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Most of the hobby never shows up on your feed.

This episode focuses on the part of collecting that lives outside social media, marketplaces, and public sales. The cards that stay locked in personal collections. The collectors who never post. The demand that never shows itself online.

Brett shares why relying only on what you see can shape your decisions in the wrong direction. He walks through my own chase for Andrew Luck cards that never appeared for sale and how relationships, patience, and asking questions led to access.

This conversation is about learning how to collect with clarity when supply looks thin, prices feel unclear, and hype moves fast. It is about building conviction without needing validation from a screen.
If you want to think deeper about scarcity, demand, and what matters in your collection, this episode is for you.

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This flagship episode of Stacking Slabs explores why community plays such a critical role in card collecting.

The episode opens with a personal moment involving a missed opportunity on a 2013 Reggie Wayne Gold Prizm /10, the final card needed to complete a long-term collecting run. What follows is not a story about price or timing, but about a fellow collector who stepped in, prioritized the relationship, and helped make the moment possible. That experience becomes the foundation for a broader conversation about how trust, reputation, and shared purpose shape outcomes in the hobby.

Throughout the episode, Brett examines how collecting in community leads to better experiences and better results. He breaks down how relationships help surface cards that never hit the open market, why generosity often creates access, and how long-term collectors benefit from giving before they need something in return. The discussion challenges the idea that collecting is a solo pursuit and reframes community as a form of leverage that compounds over time.
This episode is not about what to buy or when to buy. It is about how collectors show up for one another, how trust is built through repeated actions, and why the strongest collections are often backed by strong relationships. For anyone who collects with intention, this episode offers a reminder that the real value in the hobby often comes from the people behind the cards.

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Card Ladder Confidential is back for 2026 with a conversation built for collectors who care about signal over noise. Brett sits down with Chris and Josh to pressure test what growth in the hobby means right now.
They unpack real data from Card Ladder, including price indexes and transaction volume, and ask the hard question. Is the hobby growing or getting louder. The discussion moves into research as a collector edge, why price is only the opinion of two people, how types of cards earn long term demand, and where private deals fit when comps fail.
This episode is for you if you want to collect with intent, build conviction, and understand what actually lasts when attention shifts.

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On this episode of Passion to Profession, presented by eBay, Brett sits down with Aaron and Curt from BBC Emporium for a real conversation about trust in the hobby.

They pull back the curtain on what it really looks like to buy entire collections.
Not the edited version.
The real one.

You hear how engineering backgrounds shape their operation.
Why transparency matters when someone hands you their life’s collection.
How paying strong creates leverage years later.
And why reputation still beats short term margins.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever thought about selling a collection. Or buying one. Or building a business that lasts in the hobby.

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Season four of the WNBA Card Podcast starts with intent.
This episode sets the foundation for everything that follows. Katelyn and Brett reintroduce themselves as collectors and explain why this season takes a different path. Instead of chasing weekly trends or short-term noise, this season focuses on how WNBA cards came to be and why that history matters today.
They walk through the philosophy behind season four, the idea of staying power, and why understanding past eras gives you an edge as a collector. From early scarcity and limited representation to the modern acceleration driven by Prizm, Caitlin Clark, and new collector demand, this episode frames the roadmap for the season ahead.
If you collect WNBA cards or want to understand them beyond surface-level hype, this episode gives you the context to collect with clarity and confidence.

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