Card Ladder Confidential #12 with Chris (@chris_hoj) and Josh (cardboard_chronicles) from Card Ladder

<p>The market is red hot. Cards are moving at record speed, headlines are popping up every day, and collectors everywhere are feeling the pull of FOMO.</p><p>In this episode of <em>Card Ladder Confidential</em>, I sit down with Chris and Josh from Card Ladder to talk about what it’s really like to navigate a raging market.</p><p><br>We cover:</p><ul><li>The most annoying parts of a bull market</li><li>Collector identity and the temptation to chase cards outside your lane</li><li>The psychology of buying discipline in a season of rising prices</li><li>The $421M month in online card sales and what it really means for the hobby</li><li>Stories of wins, losses, and the role trades play in reshaping collections</li></ul><p>If you’ve been wrestling with how to collect in today’s market, this one will give you a lot to think about.</p><p><br>Check out <a href="https://cardladder.com/">Card Ladder</a> the official data partner of Stacking Slabs</p><p>Get exclusive content, promote your cards, and connect with other collectors who listen to the pod today by joining the Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/StackingSlabs?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link">Join Stacking Slabs Podcast Patreon</a></p><p>[<strong>Distributed on Sunday</strong>] Sign up for the Stacking Slabs Weekly Rip Newsletter using this <a href="https://stackingslabs.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=hjr6d&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=copy">link</a></p><p>Follow Josh: | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cardboard_chronicles/">Instagram</a><br>Follow Chris: | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chris_hoj/">Instagram</a><br>Follow Card Ladder: | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cardladder/">Instagram </a>| <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvh3WwVJzw6kOQNYPWhtPdg">YouTube </a>| <a href="https://app.cardladder.com/dashboard?via=brett">Website</a><br>Follow Stacking Slabs: | <a href="https://twitter.com/stackingslabs">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stackingslabs">Instagram </a>| <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StackingSlabs/">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://vm.tiktok.com/cvNbNG/">Tiktok</a></p> <strong> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/StackingSlabs" rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a> </strong>