I Opened My First Ever Pack Of Baseball Cards And Had Some MASSIVE Pulls

Really, really cool.

I recently did a video with a company called LUDEX. LUDEX has an app that allows you to scan your trading cars, and see what their value is on the open market.  I knew nothing about trading cards until I met the LUDEX guys, but they taught me a lot about them, and it's a really cool industry. I can't stress enough how cool it is.

As of 11am on Monday morning, I have been taking card collecting very seriously. I withdrew tens of thousands of dollars from my E-Trade account, and gave it all to a man in a hoodie in the back of a box truck in exchange for cases of unopened cards. My only regret is that I didn't do this sooner. I can't stress enough how important this is to me. I consider myself to be the leading most trading card expert at Barstool Sports. Possibly in all of New York City. 

My style is unconventional. I see the industry differently than most people. However, I know that I am seeing it more clearly, and more correctly than anyone else.

For example, when determining a baseball card's value, you need to consider where you will be selling the card. The truth is, in America, the majority of card collectors are Caucasian American's. Which ups the value of player cards such a Lance Lynn, Brad Miller, and Charlie Barnes.

The orientation of the card must be considered as well. In the United States, portrait oriented cards sell for the most. However, in countries where they drive on the right side of the road, or in the Middle East where people read right to left, landscape oriented cards sell for more.

Obviously, team cards are worth more than individual player cards. An MLB roster consists of 26 players, which makes a team card 26x more valuable than a player card.

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Wordplay is something most people do not think to consider. For example, if you have a Johnny Bench sitting in the dugout card– that's Johnny Bench on a bench. If you have Pokey Reese eating a peanut butter cup– that's a Reese's Pokey Reese. In this pack, I was fortunate enough to get a Spencer Strider in stride card.

When dealing with holographic cards, you need to make sure you are selling them in the proper lighting. In a white room with fluorescent lighting, a holographic card will not yield a big return. But if you find yourself in a bowling alley, perhaps during the cosmic bowling hour, the value of those cards will skyrocket.

There a hundreds of additional factors to consider when valuing your trading cards. With my unorthodox methods, I should be able to retire off the backs of my trading cards by the time I'm 40. Stay tuned for additional pack opening videos from Barstool's Leading Trading Card Expert.