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Hosted by carlosalcazar2 · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 16 episodes
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Two long-time Sports Card collectors discuss various hobby topics and work through their inner cynic.
carlosalcazar2 hosts Cardboard Cynics, a sports show with 16 episodes published.
On Episode 16 of Cardboard Cynics, Carlos and @DansVintageBaseballPC go through their reasons to be Cynical and Cheerful as usual, as they explore an Autographed 1952 Bowman Mantle of questionable provenance, an $11 Mill
After our foray into the livestream world, the Cardboard Cynics are back to the standard format show. We spend a large part of this episode revisiting the "Treasure Trove" podcast and discussing how these insidious grift
On Episode 14 of Cardboard Cynics, Carlos and @DansVintageBaseballPC go through their reasons to be Cynical and Cheerful as usual, as they explore How Not to Livestream with an agenda, Fanatics Live Content Creates offer
This, my friends, is vintage Carlos -- going deep, telling tales, and finding the most entertaining cynical aspects of the "collectibles" industry. This episode covers a LOT of ground and there is a little bit for everyo
On Episode XII of Cardboard Cynics, Carlos and @DansVintageBaseballPC go through their reasons to be Cynical and Cheerful as usual, as they explore Overanalysis in the Hobby, its Corporate Takeover, and Dan forgets to wa
We are back with another installment of your favorite hobby duo, as cynical and snide as ever about this hobby that we put up with. As always, 3 topics each to be Cynical and 3 to be cheerful -- because it's not all doom
We are back with another installment of your favorite hobby duo, as cynical and snide as ever about this hobby that we put up with. As always, 3 topics each to be Cynical and 3 to be cheerful -- because it's not all doom
On Episode 10 of Cardboard Cynics, Carlos and @DansVintageBaseballPC go through their reasons to be Cynical and Cheerful as usual, as Beckett (both the person and company) manages to make the cut, as well as Goldin makin
We have returned for Episode 9 of the Cardboard Cynics series, this time with Carlos on location at the Toronto Expo. There was a lot to cover in this episode, as some hobby "voices" have made some silly claims, a nice b
On Episode 8 of Cardboard Cynics, Carlos and @DansVintageBaseballPC go through their reasons to be Cynical and Cheerful as usual, as Darren Rovell enters the world of promoting repacks, The National potentially loses its
In the Lucky 7 episode, we discuss Darren Rovell's highly questionable decision to consign a five-figure ticket to Probstein, Dan sheepishly returns to mocking Geoff, we shake our heads at Jim Beckett's decision to talk
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As we mourn a kazoo and what might have been, it is time for another episode of Cardboard Cynics. One of us won an award, but not what you expected. Another discussion of grading? Hardly. But in the end it's all just the
On Episode 4 of Cardboard Cynics, Carlos and @DansVintageBaseballPC briefly touch on some feedback, go through some reasons to be cheerful, to be Cynical, and then the discussion moves to a deep dive on the $16.5 Pokemon
Its Episode 3 of our Cardboard Cynics series, and this time we have a lot of fun but also some serious talk. The Content Gods have delivered some juicy material, Ken reappears, we talk about a firing on a livestream, and
On Episode 2 of Cardboard Cynics (already 100% more episodes than SGC!), Carlos and @DansVintageBaseballPC discuss their top reasons to be Cynical and Cheerful in the hobby, and conclude with a quick discussion on the up
*Originally Aired Jan 11, 2026* In Episode 1 of the new collaboration series, Carlos @BecauseImCarlos and Dan @DansVintageBaseballPC introduce themselves and the concepts that will be discussed, and work through thei
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Cardboard Cynics is hosted by carlosalcazar2. The show is categorised under sports (baseball) and has published 16 episodes.
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