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Wax Ecstatic

Have you rediscovered your childhood baseball cards, or do you have that "90s nostalgia" itch you've been looking to scratch? Come take a trip down memory lane as we take a second look at some famous ... Read more

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Episode 49, The Coming of Age of Bowman in 1992... and Donnie Baseball!

Episode 49, The Coming of Age of Bowman in 1992... and Donnie Baseball!

Host Matt Sammon looks at the pinnacle of Bowmna baseball cards, the sharp and still valuable '92 set. Plus a look at th... Read more

3 Jan 2017

49mins

Ranked #2

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103: Our Kuntz is a Little Rusty After the Break

103: Our Kuntz is a Little Rusty After the Break

Host Matt Sammon comes back from a 9 month "extended rain delay", and rips through a grocery pack of 1981 Topps baseball... Read more

6 Jul 2018

1hr 7mins

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125: Honey, I Shrunk the Baseball Cards-- A Look at '75 Topps Mini

125: Honey, I Shrunk the Baseball Cards-- A Look at '75 Topps Mini

Host Matt Sammon looks back at the curious '75 Topps Mini set, including why the set was created and how it was tested. ... Read more

8 Feb 2019

1hr 12mins

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126: Classic Wax-- The Cards and Stories We Find in a Pack of '78 Topps

126: Classic Wax-- The Cards and Stories We Find in a Pack of '78 Topps

Host Matt Sammon doesn't land a big star or rookie card, but finds some incredible stories on the players inside a rando... Read more

22 Feb 2019

1hr 7mins

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108: Growing Up In Baseball Card World, and the Classic '87 Topps!

108: Growing Up In Baseball Card World, and the Classic '87 Topps!

Host Matt Sammon is joined by Mike Chapman, whose dad worked for Topps and Score in the 1980s and 1990s. Quite the conne... Read more

10 Aug 2018

1hr 11mins

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Episode 54, '92 Fleer Ultra Proves to Be One of the Best, and a Guy Not Named "Joey"

Episode 54, '92 Fleer Ultra Proves to Be One of the Best, and a Guy Not Named "Joey"

Host Matt Sammon looks back at the stellar '92 Fleer Ultra set, and the tumultuous but later redeemed life of Albert Bel... Read more

20 Jan 2017

43mins

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Episode 63, Checking Out the Forgettable '93 Score Set With "the Professor", Greg Maddux!

Episode 63, Checking Out the Forgettable '93 Score Set With "the Professor", Greg Maddux!

Host Matt Sammon looks back at the rather forgettable '93 Score set, the unforgettable Greg Maddux, and the dying breed ... Read more

21 Feb 2017

53mins

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Episode 92, "AO" for "KC" in the Heavily Branded '79 Topps

Episode 92, "AO" for "KC" in the Heavily Branded '79 Topps

Host Matt Sammon looks back at the '79 Topps set, which was clearly getting ready for a battle with Fleer in a couple of... Read more

22 Aug 2017

54mins

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Episode 5, The Blah that is '82 Fleer

Episode 5, The Blah that is '82 Fleer

Host Matt Sammon pulls a random '82 Fleer card, a set that even dependable journeyman Larry Biittner can't save. Follow ... Read more

18 Aug 2016

14mins

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Episode 4, The Dreaded Manager Card!

Episode 4, The Dreaded Manager Card!

Host Matt Sammon discusses the dreaded manager card, and the equally dreadful 1981 Donruss set. The only redeeming facto... Read more

18 Aug 2016

15mins

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Episode 7, The Hockey Side of '82 Topps

Episode 7, The Hockey Side of '82 Topps

Host Matt Sammon discusses what "sticks" out about the '82 Topps set, a confusing design saved only by Cal Ripken Jr. Fo... Read more

18 Aug 2016

18mins

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147: A Relief Pitcher Walks Into a Hobby Shop...

147: A Relief Pitcher Walks Into a Hobby Shop...

Host Matt Sammon helps you stuff your stocking with a lengthy recalling of the '89 Upper Deck set, why the set is still ... Read more

20 Dec 2019

1hr 41mins

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143: Taste the Rainbow! We Look Back at a Real Bargain Bin Beauty-- the Colorful '88 Score Baseball Set

143: Taste the Rainbow! We Look Back at a Real Bargain Bin Beauty-- the Colorful '88 Score Baseball Set

Host Matt Sammon finds a box of one of the most overlooked and underrated sets of all time-- 1988 Score. The premiere ed... Read more

25 Oct 2019

1hr 11mins

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146: Breakfast Cereal Cards? They're Grrrrreat!

146: Breakfast Cereal Cards? They're Grrrrreat!

Host Matt Sammon looks at several grocery item cards from the 1970's and 1980's, with a bonus look at some cards from th... Read more

6 Dec 2019

1hr 31mins

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Episode 6, "Hittin" Hisle and the '82 Donruss set

Episode 6, "Hittin" Hisle and the '82 Donruss set

Host Matt Sammon discusses the latest pull-- '82 Donruss Larry Hisle (#358), the improved but still lacking '82 Donruss ... Read more

18 Aug 2016

22mins

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141: The Rack is Back! Looking Through an '86 Topps Rack Pack and Many Other Sordid Tales

141: The Rack is Back! Looking Through an '86 Topps Rack Pack and Many Other Sordid Tales

Host Matt Sammon looks back at another overlooked set from the 80's-- '86 Topps, while also diving in to stories of expa... Read more

27 Sep 2019

1hr 50mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 58, Topps Grows Up in 1992, Showing Off Scott Erickson's Black Socks

Episode 58, Topps Grows Up in 1992, Showing Off Scott Erickson's Black Socks

Host Matt Sammon looks at the major upgrades to the Topps set in 1992, while also looking back at that one magical year ... Read more

3 Feb 2017

45mins

Ranked #18

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112: The Clash of the Cellos! Looking at Classic Cardboard from 1981 and 1984 Topps

112: The Clash of the Cellos! Looking at Classic Cardboard from 1981 and 1984 Topps

Host Matt Sammon opens up your choice cello packs from 1981 and 1984 Topps, discovering some Hall of Fame players, and o... Read more

7 Sep 2018

1hr 6mins

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Episode 69, To the Binder We Go! The "New" Baltimore Orioles and a New Look for Topps

Episode 69, To the Binder We Go! The "New" Baltimore Orioles and a New Look for Topps

Host Matt Sammon looks back at the 1954 Topps set, with random pull Joe Coleman. A major change in the Topps design, sto... Read more

14 Mar 2017

54mins

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Episode 56, The "Big Hurt", and Could '92 Upper Deck Keep Up?

Episode 56, The "Big Hurt", and Could '92 Upper Deck Keep Up?

Host Matt Sammon looks back at the nice but "standard" '92 Upper Deck set, Frank Thomas' career, and the inanity of one-... Read more

27 Jan 2017

42mins

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