Unboxing The Hobby with Mac and Stock

On this week's episode Mac and Stock discuss: Discuss having to temporarily hit "pause" on the podcast Fanatics Fest Upcoming Releases GemRate Numbers from May Follow Mac and Stock on Instagram Mac_cardcollection Stockn_trade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Mac and Stock discuss: Mac's trip to LA and experiencing Burbank, Rizzo, and Jaspy's card shops. Fanatics Fest Preview Fanatics Games New releases (Topps Signature Class Football, Clearly Donruss Football, Revolution Basketball, etc) NBA draft reactions Follow Mac and Stock on Instagram Mac_cardcollection Stockn_trade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock discuss: News out of the Topps Industry Conference Red Rookie Redemptions Product Announcements from the Topps Industry Conference (Disney, SpongeBob, Marvel, etc.) Update on Panini license and recent athlete announcements Optic Football release Leaf Pop Century VeeFriends Topps Chrome Black Follow Mac and Stock on Instagram Mac_cardcollection Stockn_trade Host...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock discuss: The return of Grant from Backyard Breaks on WhatNot Stock's recap of the LA Card Show Panini continues signing new athletes Optic Football and Heritage Baseball Release Upcoming release calendar (Bowman, Resurgence, EPL) Follow Mac and Stock on Instagram Mac_cardcollection Stockn_trade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Mac and Stock discuss: Recap of Mac's trip to Mexico Topps Debut and WrestleMania patches coming to WWE Panini Signing New Athletes, Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders. CardVault by Tom Brady opens 4th location Upcoming Releases Stock's plan for the LA Card Show Follow Mac and Stock on Instagram Mac_cardcollection Stockn_trade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock welcome Adam Derry to the podcast to discuss the LA Card Show , including: the current show scene in southern California the convergence of culture and collector at shows what draws collectors to shows the card show of the future the importance of content creators connecting beyond the cards Follow Mac and Stock on Instagram Mac_cardcollection Stockn_trade Host...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock discuss: Auction Update on the Paul Skenes Debut Patch and Jordan "Jumpman" Cheeto Topps gold logo patches Debut Patches appearing in other sports The Joe Hollywood incident on WhatNot The wax release schedule (Bowman Chrome U, Pokémon, Select Soccer, Formula 1) Follow Mac and Stock on Instagram Mac_cardcollection Stockn_trade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock discuss: the Philly Card Show The Paul Skenes Debut Patch Recent Card Releases (Obsidian, Illusions, Topps Finest, Topps Chrome Sapphire WWE) Will WNBA be Panini's new golden goose? Growing demand for WWE products Upcoming Releases (Disney Genesis) How tariffs and economic downturns will impact collectors moving forward Follow Mac and Stock on Instagram Mac_car...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock discuss: Topps Hobby Rip Night The record-breaking sale of the Victor Wembanyama Nebula 1/1 WhatNot removing break replays from the app Potential drama around the Victor Wembanyama jersey swap jersey (after selling for > $70k through Goldin) Reactions to Topps Chrome Football, Topps Chrome All-American basketball, and Prizm Basketball Upcoming release schedu...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock discuss: Stock pulling a Prizm Fractal 1/1 Caitlin Clark on Loupe Comparing Caitlin Clark and Victor Wembanyama print runs and card prices Outlook on Caitlin Clark prices moving forward Whether people are going to buy 2024 Prizm NBA Comparing demand and prices of 2024 Prizm WNBA vs NBA vs Topps Chrome All-American The Upper Deck Halo Legacy release The Topps Se...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock discuss: Changes to PSA's centering requirements for PSA 10s. The proliferation of Pokemon in the hobby and at card shows. Recap of the Bullpen Card show Price of 2024 Prizm WNBA at release 2025 Topps Series 1 Baseball Release 2024 Topps Chrome Football Release The inconsistencies between Topps Basketball and Football cards Products we are looking forward to Fo...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock discuss: The saga surrounding the comments made by Grant at Backyad Breaks What does this mean for WhatNot moving forward? Some notable deals that happened recently in the hobby The upcoming Upper Deck Halo Legacy Release The issues ripping non sports Thoughts on the Topps Chrome WWE Release Summary of the ThreePointRVA show in Richmond, VA The upcoming card sh...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock discuss: The story of the Paul Skenes Debut Patch and the conspiracies surrounding it The $1,999 Gold Cole Palmer Kaboom sale The soccer rookie landscape Big National announcement Upcoming wax release schedule, including Series 1 and Halo Legacy (February 12th) Leaf Metal Sports Heroes What's next for the Jayden Daniels market? Summary of the 757 Card Show in V...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock discuss: Playoff football Jayden Daniels rookie card prices Thoughts on the current state of Topps basketball products The Topps Finest Basketball release Upper Deck Marvel Disney Season 2 Topps Finest X-Men '97 The upcoming basketball release schedule with 2024-25 Hoops and 2024-25 Prizm Whether ripping soccer is worth it The ban and return of Tiktok The futur...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock discuss: The graciousness of the hobby as they both dealt with their respective life events How the fires and water shortages have impacted their lives Disney Genesis Release Affordable products with decent hits and resale value The upcoming wax release schedule Some notable omissions from Donruss Soccer this year WWE National Treasures and Topps Chrome Hottest...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock discuss: The card release schedule Prizm football Will "early release" be around in a few years or will releases eventually change in the future? Upper Deck Marvel Masterpieces '92 Pricing breaks The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of 2024 Things we are looking forward to in 2025 Recap of The Philly Show Follow Mac and Stock on Instagram Mac_cardcollection Stockn_t...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock welcome Alex (Clever Cuban Cards) to the podcast. During the episode they discuss: Creating sustainable revenue from cards How scaling his TikTok account to over 50,000 followers helped launch his WhatNot stream How he was able to scale his WhatNot stream to the point he was able to leave his job to sell cards full-time Some of the things required to set up and...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock welcome Evan Parker from Mantel to the podcast. During the episode they discuss: the story of Mantel the power of community in the hobby building a platform for collectors and multiple collecting types learnings from seeing how collectors use other social media platforms ways he's seen collectors use Mantel looking for early adopters to help shape the platform...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock return to discuss recent happenings in the hobby and things they are looking forward to. During the episode they discuss: Bowman Draft release day, demand, and price trends Wax release schedule Fanatics Fest 2025 How the Fanatics Fest 2025 date change impacts other shows across the country The future of the National and Fanatics Fest How the upcoming changes wi...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock return to discuss recent happenings in the hobby and things they are looking forward to. During the episode they discuss: The "altered" Ohtani auto card at Goldin Topps Chrome Update in 2024 and moving forward Whether the Debut patch has become the pinnacle chase of rookie patch autographs (RPAs) What the Skenes Debut patch is worth based on the Volpe sale Pani...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock return to discuss recent happenings in the hobby and things they are looking forward to. During the episode they discuss: Mac's trip up to New York and getting to stop by Bleecker Trading. Is retail wax back? The future of retail vs hobby boxes Observations of ripping a case of Select WNBA retail The delicate ecosystem of the hobby Whether recent events will im...

On this week's episode Mac welcomes Nick Andrews ( @bostoncardhunter on IG) the the podcast. During the episode they discuss: Nick's hobby journey, starting as a kid requesting autographs through the mail (TTM Returns) How a deal-gone-wrong (and some new-found 1986 Fleer basketball cards) in 2021 ultimately got him sucked back into the hobby. Realizing the importance of networking in the hobby, an...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock welcome Adam Gray to the podcast. During the episode they discuss: Adam's hobby journey, from working in a card shop growing up to eventually starting Basketball Card Fanatic Magazine . Adam's collection, which is 90% rare basketball cards and 10% Harry Potter cards. Observations on hobby content on his way to becoming one of the most recognizable hobby content...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock return to discuss recent happenings in the hobby and things they are looking forward to. During the episode they discuss: Reactions to the last episode, where Adrian interviewed the seller of the $100,000 Piggy Banx card. Strange card sales Game Stop getting further into the hobby with PSA submission How Game Stop's evolution impacts local card shops The Select...

On this week's episode Stock chases down the seller of the $100,000 Piggy Banx card, Roberto, to discuss his collecting journey and the story of the auction. During the episode they discuss: His journey into collecting Piggy Banx cards Observations of the growth of the Piggy Banx market the past 12 months. Making the decision to sell a card from his collection Story of the sale and some of the hur...