All the Nonsense! Opening Day Pack Rips and Fun with Jesse + Joe

About this episode

Jesse and Joe discuss Opening Day baseball, card collecting strategies, and various hobby-related topics in a lighthearted manner.

On today’s episode of Sports Cards Nonsense, Jesse Gibson is joined by Joe Wysmierski for a mix of Opening Day baseball talk, hobby debate, and complete nonsense. Jesse rips 2025 Topps Update, 2025 Stadium Club, and 2026 Series 1 blasters while Joe breaks down what collectors should actually be hunting for, including Stadium Club image variations, green parallels, and the upside of ripping retail on a day like Opening Day. The episode also dives into the buzz around Select Football packaging and whether certain boxes really give away where the case hits are hiding. Beyond that, Jesse and Joe get into the Fanatics monopoly lawsuit being dropped, the state of eBay Live, why soccer cards could have a real runway with the World Cup coming, and Joe’s very honest thoughts on card shows. It’s a fun (and totally nonsensical) episode with a little bit of everything: opening day energy, hobby opinions, retail ripping, and the kind of banter that makes this show what it is. Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get 20% off with promo code NONSENSE at ⁠shopmando.com⁠! #mandopod #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jesse Gibson

Guest: Joe Wysmierski

Topics covered

• Opening Day baseball
• hobby debate
• card collecting
• retail ripping
• Fanatics lawsuit
• soccer cards
• card shows

Keywords

• Opening Day
• Topps Update
• Stadium Club
• Select Football
• soccer cards
• card shows
• hobby debate

Sponsors

shop.mando

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fanatics, eBay

Products: 2025 Topps Update, 2025 Stadium Club, 2026 Series 1, Select Football, soccer cards

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