This week, I sit down with trading card grading expert and entrepreneur Mr. Minty Supply! We dive into his journey from passionate collector to building a thriving full-time business. We discuss how he developed a retail brand featuring card protection and cleaning products, alongside expert card prep and grading services. Now, he’s taking things even further – expanding through a new consignment partnership with Goldin and unveiling exciting new products set to launch in 2025!



In this episode, we cover:

• His early collecting years

• Building a brand from the ground up

• How shifts in card grading philosophy led to a pivot

• New product innovations – and more!


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🎧 Catch the full episode now on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and more! Just search Hobby Hustle.


YOUTUBE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNk4h4oqbUo



APPLE PODCASTS:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hobby-hustle-episode-27-mr-minty-trading-card-grading/id1753848611?i=1000683234367



SPOTIFY:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4VRSF1bS9emRiTFOH0Jsji?si=v86RAO-mRnCCbI0Penm-Bw



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Had a couple of my friends I started fivecardguys.com with retell their story (on the podcast Cards To The Moon) of pulling the biggest card of their lives (which I helped them getting their card graded and then auctioned off at Goldin.)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DEhzJ5yOsiC/

This week’s guest on Hobby Hustle is Mr. Minty

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/x8IWqx462xQ

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

• 1979 Topps Doug Williams PSA 10
• 1987 Astroboyz Surfing Kelly Slater PSA 9
• 1989 Fleer Billy Ripkin FF Error PSA 10


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Don’t miss my conversation with Mr. Minty as we dive into his journey from a passionate collector to building a thriving full-time business. We discuss how he developed a retail brand featuring card protection and cleaning products, alongside expert card prep and grading services. Now, he’s taking things even further – expanding through a new consignment partnership with Goldin and unveiling exciting new products set to launch in 2025!

Tune in for the full interview – new Hobby Hustle episodes drop every Wednesday at 6 p.m. EST!

Watch now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJM-p0Kboxk
This week, I sit down with Chris McGill from Card Ladder! We dive into his early days chasing 90s cards and his evolution into collecting high-end grails of legends like Michael Jordan, Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, and Christian McCaffrey.

But the real story? Chris was on track to become a lawyer until his passion for collecting and data took him down a whole new path. A chance friendship with Josh Johnson sparked an idea, and together they built Card Ladder – now the industry’s go-to platform for tracking accurate and reliable sports card sales data.

What we cover in this episode:
• Chris’s pure passion for collecting
• The start-up journey of Card Ladder and how it led to its acquisition by Collectors
• What makes Card Ladder stand out in the hobby

🎧 Catch the full episode now on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and more! Just search Hobby Hustle.

This week, I sit down with musician, writer, and ultra-talented artist Andy Friedman! We take a deep dive into his incredible journey—from childhood memories of collecting baseball cards with his dad, to becoming an illustrator for prestigious publications like The New York Times and The New Yorker, and even building a successful music career. But it was his passion for painting and baseball that led to a game-changing opportunity: a partnership with Topps to create the hugely successful Spotlight series!

Some of the topics we cover:
• Early struggles as an artist
• The Topps Spotlight Baseball projects
• The importance of following your passion, be positive, and stay focused

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

YOUTUBE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxsyxIScmwE

APPLE PODCASTS:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hobby-hustle-episode-25-andy-friedman-musician-and/id1753848611?i=1000680889763

SPOTIFY:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxsyxIScmwE