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The Hobby Handbook

Welcome to The Hobby Handbook, your go-to guide for turning passion into profit in the world of sports card collecting. Hosted by the Clever Cuban Cards, this podcast peels back the layers of the fast-growing trading card industry, showing how a simple hobby can become a side hustle or even a full-time gig. From flipping cards to grading, building community to leveraging market trends, each episode dives into the real business behind the cardboard. Whether you"re ripping packs for the thrill or

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36:51

How and Where to Get Good Deals on Collectibles and...

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2025/08/28

Clever Cuban Cards takes you behind the scenes of one of the biggest mistakes in his sports card career. His mistakes become your learnings! Plus, how and where can you find good deals on cards online? From the biggest sites like eBay, to small sites you may never have heard of, Alex shares some of the best places to buy cards online and why you should check them out.One of the best ways to find a good deal is to put in the work others won’t. But what does that mean and

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48:48

The State of the Collectibles Hobby & How to Avoid...

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2025/08/21

In today’s episode of The Hobby Handbook, Clever Cuban Cards (aka Alex) is joined by Sports Card Nonsense’s Mike Gioseffi.They discuss how Mike got into collecting and some of his favorite players to collect. They also break down the state of the hobby and why Mike thinks sports cards and collectibles are in one of the best states they’ve ever been in, which is great news for collectors. Mike and Alex also debate some quick-fire collectible hot takes before

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35:15

Your Sports Card Collection, Your Rules: How to Block...

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2025/08/14

Welcome to the second episode of The Hobby Handbook, hosted by Clever Cuban Cards! The Hobby Handbook explores the world of sports card collecting, where passion meets profit and nostalgia meets strategy.In this episode, Alex shares his background in education and how he quit his full time job to start selling cards and creating content. If you’re looking to become a collector, explore the business side, or use the hobby to fund the hobby, Clever Cuban Cards has you

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26:52

Talking Hobby Business at The National w/ Ryan Alford

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2025/08/07

Welcome to the debut episode of The Hobby Handbook, hosted by Clever Cuban Cards! This podcast explores the world of sports card collecting, where passion meets profit and nostalgia meets strategy.In this first episode, Alex sits down with marketing maverick and media disrupter Ryan Alford, who shares how collecting cards with his four sons sparked a deeper dive into the hobby and eventually led to launching a new trading cards podcast with the Sports Card Nonsense Media

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