The first week of 2023 is in the books. It's always amazing how quickly that post-Christmas week seems to move. Now we enter the time to get things done phase of the year. We can scramble, rush, and overreact to goals that get the most attention for the next 12-15 minutes. Where are you settling? What are you changing?

I'm aiming for improve the following, in no particular order. More consistent sleep, commitment to 12 books, 200oz a water per day, grow CC to 50k subs, positively impact the trajectory of 10 people's lives, and be more present as a father/husband. That's it. No pressure.

But, all of that's just noise until I report back 357 days from now. One thing we can agree on right this very moment. 

The hobby is still moving...and it's seemingly trying to spin itself out of a year long rut. Maybe the new year is just what #SportsCards needed. We have uncertainty abound, but we still can grab hold of our 2.5'' x 3.5'' piece of cardboard and realize that not much is ever going to change. We love our cards and we want to keep them part of our lives. Hobby, you keep on moving...but we got yo' back.

So 🍺 or 🥂 to a new year of hobby journey'ing. We have lots to explore and lots more to learn. Look forward to doing it with you. Enjoy the new format below.

STOP.... and THINK

"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done." - Bruce Lee 🤺

CARD MARKET HEALTH

The only important takeaways I have at this point... Wax is in a serious spiral. It's been that way for months. I don't think it changes until we get a rookie class (NFL/NBA) that is worth a solid gamble. Otherwise we will continue to see money shift away from sealed product over to singles/graded.

One area I am watching closely is the volume of transactions. I'll report on this next week, but the last two weeks have been 2 of the 5 lowest volume weeks in two years! Yeah, the # of transactions is important because that clearly indicates demand. Declining volume will lead to.... declining prices. We'll keep a close eye on it so we can get ahead of the next turn.

TOP 10 MOST EXPENSIVE eBAY SALES🔥

Ready to get your #hobby juices flowing? Check out these Top Sales from last week's action! 👇👇👇👇

• $45,000 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA "A"

• $35,000 2020 National Treasures RPA /99 Justin Herbert BGS 9

• $32,500 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA 1

• $25,000 2017 Panini National Lionel Messi Auto 1/1 PSA 10

• $25,000 2013 Bowman Chrome Aaron Judge Black Wave Ref Auto PSA 10

• $24,225 2022 Bowman Chrome James Wood /5 Red Refractor PSA 10

• $22,000 2019 Bowman Sterling Shohei Ohtani Orange Auto /25 PSA 10

• $21,500 2019-20 Topps Chrome Erling Haaland #72 Refractor Auto BGS 9.5

• $21,500 1984-85 Star Michael Jordan #101 BGS 8 RC

• $20,000 2009 Exquisite Collection Stephen Curry #72 Auto RC PSA 10

SOCIAL MEDIA AWARENESS

HEADLINES TO CONSIDER

There is never a shortage of content to consume. Here is a small list of stories that we think are worth your time.

• Aaron Judge 62nd HR BALL SELLS for....

• Grab those SI KIDS next month

• It's normal to fill your walls with Bobbleheads!

• China trying to crack into Sports Cards

• Almost 10million cards authenticated in 2022

KEEP ON YOUR RADAR....

Episode #16 of Chasing Cardboard is scheduled to release on Thursday, Jan 26th.

But don't worry, we'll keep your appetites satisfied with plenty of new content across all of our platforms. Be sure to keep them on speed dial.