Wax Ecstatic

By 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 ... more

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The podcast currently has 189 episodes available.

Wax Ecstatic episodes:

April 12, 2019 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
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1h 23min
March 29, 2019 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.
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1h 7min
March 08, 2019 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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1h 33min
February 22, 2019 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
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1h 8min
February 08, 2019 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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1h 13min
January 25, 2019 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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1h 11min
January 11, 2019 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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1h 1min
December 28, 2018 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
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1h 6min
December 14, 2018 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
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1h 4min
November 30, 2018 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
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1h 4min

FAQs about Wax Ecstatic:

How many episodes does Wax Ecstatic have?

The podcast currently has 189 episodes available.