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EPISODE · Mar 3, 2026 · 23 MIN

Sports Card Sets: Top 1% Controls 99% of Value

from Slabnomics · host Matt

What Gem Market Cap is and why it matters (PSA 10 population × last sale price)Applying stock market logic (market capitalization) to sports cardsAnalysis of 30 Panini Prizm sets (13 basketball, 13 football, 4 soccer)Total PSA 10 base & silver value across sports (~$75 million)Basketball vs Football vs Soccer capitalization comparisonThe Grubbs Test (3 standard deviation outlier detection)Jenks Natural Breaks algorithm for tier classificationThe “Brandon Miller problem” and contextual scaling distortionIcon Tier vs Franchise Tier vs Field classificationVictor Wembanyama’s 2023 Prizm Silver dominance (83% of set value)Luka Dončić’s high-liquidity population model (20,000+ PSA 10s)Patrick Mahomes’ 2017 Prizm Silver dominanceKylian Mbappé’s 2018 World Cup market shareTom Brady 2012 Prizm Silver extreme scarcity exampleLeBron James 2012 Prizm Silver ultra-low populationHigh-volume liquidity vs extreme scarcity paths to icon statusLayer 1 Set Tiering: ranking entire sets by total capitalizationCornerstone vs Mid Tier vs Fringe setsWhy generational icons elevate entire productsThe Pareto Principle in modern sports cardsWhy 99% of cards have minimal long-term financial gravity Weekly Newsletter Signup: Slabnomics.com🎥Youtube📸Instagram

What Gem Market Cap is and why it matters (PSA 10 population × last sale price) Applying stock market logic (market capitalization) to sports cards Analysis of 30 Panini Prizm sets (13 basketball, 13 football, 4 soccer) Total PSA 10 base & silver value across sports (~$75 million) Basketball vs Football vs Soccer capitalization comparison The Grubbs Test (3 standard deviation outlier detection) Jenks Natural Breaks algorithm for tier classification The “Brandon Miller problem” and context...

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