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- 129: (Air) Brush with Greatness-- We Touch Up 1977 Topps and the Expansion Draft
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the winter of 1976, a very busy one for the Topps art department as free agency and expansion make the air brushers go overboard to crank out the 1977 set.
Check out our pack break at https://t.co/9DIfDrE6z5
And follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
1 hr 23 min - 128: From the "Why Not" Files, A Box of 1992 Upper Deck
Host Matt Sammon finds another bargain bin dandy, as we search through a few packs of the last "classic" Upper Deck set, the sharp 1992s.
Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
1 hr 7 min - 127: Criticize '70 Topps All You Want, We'll Just Let it Be
Host Matt Sammon sees how 1970 Topps stacks ups to the new 2019 Topps Heritage set. Plus we talk all things collecting with Nick Diunte!
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1 hr 33 min - 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 random '78 Topps wax pack.
Watch the break at https://youtu.be/jwvul3SEsg0
And follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
1 hr 8 min - 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.
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1 hr 13 min - 124: The "Thrill" of Bargain Bin Cellos... Starring the Progressive '87 Fleer Set
Host Matt Sammon looks though some $1 1987 Fleer cellos, and despite having lots of duplicates, lands a big card. Plus we talk about first collecting memories, some '54 Bowman bargains, and Ted Williams dominating the Marlins?
Watch the video break here --> https://youtu.be/7aTnOcZQViQ
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1 hr 11 min - 123: Taking a Break From the Breaks, with Your Questions!
Host Matt Sammon emerges from the holidays with some answers to your questions this episode. On the table: the strongest set from the "junk wax" era, why vintage cards aren't worth what they used to be, and first memories as a collector.
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1 hr 1 min - 122: We Do a Triple Lindy With 1986 Wax!
Host Matt Sammon opens up a pack from 1986 for each Topps, Fleer, and Donruss. We discuss these cards and baseball in 1986, the "dreaded manager" card again, and the SSPC set of 1975-76.
Watch the video break here --> youtu.be/53h_q3cmgVM
Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
1 hr 6 min - 121: The Baines of our Existence... a Plethora of Dreaded Manager Cards in an '85 Topps Cello!
Host Matt Sammon hoped for some better cards in the '85 Topps cello he broke, but instead got 5 manager cards. So we focus mostly on the unnecessary outrage over the Harold Baines HOF vote.
Watch the video break here --> https://youtu.be/RK-8ylCJeg0
And follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
1 hr 4 min - 120: The Guilty Pleasure of "Junk Wax", Featuring a '92 Topps Box
Host Matt Sammon discovers the treasures of a $7 purchase at a card show-- an unopened box of '92 Topps. Plus, we share your "guilty pleasure" sets to open, while looking back at how 1992 was the point of no return for the hobby.
Watch the pack break at youtu.be/JbB4JMIyc-U
And follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
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About Wax Ecstatic
From the publisher's feed
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 (and not so famous) baseball cards from the 1990s all the way back through the 1950s. Wax Ecstatic is hosted by long-time collector Matt Sammon, who always has a fun look back at some of that classic cardboard in your collection!