This week, I sit down with Luke The Cardist. Luke has taken his love of sports, collecting and art and combined them to create his own dream job!

He started out creating his own custom card artwork using existing trading cards and adding his own artistic vision with posca paint pens.

That work caught the attention of some of the biggest brands in The Hobby and he has had his work inserted into products for Topps and Upper Deck!

You can find on social @Lukethecardist on the web at likethecardist.com

Watch or listen now on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and more! (Just search Hobby Hustle.)


YouTube:

https://youtu.be/PLeEIsviPuI?si=jj9gGC_7Fi9teY9I

He shares with us his top 3 favorite pieces in his collection:

1) 2023 Revolution WWE Kaboom! "Stone Cold" Steve Austin PSA 10
2) 1987 Fleer Will Clark Rookie Autograph
3) 1993 Upper Deck Heros Willie Mays Autograph

https://youtube.com/shorts/RidKnBRZeNg?si=CSEAJrfKqxlMi-6G

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Catch the full episode of Hobby Hustle with Luke as we discuss how he was able to blend his passion for sports, art, and collecting to create his dream job! From a side hustle during business trips, to sales at shows and online, to landing deals with Topps and Upper Deck...Luke has an amazing story to share!


Tune in tomorrow—new Hobby Hustle episodes drop every Wednesday at 6 p.m. EST!

Don and his team at Ricoh were kind enough to donate a Ricoh FI-8170 scanner to giveaway for the community this week!

All you have to do is check out this Instagram post and follow 3 easy steps to enter to win!

This is the best scanner around and can do some amazing things for those looking to list sports cards or TCG.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DCkBrg6p9oN/?igsh=MWoxb2s5MnFraTl6Ng==

Good luck to all who enter!

This week’s guest on Hobby Hustle is Don Caruso Head of Sales and Service Operations at Ricoh Scanners

He shares with us his top 3 favorite pieces in his collection:

1) 1977 Topps Steve Largent Rookie Autograph
2) 1987 Fleer Will Clark Rookie Autograph
3) 1993 Upper Deck Heros Willie Mays Autograph

https://youtube.com/shorts/oA_IZ363awY?si=_RRJ-wtIpujRtXc6

WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 3 PC ITEMS?

Catch the full episode of Hobby Hustle with Don as we discuss his love of sports, collecting, and a career in technology. Working in the document imaging and artificial intelligence space for 25 years, he blended these passions together to help create a new vertical with scanners for trading cards that has created over $2m in revenue in 2 years!

This episode is packed with great insight, collecting stories, and how his technology can help save time and improve workflows for card shops and hobbyists!

Tune in tomorrow—new Hobby Hustle episodes drop every Wednesday at 6 p.m. EST!

Paul is a lifelong collector and a passionate attorney. After graduating from Tulane University, he became an attorney in 1999 and now specializes in plaintiff and intellectual property litigation.

Over the years, Paul has combined his legal expertise with his love for collecting. He’s known for writing and discussing legal issues in the sports memorabilia and trading card industries.

In this episode, we dive into fascinating legal topics impacting The Hobby, including the Panini vs. Fanatics lawsuit, other notable cases, and intellectual property challenges in the booming card art space.

Watch or listen now on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and more! (Just search Hobby Hustle.)

YOUTUBE:
https://youtu.be/iEjF5Hq60bM?si=nqEZHiUT7AtRLNiJ