Season 1
Time to chat about my goals and hopefulness that the 30th anniversary set will hopefully bring us all! I also talk about the new content series I started called eReader Archive and how I'm hoping to document every scannable eReader Pokémon Card. I appreciate you for tuning in! Links X: https://www.twitter.com/teampokecolors/ Tiktok: https://tiktok.com/@teampokecolors/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teampokecolors14/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TeamPokeColors Email: teampokecolors@gmail.com Affiliate Links *Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning I earn a small commission if you make a purchase, at no extra cost to you* ConduitCards: https://www.conduitcards.com Eon Notes (Weekly Newsletter): https://teampokecolors-mixla6.subscribepage.io GFUEL: https://www.gfuel.com/TPC14 eBay: https://ebay.us/5fpSBT Whatnot: https://whatnot.com/invite/teampokecolors14 VaultX Links US: https://us.vaultx.com/?ghref=10751%3A591523 UK: https://www.vaultx.com/tpcvaultx CA: https://ca.vaultx.com/?ghref=10751%3A591523 EU: https://eu.vaultx.com/?ghref=10751%3A591523
Starting from a small church basement with an idea of "What if there was a card show closer?" Poke_Bondo has since expanded his locally run card show into large venues and even started his own brick and mortar card shop in today's wild pokemon card market. Listen in as we dive into how he got started collecting, logistics around running a card store and card shows, and where the future will take Bondo now that he's gotten some great support from the community! Links Guest Links: Follow Poke_Bondo: https://x.com/Poke_Bondo YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@poke_bondo143 TeamPokeColors Links: X: https://www.twitter.com/teampokecolors/ Tiktok: https://tiktok.com/@teampokecolors/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teampokecolors14/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TeamPokeColors Email: teampokecolors@gmail.com Affiliate Links *Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning I earn a small commission if you make a purchase, at no extra cost to you* ConduitCards: https://www.conduitcards.com Eon Notes (Weekly Newsletter): https://teampokecolors-mixla6.subscribepage.io GFUEL: https://www.gfuel.com/TPC14 eBay: https://ebay.us/5fpSBT Whatnot: https://whatnot.com/invite/teampokecolors14 VaultX Links US: https://us.vaultx.com/?ghref=10751%3A591523 UK: https://www.vaultx.com/tpcvaultx CA: https://ca.vaultx.com/?ghref=10751%3A591523 EU: https://eu.vaultx.com/?ghref=10751%3A591523
What does it take to visit a card show and walk away with something truly special for your collection? If you're a regular attendee or someone who has never been to a card show, this episode is all about Pokémon card shows and what you can do to strategize your trip. TeamPokeColors dives into personal experiences and tips and tricks you can use to help make your journey that much better, and completing your goals that much more achievable. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro: why this episode is all about card shows 1:00 - What makes card shows worth it, and who you'll meet there 3:50 - Tip: Go in with a goal (and pick the right size show) 5:06 - Yesterday's hunt: chasing the Celebrations master set 10:41 - Grab Celebrations now, before the 30th anniversary set 15:30 - The floor yesterday: the summer slowdown and overpriced slabs 19:49 - Working the room: budget discipline and comparing tables 21:52 - Repacks, dollar binders, and hunting cosmos holos 24:10 - How to negotiate (whoever names the first number loses) 30:33 - How vendors price a collection, and building relationships 34:23 - Why cards hit different in person: art, swirls, and subsets 38:11 - Hidden gems in the clutter and buying with intention 44:03 - The #1 tip in today's market: avoid the scalpers 46:20 - Funding the hobby: selling sealed to chase what you want 51:41 - Selling smart: lowball buyers and fair percentages 54:57 - Wrap-up and what's next for the podcast Links X: https://www.twitter.com/teampokecolors/ Tiktok: https://tiktok.com/@teampokecolors/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teampokecolors14/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TeamPokeColors Email: teampokecolors@gmail.com Affiliate Links *Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning I earn a small commission if you make a purchase, at no extra cost to you* ConduitCards: https://www.conduitcards.com Eon Notes (Weekly Newsletter): https://teampokecolors-mixla6.subscribepage.io GFUEL: https://www.gfuel.com/TPC14 eBay: https://ebay.us/5fpSBT Whatnot: https://whatnot.com/invite/teampokecolors14 VaultX Links US: https://us.vaultx.com/?ghref=10751%3A591523 UK: https://www.vaultx.com/tpcvaultx CA: https://ca.vaultx.com/?ghref=10751%3A591523 EU: https://eu.vaultx.com/?ghref=10751%3A591523
When is a good time to sell? When is a good time to buy? Should you wait to sell or wait to buy? How to be ahead of the market by collecting what you like without going into debt? All these questions and more will be answered in this episode! Join me in a warm welcome to our first guest on the Holon Radio Podcast: Bismack! Bismack is a well respected seller on both X and eBay with over 3,000 transactions and positive feedback above 99%! Tune into this episode as I pick his brain around buying and selling and how you can follow the same patterns used to scale your own collection, and have fun while doing it! Timestamps 0:00 - Intro and welcome to the guest 1:00 - The guest's collecting journey and how he got into selling 4:00 - Is the summer slowdown real? (shows and online) 6:20 — The big graded-card auction and whether the market has a ceiling 8:10 - Card show recap: the crowd, vintage finds, and low turnout 13:30 - Why a slow summer is actually a buying opportunity 15:30 - Timing the market: buying modern singles near their lows 20:00 - Modern value: illustration rares, Mega cards, and set history 34:00 - The 30th anniversary set: hype, preorders, and the Celebrations comparison 42:00 - When to sell: riding the hype and staying liquid 47:30 - Practical selling tactics: pricing, offers, and relisting 55:00 - Collecting that pays for itself, and what to keep vs. sell 1:00:00 - Master-set building and a long-term collecting philosophy 1:09:00 - Chasing specific cards and appreciating the art 1:13:30 - Collect your own way, and outro Links Guest links: Follow Bismack: https://x.com/_bismack_ Bismack on eBay: https://ebay.io/m/cdE3bp TeamPokeColors links: X: https://www.twitter.com/teampokecolors/ Tiktok: https://tiktok.com/@teampokecolors/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teampokecolors14/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TeamPokeColors Email: teampokecolors@gmail.com Support TeamPokeColors
Collecting niche Pokémon Cards in the era of empty shelves. What constitutes a niche card, and why collecting them might be advantageous for your own collection. There are patterns in the Pokémon card market that keep repeating, and once you start seeing them, you stop chasing whatever everyone's hyping this month and start reading the hobby itself. In this one I get into why the niche cards, the ones that sat in binders as bulk for years, end up doing the craziest numbers, and how I try to spot them before the rest of the timeline catches on. Timestamps 00:00 Welcome, and why niche subsets are the budget play 01:30 Reverse holos: a short history and the patterns to watch 05:00 The ones I'm watching: stamped EX, Masterball, and Pokeball reverses 13:30 Investor bros, hype cycles, and getting priced out 16:00 How I actually hunt cards (Conduit, artwork, and low pop) 22:30 Getting ahead of the curve and reading the trends 33:30 Scalper vs smart collector, and knowing when to sell 43:30 Collect what you love, and my master-set goal 51:00 Where to find me Links X: https://www.twitter.com/teampokecolors/ Tiktok: https://tiktok.com/@teampokecolors/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teampokecolors14/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TeamPokeColors Email: teampokecolors@gmail.com Support TeamPokeColors
I'm Clark, but you probably know me as TeamPokeColors. After 10 years making Pokémon content for over 20,000 collectors and investors, I finally started a podcast. Welcome to Holon Radio. This first episode is the introduction. Who I am, how I got into the hobby, where I land on the Pokémon card market, and what I'm building right now with Conduit, my condition grading and pricing app for collectors. If you care about Pokémon TCG collecting and investing, raw and graded singles, PSA grades, vintage sets, and where the market is actually heading, this is the show for you. Episode 1 sets the table for everything coming next. I'm glad you're here! Timestamps 00:00 Welcome to Holon Radio 01:16 Who I am: an EX-era collector at heart 04:21 How the channel started (Furious Fists and my cousin Alex) 06:36 Burnout, the break, and selling it all for college 08:15 Coming back for Hidden Fates and the thrill of the hunt 10:04 From the 2020 boom to today's GameStop prices 12:44 What to expect from the show 14:04 How I collect now: low-pop PSA 9s and the PSA shutdown 16:31 Trading a $500 modern ETB for vintage holos 18:14 How I think about grades 19:15 Building Conduit, my card pricing app 19:52 Why TCGplayer and eBay prices don't agree 23:38 Collector first: no coins, no financial advice 28:11 What Conduit does and where it's headed 34:38 YouTube vs newsletter vs podcast 36:33 Guests, cadence, and Q&A 38:49 Pack openings, God packs, and the scalper question 43:04 Next episode: the patterns behind niche card booms 45:52 Wrap-up and where to find me Links X: https://www.twitter.com/teampokecolors/ Tiktok: https://tiktok.com/@teampokecolors/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teampokecolors14/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TeamPokeColors Email: teampokecolors@gmail.com Support TeamPokeColors