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Wax Prices are FINALLY Starting to Settle Down

5/16/20261 hr 12 min

Wax Prices have been going up, but Mike and Jesse have noticed that things are finally starting to level off on the secondary market. The lone exception is 2025 Topps Chrome NFL. Will 2026 Bowman buck the recent trend like NFL Chrome, or has the market completely settled down? In this episode, we cover: Papa Gio sits in for some fun on Jesse's latest injury woes 2025 WWE Topps Royalty bounties How high will the John Cena bounty go? Zach Stanley from We the Hobby joins Mike and Jesse We the Hobby's transition to eBay and how the relationship with Topps and Fanatics has remained strong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clips

Six-Figure Cena Bounty
A Billion In Breaks?
Royalty Product Showdown
Box Price vs. Hit Value
Platform Agnostic, Hobby First
Pricing Power Responsibility
“Put Your Money There”
Bowman Might Buck Trend
$1,500 Scooter Disaster

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Mike Gioseffi· Host0:00

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  2. Speaker 20:35

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  3. Speaker 30:40

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  4. Speaker 20:41

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  5. Speaker 30:42

    She's thinking outside the box from inside the box.

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  7. Speaker 30:49

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  8. Speaker 20:53

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  10. Jesse Gibson· Host1:06

    Overall, it's just a premium product. It's nice, and it is a little bit different than what they're experiencing in the WWE Chrome and Sapphire world, so.

  11. Mike Gioseffi· Host1:13

    By the way, totally disagree with the premium.

  12. Jesse Gibson· Host1:14

    Oh.

  13. Mike Gioseffi· Host1:15

    They blew it with the patches. Every other patch in the product is a knapper.

  14. Jesse Gibson· Host1:18

    I- I ripped three cases.

  15. Mike Gioseffi· Host1:19

    I pulled one or two multi-color patches ...

  16. Jesse Gibson· Host1:21

    I mean, that's your experience, but I would say- Everybody...

  17. Mike Gioseffi· Host1:23

    That's been the biggest complaint across the board with it. I think we have to address this right off the bat, and you don't know where I'm going,

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