Stacking Slabs

How Availability Shapes Your Collection

October 28, 2026·28 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

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 ★

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