What It's About
A hobbyist knocks it out of the park reselling sports cards.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1976
Today’s episode is part of a new feature we’re doing in 2022 called ‘Your First $1,000.’ As you might surmise from the title, this is all about how someone made their first $1,000. How did they get to that point? Not their first $100,000—that’s cool, but it would probably be a long story. One thing I’ve learned is that once you begin to earn real money, the steps required to go to the next level—whether it’s $1,000 to $2,000, or even to $5,000 or $10,000 are often easier than that first real paycheck. With that in mind, today’s feature comes from Brad de Comarmond in Los Angeles. As you’ll hear, he’s known as the Comeback Card Investor. When his business was derailed at the beginning of COVID, he also struggled personally (didn’t we all?!) and ended him finding joy and money by buying and reselling sports cards. Listen to today's episode to learn more...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Thanks to Brad for telling us about their first $1,000. I hope you found it encouraging. Check out his YouTube channel youtube.com/thecomebackcardinvestor I watched some videos and I like his focus on helping people identify the small minority of profitable cards. In the world of collectables, this is a key lesson that most people learn the hard way: just because a card supposedly has value doesn’t mean it can be easily resold. So how do you know the difference? Brad tells you!
- Sports Cards Trading Hobby Becomes Pandemic Payday: When a perennial side hustler reconnects with his childhood hobby of sports trading cards, he brings in more than $20,000.
- Graphic Designer Finds Success in the Cards: Wanting to keep her skills up-to-date, a designer creates and sells a line of handmade watercolor cards.
- Engineer Makes $64,000 Selling Nerdy Playing Cards on Reddit: It started with a single Legend of Zelda playing card she drew for a friend and posted on Reddit—then it became a side hustle selling more than 6,400 full decks.
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