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Podcast: Sports Cards Live
Episode: The “Imposter Slab” Problem + The House of Slabs Question + What Happens Downstream If Buyers Get Burned
Description: Joe Poirot joins the conversation and we go deep on vintage slab transitions, grading risk, and the psychology of the “slab premium.” Jonathan explains how he moved major cards out of BVG holders without mailing them, including an in person handoff to SGC at Fenway, and why a newer holder can feel like a safer asset even with a downgrade. Then we zoom out to the bigger question sparked by a High Pop Professor video: is the hobby becoming a “house of slabs,” and are we still trapped in cult like grading behavior?
We also hit the uncomfor...