Mike Sommer from the WaxPackHero blog shares all the strategies he uses to create a hobby that pays for itself. Discover how to turn one person’s unwanted cards into treasured additions to your own collection. The podcast will be a combination of both the hobby and business sides of collecting, and ultimately will help you buy, sell, and trade your way into a collection you’ll love. Hit subscribe and get ready to have some fun collecting cards!
Mike Sommer from the WaxPackHero blog shares all the strategies he uses to create a hobby that pays for itself. Discover how to turn one person’s unwanted cards into treasured additions to your own collection. The podcast will be a combination of both the hobby and business sides of collecting, and ultimately will help you buy, sell, and trade your way into a collection you’ll love. Hit subscribe and get ready to have some fun collecting cards!
Big Shep returns to speak his mind about the current state of the hobby. He spent the last few years working full time running a card shop and setting up at some of the biggest shows in the country. He has a lot to say about how things are working behind the scenes.
After two years of work, The Diamond King releases to the public on April 25, 2025. The documentary tells the story of Dick Perez, the artist behind the Donruss Diamond Kings, Hall of Fame Heroes, and the classic Hall of Fame postcards.
In this episode I interview Marq Evans, the film maker behind the movie and Dick Perez himself.
Check out TheDiamondKingMovie.com for links to all available viewing options!
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I did it, I tried live selling on DibDitCards.com.
Ivan Lovgren @watchthebreaks and Cary from American Arbitrage finally convinced me to give live selling a try. In this episode I discuss how my first few shows went!
I also discuss my process of doing some “spring cleaning” in my eBay store.
If you want to check out DibDit cards on the District marketplace, you can use my code WAXPAC26 to get $5 off your first order.
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In this episode I cover two topics.
1) I recently bought two collections on two consecutive days. I discuss what they contained.
2) I wrote about Beckett's list of the top 20 Barry Sanders cards in 1998 and how those cards rank today.
I wrote about this topic on SI.com and at WaxPackHero.com.
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I discuss some recent cards I purchased of players in their college uniforms. I also rediscovered some on card HOF autos in my collection and I also shared about some of the recent value box finds I had at a local LCS.
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In this episode I discuss some changes to the podcast. This will be the last “weekly” release of the podcast. In the future I’ll be releasing them closer to a monthly schedule or when I find a topic or interview guest I’m passionate about.
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Today I share some of the hobby thoughts on my mind. I discuss a recent collection I purchased, the eBay 2024 Collectibles report, and what this last year has been like after shutting down the physical shop at the end of 2023.
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Today, Danny Black comes back onto the show to discuss his role with SI.com/collectibles. We talk about what kind of content readers are consuming, where the traffic comes from, and what is next for the future of hobby content on SI.com.
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I share what sold in my eBay store over the last week. From junk wax era to vintage, basketball to racing, cards to toys, there is a lot of everything going out of the store!
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The grading episode is the most downloaded episode in the podcast’s five year history. At the end of the episode, I share how my thoughts have changed over the last four years.
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The Panini Era of WWE wrestling cards is coming to a close and Adam Gellman returns to the show to discuss.
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I’ve had some random hobby thoughts on my mind so I thought I’d hit on several topics this week.
I discuss a bit about some burnout I’m feeling after working through a large collection over the last 6 months. I also talk about a recent article I wrote for SI.com where I discuss what falling card prices might mean for the overall health of the hobby. I share a bit about my Norman Smiley super collection. Finally, I talk about how I structure my time so I can get everything done.
Enjoy!
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I had a chance to open some Upper Deck Allure and O-Pee-Chee Platinum. I thought I’d talk a little bit about what I found in the boxes and my thoughts on the two products.
You can see images of the Allure cards here and the O-Pee-Chee Platinum cards here.
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Today, we go back and look at the conversation I had with Terry Smith. He was the artist behind the Fleer Pro-Vision insert cards in the 90s!
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I continue to get questions about how to buy and sell on Sportlots.
In this episode I take some time to discuss how I use the site. Hopefully you can get some value hearing how I buy and sell there!
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I had the opportunity to sit down with WNBA legend Candace Parker to talk basketball cards! She is teaming up with eBay for an upcoming basketball card auction event call “GameTime Gets” which kicked off October 22nd.
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This week I left Garage Band open on my Mac and hit record throughout the week as I had random thoughts about the hobby. I cover a variety of different topics that were on my mind!
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Sometimes hobby content can be too much. I found that after I started clicking the unsubscribe button, I started to feel better about the hobby…
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For this month’s greatest hits episode we are going back to January of 2022 and the first super collector conversation we had on the show.
@refsintheback joins me to discuss his collection full of basketball cards with referees in the background!
It is the most listened to super collector conversation.
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I had about 30 eBay sales last week and I discuss every one. A mix of toys, cards, clothes and other items went out the door and a pile of cash went in the bank account!
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