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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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- Yesterday27 min
Building a System Around Your Collecting Lane
You know what you collect. How do you stay connected to it between purchases?In this episode, Brett explores building a system around your collecting lane. A conversation with Chris McGill on Card Ladder Confidential prompts a look at the searches collectors check, the sales they track, the people they learn from, and the information they keep.Brett shares how researching a 2005 Topps Turkey Red Philip Rivers Wood 1/1 gave him context for the purchase and a reason to keep studying the release.The episode covers search habits, keeping records, building relationships, and setting spending limits before a card appears. It also examines how collectors can keep learning and participating during months when they buy nothing.Check out the awesome software that InfernoRed Technology can build for you.Sign up for Hobby Jobs and The Weekly Rip for freeGet your free copy of Collecting For Keeps: Finding Meaning In A Hobby Built On HypeStart your 7 day free trial of Stacking Slabs Patreon Today[Distributed on Sunday] Sign up for the Stacking Slabs Weekly Rip Newsletter using this linkFollow Stacking Slabs: | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Tiktok ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
- 2 days ago37 min
One of One Pilot: What Makes a 1/1 Worth Pursuing?
You own the only copy.What made you want it?The athlete? The product? The season? The feeling of knowing another copy won’t come up for sale?Brett is testing a show about one of ones.An $818.88 Draymond. A reported $4.2 million Kobe sale.What can we learn from each?The pilot is in the Stacking Slabs feed.Sign up for Hobby Jobs and The Weekly Rip for freeGet your free copy of Collecting For Keeps: Finding Meaning In A Hobby Built On HypeStart your 7 day free trial of Stacking Slabs Patreon Today[Distributed on Sunday] Sign up for the Stacking Slabs Weekly Rip Newsletter using this linkFollow Stacking Slabs: | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Tiktok ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
- 3 days ago51 min
Passion to Profession: Building a Business to Keep Collecting with Bryan Denison of Cajun Cardboard
Bryan Denison spent years teaching collectors about Michael Jordan cards before leaving his career in law to run Cajun Cardboard. His goal remains the same: keep building his Jordan collection.In this episode of Passion to Profession, Bryan joins Brett to discuss how sharing his research on YouTube led to collection purchases, an audience, and a business running six eBay Live shows a week.We talk about inspecting and selling raw cards, disclosing condition issues, hiring a team, and protecting the reputation behind every sale. Bryan shares why he consolidated his Jordan collection from around 1,300 cards to 30 and why those cards stay outside the business.Plus, Bryan gives his perspective on the Michael Jordan market and explains why he welcomes the chance to buy back cards he sold.Sign up for Hobby Jobs and The Weekly Rip for freeA special thank you to eBay for sponsoring Passion to Profession. The biggest and best marketplace to buy your next favorite trading card.Get exclusive content, promote your cards, and connect with other collectors who listen to the pod today by joining the Patreon: Join Stacking Slabs Podcast PatreonFollow Stacking Slabs: | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Tiktok ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
- 4 days ago23 min
Hobby Jobs: Owning a Business Changes What You Keep
Believing in a card and believing in a business can mean competing for the same money.On this episode of Hobby Jobs, Brett examines what happens when collecting becomes part of someone’s livelihood. He discusses PSA’s service changes, how grading timelines affect cash flow, and the tension between keeping cards and funding a business.Brett shares a lesson from Chris Sewell’s experience owning a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, a question to help collectors evaluate what they keep, and why “reinvesting in the business” needs a plan behind it.The episode asks collectors and operators to consider what they expect their cards, money, and time to accomplish.Hobby Jobs is sponsored by BCW Supplies. For over 45 years, BCW has helped retailers and wholesale partners stay stocked with the storage and display accessories collectors trust—backed by dependable fulfillment and consistency to keep shelves stocked and margins strong. Learn more at bcwsupplies.com/wholesale.Sign up for Hobby Jobs and The Weekly Rip for freeGet exclusive content, promote your cards, and connect with other collectors who listen to the pod today by joining the Patreon: Join Stacking Slabs Podcast PatreonFollow Stacking Slabs: | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Tiktok ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
- 5 days ago1h 4m
Booked to Last: What Makes a Wrestling Card Worth Chasing? Stadium Club, Goldin, and Pricing 1/1s
You collect the wrestler. But that doesn’t mean you need every card with their name on it.Adam and Ryan break down what makes a wrestling card worth pursuing, from the photograph and autograph to the set, inscription, and price.They share their take on Topps Stadium Club WWE, debate the price of boxes, and examine a Roman Reigns flag parallel sale around $5,000. What happens when collectors treat a print-run estimate as confirmation?The conversation covers previews of 2027 Topps Chrome WWE and Goldin’s wrestling card auction, including an Alexa Bliss rookie Superfractor autograph and a 1999 Rock Comic Images autograph graded PSA 10.Plus, how to approach pricing 1/1s, why the numbering doesn’t tell you enough, and when to pass on a card of someone you collect.Check out RbiCru7 for all your wrestling and sports card needs!Join Adam's Main Event Wrestling Cards group for freeGet exclusive content, promote your cards, and connect with other collectors who listen to the pod today by joining the Patreon: Join Stacking Slabs Podcast PatreonFollow Ryan: | Instagram | Website | YouTubeFollow Adam: | X | InstagramFollow Stacking Slabs: | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Tiktok ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
- 6 days ago1h 34m
The Football Card Podcast #71: When Your Team Moves On, Does Your Collection?
You bought the card because you believed in the player. Then the trade happens. Do you want to keep it?Pack and Brett discuss what happens to team collections when players leave and the future you pictured doesn’t happen. They explore collecting memories versus collecting hope, deciding what stays, and giving yourself permission to change direction.The conversation also covers Kenneth Walker III’s Bowman Chrome Superfractor versus his Prizm Black Finite, collecting beyond release hype, and who should name a price when someone asks about a card you haven’t offered for sale.Plus, auction sales featuring Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, Peyton Manning, and Jerry Rice, and the research behind Brett’s 2005 Topps Turkey Red Philip Rivers 1/1 purchase.Check out Card Ladder the official data partner of Stacking SlabsFollow The Football Card Podcast on Instagram for memes and stuff.Get your free copy of Collecting For Keeps: Finding Meaning In A Hobby Built On HypeGet exclusive content, promote your cards, and connect with other collectors who listen to the pod today by joining the Patreon: Join Stacking Slabs Podcast PatreonSign up for Hobby Jobs and The Weekly Rip for freeFollow Stacking Slabs: | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | TiktokFollow Pack: | Instagram ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
- 1 weeks ago1h 4m
Card Ladder Confidential #24: Why 1/1s Changed What We Want From Collecting
Brett joins Chris and Josh from Card Ladder to discuss why they collect 1/1s and how those purchases changed what they want from the hobby.Brett shares how a 2014 Andrew Luck Prizm Black Finite reshaped his collecting priorities. Josh explains the appeal of owning a card whose auction appearances depend on his decision to sell. Chris discusses how researching sets and designs has expanded his appreciation for athletes and their careers.The conversation covers buying without a comp, looking beyond brand recognition, and interpreting the sales data behind 1/1 collecting.Check out Card Ladder the official data partner of Stacking SlabsGet exclusive content, promote your cards, and connect with other collectors who listen to the pod today by joining the Patreon: Join Stacking Slabs Podcast Patreon[Distributed on Sunday] Sign up for the Stacking Slabs Weekly Rip Newsletter using this linkFollow Josh: | InstagramFollow Chris: | InstagramFollow Card Ladder: | Instagram | YouTube | Website ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
- 1 weeks ago28 min
How Availability Shapes Your Collection
You opened the app without a plan to buy. Five minutes later, you’re figuring out how to pay for a card.What changed?In this episode, Brett explores how availability shapes what we want, what we buy, and what we stop saving for. He examines auction deadlines, the fear of missing a card, and the purchases that leave us without money when a card we’ve been pursuing appears.He also shares questions to ask before buying and ways to expand your collecting through checklists, archives, and conversations.If both cards were for sale, which would get your money?Check out the awesome software that InfernoRed Technology can build for you.Sign up for Hobby Jobs and The Weekly Rip for freeGet your free copy of Collecting For Keeps: Finding Meaning In A Hobby Built On HypeStart your 7 day free trial of Stacking Slabs Patreon Today[Distributed on Sunday] Sign up for the Stacking Slabs Weekly Rip Newsletter using this linkFollow Stacking Slabs: | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Tiktok ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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