Till Sets Do Us Part
Issue #1 | March 5, 2026 This newsletter issue is exclusive to Slabnomics Investor Tier subscribers. ← Back to Newsletter Archive
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Episode 43 Sports Card Sets: Top 1% Controls 99% of Value
Released: March 3, 2026 | Duration: 23:01 Prefer audio-only? About This Episode This episode introduces the Slabnomics LCD system — a data framework that treats the sports card market like the S&P 500 by applying Wall Street-level statistics directly to trading cards. The core metric is gem market cap: PSA 10 population multiplied by last … Read more
Welcome to the Matrix
Issue #7 | February 28, 2026 Comped The Numbers This week the data shows: A continuation of every sports card/TCG trend from last week. –Baseball speculators building their positions ahead of Opening Day.–Basketball small gains, de-accelerating.–Football continues to surprise to the upside–Soccer baby bump–Pokemon a 5-week freight-train-of-gain–One Piece negative again–S&P 500 back into the red–Gold … Read more
The New Goldin House of Mouse
Issue #6 | February 21, 2026 Comped The Numbers This week the data shows: –Baseball slight upward trend the past few weeks’ span–Basketball streak of three positive weeks–Football still not showing any seasonal weakness–Soccer ticking up–Pokemon 5th straight week of strong gains–One Piece bucked the seesaw trend; two straight negative weeks–S&P 500 first positive week … Read more
Greed Fights Fear
Issue #5 | February 14, 2026 Comped 💖Happy Valentine’s Day to you and your favorite sports card💖 The Numbers 1 week % change This week the data shows: –Baseball listless after two good weeks–Basketball second straight solid showing–Football suprisingly strong with the season done–Soccer slightly negative–Pokemon doing Pokemon things for the 4th week running–One Piece … Read more
Are We Funked?
Issue #4 | February 7, 2026 Comped 1 week change data thanks to CardLadder The Numbers This week we see: –Baseball gains accelerating more than last week–Basketball gains ramping back up after cooling off last week–Football index back in the positive after sluggish performance last week–Soccer back in business–Pokemon with the 3rd strong weekly gain … Read more
Data is Truth
Issue #3 | January 31, 2026 Comped The Numbers This week we see:-Baseball gains accelerating slightly-Basketball gains de-accelerating slightly-Football index slightly negative-Soccer giving back last week’s gains-Pokemon at the same weekly gain pace-One Piece getting hammered-S&P 500 turning to a weekly gain-Gold negative after a huge week last-Bitcoin continuing its downtrend Are you worried about … Read more
I Do Not Gotta Catch ‘Em All
Issue #2 | January 24, 2026 Comped The Numbers Every week, you’ll see numbers for these 9 traditional and alternate markets. Sometimes I’ll put some light commentary here for you on the card side, based on my own forecasts and research. For instance, no signs of the runaway train that is TCG slowing anytime soon. … Read more
Oh, K
Issue #1 | January 17, 2026 Comped Welcome to Comped Congratulations on being here for the first issue of Comped. I am ecstatic that you are here from the very beginning, as we get to make this journey together. Plus, just like in sets, the first always matters. You may be wondering what insights are … Read more
Episode 42 I Found The Most Undervalued Cards in the Hobby
Released: February 24, 2026 | Duration: 13:39 Prefer audio-only? About This Episode 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. The key analysis centers on the PSA 10 to … Read more