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by Brett McGrath
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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- 3 days 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 ★
- 4 days ago1h 11m
The WNBA Card Podcast: The Cards You Sold, the Ones You Missed, and the Joy of Collecting | S6 E3 [Halloween Edition]
What’s the card you sold that you wish you still owned?Katelyn and Mark celebrate Halloween with collecting regrets, hobby nightmares, and a question about what keeps us coming back to WNBA cards.Mark talks through selling cards to fund purchases. Katelyn shares how a trade with a friend brought her attention back to the players and cards she enjoys.They debate player-worn memorabilia, buying without checking comps, and letting go of cards they once planned to keep. They revisit Fleer Ultra and Rittenhouse, build collections around teams they don’t root for, and share the cards that still have them thinking about what might have been.Plus, WNBA Finals reactions and a Donruss pack opening presented by Great Lakes Trading Cards.Check out Card Ladder the official data partner of Stacking SlabsFollow the WNBA Card Podcast on Instagram 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 Patreon[Distributed on Sunday] Sign up for the Stacking Slabs Weekly Rip Newsletter using this linkFollow Stacking Slabs: | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | TiktokFollow Katelyn: | InstagramFollow Mark | Instagram ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
- 5 days ago40 min
Passion to Profession: Loving the Cards. Learning to Let Them Go. With Chris Sewall
Chris Sewall remembers owning a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle for about a week. He wanted to keep it. His business needed him to sell it.That tension is part of making your living in cards.On this episode of Passion to Profession, sponsored by eBay, Brett sits down with Chris of Sewall Sports Cards to talk about leaving filmmaking, building a business around buying collections, and learning to sell cards you love.Chris shares how he evaluates collections, why an offer needs to account for the work of selling, and how YouTube became a source of trust and collection leads. They discuss hiring, protecting your time, and building relationships that bring people back.If you’ve thought about turning your collecting into a career, this conversation gets into the decisions that come with it.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 ★
- 6 days ago1h 4m
Hobby Jobs: The People You Can Call + Building Vortex Sportscards with Andrew Caroselli
Who do you call when you’re facing a decision in your business?This week on Hobby Jobs, I share how relationships with operators have helped me build Stacking Slabs. We talk about asking questions, learning from someone’s experience, and following up after you put their advice to work.Then Andrew Caroselli of Vortex Sportscards joins me to discuss the work behind his breaking business. What began with videos and boxes in his parents’ basement became a business with a shipping team and decisions that extend beyond opening packs.Andrew shares how he sources product without manufacturer allocations, evaluates pricing, and decides which releases to pass on, even when customers ask for them. We also discuss building software to understand his numbers and getting to know the people who return to his streams.If you collect, this conversation gives you a look at the decisions behind the breaks you buy into. If you’re building a business in cards, it gives you questions to bring into your next operator conversation.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 ★
- 1 weeks ago1h 1m
Booked to Last: Stadium Club WWE and Knowing When to Stop Chasing
What do you want from a box of wrestling cards?Adam and Ryan break down Topps Stadium Club WWE, from the photography and Beam Team inserts to the debate around box prices and print runs. They discuss where the release fits alongside Chrome, Universe, and Royalty, and why your approach should reflect what you want to collect.Adam shares the completion of his Becky Lynch Planetary Pursuit set. The guys review sales involving John Cena, Roxanne Perez, Penta, and AJ Lee, then discuss choosing breakers, setting limits, and when to stop chasing a pull and buy the card.Plus, thoughts on Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, and the storytelling on Raw.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 ★
- 1 weeks ago1h 38m
The Football Card Podcast #70: Building a Collection That Grows With You
Are you buying a card because you want it or because you feel obligated to keep a project going?Pack and Brett talk about how fandom shapes a collection and what happens when your interests change. Brett shares why he’s reconsidering parts of his Colts collection while his Andrew Luck cards continue to mean something to him.The conversation covers collecting players versus sets, keeping cards you’re willing to sell to fund purchases, and what they’d tell themselves upon returning to the hobby. They revisit the Larry Fitzgerald shield autograph sale and the confusion around event-worn versus game-worn patches, debate 2012 Prizm and 1997 Metal Universe, and compare inserts across eras.Plus, Zack Martin and Art Donovan get the spotlight, followed by football card sales featuring Randy Moss, Barry Sanders, and Antonio Gates.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 ago33 min
You Can Change the Rules for How You Collect a Player
Brett started collecting Tyrese Haliburton with a rule: Pacers uniform only. As his connection to the player grew, his collection changed.In this episode, Brett shares the story behind buying Haliburton’s 2020-21 Panini Obsidian Electric Etch White Mojo rookie 1/1. He discusses losing track of the card after it sold, getting another opportunity at auction, and researching why it belonged alongside his Crown Royale rookie 1/1.Through memories of the Pacers’ playoff run and the research behind this purchase, Brett explores how collecting a player can change the rules a collector started with.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 ★
- 1 weeks ago33 min
Finding Cards Where the Hobby Isn’t Looking
How much of what you want comes from what you keep seeing?This week, Brett explores how releases, breaks, and clips influence our collecting decisions, and how studying checklists opens up cards we didn’t know existed.From Panini Crusade basketball to his 2012 Prizm Reggie Wayne Finite 1/1, he shares how he evaluates player connection, product history, scarcity, and demand. The conversation offers a process for researching cards and understanding why you want to own them, even if the hobby’s attention never follows.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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