Wax Museum: A Basketball Card Podcast

Episode 9: #WhyICollect

Have you ever thought about why you collect cards? In this week's episode, Kyle discusses a number of memorable moments from his collecting journey. Afterward, he talks about why he collects and then challenges listeners to share pictures of 3 cards that best represent their collecting history. Submissions on Instagram can be accompanied by the hashtag #WhyICollect.

Episode 8: National Treasures and Group Breaking

In this episode, Kyle takes a look at the National Treasures checklist, gives some general thoughts on group breaking, and discusses "voting with your wallet."

Episode 7: The GaryVee Video

Last week, entrepreneur and internet personality Gary Vaynerchuk explained his theory on why basketball cards are a viable investment. Long story short, the video struck a nerve with a large group of collectors. In this episode, Kyle breaks the situation down and provides some commentary of his own.

Episode 6: Panini's Redemption Lawsuit

What happens when an attorney and a Texas collector join forces to fight back against Panini's controversial redemption process? In this episode, Kyle gives a rundown of Brashear v. Panini America Inc, a likely hobby-changing court case filed in January of 2019.

Episode 5: The Zion Effect Part 2

Kyle and Adam talk about the history of player exclusives and what might happen if Upper Deck pursues a similar route with projected #1 pick Zion Williamson.

Episode 4: The Zion Effect Part 1

In this episode, Kyle and Adam talk about projected #1 pick Zion Williamson and the impact he could have on the basketball card hobby as a whole.

Episode 3: Dissecting the LeBron Silver Prizm craze

In February 2019, LeBron James' Silver Prizm cards experienced an abnormal jump in demand and pricing. In this episode, Kyle outlines a brief history of chrome basketball cards before discussing some of the factors that could've contributed to this recent craze.

Episode 2: Chasing a signed 1972-73 Topps set

In this episode, Kyle details his 7 year adventure of trying to get a signed copy of all 264 1972-73 Topps basketball cards.

Episode 1: How did we get to an exclusive NBA license?

Join the Wax Museum Podcast as we detail the hobby's transition to an exclusive NBA license.