Wax Museum: A Basketball Card Podcast

Episode 70: Tim Gallagher Reflects on 50+ Years of Collecting

In this episode, Kyle chats with basketball collector Tim Gallagher. Over the last five decades, Tim obtained roughly 20,000 signatures in person and through the mail. Over the course of their conversation, Tim narrates his collecting history, describes what keeps him going, and offers advice for novice collectors. Tim (and his Today's Treasures posts) can be found on Twitter by searching the handle @timgall13.

Episode 69: A Hedge Fund Attempts to Fix PSA

In this episode, Kyle discusses a recent letter Alta Fox Capital sent to CLCT (PSA) shareholders.

Episode 68: Conversation with Jim Esker, the Co-Creator of Chromium Cards

In this episode, Kyle chats with Jim Esker, the former Art Director at SGW/Chromium Graphics and co-creator of the chromium process. Topics covered include Jim's professional career, pitching chromium printing to card companies, and working with Topps to refine the chromium process (and greening!) in the years that followed. If you enjoyed this episode, please take the time to share on your social media!

Episode 67: My First (Ever) Grading Experience

In this episode, Kyle talks listeners through his first grading submission. Along the way, he explains why he's never graded, why he chose the cards he did, and what he hopes to gain from this experience.

Episode 66: NT FOTL, 1957-58 Topps, and the Maurice Stokes/Jack Twyman Story

This week, Panini attempted to sell National Treasures FOTL with a ceiling of $30,000 and a floor of $7,500. What happened? Also, Kyle takes a look back at the 1957-58 Topps set and the lives of two extraordinary men featured in that set, Maurice Stokes and Jack Twyman.

Episode 65: The Athletic Spotlights Recent Hobby Fraud

In this episode, Kyle provides updates on the Luka Doncic autograph controversy and a pair of hobby-related class action suits. In the show's main feature, he breaks down a hobby-related article that was published this week by The Athletic.

Episode 64: 1998 Bulls’ Challengers (Pacers/Jazz convo with Adam)

Adam makes his return to the show to chat about two of the 1998 Bulls' most challenging opponents: the Pacers and the Jazz. In this episode, Kyle and Adam discuss the hobby landscape in the late '90s, their memories of the Bulls' final two opponents, and some of their favorite cards that feature these subjects.

Episode 63: Hobby Happenings and LeBron RPA Updates

In this episode, Kyle updates listeners on the status of the National, COMC, PSA, and more. Additionally, he lays out new details regarding several LeBron James Exquisite RPAs.

Episode 62: Investor Content Cycles

In this episode, Kyle examines a popular model of card investment content and the ripples this model can unknowingly create.

Episode 61: Conversation With an Industry Employee Part 2

Kyle and Tone (www.gameusedtone.com) continue their conversation about the inner workings of the sports card industry. Topics discussed include Kobe's signing sessions, mailing cards to players, the "Shaq situation," and more.