Slabnomics

About Slabnomics

Finance-Bro turned Card Bird explores the intersection of collecting, investment, and market theory for sports cards. Think Financial Analyst meets Sports Card Collector. New Episodes drop Tuesdays @ 7 AM CST.

Publisher

Matt

Category

business · leisure · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 May 2025

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

72 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Is It Worth Grading Sports Cards & TCG? PSA vs CGC vs Beckett Explained

   Thinking about grading cards? Start here. After 1,500+ submissions across PSA, Beckett, SGC, and CGC, I break down what each grader actually costs, how long it really takes, where each one wins, where each one fails, and the part almost nobody covers: how each grader turns subgrades into the number on your label. Inside: → Prepping and shipping submissions the right way → PSA, Beckett, CGC: pricing, real turnaround, pros, cons, secret sauce → Why speed = capital = compoundin...

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Slabnomics Set Deep Dive: 1996 Topps Chrome Football

   1996 Topps Chrome Football is the inaugural set of the most important modern chrome brand, and the market still has not priced it correctly. In the first Slabnomics set deep dive, we go through the full history: why Topps needed an innovation after junk wax fatigue, how 1993 Topps Finest set up the refractor, and why Topps was so unsure about Chrome that they barely printed it. Then the math. We close with a framing exercise every collector should run: what would it actually cost ...

3. 

   8 Sept 2026

   Past Results and Predicting Future Returns in Cards

   Two data-backed frameworks for buying cards in 2026. First: the psychological barrier learned from 800+ cards. Only one pattern held with strong correlation. Anchoring, cascading demand, and pop-vs-price gaps explain why. Second: the generational window. Pokémon proves demand is predictable. Map and trust. Applied to Ohtani, Lamine Yamal, and sports cards broadly. Data over hype. Use the hype, don't get caught in it. Weekly Newsletter Signup: Slabnomics.com 🎥Youtube 📸Instagram

Who has been a guest on Slabnomics

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ryan
• Gemrate
• Scott @thesocoexpo

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

3,937

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.0 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

35 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

57

Social presence

94

YouTube

74

Engagement

85

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