{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Stacking Slabs","title":"The Hobby Is Not One Market. It’s Many Micro-Markets.","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d44515d9\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1332,"description":"A $16.5M headline sale grabs attention.\n\nIt sparks conversations.\nIt shifts emotion.\nIt makes you question what your cards mean now.\n\nIn this flagship episode, Brett breaks down a hard truth most collectors ignore.\n\nThe hobby is not one market.\nIt is many micro-markets operating at the same time.\n\nDifferent financial tiers.\nDifferent buyer pools.\nDifferent motivations.\n\nUsing the recent PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator sale as context, Brett explores how infrastructure, transparency, and intent-driven collecting are reshaping the environment. He explains why record prices distort perception, how narrative spreads across segments, and why you must identify the lane you’re actually in before reacting to a headline.\n\nIf you’ve ever looked at a big sale and thought, “What does this mean for me?”\n\nThis episode will help you answer that question with clarity and control.\n\nBecause the collectors who understand their market move with confidence.\nThe ones who don’t move with emotion.\n\nCheck out the awesome software that InfernoRed Technology can build for you.\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\n[Distributed on Sunday] Sign up for the Stacking Slabs Weekly Rip Newsletter using this link\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}