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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