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Card Lounge Podcast

by TwicebakedJake and Roboskillz

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Card Lounge is a weekly Pokémon TCG podcast where hosts Jake and Rob break down new sets, market trends, and all things trading card collecting. Whether you’re a seasoned investor or a casual collector, Card Lounge delivers honest insights, strategies, and stories to help you level up your Pokémon card game.@TwicebakedJake & @Roboskillz

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  1. ATTACK OF THE SUPER CLONES | Ep 95 | Card Lounge w/ Roboskillz & TwicebakedJake

    Super clone PSA slabs are fooling auction houses, authenticators and million-dollar buyers. Rob and Jake break down how they're made and the 3 tells that still catch them.A PSA 10 Expedition Dragonite showed up for sale while the real owner had the same cert number at home. That Reddit thread...

  2. The Hobby Is Riddled With CRIME & Modern Pokémon Is Rebounding | Ep 94 | Bonus Card Lounge

    A FedEx truck outside PSA was hit for nearly $1M in customer slabs, and the FBI is reportedly involved. Jake and Rob break down why it looks like an inside job, why theft and scams are spiking across the hobby, and what it means for your collection.This episode is sponsored by Chance, Ketchum All...

  3. The Vintage Pokémon Correction & The $1M PSA Heist ft. Jarchomp Collectibles | Ep 93 | Card Lounge

    Jarchomp bought a Pop 1 Garchomp for $1,400 and sold it for $130K weeks before Fanatics tightened its bidding rules and vintage Pokémon started correcting hard. He breaks down the $70K Gyarados he overpaid for, what he's selling now, and what's still underrated.Round 3 with Jarchomp Collectibles…

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  4. Vendors Are Getting SALTY! & Sales Are Being Faked | Ep 92 | Card Lounge

    A collector spent $60K on GameStop Pokémon packs, kept every card, and it's now worth $200K. Meanwhile a Crown Zenith Mew jumped from ~$600 to $3,000 in a few months. Is the market being pumped?Rob (Roboskillz) and Jake (TwiceBakedJake) break down Pokémon card market manipulation, how fake eBay...

  5. We’re Witnessing the CRAZIEST Era of Pokémon Cards | Ep 91 | Card Lounge

    Pokémon card prices are breaking records: Prism Star cards that sell for $10 raw now go for $2,000 to $10,000+ in a PSA 10, and a Team Plasma Lugia-EX is listed near $4 million. Rob (Roboskillz) and Jake (TwiceBakedJake) debate whether this is real collector demand or market manipulation, and who...

  6. Why Most New TCGs Will FAIL ft. Adrive Creator of Elestrals | Ep 90 | Card Lounge

    Elestrals creator Adrive joins the Card Lounge to break down the Pokémon market, why most new TCGs will fail, and what it really takes to build a trading card game from scratch. From selling a $50K sealed EX Deoxys box to overprinting 25,000 boxes of his own set, Adrive shares the mistakes, the...

  7. Roboskillz & Jake Uncover the Market Manipulation in the Pokemon Card Hobby | Ep 89 | Card Lounge

    Pokémon cards are setting new records every week: a 1st Edition Base Set Charizard passed $1M, a $3M Art Academy Mudkip, and Level X, Gold Star and Legendary Collection reverse holo slabs jumping to six figures. Rob (Roboskillz) and Jake (TwiceBakedJake) debate the money laundering theories, lay...

  8. Hunting The FIRST Pokemon Card Ever Released ft CardBound | Ep 88 | Card Lounge

    The first Pokemon card ever released came out of a 1996 Japanese manga magazine — and almost nobody kept a copy. John from Cardbound joins us to break down CoroCoro issue 223, the glossy Ivy Pikachu and Jigglypuff, and the variant card that became the second-highest Pokemon card sale of all...

  9. 30th Celebration Shenanigans! & Rigged All Time High Auctions | Ep #87 | w/ Roboskillz & TBJake

    Rob showed up to record this one with no voice after SF Collect a con, and we still don't have a single 30th Celebrations booster pack in hand the night before release. We break down why product is locked down tighter than any set launch in memory, why Natalie's early 30th Celebrations leak blew…

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  10. The TCG Boom is Just Starting - ft. Alex Ketchem @ Card Lounge Live | Ep 86 | Card Lounge

    Pokémon content creator Alex Ketchum joins Card Lounge LIVE at Card Party to break down 7 years of content creation lessons going viral with "I was minding my own business," chasing Team Up as prices skyrocket, and why he still won't call Pokémon Worlds better than a small card show.Alex Ketchum...

  11. We Have Real BEEF With Pokemon Worlds & 1M Rayquaza Sale | Ep #85 | w/ Roboskillz & TBJake

    Jake and Rob are back from Pokémon Worlds in San Francisco with a full recap, the good, the bad, and the lines to get into lines to get into lines. Plus: a Rayquaza Gold Star just became a $1,000,000 card, Pokémon teased a brand new TCG movie and the EX Star mechanic, and the guys go to war over...

  12. Every TCG is Going SERIAL & Things Get Heated over Lorcana | Ep #84 | w/ Roboskillz & TBJake

    Every TCG out there is scrambling for the same thing: rarity. Yu-Gi-Oh, Riftbound, Union Arena, and Lorcana are all leaning on serialized cards to create chases but Pokemon just dropped the RGB Mew, and it didn't need a single number stamped on it to break the internet.Check out Slab Lab to…

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  13. The Money Laundering Crack Down BEGINS & The Rarest Pokemon Card Appears! | Ep 83 | Card Lounge

    Pokemon cards are officially caught in a money laundering crackdown and right as Japan tightens the rules, a mysterious new RED Mew card has surfaced with almost no verification. In this episode of Card Lounge, Rob and Jake break down what the crackdown actually says, unbox a $500 Ace Trainer...

  14. The Hobby Just SPLIT: New Highs & New Lows! | Ep #82 | Card Lounge

    The trading card hobby just split: a $713K One Piece Luffy card broke Pokémon's own sale record, PSA and BGS both jumped grading prices to $80, and vintage Pokémon keeps climbing while modern singles crash. Jake and Rob break down what's actually happening in the market right now.On this episode…

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  15. Everyone is Buying WAY Too Early ($1,000 For a Naruto Energy Card?) | Ep #81 | Card Lounge

    People are paying $1,000 for a Naruto energy card from a game that doesn't release until summer 2027.On this episode of Card Lounge, Jake and Robo break down the Gen Con chakra card, why the Naruto TCG plays almost exactly like Yu-Gi-Oh, and whether Bandai just built a Konami killer — plus why...

  16. The Hobby Is Moving TOO Fast (Sellers Are Panicking) | Ep #80 | Card Lounge

    The card market is moving at record speed. On this episode of Card Lounge, Robo and Jake break down West Coast Card Show, why booster box prices are crashing within hours of release, and the story of a kid who tried to flip One Piece cards he'd bought three days earlier. They dig into PSA's...

  17. Is The Pokemon Crash FAKE & Endless 30th Leaks | Ep #79 | Card Lounge

    The Pokemon crash videos flooding your feed right now are wrong, and the people making them benefit when you panic sell. In this episode we break down why the "mini crash" is cherry-picked data, why sets like Phantasmal Flames and Ascended Heroes dropping is normal set-cycle behavior, and who's...

  18. Insider Information Decides Who Gets Rich in The Pokémon Hobby | Ep #78

    There's a version of this hobby running in the background that most collectors never see, and by the time you notice it, the play is already gone. In this episode, Roboskillz and TwicebakedJake open with real numbers: a card bought for $4,300 in February now valued at $12,500, and a $2,250 alt…

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  19. Are $600 UPC and $1,000 Luffy The New Normal | Ep #77 | Card Lounge

    GameStop is pre-ordering the Pokemon 30th anniversary UPC at $600, triple MSRP, and the ETB at 3-4x retail. Jake and Rob break down whether any of it is worth it: the new ETB configuration with only nine packs and five cards each, the 128-card main set plus 30 secret rares, and why the booster...

  20. WTF Is Going On With the Hobby | Ep #76 | Card Lounge

    GameStop just posted its best operating quarter ever and collectibles beat video games for the first time. Jake and Rob break down the Q1 FY2026 numbers, why they couldn't buy a single Pokemon card across five Japan Pokemon Centers, why imported Japanese product is somehow cheaper in the US, the...

  21. People Are Camping Out All Night For Pokemon ft. MeesterKeem | Ep 75 | Card Lounge

    Twitch IRL streamer Mr Keem joins the Card Lounge to break down the viral Target ghost chair moment, why he waited overnight for Pokemon, and how he hit top 150 sub count on all of Twitch chasing a single Charizard. We get into hunting product in the wild, the broken retail line system, his…

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  22. You Are Not Bidding Against Collectors Anymore | Ep #74 | Card Lounge

    PSA just made $80 the cheapest way to grade one card and the value tiers are frozen, so where does that leave the rest of us? Robo and Jake break down the PSA backlog, the $80 floor, the TAG and CGC fallout, the record $236K Black Label Bubble Mew and the beggar's quarrel behind it, the 30th...

  23. How a Bubble Mew Sold For $236k & 30th Anniversary Reaction | Ep #73 | Card Lounge

    The 30th Anniversary Celebration set just dropped and we break down every reveal: the futuristic chrome rares, the 30-card Pikachu subset, the Classic Collection reprints, and the Magikarp illustration rare reprint that has the hobby fighting. Does a 30th-stamped reprint tank the original or...

  24. Card Lounge Live @ Card Party ft Danny Phantump | Ep 72 | Card Lounge

    Recorded live at Card Party 4, Jake and Rob sit down with Danny Phantump for a wide-ranging conversation on what it actually takes to run a Pokemon card business in 2025, when booster boxes are hitting $300+ at the gate.Danny breaks down how he's kept his online store at MSRP despite insane…

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  25. Julien Joins Jake & Robo to Break Down the TCG Market Boom | Ep 71 | Card Lounge

    Julien Maranda from BTSM (Black Tiger Sex Machine) returns to the Card Lounge Podcast to talk collecting, grading, and the current state of the TCG market. Julien breaks down his BGS 9.5 to PSA 10 crossover experiment with 200 cards, why he grades with Beckett over PSA, and what separates a true...

  26. Chaos Rising in The Hobby & Hidden Pikachu Buyouts | Ep #70 | Card Lounge

    Chaos Rising drops Friday and the chaos doesn't stop there. Jake and Rob crack open a Chaos Rising ETB early, break down why every grading company is struggling right now, and get into why PSA keeps growing despite being at its worst. Plus: booster box prices are out of control (Destined Rivals…

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  27. GameStop Put a $15 Slab in a $150 Pack & Now They Want to Buy eBay | Ep 69 | Card Lounge

    GameStop stuffed a $15 slab into a $150 power pack and now they want to buy eBay. Jake and Rob break down what GameStop's $9 billion cash pile actually means for the hobby, why TCG saved GameStop from going the way of Blockbuster, and how they're charging grandmas $300 to pre-order a Chaos Rising...

  28. The NFL's Foil King: Cassius Marsh on Cards, Cash, and Building a Store | Ep #68 | Card Lounge

    Cassius Marsh 7-year NFL veteran and founder of Cash Cards Unlimited joins Jake and Rob to talk about building one of the most recognizable brands in Magic: The Gathering while still playing professional football.Cassius covers the full origin story: growing up with barely enough money to buy a...

  29. Are Rich People Using Pokemon Cards to Launder Money | Ep 67 | Card Lounge

    Rob returns from Japan with a reality check: Pokemon cards are impossible to find even at the Pokemon Center. What he discovered explains why card prices are climbing globally and won't stop. In this episode, Jake and Rob break down how high-value PSA slabs are being used as a store of value and...

  30. Your Collection Could Pay Off Your House, Would You Sell It? | Ep 66 | Card Lounge

    What happens when your Pokémon collection is worth enough to pay off your mortgage — do you sell? Jake and Rob break down the real financial pressure collectors face as card values hit life-changing numbers, the single optimal investment play from 10 years ago that most people missed, and why...

  31. Are $400 & $600 Booster Boxes Killing The Hobby? | Ep 65 | Card Lounge

    The Pokémon TCG market has hit a plateau and Jake and Rob break down exactly what that means for buyers right now. They debate whether Destined Rivals at $600 is a smart buy, compare it to Brilliant Stars, and explain the "substitute good" effect driving sealed box prices across all eras. The...

  32. 30th Celebration Set CONFIRMED & GameStop Is Cancelling Cards | Ep 64 | Card Lounge

    Today Jake and Rob crack open Perfect Order packs live, debate whether the set is unfairly slept on vs. truly weak, and compare it to Twilight Masquerade and Paradox Rift. They break down low-pop PSA 10 cards disappearing from eBay, the GameStop card sniping scandal, PSA's conflict of interest as…

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  33. $1 Cards Are Now Selling For Thousands & We Can't Keep Up | Ep 63 | Card Lounge

    $1 cards are now selling for thousands — and most collectors have no idea why. In this episode of the Card Lounge Podcast, Jake and Robo break down the math on 151 UPCs vs Celebrations UPCs and why the numbers don't add up. We compare Perfect Order and Chaos Rising to previous sets, reveal the…

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  34. The Hobby Is Growing WAY Faster Than Anyone Imagined | Ep #62 | Card Lounge

    Jake and Rob debate whether Jake should drop $20K on the ultra-rare Chinese 1,510 Mew, break down the risk of buying before the 30th Anniversary Celebration Collection reveals whether it stays exclusive, and weigh PSA 10 vs. BGS 9.5 vs. raw options. BGS quietly tripled their GCR pricing overnight…

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  35. He Graded 76 of the 126 PSA 10 1st Edition Charizards ft. Gary King Pokemon | Ep #61 | Card Lounge

    King Gary Pokemon sits down with Jake and Robo for one of the most important conversations in Pokémon TCG history. Gary helped bring Pokémon to America through Media Factory in 1998, personally graded 76 of the 126 PSA 10 First Edition Charizards in existence, and is largely responsible for PSA...

  36. Institutional Money Is Taking Over & PSA Is Falling Apart | Ep #60 | Card Lounge

    Hedge funds are buying Pokémon cards and PSA might be one scandal away from collapse. Jake and Robo break down the two biggest stories in the hobby right now: The Van Gogh Pikachu FundA Hong Kong firm just launched the world's first tokenized Pokémon card fund, targeting 25% of all PSA 10 Van…

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  37. The Pokemon Market is Shifting (And Most Collectors Don't See It Yet) | Ep #59 | Card Lounge

    Pokemon Day just dropped major news, and Jake and Robo break it all down from the Generation 10 reveal with Wind and Waves to the upcoming 30th Anniversary Celebrations Collection TCG set. The guys share their predictions for what cards could appear, including a possible Delta Species return and...

  38. The Rapid Rise of TCG Cartels & Our 2026 Pokemon Day Predictions | Ep #58 | Card Lounge

    In today's episode of the Card Lounge Podcast, Robo & Jake covers their experience opening Ascended Heroes along with why supplies are dwindling to cause people to wiat in lines for new releases of TCG. Then we cover the crime rates for TCGs and our predictions for what will be announced for 2026...

  39. The Hobby Goes FULL Mainstream! Record Auctions! Collecttopia & Bandai Card Fest | Ep #57

    In this episode of the Card Lounge podcast, Jake and Robo break down the $16.5M Pikachu Illustrator sale and what it signals for the hobby as collectibles become a mainstream status symbol. They recap their trip to Colletopia in Vancouver, highlighting the “museum” room of grails (multiple...

  40. $600 Destined Rivals? $700 OP-13 Boxes? The Hobby Just Hit a New Peak! | Ep #56 | Card Lounge

    In this Card Lounge episode, TwiceBakedJake and Robo break down the Ascended Heroes supply squeeze and why packs are spiking, then zoom out to how scarcity is pushing collectors into One Piece and Dragon Ball. They also debate the “collector vs investor” divide, talk Tag Team GX grail chasing…

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  41. Are We Priced Out of the Hobby? What It Means for Collectors | Ep #55 | Card Lounge

    In this episode, Robo & Jake break down what’s actually moving in the Pokémon market right now and what we think people are getting wrong about recent hype. We talk through how supply, promo distribution, and pricing dynamics are affecting what’s worth chasing versus what’s just noise. I|We also...

  42. The TCG Market Is Exploding Right Now: What to Buy (and Avoid) | Ep #54 | Card Lounge

    In this episode, we talk about why the card market is heating up in January and why the cards getting the most hype often aren’t the ones truly moving. We compare Pokémon vs One Piece, share real show stories, and explain why we’re focusing more on scarcity, low-pop sets, vintage, and underrated...

  43. This Week in the Hobby: Break-Ins, Factory Thefts, Leaks & One Piece Boom | Ep #53 | Card Lounge

    Card Lounge just hit the one-year mark, so we’re celebrating the only way we know how: giveaways and ripping open our Dream Packs to show what you can actually pull! After that, we get into the wild stuff happening in the hobby right now shops getting hit, people getting robbed, and the real…

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  44. The World’s Only Black Label Bubble Mew ft. GameBoiDrew | Ep #52 | Card Lounge

    Jake and Rob sit down with Game Boi Drew to talk high-end Pokémon cards and the real realities behind the hobby. Drew shares his path back into Pokémon, what it’s like going full-time in the space, and why some modern sets are being overlooked. The crew also debates the Logan Paul Illustrator...

  45. New Year, New Goals! Pokémon’s 30th Anniversary Kickoff! | Ep #51 | Card Lounge

    In this first 2026 episode of the Card Lounge Podcast, TwicebakedJake and Robo kick off the new year with personal and collector resolutions, then dive into the biggest forces shaping the trading card hobby right now: product scarcity, print capacity, and the pricing mechanics behind sealed and...

  46. The World's Most Expensive Pokemon Card is Going Up For Sale! | Ep #50 | Card Lounge

    Jake and Robo kick things off by talking through the nonstop vending grind and why smaller shows like Sin City feel way more fun than huge events like Collecticon. They get into where the Pokémon market’s at right now cooler, but not “crashing” plus some real talk on Chinese promo prices and...

  47. One Grader to Rule Them All! And Regrade Them Too! | Ep #49 | Card Lounge

    Jake and Rob revisit the PSA grading/buyback controversy and argue the core issue is the conflict of interest and lack of clear communication, not just “9s turning into 10s.” They then break down Collector’s (PSA’s parent) acquisition of Beckett, debating whether BGS gets improved systems and…

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  48. Scams, Frauds, and PSA Scandals Shake the Hobby | Ep #48 | Card Lounge

    In this episode of the Card Lounge Podcast, we break down major grading and trust issues shaking the card hobby from PSA buyback controversy and grading inconsistencies to rampant rip-and-ship scams and market manipulation. We also discuss the shift from Pokémon to One Piece, why One Piece prices...

  49. Ascended Heroes Short Print? Is Pokémon Starving the Market Again | Ep #47 | Card Lounge

    Jake and Rob break down Ascended Heroes, Mega-era card design, and why modern golds and stamps often feel lazy compared to older chase cards. They dive into scarcity, printing capacity, and the gambling reality of booster packs versus graded mystery products, touching on GameStop’s new role as a...

  50. Pokemon TCG Podcasters Collide ft. PokemonHeroTCG | Ep #46 | Card Lounge

    Robo and Jake sit down with Pokemon Hero from the TCG Table Podcast to talk about how he went from opening packs with his daughter to becoming a full-time-level vendor in the modern Pokémon scene. They dive into networking with other vendors, learning to grade, spotting fakes, and how to turn...

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Card Lounge is a weekly Pokémon TCG podcast where hosts Jake and Rob break down new sets, market trends, and all things trading card collecting. Whether you’re a seasoned investor or a casual collector, Card Lounge delivers honest insights, strategies, and stories to help you level up your Pokémon card game.@TwicebakedJake & @Roboskillz

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How many episodes does Card Lounge Podcast have?

Card Lounge Podcast has 95 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on November 5, 2026.

What is Card Lounge Podcast about?

Card Lounge is a weekly Pokémon TCG podcast where hosts Jake and Rob break down new sets, market trends, and all things trading card collecting. Whether you’re a seasoned investor or a casual collector, Card Lounge delivers honest insights, strategies, and stories to help you level up your Pokémon...

How often does Card Lounge Podcast release new episodes?

Card Lounge Podcast publishes weekly, based on its 95 episodes since January 2025.

Who hosts Card Lounge Podcast?

Card Lounge Podcast is created and hosted by TwicebakedJake and Roboskillz.
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