In the latest episode, I chat with UK Soccer Card expert, Jamie Salt, who has been in the hobby for over 5 years and is a leader in the soccer card space.

Jamie and I have a great conversation about the hobby as a whole, including:

* The rise in the card market over the past 12 months

* Some traps investors fall in

* Why having a strategy is important

* What to look for when purchasing cards, and why Pop reports are key

* What he sees potentially happening in the future with the hobby

And a whole lot more.

If you want to follow Jamie a bit more, check him out on Instagram @jamieukcollector.

Some Cards/Players Mentioned In The Episode

* World Cup 2006

* Pele Rookie

* Maradona Rookie

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In this episode Mike Rathburn from the Inside the Pitch Podcast (and a bunch of other cool stuff) hops on and we chat about the card market as a whole,

Mike is a wealth of knowledge about the hobby and it was awesome to sit down and pick his brain.

There’s a lot of great stuff in this conversation. You might have to listen more than once to get it all. I know I did!

Players and Sets Mentioned in This Episode

* Mbappe Living Set

* Sancho Living Set

* 2020 Bowman MLS

* Ansu Fati Rookie

* Topps Museum

Where You Can Find Michael

* Inside The Pitch Podcast

* @SportsCardAddix on Instagram

* @FantasyRath on Twitter

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In this episode I chat with Bryan from Sunday League Investors, and we go over the following…

* An overreaction to the Champions League Matchday One

* Euro Super League

* Listener Questions

* And a lot more!

Cards Mentioned Today

* World Cup 06 Stickers

* Vinicius Junior

* Mason Greenwood Rookie Ticket

* Lionel Messi World Cup Prizm

* Mbappe Rookies

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A chilled episode today everyone.

* What’s for sale on PWCC

* We look at the price dip of cards and try to make some sense of it all

* Our first ever Gattuso of the week!

Cards Mentioned Today

* PWCC Auctions

* World Cup 06 Stickers

* Mason Greenwood Rookie Ticket

* Lionel Messi World Cup Prizm

* Mbappe Rookies

Resources Mentioned in Episode

“Weird Pog Shaped Card Thing”

See…. it’s weird isn’t it?

2004 UK Traditions Messi “Rookie”

Traditionally, this isn’t a sticker that many collectors would chase, but it’s attracting a lot of bids recently, and the market dictates prices… so… yay?

2018 Lionel Messi WC Prizm Prices

Find the card on eBay

Mason Greenwood Rookie Ticket Prices

Find the card on eBay

2019 Phil Foden Prizm Prices

Find the card on eBay

Mbappe World Cup Prizm

Find card on eBay

Mbappe 2016/17 Foot Rookie PSA9

Find Card on eBay

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In today’s episode we have a huge treat. Al Jurgela is an absolute star when it comes to vintage cards. Honestly, he’s probably forgotten more about vintage cards than you or I will ever learn.

Al is a huge history guy too (as am I), so it was awesome to geek out over history and soccer. Some of the topics covered include:

* Al’s history in vintage cards

* What you need to know to start collecting vintage

* Some handy resources

Resources Mentioned

Here are some of the resources mentioned in the interview.

* 100 Soccer Rookies Mini-Book

* Al’s Instagram

* Al’s eBay Page (Check these out!)

Related Articles

Here are some other soccer articles you may be interested in.

* Beginners Guide to Soccer Cards

* Pele Rookie Cards

* Erling Haaland Rookie Cards

* Mbappe Rookie Cards

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It was a crazy end to the European transfer window, with a lot of moves happening - but the moves that didn’t happen making most of the news.

In this episode we speak to Vincent from Card Hour about the transfer window happenings, along with a bit of a background in his story and processes around cards.

If you want to follow Vincent’s content, you can do that here:

* Card Hour YouTube Channel

* Card Hour Instagram

* Card Hour Twitter

Players Mentioned In The Podcast

* Jadon Sancho

* Timo Werner

* Edinson Cavani

* Thomas Partey

* Gareth Bale

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While I’m asking you to do a bunch of stuff, make sure you share the newsletter and pod too!

Related Links

* Pele Rookie Cards

* Christian Pulisic Rookie Cards

Good lord, what a crazy weekend in soccer around Europe.

I feel like I spoke for 40 minutes (and quickly too, RIP those who listen at 1.5x speed) and only covered the tip of the iceberg.

We talk about Liverpool, Man United, and City struggling, the impact that the loss of form might have on players in a card-sense. We also take a look at the chaos this season and what to expect.. or not expect, going forward.

Mentioned Players

* Gio Reyna

* Erling Haaland

* Dominic Calvert-Lewin

* Robert Lewandowski

* Phil Foden

* Mason Greenwood

* Matheus Cunha

* Daichi Kamada

Related Articles

* https://sportscardsrock.com/the-best-pele-rookie-cards/

* https://sportscardsrock.com/christian-pulisic-rookie-card/

* https://sportscardsrock.com/kylian-mbappe-rookie-card/

In this episode, we look at the recent PWCC Auctions and chat about how they might impact prices going forward.

Players Mentioned In This Episode

Here are the players mentioned in this pod, with links to their rookie products on eBay.

* Lionel Messi

* Cristiano Ronaldo

* Pele

* Zinedine Zidane

* PWCC Auctions

Any Questions?

Any questions about the hobby going forward? Want me to look at a player? Email [email protected] or leave a comment on this post and I’ll be happy to help out!

Related Articles

Here are some related articles from Sports Cards Rock

* Mbappe Rookie Cards

* Messi Rookie Cards

* Ronaldo Rookie Cards

* Haaland Rookie Cards

* Pele Rookie Cards

In today’s episode, we talk to Mike Sommer from Wax Pack Hero about his background in the hobby as well as some lessons we can learn in making our hobby self sustainable.

Mike is a legend and knows his stuff when it comes to collecting, so it was a real treat to have him on.

Articles You Might Like

* Pele Rookie Cards

* Kylian Mbappe Rookie Cards

A brief rundown on the best young players from the main leagues around Europe for the second weekend of the Premier League, and first week for a lot of other top leagues.

Players Mentioned in This Episode

The following links will take you to eBay searches for the player’s rookie cards.

* Timo Werner Rookie Cards

* Kai Havertz Rookie Cards

* Giovanni Reyna Rookie Cards

* James Rodriguez Rookie Cards

* Dominic Calvert-Lewin Rookie Cards

* Jadon Sancho Rookie Cards

* Dwight McNeil Rookie Cards

* Dejan Kulusevski Rookie Cards

* Erling Haaland Rookie Cards

Or, check out Sports Cards Rock for a range of sports card articles. Here’s three recent ones you might enjoy.

* The Top Erling Haaland Rookie Cards

* Lionel Messi Rookie Cards

* Cristiano Ronaldo Rookie Cards

* Sam Darnold Rookie Cards

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