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Stacking Slabs

Welcome to the Stacking Slabs, a podcast for sports cards collectors. There"s been a tremendous amount of change to our Hobby over the last few years and the one constant has been the passion from the collecting community. Stacking Slabs is built by the collector and lives to tell stories for the collector.

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43:40

Passion to Profession: How MC Sports Cards Built a...

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2026/02/02

Trust does not come from volume. It comes from choices made over time.In this episode of Passion to Profession, I sit down with Mike from MC Sports Cards to talk about how reputation became the foundation of his business. We get into why he chose quality over scale, how referrals built a powerful network effect, and what it really takes to earn trust when handling five and six figure cards.We also break down high-end cards on eBay, the impact of Authenticity Guarantee, MC Mondays, and why

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50:11

The WNBA Card Podcast: A League without a Blueprint —...

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2026/02/01

Before parallels.Before hype cycles.Before anyone talked about value.This episode goes back to where WNBA card collecting began.Katelyn sits down with Anne Marie of Women on Topps to unpack the late 1990s and early 2000s. A period when the league and the cards were being built at the same time. No rules. No roadmap. No expectations.They walk through the first licensed sets, cards that came in cans, early autographs, die cuts, shoe relics, and redemptions. More important, they talk about how

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83:38

Booked to Last: Royal Rumble Moments and the Cards We...

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2026/01/31

Royal Rumble week always brings noise. This one brings signal.Adam and Ryan are joined by Brett for a wide-ranging conversation that sits right at the intersection of wrestling storytelling and wrestling cards. Sami Zayn. AJ Styles. Logan Paul. Bron Breakker. Bianca Belair. Liv Morgan. If it matters this weekend, it’s on the table.They break down Royal Rumble predictions, surprise entrants, and what major story beats mean for the card market right now. From Black Finite Prizm cards to

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75:27

The Football Card Podcast #32: Prizm Iron Men, Broken...

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2026/01/30

In this episode of The Football Card Podcast, Pack Nicholson and Brett McGrath start with the story no one predicted but everyone is now reacting to — Super Sam Darnold.They talk through what Darnold’s rise says about patience, belief, and what happens when a player finally lands in the right situation. It becomes a broader conversation about why collectors who hold conviction often win long after the market moves on.From there, the episode expands into Prizm Iron Men and why checklist

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50:26

Built for the Hobby #5: The Real Impact of AI on...

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2026/01/29

In this episode of Built for the Hobby, Brett sits down with Scott Lock, CEO and Co-founder of InfernoRed Technology, for an unscripted conversation on AI and its impact on the sports card hobby. There was no outline. No talking points. Just a real discussion on what AI means right now for collectors and hobby businesses.This is not an episode about hype or fear. Scott breaks down AI as a tool, where it is already showing up in the hobby, and why waiting for things to go back to how they

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19:45

Collecting Sports Cards in a 40-Second World

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2026/01/28

Over the last two decades, the average human attention span dropped from two and a half minutes to forty seconds.That reality is reshaping how collectors think, buy, and build.In this flagship episode of Stacking Slabs, Brett examines how shrinking attention impacts collecting decisions, long term satisfaction, and the ability to stay focused in a hobby that never stops moving.The episode explores shiny object syndrome, abandoned collecting lanes, and the constant pressure created by

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43:38

The Staging Area #17: Topps Chrome, Real Demand, and...

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2026/01/27

On this episode of The Staging Area, presented by dcsports87, I’m back with Tory to break down what’s really happening in the market right now.We start with the $45,100 Victor Wembanyama White Geometric Auto sale and use it as a lens to talk about something bigger than one card.Are these prices realWho is actually buyingWhy Topps Chrome basketball keeps commanding attentionAnd what liquidity really means in 2026If you collect modern cards, sell singles, or think about timing and pricing,

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40:07

Passion to Profession: Trust Is the Business with...

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2026/01/26

Trust decides who stays and who leaves in this hobby.In this episode of Passion to Profession, Brett sits down with Josh from PC Sportscards to talk about what it takes to build a business collectors trust with their cards, their money, and their time.Josh walks through how PC Sportscards scaled during a period of growth while keeping transparency front and center. From fixed price listings that outperform auctions to grading workflows built around over communication, this conversation

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47:13

The WNBA Card Podcast: Before the WNBA — Building the...

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2026/01/25

Before the WNBA existed, women were already playing.Competing. Traveling. Winning.In this episode of the WNBA Card Podcast, Katelyn sits down with Cindy Dick (@giantlegends_, founder of On Her Mark and one of the most respected voices in vintage women’s sports cards.They explore women’s basketball cards from the 1920s through the early 1990s. Chocolate cards. Employer league teams. College sets. International releases. Cards that existed when opportunity was limited and visibility was

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71:25

Booked to Last: Road to the Rumble and the Reality of...

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2026/01/24

The road to the Royal Rumble always brings noise. Storylines shift. Favorites emerge. Markets react.Adam Gellman and Ryan from RBICru7 break down what actually matters right now in wrestling cards.They talk through potential Royal Rumble outcomes and what those results mean for card values. They compare hype versus reality for names like Sami Zayn, Bron Breakker, Liv Morgan, Tiffany Stratton, and Rhea Ripley. They explain why some wrestlers move markets while others never do.They also dig

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54:58

The Football Card Podcast #31: Fernando Mendoza Is...

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2026/01/23

Somewhere between those two truths is where football card collecting lives.This episode moves through the chaos of championship football and the chaos of the hobby. Big moments. Bigger emotions. We talk about hype cycles in real time. How collectors react when prices move fast. Why some cards feel right even when the data feels wrong.From modern quarterbacks carrying the future of the market to forgotten defenders with stories that never leaveThis is a conversation about how collectors

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22:20

Taking a Peek At The Hobby You Do Not See

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2026/01/22

Most of the hobby never shows up on your feed.This episode focuses on the part of collecting that lives outside social media, marketplaces, and public sales. The cards that stay locked in personal collections. The collectors who never post. The demand that never shows itself online.Brett shares why relying only on what you see can shape your decisions in the wrong direction. He walks through my own chase for Andrew Luck cards that never appeared for sale and how relationships, patience, and

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23:11

The Power of Community in Card Collecting

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2026/01/21

This flagship episode of Stacking Slabs explores why community plays such a critical role in card collecting.The episode opens with a personal moment involving a missed opportunity on a 2013 Reggie Wayne Gold Prizm /10, the final card needed to complete a long-term collecting run. What follows is not a story about price or timing, but about a fellow collector who stepped in, prioritized the relationship, and helped make the moment possible. That experience becomes the foundation for a

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56:03

Card Ladder Confidential #16: Understanding Growth...

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2026/01/20

Card Ladder Confidential is back for 2026 with a conversation built for collectors who care about signal over noise. Brett sits down with Chris and Josh to pressure test what growth in the hobby means right now.They unpack real data from Card Ladder, including price indexes and transaction volume, and ask the hard question. Is the hobby growing or getting louder. The discussion moves into research as a collector edge, why price is only the opinion of two people, how types of cards earn long

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41:04

Passion to Profession: Buying Collections the Right...

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2026/01/19

On this episode of Passion to Profession, presented by eBay, Brett sits down with Aaron and Curt from BBC Emporium for a real conversation about trust in the hobby.They pull back the curtain on what it really looks like to buy entire collections.Not the edited version.The real one.You hear how engineering backgrounds shape their operation.Why transparency matters when someone hands you their life’s collection.How paying strong creates leverage years later.And why reputation still beats

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40:00

The WNBA Card Podcast: A Collector-Led History of...

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2026/01/18

Season four of the WNBA Card Podcast starts with intent.This episode sets the foundation for everything that follows. Katelyn and Brett reintroduce themselves as collectors and explain why this season takes a different path. Instead of chasing weekly trends or short-term noise, this season focuses on how WNBA cards came to be and why that history matters today.They walk through the philosophy behind season four, the idea of staying power, and why understanding past eras gives you an edge as

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80:06

Booked to Last: Drew McIntyre, Prospecting the...

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2026/01/17

Wrestling cards are changing. Fast.In Episode 2 of Booked to Last, Adam Gellman and Ryan Bannister break down what actually matters right now in the wrestling card market. Drew McIntyre’s title run sparks a real conversation about hobby respect, pricing, and why some stars still feel mispriced.The guys dig into prospecting the WWE and NXT roster, giving honest star ratings on names like Trick Williams, Jordynne Grace, Oba Femi, and more. They also hit the biggest card stories of the week,

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72:58

The Football Card Podcast #30: Football Changes Fast....

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2026/01/16

Pack and Brett open the episode inside the emotion of playoff football and what those moments do to collectors. Bears wins. Caleb Williams belief. The kind of games that change how you see your cards forever.From there, the conversation shifts to the hobby. Justin Herbert’s seven-figure sales with zero playoff wins. What that tells you about timing, hype, and risk. Why some parallels age with grace while others fade fast. And how one Patrick Mahomes game-used Shield reframes scarcity in

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23:30

What Makes Something Collectible? A Framework Beyond...

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2026/01/15

Most conversations about collectability happen after prices move. This episode takes the opposite approach by exploring what makes something collectible before hype and money show up. It breaks down the fundamentals that tend to endure across cycles, including scarcity, demand, cultural relevance, story, and trust. Using examples from different eras of the hobby, the episode examines why some cards maintain long term interest while others fade once attention shifts.The conversation also

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24:09

Shrinking the Sea and Focusing Your Collection on...

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2026/01/14

The hobby does not slow down. It expands. More releases, more parallels, more noise telling you what you should care about next. Without a filter, it is easy to collect reactions instead of building something that matters.In this flagship episode, I revisit one of the most important ideas in my collecting journey. Shrinking the Sea. This is about narrowing your focus so your collection reflects what you value, not what the market or your feed is pushing.I share personal stories from

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