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Before parallels.
Before hype cycles.
Before anyone talked about value.
This episode goes back to where WNBA card collecting began.

Katelyn sits down with Anne Marie of Women on Topps to unpack the late 1990s and early 2000s. A period when the league and the cards were being built at the same time. No rules. No roadmap. No expectations.

They walk through the first licensed sets, cards that came in cans, early autographs, die cuts, shoe relics, and redemptions. More important, they talk about how collectors showed up back then. Team focused. Set driven. Community first.

This conversation is about history.
It’s about why this era still matters.
And it’s about what modern collectors can learn from a time when collecting felt closer to fandom than finance.

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Royal Rumble week always brings noise. This one brings signal.
Adam and Ryan are joined by Brett for a wide-ranging conversation that sits right at the intersection of wrestling storytelling and wrestling cards. Sami Zayn. AJ Styles. Logan Paul. Bron Breakker. Bianca Belair. Liv Morgan. If it matters this weekend, it’s on the table.

They break down Royal Rumble predictions, surprise entrants, and what major story beats mean for the card market right now. From Black Finite Prizm cards to Cactus Jack Chrome, from Panini nostalgia to what Topps is doing next, this episode looks at how collectors react when moments, scarcity, and emotion collide.

They also dig into how collectors actually buy today. eBay. Private deals. Group chats. Facebook. Even digital repacks. What works. What doesn’t. And why relationships still matter more than any platform.

If you collect wrestling cards with intention, this episode will feel familiar.
If you don’t, it might change how you look at the hobby.

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In this episode of The Football Card Podcast, Pack Nicholson and Brett McGrath start with the story no one predicted but everyone is now reacting to — Super Sam Darnold.
They talk through what Darnold’s rise says about patience, belief, and what happens when a player finally lands in the right situation. It becomes a broader conversation about why collectors who hold conviction often win long after the market moves on.
From there, the episode expands into Prizm Iron Men and why checklist longevity matters more than surface-level accolades. They debate who truly deserves the title of King of Prizm and what sustained relevance across product cycles actually signals.
They close by breaking down recent market sales across Prizm, Flawless, Rubies, and Superfractors, touching on record defensive card sales, undervalued legends like Marshall Faulk, modern bets like Caleb Williams, and why collecting with belief beats collecting with consensus every time.

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In this episode of Built for the Hobby, Brett sits down with Scott Lock, CEO and Co-founder of InfernoRed Technology, for an unscripted conversation on AI and its impact on the sports card hobby. There was no outline. No talking points. Just a real discussion on what AI means right now for collectors and hobby businesses.

This is not an episode about hype or fear. Scott breaks down AI as a tool, where it is already showing up in the hobby, and why waiting for things to go back to how they were is not realistic. The conversation touches on speed, trust, human judgment, and why AI works best when it supports people instead of replacing them.

If you collect cards, run a hobby business, or want to understand what is changing beneath the surface, this episode will help you think more clearly about what comes next and how to approach AI with intention instead of resistance.

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Over the last two decades, the average human attention span dropped from two and a half minutes to forty seconds.
That reality is reshaping how collectors think, buy, and build.

In this flagship episode of Stacking Slabs, Brett examines how shrinking attention impacts collecting decisions, long term satisfaction, and the ability to stay focused in a hobby that never stops moving.

The episode explores shiny object syndrome, abandoned collecting lanes, and the constant pressure created by product drops, social feeds, auctions, and hobby content.

It also outlines practical ways collectors can take control of their attention. Clarifying priorities. Filtering noise. Creating space to collect with intention.
This episode is about protecting focus so a collection reflects personal values rather than momentary hype.

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