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Hobbies · Mike Sommer

WaxPackHero Sports Card Minute

by Mike Sommer

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!

Latest episodes

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Big Shep Speaks His Mind

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 b

Jul 24 2025
1 h 17 min

The Diamond King

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 K

Apr 24 2025
28 min

I Tried Live Selling?

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

Apr 5 2025
13 min

Barry Sanders: Then and Now

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

Mar 1 2025
16 min

College Cards, HOF Autos, and Value Boxes, Oh My!

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

Jan 29 2025
18 min

This Chapter is Over

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 sch

Dec 31 2024
5 min

Random Hobby Thoughts in December

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 a

Dec 24 2024
15 min

Collectibles on SI.com with Danny Black

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 come

Dec 17 2024
23 min

What Sold on eBay: December Edition

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 st

Dec 10 2024
25 min

My Thoughts on Grading - WaxPackHero Greatest Hits

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

Dec 3 2024
21 min

Adam Gellman Returns to Discuss the End of Panini WWE

The Panini Era of WWE wrestling cards is coming to a close and Adam Gellman returns to the show to discuss. Sponsor of this Episode COMC.com You can also support the s

Nov 26 2024
32 min

Cards Prices are Falling, Burnout, and Norman Smiley

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 l

Nov 19 2024
17 min

More Upper Deck Product Reviews

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

Nov 12 2024
14 min

Terry Smith and Fleer Pro Visions: WaxPackHero Greatest Hits

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! Sponsor of Today’s Episode:

Nov 5 2024
23 min

How I Use Sportlots

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 hea

Oct 29 2024
22 min

WNBA Legend Candace Parker Talks Basketball Cards

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

Oct 22 2024
11 min

Random Hobby Thoughts

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 o

Oct 15 2024
15 min

Clicking the Unsubscribe Button

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… Sponsor of this Episode

Oct 8 2024
8 min

Refs in the Back: WaxPackHero Sports Card Minute Greatest Hits

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 dis

Oct 1 2024
31 min

What Sold Last Week on eBay - September Edition

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!

Sep 24 2024
17 min

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