Market Intelligence for Trading Cards
matt_worley Released: July 1, 2025 | Duration: 19:23 Prefer audio-only? About This Episode This episode is a departure from frameworks and case studies. It is the origin story of Slabnomics, told through the lens of the host's background in finance, his entry into sports cards, and the lessons learned from both successes and spectacular failures. The … Read more
Released: June 24, 2025 | Duration: 14:29 Prefer audio-only? About This Episode This episode breaks down the psychological forces that move sports card markets and explains how to use them to your advantage. It opens with the story of Odd Duck, an Austin restaurant that almost failed because they were charging too little for what … Read more
Released: June 17, 2025 | Duration: 33:38 Prefer audio-only? About This Episode This episode features Scott, co-founder of the SoCo Expo, discussing the creation and evolution of the premier soccer card show in North America. The SoCo Expo started as a grassroots effort to give the soccer card community a dedicated space after seeing the … Read more
Released: June 10, 2025 | Duration: 19:12 Prefer audio-only? About This Episode This episode explores what drives the marketing machine in sports cards and introduces the MLD (Market-Legacy-Design) framework as a tool for card valuation. The marketing machine represents the external forces that create attention, generate hype, and drive demand for specific players and cards. … Read more
Released: June 5, 2025 | Duration: 17:02 Prefer audio-only? About This Episode This episode dives deep into demand side economics for sports cards, exploring why people fundamentally collect, what forms that collecting takes, and which collector archetypes represent the most valuable targets for card valuation and investment decisions. Understanding the demand side is critical because … Read more
Released: June 3, 2025 | Duration: 14:12 Prefer audio-only? About This Episode This episode walks through the history of recent sports card eras to understand supply side economics and how production practices have evolved over time. Each era in sports card history tells a different supply story, from the scarce vintage era when cards were … Read more
Released: May 29, 2025 | Duration: 7:48 Prefer audio-only? About This Episode This is the inaugural episode of Slabnomics, introducing the podcast's mission to bring financial fundamentals to sports cards and treat collectibles as a real asset class rather than just a hobby. The title "Welcome to the Canary's Coal Mine" references the canary in … Read more