22:07 Pay yourself first

24:17 Mindset is key

26:12 Networking within the community

27:42 How is it being a collectors couple

31:39 Starting www.pokedebt.com

32:43 Pay your taxes

36:20 Content creation = sharing the passion

37:52 Why I started the POP podcast

39:27 The DBS community is awesome

40:10 The significance of Collector's Selection Volumes

45:53 Bandai listens to the community

46:25 The upcoming Archive Booster

47:14 Galactic battle is underrated

50:05 The next signature set

50:58 Advice for new collectors

55:29 Podcast outro

In this solo episode I discuss the pitfalls of collecting and how quickly you can fall into the “dark side”. Greed is powerful & can consume you until you drained your entire savings. By the time you snap out of it, it might be too late. To remedy this I lay out the importance of being mindful and aware of this as well as give my take on how to collect long term in a balanced way.

In this episode I talk cards with @Null_Collector. We initially planned to mainly talk about the article he wrote for PSA, but we ended up talking about all kinds of things 😁

Welcome to the first episode of the Passion Over Profits Podcast. I’m going to speculate on the future of the Dragon Ball Super Card Game and discuss why I think DBS is destined for greatness in the TCG world while drawing a comparison with Pokemon cards.

Craving more Dragon Ball Super content? Welcome to the passion over profits podcast, with TopSonGoku, bringing you your weekly dose of DBS collector’s content. Stay tuned for valuable insights & exclusive interviews with some of the most knowledgeable DBS collectors in the community.