Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 48 minutes ago
What does it take to find the rarest sports cards in the world?
In Episode 3 of Road to the National, we visit Wisconsin to spend a day with Grant Slayton, better known as Waldorf Stories, one of the hobby's top card hunters. From forgotten collections to once-in-a-lifetime discoveries, Grant has built a reputation for uncovering some of the rarest sports cards, vintage trading cards, and hobby grails collectors have only dreamed of seeing.
In this episode, Grant shares how he rediscovered sports card collecting, the journey that turned his passion into a career, and the relationships, knowledge, and persistence it takes to uncover incredible collections. Then we follow him as he prepares for The National Sports Collectors Convention, his own personal Christmas morning.
0:00 Intro / Kobe Green PMG
1:35 What The National Means
2:05 First Deals / Building Inventory
3:30 Hiking
4:05 Collection Evolution / Moving Grails
6:00 Quitting Job to Pursue Cards
6:50 Preparing for The National
9:05 The Future
What does it take to find the rarest sports cards in the world?
In Episode 3 of Road to the National, we visit Wisconsin to spend a day with Grant Slayton, better known as Waldorf Stories, one of the hobby's top card hunters. From forgotten collections to once-in-a-lifetime discoveries, Grant has built a reputation for uncovering some of the rarest sports cards, vintage trading cards, and hobby grails collectors have only dreamed of seeing.
In this episode, Grant shares how he rediscovered sports card collecting, the journey that turned his passion into a career, and the relationships, knowledge, and persistence it takes to uncover incredible collections. Then we follow him as he prepares for The National Sports Collectors Convention, his own personal Christmas morning.
0:00 Intro / Kobe Green PMG
1:35 What The National Means
2:05 First Deals / Building Inventory
3:30 Hiking
4:05 Collection Evolution / Moving Grails
6:00 Quitting Job to Pursue Cards
6:50 Preparing for The National
9:05 The Future
