The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson

This episode puts the spotlight on one half of the power couple duo that runs the Culture Collision Trade Show. Prizm Gawdess (on IG @prizmgawdess) joins the podcast studio to talk about her hobby journey and the origins, logistics, and numbers behind one of the largest card shows in the US.

The fifth iteration of Culture Collision will be held from Friday, September 13, 2024 to Sunday, September 15, 2024. You can get your general admission, 3 day pass, and VIP pass at www.culturecollisiontradeshow.com (kids under the age of 12 are free)!

Note: I shared during this episode that I am happy to announce that I am part of the social media team as an official media ambassador for Culture Collision V!

Episode 87 of The Card Diary puts the spotlight Bailey (on IG @fire.sportscards), show promoter for a new local card show in the Northern Virginia area, specifically the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington, VA. We rank the 2022, 2023 and 2024 National, our local card show scene in Northern Virginia, and why he decided to get into card show promotion. Enjoy! - Denny

Episode 86 of The Card Diary focuses on my latest experience selling 8 low end PSA slabs at auction on eBay and lessons I learned from it, such as being willing to put cards up at auction even if I sell at a loss, I still get liquid. I also share what I do for shipping and packaging. Thanks for watching!

Cards Sold and Net Earnings

2002 Hoops Stars #1 Yao Ming Future Stars PSA 10 - $49.98

2023 Topps Cosmic Chrome - Aqua Equinox Refractor Juan Soto /199 PSA 10 - $31.09

2021 Donruss Optic Spencer Torkelson Rated Prospects Signature Mojo /99 PSA 10 - $31.80

2022 Contenders Treylon Burks RC Auto PSA 10 - $22.95

2013 Finest #50 Adrian Peterson Refractor PSA 10 - $29.15

2020 Panini Michael Thomas On The Horizon PSA 9 - $48.27

2023 Topps Series 1 - Silver Pack Autograph #T88C-4 Christopher Morel PSA 10

I talk about my plans for Fanatics Fest, but not before talking about the LeBron Curry Durant (or should it be Durant Curry LeBron?) Triple Auto 1 of 1 Topps Now Card

Cards To The Moon's very own Clark (@fivecardguys) and I do a special podcast episode where we interview each other in a way. I have been a fan of the podcast for a while, and I've been meaning to have Clark on for a while now and so I'm glad we finally did this. He and I will both be going to Fanatics Fest in NYC from August 16-18, 2024 at the Javits Center. Will you be there? Let's meet up!

Our thoughts on setting up as dealers at the Greenville NC card show while driving back home!

What even is a podcast? What is the measure of success? Is there more than one measure? Answers to those questions and what I learned in my one year of making this podcast. Thanks for giving it a listen! - Denny

Here is the audio recording from April 21, 2024.

Spotify for Podcasters has converted to Riverside, and I'm still trying to figure out how to handle this change, but the past music interludes (e..g Compton, Swapping Tubes, and Rodney Skopes) are all gone. We truly are at the mercy of these platforms and have to adjust to whatever changes they make. The actual recording about getting into a break for Eddie Murray back from April 2024 will follow this one as a separate episode as I cannot combine separate audio files with this new format.