Wicked Good Pulls

Happy Episode 20! We are celebrating our milestone show with a packed discussion covering everything from navigating the junk wax baseball market to cracking the code on your live-streaming sales.

Matt details his new obsession with 1991 Score Baseball Series 2, breaking down the value of Ken Griffey Jr. inserts and the iconic Bo Jackson "Bo Breaker" card. He also shares the details of a highly questionable Facebook Marketplace card...

Are we witnessing the rise of the next GOAT in the NBA? This week, the brothers debate Victor Wembanyama's potential to dethrone Jordan while diving deep into their latest collecting obsessions. Matt discusses his pivot to $0.50 junk wax packs to chase iconic Ken Griffey Jr. inserts, and Mike shares an epic father-son moment catching a foul ball from the front row at Fenway Park. Plus, the boys discuss the challenges of running nic...

The boys are back to talk about the undeniable thrill of the junk wax era! Matt dives back into his 80s and 90s baseball collection, pulling out legends like Bo Jackson, Ken Griffey Jr., and an iconic 1986 Topps Ozzie Smith, pitching a brand-new Whatnot stream idea. Meanwhile, Mike unpacks his childhood trauma of spending his entire $50 birthday budget on an Upper Deck box only to get zero double-sided holograms.

We also debate the ...

The Ultimate $10 Flea Market Score & Navigating PSA Grading

In this episode, it’s all about the thrill of the sports card collecting treasure hunt! Joe kicks things off by recounting an unbelievable weekend, starting with a dive into a 50-cent value bin that yielded a $76 Jalen Brunson short print. But that’s nothing compared to his legendary flea market score: dropping just $10 for a massive bin of vintage 80s cards...

The guys are back from Florida with fresh pickups and new strategies for the hobby. This week on Wicked Good Pulls, we dive into the realities of Whatnot streaming, shifting the focus away from pure profit and toward consistent audience growth and building themed shows like "All-Holo" and Celtics vs. Lakers. Plus, we introduce a brand new segment—"The Wickedest Pull of the Week"—where we debate the value of a pristine M...

Is starting a sports card podcast in your 40s a midlife crisis? Mike’s 9-year-old son seems to think so, but the boys are too busy chasing high-end retro wax to care.

This week on Wicked Good Pulls, we dive into the ultimate hobby betrayal: Matt visits GOAT Card Shop 30 times without an invite to the "Back Room," but Mike (Retro Ripping) gets invited behind the curtain on his second visit. Plus, we discuss the "Flea Market Que...

This week on the podcast, Mike tries to do something genuinely nice by giving a shoutout to his favorite Whatnot streamer, but Matt immediately ruins the moment by critiquing the guy's Southern accent—leading to a desperate, podcast-long attempt to un-cancel himself.

Later, the guys pivot from sports cards to their biggest domestic grievances: their families ruthlessly stealing their hidden stashes of Orbit gum and Burt's Bees...

This week, the podcast gets completely derailed when Joe completely blindsides Matt and Mike with a surprise VIP guest: their sister, Leah! But before the family reunion kicks off, Matt makes a shocking confession about his brand new obsession with Disney trading cards. Mike immediately plots to buy vintage 1992 Disney packs, while Joe questions everyone's sanity.

Later, the brothers force Leah to listen to their dystopian survival ...

This week, the brothers agree to officially ban the word "strategy" from the podcast and dive into the logistics of organizing massive card collections for live streams. Mike confesses to making up sports facts on the fly, while Matt reveals his secret framed shrines to Drew Bledsoe. Later, things get personal as Mike vents about the emotional rollercoaster of raising a teenage daughter.

In This Episode:

• Thrift Shop Nightmares: M...

The brothers return for Episode 11, and things get heated when Joe admits he is ready to go to war with artificial intelligence. Later, the conversation pivots from cash flow management to post-apocalyptic survival strategies, complete with a brutal breakdown of why their sister wouldn't survive the end of the world.

In This Episode:

• Yelling at Robots & Pop Punk: Mike airs his grievances against AI devices interrupting his th...

The guys return for Episode 10 to talk streaming strategy, but things quickly go off the rails when a massive typo on Mike's eBay account is exposed to the world. Is it Retroripping, or are you actually buying from Retro“ropping"?

In This Episode:

• The Yard Sale Pivot: After seeing the massive value hidden in his son's collection, Mike considers pivoting his entire yard-sale hunting strategy over to Pokémon cards.
• Pleasing th...

In this episode, Matt recaps the massive success of his highly targeted Duke Blue Devils Whatnot stream, which he strategically ran right before the Duke vs. North Carolina game.

This inspires Joe to pitch a chaotic and completely unethical new sales tactic for future rivalry streams: let the winning bidder actually destroy the opposing team's card. Will holding an Ohio State card hostage for Michigan buyers ruin the hobby, or is it...

In this episode, Mike starts things off with a formal apology, admitting he acted like a massive jerk during the Episode 4 debate. He blames his aggressive conversational tone on unresolved childhood trauma—specifically the time he woke up at 6:30 AM to play their new Sega Genesis Batman game, only to find Matt refusing to share the controller.

Later, Matt has an existential realization and asks the group if their entire sport...

This week, the podcast takes a hilarious turn as Matt shares the story of a father-son card hunting trip gone completely wrong.

Instead of scoring big hits, Matt ends up in a bitter feud with an elderly card shop owner who condescendingly calls him "kid" while refusing to haggle on a $3 autograph. Matt flies into a blind rage, wishing their shop goes out of business, only for his 13-year-old son, Ry, to step in and act like the matu...

How do you maximize bids on your card stream? The crew dives deep into the psychology of pricing, debating the pros and cons of a 4-tier ($3, $5, $10, $23) versus a streamlined 2-tier ($3, $10) starting bid strategy.

In this episode:

• The Pricing Puzzle: Does adding more categories put a "cap" on your mid-tier Jordan inserts? We talk strategy for MJ, Kobe, and Iverson.

• Boosting the Algo: Our "early bird special" hack for new stream...

This week, the brothers head to the flea market, where Joe discovers the physical toll of digging through thousands of cards (and the terrifying reality of unauthorized Advil vendors). The guys break down the unwritten rules of "bin etiquette"—is it ever okay to reach across another grown man to grab a Jordan?

Later, the conversation turns to Whatnot, where Mike deals with a buyer's remorse refund request and Matt exposes the ...

In this episode, Mike and Joe stage an intervention after receiving a depressing Wednesday morning phone call from Matt. Despite selling $600 worth of cards in a single night, Matt is spiraling over the grueling reality of packing and shipping 300 individual $2 cards.

To fix the shipping nightmare, Matt tries pivoting to selling higher-end cards, but instantly hits a moral roadblock. Is it unethical to buy a card for $4 and start th...

Matt starts the morning with a Diet Mountain Dew before 8:00 AM, and it only gets weirder from there. In this episode, Joe "The Skeptic" tries to understand why two grown men spend their weekends digging through dusty bins, while Mike and Matt reveal their secrets for finding undervalued cards in a crowded card shop.

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Is this a sports card podcast or a true crime show? In Episode 2, things get weird. Mike and Matt discover the infamous Mark Jackson card featuring the Menendez Brothers in the background, leading to an accidental "Murder Stream" involving Aaron Hernandez and OJ Simpson requests.

Meanwhile, Mike tries a new "Tiered Jordan" sales strategy that actually yields a profit, but his victory is cut short when a buyer he "bonded" with betray...