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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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44:06

'90s Demand Is Different: Josh Adams on PMGs,...

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2026/02/12

What is really happening in the '90s category right now?Josh Adams from 90s Auctions joins me to break it down. We talk about healthy growth, why some grails spike and then cool off, and what collectors misunderstand when they look at big comps in isolation.We unpack the recent 1998 Metal Universe Peyton Manning PMG sale and why the PSA 8 brought $24K while BGS copies trailed far behind. Is it a PSA premium? Timing? Platform? Or something deeper about collector cards versus commodity

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25:26

Scarcity Is About Who Owns the Card

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2026/02/11

Scarcity in sports cards is not a print run problem. It is an ownership problem.In this flagship episode, I break down why some cards feel impossible to find while others never stop circulating. The difference is not how many exist. The difference is who owns them and whether they sell. Using real examples from modern, 90s, and vintage cards, Brett walks through how ownership concentration, churn, and collector behavior shape what scarcity feels like in the market.If you want to slow down,

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43:53

The Staging Area #18: First to Market, First to Matter

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2026/02/10

January set a record. $445M in online sales across the hobby. Tory from dcsports87 felt it firsthand with $14M in sales in one month and no slowdown in sight.This episode lives at the intersection of data, demand, and decision making. We break down what record volume looks like inside one of the largest eBay sellers in the world, why first public sales still shape collector behavior, and how a Tiger Woods party exclusive card became a $27,600 moment of cultural debate.We also get into live

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41:29

Passion to Profession: Trust Is the Operating System...

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2026/02/09

Trust is not a marketing tactic. It is the foundation.In this episode of Passion to Profession, I sit down with Sharon of BlackJadedWolf to talk about what it takes to build a hobby business that lasts. We get into what she’s seeing in the market right now. Repacks. Comps that don’t tell the full story. Where liquidity is real and where it is fragile.Sharon shares how she thinks about responsibility when customers hand her cards that carry real value. Sometimes financial. Sometimes

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43:44

The WNBA Card Podcast: The WNBA Finds Its Icons —...

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2026/02/08

This episode moves the WNBA Card Podcast into the early 2000s, when Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi reshaped how fans connected to the league and how collectors thought about WNBA cards. It was a time defined by team-first collecting, limited media coverage, and cards that reflected presence and performance rather than profit.Katelyn is joined by Elodie (@egintz5), a collector from France whose Sue Bird collection is built on commitment and distance. They talk through early card design choices

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69:09

Booked to Last: Royal Rumble Reactions and What the...

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2026/02/07

Royal Rumble season is the moment when wrestling and collecting collide. Storylines sharpen. Careers tilt. And the card market reacts in real time. What happens in the ring doesn’t stay there. It shows up in sales, demand, and how collectors rethink their positions.In this episode, Adam and Ryan break down the 2026 Royal Rumble through a collector’s lens. They talk about why Liv Morgan’s win mattered beyond the pop, how Roman Reigns winning wasn’t about surprise but certainty, and why

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89:45

The Football Card Podcast #33: Drake Maye Win a Super...

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2026/02/06

This episode is about how collectors actually think when the noise gets loud.Pack and Brett work through the week that sits right on top of the Super Bowl and right in the middle of a Prizm release. The market is moving. Opinions are flying. Prices are changing in real time.They break down what cultural impact means for players like Shedeur Sanders and why performance alone no longer tells the full story. They look at Prizm in hand and how design, feel, and timing change perception. They

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102:34

MEGA EPISODE: Inside PSA’s Spotlight Auction and a...

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2026/02/05

This is a two-part episode about conviction in a hobby that rarely slows down. I start with Justin Wickizer, Director of Marketplace at PSA, to unpack the thinking behind the PSA Vault Spotlight Auction. We talk about why PSA is leaning into curated auctions, how attention and storytelling shape outcomes, and what it means when high-end cards meet the reach of eBay. This part of the conversation pulls back the curtain on how institutions think about trust, visibility, and collector behavior

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29:31

The Hobby Is Changing. Your Collection Does Not Have To.

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2026/02/04

The hobby is in the middle of a real transition. Licenses are moving. Logos are changing. Timelines feel unclear. And a lot of collectors feel uneasy without knowing why.This episode is not about what to buy next. It is about how to think while something big shifts around you. Panini to Topps. Fanatics stepping in. New marketing. New noise. Same collector sitting at home asking one quiet question. What does this mean for the way I collect?We talk mindset. Identity. Anxiety. Hype cycles

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36:28

The Panini Era: What It Gave Us and What It Trained...

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2026/02/03

We are standing at a turning point in the hobby.Before we rush into what comes next, this episode slows things down and looks back at the Panini era. Not to praise it. Not to tear it down. To understand it.Panini did more than release products. It reshaped how collecting looks, feels, and moves. From Prizm changing modern card design, to product ladders, chase mechanics, and a release calendar that never stopped, this era trained collectors in ways many of us did not notice in real

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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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