{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Stacking Slabs","title":"Apex Cards and the Truth About Conformity in Collecting","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1341,"description":"What makes a card an apex?\nAnd who decided it in the first place?\n\nThis episode started with a simple question coming out of a recent conversation with Card Ladder. But it turned into something bigger.\n\nA look at how collectors think.\nHow the market shapes what you chase.\nAnd why so many of us follow a path that was already drawn.\n\nYou’ll hear:\n Why legacy grails continue to dominate \n What it means to buy clarity vs create conviction \n The real reason conformity feels good in collecting \n How advanced collectors start to move differently \n Why most “rare” cards will never matter \n What needs to be true for a new apex card to emerge \nThere is tension in this hobby.\nBetween fitting in and standing out.\nBetween buying what is proven and backing what you believe.\nIf you’ve ever questioned your own decisions as a collector, this one will hit.\nBecause the real question is not what the apex is.\nIt is whether you are collecting for approval or for truth.\n\nSign up for Hobby Jobs and The Weekly Rip for free\nGet your free copy of Collecting For Keeps: Finding Meaning In A Hobby Built On Hype\nStart your 7 day free trial of Stacking Slabs Patreon Today\nFollow Stacking Slabs: | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Tiktok","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/MBEEY6L_Eg3XlTtfD_e6LB4wbm-JGqV-0i2jbmCO4I0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEwMDA3LzE1ODc5/MTIzMzAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}