The Card Cracks Podcast

We are back! After a brief break, Kelly Wrangham (@RipandList) and Hector Castro are joined by Tim Getsch, the founder & CEO of Checkoutmycards.com (COMC). We talk about the development and growth of the company, the growing pains during the pandemic, and we dive into the COMC numbers on marketing growth! 

On this week's episode, we catch up with Ring Announcer Joe A. Martinez to talk about his own card collection experience as well as his thoughts on the developing Boxing and UFC card markets. 

We dig deep in this episode into the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) with The Mixxed Zone Podcast & KeeperNotes.com's Jen Cooper. We break down all the potential breakout players to look for in the upcoming NWSL season as well as the Parkside Cards release.

This week we talk to SiriusXM's Jason Davis to talk developments in the US Soccer scene. We cover key aspects about the United States national teams, Major League Soccer, and the upcoming coming NWSL. 

In Episode 6, we talk to Panini America's Brett Whiteley about the upcoming soccer product releases. We discuss the new EPL Prizm release, Panini La Liga Digital Cards, and even break some news regarding future projects in 2020-2021.

In Episode 5, we talk to ParksideCards.com's Matt Peek about his up and coming trading card company that he co-founded in 2018. We break down Parkside Cards products of developing leagues like the NWSLsoccer.com (NWSL), the Big3 Basketball league, MajorLeagueLacrosse.com (MLL), as well as the Negro League museum, and the Founder's Choice collection.

In episode 4, we chat with award winning MMA journalist John Morgan of MMAJunkie.com and the USA Today. We discuss the recent rise in the UFC trading card market as well as detailing who we are looking at as potential targets for investment from vintage to prospects. 

In episode 3, we chat with Fantasy MLS Soccer writer Schuyler Redpath of MLSSoccer.com & Rotowire.com. We discuss the correlation between the fantasy game and card collecting and how it can help with Prospecting, Prospecting, Prospecting! Schuyler and I break down some of the top talent in the MLS that we think could be the next standouts that would attract top European leagues attention.

Former USMNT Pro Soccer Player and ESPN talent Herculez Gomez (@HerculezG) joins the Card Cracks Podcast this week. We breakdown the changes among the USMNT, the MLS becoming active in the world market, the issues facing talent in Liga MX, and prospecting, prospecting & prospecting. 

For our inaugural show, we host Buzz Crick of 3rdDegree.net to talk MLS' FC Dallas. We analyze how FC Dallas has been able to benefit from developing young talent like Weston McKennie, Bryan Reynolds, and Reggie Cannon. We also break down who could be the next to make the jump overseas to Europe like Ricardo Pepi, Dante Sealy, and Tanner Tessmann.