Is It Getting Harder to Make Money Flipping Cards? James, Gorilla Breaks | 3rd Down Pulled

This week, Ben sits down at London Card Show with James from Gorilla Breaks, one of the hardest-working people in the UK hobby. James started out selling football shirts, found cards on eBay and was buying and flipping by 16, at one point sitting on 28 row boxes of singles while still at college. He's never had a "proper job" since. He talks about trying to explain what he does to older relatives, the early days of the UK scene, the charity stream with Ben, and his personal collection of Callum Wilson and niche United cards. He also shares his advice for your first show (walk round first, then buy), why he thinks making money in the hobby is getting harder with so many sets and so many sellers, why he'd start on Whatnot with £1 auctions to build a community, and the worst pickup of his life: a Garnacho 1/1 Superfractor auto that had offers of 15 grand and ended up selling for 1.5. Follow James on Instagram @gorilla.breaks Chapters 00:00 The hardest-working man in the hobby 00:27 From football shirts to flipping cards 01:13 Explaining the job to the family 01:38 The charity stream 02:11 What he's buying at London Card Show 02:36 His collection: Callum Wilson and niche United 03:17 Germany, Card Mania and the French fries card 03:48 Tips for your first card show 04:43 Is it getting harder to make money? 06:36 Selling on Whatnot and £1 auctions 08:10 The worst pickup: a Garnacho 1/1 08:42 Wrap-up Follow us on Instagram @3rddownuk for more from the UK hobby.