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Episode 12

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Episode 12 A Sports Card Stream of Consciousness

Jul 29, 2025

Pre-National tips, Naval's four types of luck, market seasonality, and the rookie market cap concept comparing Messi to Gretzky to Jordan.

Episode 11

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Episode 11 House of CardLadder Ft. Chris McGill

Jul 22, 2025

CardLadder CEO Chris McGill on the origin story, underused Showcase tool, and why population growth quietly kills card prices.

Episode 10

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Episode 10 Easter Egg Episode: Reverse Mailbag

Jul 18, 2025

27 questions on investment strategy, buying edge, selling psychology, and brand building. Vote on what Slabnomics covers next.

Episode 9

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Episode 09 Breaking Bank: How Essential are Velocity and Liquidity?

Jul 15, 2025

Walter White tried to time the top. He died with $80M he couldn't use. Learn why velocity beats multiples in sports cards.

Episode 8

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Episode 08 Data Mining and Practical Takeaways Ft. Gemrate

Jul 8, 2025

Ryan from Gemrate breaks down PSA vs Beckett, gem rate analysis, set catalogs, and how pop data reveals hidden opportunities.

Episode 7

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Episode 07 My Story: How I Got Here

Jul 1, 2025

From Brexit trades to grading disasters to the market-legacy-design framework. My mistakes, lessons, and why Slabnomics exists.

Episode 6

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Episode 06 Using Psychology For Better Sports Cards Decisions

Jun 24, 2025

Buyers buy emotionally. Sellers sell emotionally. Learn 5 biases to avoid, 4 psychology plays for profit, and using the offseason logic hack.

Episode 5

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Episode 05 The Sleeping Soccer Storm Ft. Scott @thesocoexpo

Jun 17, 2025

Scott of SoCo Expo, shares what it takes to build the largest soccer card show. 170 vendors, 80k sq ft, and World Cup on the horizon.

Episode 4

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Episode 04 Making Use of the Marketing Machine

Jun 10, 2025

What feeds the marketing machine in sports cards? Learn MLD framework, 2 ingredients for success, and analyzing sets by total auction value.

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Episode 03 A New Card Valuation Framework

Jun 5, 2025

Demand side economics in sports cards. Why people collect, what forms it takes, and which archetypes to target using the MLD framework.