Brief Summary:
Guillermo, more known as Memo, is a card flipper and the owner of JamVolt based in Los Angeles, California. Apart from his career in advertising, Memo collects cards of different sports teams and Pokemon, his favorite. He has turned this hobby into a profit and is showing no signs of slowing down in the card game, all thanks to the pandemic. In this episode, I have a chat with Memo about his interest in cards, how card grading works, baseball players, and nostalgia.
The episode touches on the following key topics and ideas:
Memo shares his beginnings in life and the different jobs he had when he started living independently (02:02)
Why Gary V is an inspiration to Memo (04:23)
How getting Charizard cards translated into a business opportunity for Memo (06:43)
Memo discusses how card grading works and how it makes cards valuable (11:58)
Dissecting the trust and risk factors when it comes to card grading and how the process has changed since the pandemic (14:59)
Why grading your cards is a worthwhile investment (21:39)
Memo explains why people should invest early in their cards (24:26)
Memo and I talk about Mike Trout and his probable future as one of the greatest players of all time (26:23)
What happens to a player’s cards when their career ends? It’s supply and demand answers Memo (30:55)
Differentiating the value behind sports cards and Pokemon cards (34:04)
Would Memo still buy Pokemon cards even if they go out of season? (35:49)
How to find value and get your money back from every box of cards that you buy (37:11)
The personal reason why Memo enjoys his hobby of card flipping: it paid his bills and debts (41:56)
Memo shares his experience with a Patrick Mahomes II card despite having less interest in football (44:55)
What are the technical components behind card grading? Memo enumerates some of the must-haves of card flipping (52:55)
Memo explains different types of cards you can find in a box (00:58:10)
The three reasons behind card collecting according to Memo: to make money, to add to your personal collection, and to appreciate them as artworks (01:04:57)
How the pandemic increased the general interest in cards (01:08:24)
How our childhood interests translate into collectibles and profits today (01:09:10)
Why collecting what you like pays off in the end (01:13:50)
Why consistency is a big key to success (01:15:36)
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