{"podcast":{"title":"Stacking Slabs","slug":"stacking-slabs-754804","podcast_index_feed_id":754804,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/stacking-slabs","website_url":"https://twitter.com/StackingSlabs","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/5LWT-FL1tty6hDvaH80LNEjGFBmPszb0X0VOLzzlqnY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEwMDA3LzE1ODc5/MTIzMzAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Brett McGrath","episode_count":1024,"summary":"Welcome to the Stacking Slabs, a podcast for sports cards collectors. There's been a tremendous amount of change to our Hobby over the last few years and the one constant has been the passion from the collecting community. Stacking Slabs is built by the collector and lives to tell stories for the collector.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T14:21:40.477865+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stacking-slabs-754804"},"episode":{"title":"The Double BIN Smash: What Instant Buys Reveal About Your Collection","slug":"the-double-bin-smash-what-instant-buys-reveal-about-your-collection","published_at":"2026-06-11T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stacking-slabs-754804/the-double-bin-smash-what-instant-buys-reveal-about-your-collection","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stacking-slabs-754804","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/8c50b565","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/8c50b565/57227c8a.mp3","summary":"A Monday morning workout turned into one of the most memorable collecting moments Brett has experienced in years. While checking his saved eBay searches from the treadmill, he stumbled across two cards he had never seen before: a 2015 Prizm Frank Gore Gold Vinyl 1/1 and a 2015 Prizm Frank Gore Gold /10. He didn't check comps. He didn't open Card Ladder. He didn't negotiate. He hit Buy It Now. Twice. But this episode isn't really about Frank Gore. It's about what happens when a card stops being a card and becomes part of a collector's identity. Brett explores why some cards create instant clarity while others sit on watchlists for months. He examines collector psychology, psychological ownership, scarcity, regret, identity, and the invisible work that happens long before a purchase is made. What looks impulsive from the outside is often the result of years of research, focus, and commitment to a collecting lane. The cards collectors never hesitate on might reveal more about who they are than the cards they spend months debating. Sign up for Hobby Jobs and The Weekly Rip for free Get your free copy of Collecting For Keeps: Finding Meaning In A Hobby Built On Hype Start your 7 day free trial of Stacking Slabs Patreon Today [ Distributed on Sunday ] Sign up for the Stacking Slabs Weekly Rip Newsletter using this link Follow Stacking Slabs: | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Tiktok ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★","meta_description":"A Monday morning workout turned into one of the most memorable collecting moments Brett has experienced in years. While checking his saved eBay searches f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2113,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/stacking-slabs-754804/episodes/the-double-bin-smash-what-instant-buys-reveal-about-your-collection/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stacking-slabs-754804/the-double-bin-smash-what-instant-buys-reveal-about-your-collection.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}