Slabnomics is here to help sports card enthusiasts make better financial decisions.

In this practical, numbers-first workshop, Matt breaks down how to evaluate cards using real comps, pop data, and market velocity—through the lens of the foundational 2014 Panini World Cup Prizm set. We compare soccer vs. football Prizm set values, dissect the Messi/Ronaldo “Matchups” grails, and map how domino sales (Fanatics Collect, eBay, Goldin) become forward indicators for the next leg up.

What you’ll learn

• Set-level valuation: Why 2014 WC Prizm’s total auction value outpaces 2012 Prizm Football—and what a “top-heavy” soccer market really means.
• Card-level pricing logic: How silver, blue, red, and unnumbered Pulsars behave across Messi, Ronaldo, and Matchups—including why Matchups silvers command a monster premium.
• Population + rarity effects: How PSA pop growth (e.g., Messi silver 10s 21 → 39) changes pricing power and where scarcity still bites (e.g., Matchups red /149 with ~12% gem rate).
• Forecasting with comps: Using anchor comps (2020–2022) + soccer index levels to normalize time periods and project next sales (e.g., Messi Silver PSA 10, Matchups PSA 10s).
• Bubbles vs. tailwinds: Why today’s run-up is not COVID 2.0—and how World Cup demand + Fanatics era liquidity filter down from whales to the rest of the market.
• Practical buy/sell timing: Which signals to watch (domino auctions, pop stability, color-match premiums) and why liquidity windows beat “top-tick” fantasies.

Chapters

00:00 Intro: Why a practical valuation workshop
 02:10 How to navigate PSA set pages to assess full-set value
05:12 2014 WC Prizm vs 2012 Prizm Football (total auction value shocker)
08:30 Building the Messi/Ronaldo/Matchups spreadsheet (silvers, blues, reds, Pulsars)
14:20 Silver PSA 10s: $34k Matchups vs $17k Messi vs $7.2k Ronaldo (timing-adjusted)
19:45 Pop growth & rarity: why some 2021 comps look “off” (and how to normalize)
24:10 Live indicators: Fanatics Collect Messi Silver 10; Goldin Matchups silver/red
30:05 Bubble talk vs sector tailwinds (World Cup, Fanatics, whales → mid-tier)
36:20 Playbook: spotting the next domino and managing exits
41:30 Recap + where Slabnomics is taking this (site + tools)

Tools & sources referenced

• PSA population + set pages for total auction value
• Card Ladder index levels for time normalization
• Fanatics Collect / Goldin / eBay for live comps
• GemRate for pop-growth context

Who this is for

Collectors and investors who want data-driven conviction on soccer’s flagship set; anyone deciding between holding grails vs. compounding velocity in the Fanatics era.

Call to action

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• Instagram: @slabnomics 

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