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The road to the Royal Rumble always brings noise. Storylines shift. Favorites emerge. Markets react.
Adam Gellman and Ryan from RBICru7 break down what actually matters right now in wrestling cards.

They talk through potential Royal Rumble outcomes and what those results mean for card values. They compare hype versus reality for names like Sami Zayn, Bron Breakker, Liv Morgan, Tiffany Stratton, and Rhea Ripley. They explain why some wrestlers move markets while others never do.

They also dig into real data. Card Ladder trends. GemRate numbers. What the data says. What it misses. And why wrestling cards don’t behave like other categories.

This episode closes with honest advice for collectors. How to start a PC. How to avoid chasing noise. And how to build something that still matters years from now.

If you collect wrestling cards, this one helps you slow down and make better decisions.

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Somewhere between those two truths is where football card collecting lives.

This episode moves through the chaos of championship football and the chaos of the hobby. Big moments. Bigger emotions. We talk about hype cycles in real time. How collectors react when prices move fast. Why some cards feel right even when the data feels wrong.
From modern quarterbacks carrying the future of the market to forgotten defenders with stories that never leave
This is a conversation about how collectors think when the season is ending and the pressure is rising.

If you collect football cards with your head and your heart this episode speaks your language.

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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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