After breaking down PSA 9 and Beckett findings on Instagram last week, this episode returns to fundamentals: how to actually make money in sports cards.You'll Learn:The MLD Framework (Market, Legacy, Design) for valuin...

Want to hear it how it is in the Hobby and tired of everything either being positive or else the sky is falling? This episode is for you.This week we break from the soccer content to bring on Mike Gioseffi from Sports Card Nonsense. Mike...

Is the PSA 9 dead? I dove into the data across three eras (vintage, modern, ultra-modern) and four sports (baseball, basketball, football, soccer) to find out when PSA 9s hold value, and when they're just an expensive failure certificate.

The market doesn't reward truth, it rewards timing.In this episode of Slabnomics, I break down the concept of DEMAND WINDOWS and why understanding the direction of capital flow is the key to profiting in sports cards in 2026.Key...

State of the Hobby 2025Everyone keeps saying this is 2021 again. They're wrong. And if you're positioning like it's 2021, you're going to get hurt. I spent weeks treating the card market like an equity analyst treats a stock:...

PSA has officially acquired Beckett, and this is more than breaking news. It’s a structural shift in the sports card market.In this episode of Slabnomics, we break down what the PSA–Beckett acquisition actually

In this episode of Slabnomics, I’m joined by Tyler “T-Pott” Nethercott: Senior VP of Product at Sports Card Investor and one of the key minds behind the Market Movers app.Tyler walks through his journey from b...

Over the last few episodes, I walked through my first full year of selling sports cards...my wins, my mistakes, and what I learned in buying, selling, and grading. Today is different. This one is slower, more reflective, and honestly one...

We wrap the mini-series with grading—the alchemy of the hobby when used correctly. I share the actual ledger: 1,127+ cards graded, $20K+ in fees/shipping, PSA (525 cards; ~$11.7K) and SGC (602 cards; ~$9.5K), ...

Following Part 1 (buying), this episode breaks down the sell-side of my first year—$98K on eBay—and the exact lessons that moved the needle: how to seed early feedback, how to structure PWE vs. bubble mailer shipping...

In this opener to my “Year 1” mini-series, I break down everything I learned on the buy-side of the sports-card game—what worked, what wasted money, and how to buy with exits in mind. From the Spain/Messi spark to my first PSA submission...

sourcing at the nucleus, grading for ROI, and dodging fakes.I unpack the full playbook from my Barcelona trip to find Messi rookies: why Campió (Catalan) issues matter vs Campeón (Spanish), the true 71 Bis<...

Welcome to Slabnomics, where we help sports card enthusiasts make better financial decisions about sports cards.In this episode, host Matthew Worley sits down with Anthony from @Sacccards to talk about the soccer car...

 We get tactical on where to sell (COMC/eBay/shows), how to negotiate, when grading pays, and building a seller’s system that wins in any market. Themes: liquidity > hype, plan the exit, cut losses, protect reputation....

In this episode of Slabnomics, host Matt Worley breaks down one of the most misunderstood concepts in the hobby — liquidity — and why it separates collectors who profit from those who get stuck holding bags.You’ll le...

On this episode of Slabnomics, Matt sits down with Ryan Alford — serial entrepreneur, marketing titan, and host of “Right About Now” and the new “Trading Cards & Collectibles” podcast — to talk hobby growth, storytelling, and where the mark...

Slabnomics is here to help sports card enthusiasts make better financial decisions.In this practical, numbers-first workshop, Matt breaks down how to evaluate cards using real comps, pop data, and market velocity—through the lens ...

In this episode of Slabnomics, Matt sits down with Raul Bustamante — better known as Stockn_Trade on Instagram — to talk about sports cards, content creation, and the evolving market. Raul shares how his background as an actor h...

How Scarcity, Timing, and Community Built an Elite Sports Card CollectionRigorous, candid, and collector-first. In this Slabnomics episode, Matt sits down with RodmanPC—a Honduras-based super-collector with one of the str...

Welcome to another episode of Slabnomics, where sports cards meet finance, collecting, and market theory. Today’s special guest is Jeremy Lee, host of Sports Cards Live and one of the most respected voices in the hobby. W...

Solo Pod - Slabnomics helps sports card enthusiasts make better financial decisions.Is soccer’s card market in a real bull run—or just riding a rising tide? In this Slabnomics episode, Matt breaks down alpha vs. index returns, sho...

Ft. Dave Schwartz (@Iowa_dave_sportscards), Host of the Shallow End Podcast.🎙️ Slabnomics helps sports card enthusiasts make smarter financial decisions. In this episode with Iowa Dave, we explore how compounding knowledge build...

Don't forget to like and subscribe, it helps the channel tons! 🐤In this episode of Slabnomics, host Matthew Worley sits down with Cajun Cardboard (Bryan Denison) to talk about his incredible journey through the sports card hobby. From f...

-Ryan Sever, Author of Cardboard Profit is on to talk about investment opportunites and strategies in sports cards.-Time>Money spectrum-Fast nickels-Anchor biases and falling knives

 Slabnomics: The intersection of collecting investment and market theory for sports cards. -Market Inefficiencies & Conviction - Cross-Market Comparisons How do we use Tom Brady's sports c...