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.
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Slabnomics
Latest Episodes
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 n...
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 innova...
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. <...
Swimming Naked: Early Warning Signs in the 2026 Card Market
The sports card market is up big. Disney is up 5x in six months. Pokemon volume is at all time highs. So the question everyone is asking: how much longer?Let's talk dry powder. The rotation from modern into vintage. The...
Grading Mistakes in Cards: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
9 grading mistakes killing your sports card and Pokémon profits broken down by skill level. Matt covers PSA's new 50–70 business day turnaround at the $80 tier, why Beckett only bumps a certain amount off the average, how PSA ...