EPISODE · Sep 1, 2026 · 21 MIN
Swimming Naked: Early Warning Signs in the 2026 Card Market
from Slabnomics · host Matt
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 speculative tells in sealed wax, breaks, and repackers. And the biggest structural throttle on the hobby right now: PSA and Beckett cutting their lower grading tiers, which pushed the raw to grade play from $100 cards up to $250 cards and squeezed collectors out.Volume is a leading indicator. It always peaks. This episode is about what to watch so you are not caught with your pants down when the tide goes out.Topics: sports card market cycle • Pokemon and sealed wax speculation • grading pipeline and PSA tiers • leverage and cash management • vintage versus modern rotationKeep Building. Weekly Newsletter Signup: Slabnomics.com🎥Youtube📸Instagram
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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 speculative tells in sealed wax, breaks, and repackers. And the biggest structural throttle on the hobby right now: PSA and Beckett cutting their lower grading tiers, which pushed the raw to grade play from $100 cards up to $250 cards and squeezed collectors...
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