Slabnomics
Finance-Bro turned Card Bird explores the intersection of collecting, investment, and market theory for sports cards.
Think Financial Analyst meets Sports Card Collector.
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Podcasting since 2025 • 46 episodes
Slabnomics
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Financial Inertia: What Breaks the Card Market
Have you ever been right about a card and watched the market ignore you for months? This episode breaks down the hidden architecture driving card prices. Not the surface-level "supply and demand" explanation, but the actual forces u...
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Episode 46
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22:44
Becoming the Card Show Oracle
Most people walk into a card show with a feeling. A vague sense of what looks good, what seems reasonably priced, what a dealer's enthusiasm is worth. This episode is about the gap between walking a show with a framework and walking...
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Episode 45
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14:45
Return of the King: Topps Chrome
Topps Chrome Basketball is back, Fanatics owns the licenses to all three major American sports leagues, and the hobby is generating real noise. But this isn't a hype story. It's a supply structure event, and those play out differently than peop...
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Episode 44
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21:53
Sports Card Sets: Top 1% Controls 99% of Value
What Gem Market Cap is and why it matters (PSA 10 population × last sale price)Applying stock market logic (market capitalization) to sports cardsAnalysis of 30 Panini Prizm sets (13 basketball, 13 football, 4 soccer)Total ...
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Episode 43
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23:26
I Found The Most Undervalued Cards in the Hobby
Grading has a structural mispricing that represents one of the most compelling arbitrage opportunities in the sports card market. This episode breaks down the population data, valuation multiples, and market mechanics that explain why.K...
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Episode 42
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13:39