I had a deeper discussion with four of my friends and former colleagues now at Panini, Tracy Hackler, David Porter, Rob Springs, and Tim Trout. Friendships in our hobby can be deeper and more enduring. It's fabulous to work (or hobby) with those you tr...
Drew Herndon, Sam Shuford and I (co-hosts this week of Hobby Hotline) field questions about this year's Industry Summit in Las Vegas - we wish we would have been there!
What if there had been a different (fatal) outcome exactly 25 years ago? How would Beckett Publications have been affected and specifically BGS at it was being rolled out?
Rich and I hear the rest of Bob's story - including his radio and writing and PR careers, local card shop, collection brokering, and his short-lived grading company.
I reprise my episode from two years ago on my wife's birthday and her contributions to this podcast - including her question about GOAT's - Tom Brady's longevity - how to recognize greatness earlier.
John and I discuss the decades immediately after and before his favorite, the 1970's that he deals with in depth in his excellent podcast, That Seventies Card Show.
The overtime discussion between Sam and me about her vision for involving more women in our great hobby of sports card collecting.
Sam and I discuss her origin story as well as her efforts to connect and attract women into our great hobby of sports card collecting - follow her on Instagram at Women of the Hobby.
I won two boxes of this innovative and overlooked product in the latest Huggins and Scott Auction - I opened the box and got almost exactly what I predicted - is that why this product was never really that successful?
Rich and I discuss our experiences and understandings of the 1976 and 1977 Topps baseball sets, when Topps was the only (baseball) game in town.
How hiatus is defined matters as Rich, Brad, and I discovered. Thinking of gears like a car, hiatus does not have to mean being in reverse or neutral, but could mean downshifting to first gear.
Adam and I could not fit our competing questions within 15 minutes, so here is the rest of our interchange - thanks Adam for your questions.
Seven more questions about our great hobby of collecting sports cards - it seems they are picking up - which is fine - I want to talk about things you want to hear, so I sincerely appreciate your questions and comments - thanks.
I co-hosted Hobby Hotline last Saturday along with Drew Herndon and Sam Shuford - toward the end of the show we discussed the interesting implications of a co-op arrangement for a local card shop.
Kyle asked me to be on his Wax Museum show, and the theme of his questions and our discussion was education, inside and outside the hobby. Thanks Kyle.
Fernando Mania was a huge in 1981 and the early 1980's - Victor, the Rookie Card Specialist, and I experienced it (differently) - however Fernando's RC situation is not as straight-forward as you might imagine.
Not everyone likes to buy a pig in a poke - a large unsorted diverse collection - could be many different sports and span many different years or even eras, but Tanner and I enjoy the thrill of discovery.
Kyle Johnson discusses his on-boarding as a remote employee of COMC and how he is looking forward to the resumption of show travel for his marketing effectiveness for COMC.
Steve Grad and I go a second round of Dueling Questions - mine more about his specialty and his about my reminiscences and possible regrets. If you have suggestions for who I should "duel" with in the future, just let me know. Thanks.
Seven hobby and sports card questions have arrived and are dealt with briefly - send your questions to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thank you for listening.
Four interesting products - which would you chose if you had $100 to spend? Alexis LaFreniere, Star Rookies, UD Extended, or Trilogy? I am a law-abiding rule-breaker.
Victor, the Rookie Card Specialist and All-Time Greats blogger, and I trade questions back and forth exclusively about rookie cards, especially their history.
Tanner and I share our understanding of these elusive collectible cards - their origin, distribution, and rarity - definitely not pack-pulled.
Stefan and Angela Loeffler and Ben Wilson asked me to guest for an hour on their weekly show, About The Cards. Ben Wilson had apparently been saving up some questions and comments for me on Economics, which I enjoyed.