From Teacher to $850k in Sales: Secrets to Scaling Your Card Business

In this episode of Sports Cards Nonsense, Mike Gioseffi sits down with Chris Thomas of Ataboy Cards to break down a masterclass in scaling the sports card hobby into a high-six-figure empire. Chris isn’t just a collector; he’s a full-time music teacher who has cracked the code on balancing a 9-to-5 with a card business projected to gross $850,000 in 2026.The "Bet on Yourself" Moment: Chris reveals the $1,400 investment that changed everything and how he turned it into $1,000 profit in 24 hours. He also shares how he's 3Xing his business year-over-year by leveraging live selling and community engagement.Plus, he brought a game! Gio brings in Papa Gio for a game of Keep or Cut: Boston Sports Icons featuring Brady, Bird, Ortiz and more.Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with ⁠@shop.mando⁠ and get 20% off + free shipping with promo code NONSENSE at ⁠shopmando.com⁠! listeners get the ⁠Harry’s Plus Trial Set⁠ for only $10 at ⁠Harrys.com/Nonsense⁠ - Be sure to use the code Nonsense if it asks where you came from Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From Teacher to $850k in Sales: Secrets to Scaling Your Card Business is an episode from Sports Cards Nonsense by Sports Cards Nonsense.

This episode is 58:01 long.

This episode was published on Feb 19, 2026.

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