Card Men Podcast

Damaged Cards and Card Baba
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Two geniuses analyze the Pokémon and trading card market by Charizard Baba & Damaged Cards

  1. 20h ago

    Did You MISS OUT on the Pokémon Card Peak?

    After vending Dallas Collect-A-Con, Damaged Cards returns with stories about high-end Pokémon deals, cautious buyers, and the affordable cards collectors actually wanted. On Card Men Podcast, he and Card Baba explore the gap between a card’s last sale and finding a buyer, the appeal of Topps movie cards and Dragon Ball, and what they would do with $1,000 in modern Pokémon. They also discuss the reported FedEx theft involving PSA-graded cards, shipping security, and how hypothetical uncrackable slabs could change the hobby. Plus, Damaged Cards visits Cassius Marsh’s Cash Cards Unlimited, gets humbled at the airport, and joins a Gold Star or Bust debate comparing Gold Star Umbreon with Karen’s Umbreon, Neo Discovery, Skyridge, and other favorites. _____________________________________________________________ 🔴JOIN OUR WEEKLY STREAMS🔴 Fri, Sat, Sun @8pm: https://www.tiktok.com/@card_baba_ 🏢VISIT OUR CARD SHOP🏢 CardBaba - 501 Pedernales St #1d, Austin, TX 78702 Mon - Fri 12-7 📩Connect with Damaged Cards📩 https://www.instagram.com/damaged.cards/ https://www.youtube.com/@DamagedCards/ 📩Connect with Card Baba📩 https://www.instragram.com/card_baba_/ https://www.youtube.com/@CardBaba/ _____________________________________________________________ Card Men 33 00:00:00 Guess Who’s Back? 00:01:24 Visiting Cassius Marsh and Cash Cards Unlimited 00:04:30 Vending Dallas Collect-A-Con 00:07:59 The Market Is Changing Week to Week 00:11:33 Affordable Cards and Changing Collector Tastes 00:18:05 The Dragon Ball Men Podcast 00:25:46 $1,000 in Modern Challenge 00:32:39 FedEx Card Theft and Uncrackable Slabs 00:49:26 Gold Star or Bust: Umbreon _____________________________________________________________ ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This video is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Always do your own research before making any investment decisions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. @CardBaba @DamagedCards @rageqzbass #pokemon #tcg #business

  2. Oct 23

    Why Pokémon Card Prices Don’t Make Sense

    What’s really driving Pokémon card prices: collectors, scarcity, or the chase for the next record sale? On episode 32 of the Card Men Podcast, Card Baba welcomes Card Oppa, formerly Slab Daddy Master, while Damaged Cards is away. They discuss the wildly different Gliscor auction results, speculate about market manipulation, and explain how headline sales influence prices for lower-grade cards—including the story behind their own $18,000 Pikachu listing. Card Oppa shares what buyers actually want at card shows, his experience hunting for cards in Japan, and why PSA population counts deserve a closer look. The conversation moves from overlooked vintage cards to One Piece fandom, RGB Mew, and a hypothetical $1,000 modern Pokémon strategy, asking whether collectors love the cards or their price tags. Then, in Gold Star or Bust, they compare Gold Star Latios with vintage alternatives and debate which artwork deserves the spotlight.

  3. Oct 16

    "People are ditching the S&P 500 for Pokémon"

    🔴JOIN OUR WEEKLY STREAMS🔴 Fri, Sat, Sun @8pm: https://www.tiktok.com/@card_baba_ 🏢VISIT OUR CARD SHOP🏢 CardBaba - 501 Pedernales St #1d, Austin, TX 78702 Mon - Fri 12-7 📩Connect with Damaged Cards📩 https://www.instagram.com/damaged.cards/ https://www.youtube.com/@DamagedCards/ 📩Connect with Card Baba📩 https://www.instragram.com/card_baba_/ https://www.youtube.com/@CardBaba/ _____________________________________________________________ Card Men 31 00:00:00 This week on Card Men... 00:01:15 PSA simply needs more money from us 00:07:10 Gold Star Vaporeon or Expedition Mewtwo? 00:13:35 King Gary's $49 million listing 00:15:30 The BlackRock of Collectibles 00:20:40 Who wants a Pokémon investment fund? 00:29:26 Masterworks: owning art versus owning shares 00:33:57 Pokémon versus the S&P 500 00:37:23 Investing in cultural collectibles 00:40:42 Gold Star or Bust: the original Eeveelutions 00:43:25 Dark, Skyridge and Sandstorm Eeveelutions 00:47:12 Finding Unseen Forces favorites 00:49:29 Japanese promos and connecting artwork 00:51:12 VS Series and Delta Species 00:54:31 The verdict: which cards beat Gold Stars? _____________________________________________________________ ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This video is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Always do your own research before making any investment decisions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. @CardBaba @DamagedCards @rageqzbass #pokemon #tcg #business

  4. Oct 9

    Do Billionaires CONTROL Pokémon? (with dragonate_tcg)

    JOIN OUR WEEKLY STREAMS Fri, Sat, Sun @8pm https://www.tiktok.com/@card_baba_ VISIT OUR CARD SHOP CardBaba 501 Pedernales St #1d, Austin, TX 78702 Mon - Fri 12-7 Follow Dragonate http://instagram.com/dragonate_tcg/ Connect with Damaged Cards https://www.instagram.com/damaged.cards/ https://www.youtube.com/@DamagedCards/ Connect with Card Baba https://www.instragram.com/card_baba_/ https://www.youtube.com/@CardBaba/ _____________________________________________________________ Card Men 30 00:00 This week on Card Men... 00:38 The most jacked vendor in Pokémon 03:11 If you're not dealing in high end you're leaving money on the table 05:37 How do you get into high end cards? 12:39 Consignment and auction fees explained 18:13 Why high-end Pokémon is booming 21:03 We're grading graded cards now 29:28 Who is buying these cards? (coinbase announcement) 38:15 A new generation of wealthy collectors 42:58 NOT financial advice for following the high end _____________________________________________________________ ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This video is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Always do your own research before making any investment decisions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. @CardBaba @DamagedCards @rageqzbass #pokemon #tcg #business

  5. Oct 2

    Has 30th CANNIBALIZED the Pokémon Market?

    JOIN OUR WEEKLY STREAMS and get a BABA MHYSTERY PACK Friday's and Saturday's, 8pm https://www.tiktok.com/@card_baba_ VISIT OUR CARD SHOP Card Baba 501 Pedernales St #1d, Austin, TX 78702 Mon - Fri 12-7 Connect with Damaged Cards https://www.instagram.com/damaged.cards/ https://www.youtube.com/@DamagedCards/ Connect with Card Baba https://www.instragram.com/card_baba_/ https://www.youtube.com/@CardBaba/ _____________________________________________________________ Card Men 29 00:00 This week on Card Men... 00:19 We're have a shop! (COME BUY CARDS) 02:20 30th has cannibalized the market 10:13 The high end market 28:56 The middle class of Pokémon is dying 41:33 Gold Star or Bust: Gyarados _____________________________________________________________ ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This video is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Always do your own research before making any investment decisions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. @CardBaba @DamagedCards @rageqzbass #pokemon #tcg #business

  6. Sep 25

    There's So Much More to Pokémon than Modern

    JOIN OUR WEEKLY STREAMS and get a BABA MHYSTERY PACK Friday's and Saturday's, 8pm https://www.tiktok.com/@card_baba_ VISIT OUR CARD SHOP Card Baba 501 Pedernales St #1d, Austin, TX 78702 Mon - Wed, 1pm - 7pm Thur - Fri, 12pm - 8pm Connect with Damaged Cards https://www.instagram.com/damaged.cards/ https://www.youtube.com/@DamagedCards/ Connect with Card Baba https://www.instragram.com/card_baba_/ https://www.youtube.com/@CardBaba/ _____________________________________________________________ Card Men 28 00:00:00 We're Back (But Baba Said It This Time) 00:01:35 Dipping Our Toes in Other TCGs 00:13:17 Can Disney Build the Next Big Card Market? 00:23:10 Mewtwo: Gold Star vs. the Field 00:36:35 What Makes a Pokémon Collectible? _____________________________________________________________ ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This video is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Always do your own research before making any investment decisions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. @CardBaba @DamagedCards @rageqzbass #pokemon #tcg #business

  7. Sep 18

    Pokémon’s 30th Celebration Could Cause BIG Problems for Collectors

    JOIN OUR WEEKLY STREAMS and get a BABA MHYSTERY PACK Friday's and Saturday's, 8pm https://www.tiktok.com/@card_baba_ Connect with Damaged Cards https://www.instagram.com/damaged.cards/ https://www.youtube.com/@DamagedCards/ Connect with CardBaba https://www.instragram.com/card_baba_/ https://www.youtube.com/@CardBaba/ _____________________________________________________________ Card Men 27 00:00:00 Target scalped Morgan?? (30th is finally here) 00:05:52 Pull Rates, Hype & Reprint Worries 00:09:50 Is Modern Pokémon Art Too Much? 00:12:12 Our Card Shop Is Finally Opening 00:16:29 New fans in Pokémon 00:23:27 Morgan's Custom VeeFriends Jersey 00:26:26 Morgan's Hollywood agent scammed him 00:29:49 Baba's bad take 00:43:10 Rayquaza - Gold Star vs. the Field 00:54:36 Are Neo Shining Cards Overrated? 00:58:48 Shop, Streams & What's Next _____________________________________________________________ ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This video is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Always do your own research before making any investment decisions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. @CardBaba @DamagedCards @rageqzbass #pokemon #tcg #business

  8. Sep 11

    PSA Could RUIN Your Pokémon Business, Unless You Do This

    JOIN OUR WEEKLY STREAMS and get a BABA MHYSTERY PACK Friday's and Saturday's, 8pm https://www.tiktok.com/@card_baba_ Connect with Damaged Cards https://www.instagram.com/damaged.cards/ https://www.youtube.com/@DamagedCards/ Connect with CardBaba https://www.instragram.com/card_baba_/ https://www.youtube.com/@CardBaba/ _____________________________________________________________ Card Men 26 00:00:00 We got our PSA submissions back! 00:03:24 Pokémon is ripping off Yugioh?? 00:09:06 Morgan is collecting... 00:11:11 EXStar announced 00:14:09 Our mid-life modern crisis 00:23:52 The emotional side of the market (Morgan's an idiot) 00:29:33 Horrible Facebook Marketplace chat (Morgan's not an idiot actually) 00:44:40 Stickering post-restoration 00:53:20 Scarlet & Violet master-set update _____________________________________________________________ ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This video is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Always do your own research before making any investment decisions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. @CardBaba @DamagedCards @rageqzbass #pokemon #tcg #business

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Two geniuses analyze the Pokémon and trading card market by Charizard Baba & Damaged Cards

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  • Creator
    Damaged Cards and Card Baba
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Damaged Cards and Card Baba
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    Card Men Podcast

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