Irrepressible Jordan Hagedorn returns with some interesting questions and answers for this Dueling Questions segment.
Tim, Chad, and Ricky were joined by John Newman for this special HobbyPalooza edition of Pack to the Future. I joined in for the last half and here are some of the things we talked about. Enjoy.
I am leaving tomorrow - here are my last minute thoughts on how I am preparing differently than any other prior year - see you there!
Long-time National dealers and card shop owners, the Gold family from the Chicago area, have passed but are not forgotten - an amazing family - Rich and I have fond remembrances.
Giannis' performance throughout the NBA playoffs and culminating in his break-through performance in the final game 6 have moved him up another layer of greatness within the basketball card hobby.
Joe Orlando, CEO of PSA's parent Collectors Universe, resigned last week after 22 years with the company. This is my take on that decision and its implications.
The first time for this format of "topical" dueling questions with football expert David Lee - our first questions overlapped!
Bernard co-moderates a Facebook sports card group and I enjoyed their live session - here are a few excerpts. Thanks Bernard!
For this month's appearance on Hobby Hotline, I was joined by nine of the other co-hosts for a special edition in honor of the annual HobbyPalooza, which our show kicked off.
Several interesting "what if's" about the upcoming National in Chicago are posed to my fellow co-hosts at Hobby Hotline, Jeremy Lee and Jeff Defness45.
A brief recap of the past four weeks of daily audio episodes in case you missed some or are just a little curious. Thanks for listening!
I was on a distinguished panel for the Virtual Expo along with moderator Jeremy Lee and Karvin Cheung and Chris McGill discussing the sustainability of the sports card hobby.
The most recent five questions coming in from listeners - send your questions to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and I hope to address your concern quickly and thanks!
Jay and I go another round of friendly questions about the "hobby" we both love. In fact is it still a hobby?
Brad made a list so he can be fully prepared for a fabulous National this year in Chicago - I compared his list to mine for your listening benefit.
David unpacks his seven-hour virtual course covering what it takes to be successful in this complicated hobby.
Rich and I discuss the long, storied history of combo (combination) cards featuring two or more players linked together by some connection.
Kyle's Dallas shows have been the biggest over the past twelve months - we hear Kyle's philosophies and why his show have emerged as the standard in this area and beyond.
Would the grading companies consider having a formal grading seminar where they taught their customers how to grade like they do?
What if prices in the hobby stayed the same for an extended period of time? How would various sports card hobby entities be affected?
Rich has some question about some of the past difficult management dilemmas over the years and how they relate to today's leaders in this en fuego market.
One of the local dealer tables I frequent has been the Palmers - so I wanted them to share how they do it - it works for me, but obviously it is also working for them as they do a great friendly business - I am a repeat customer.
Jay and I, both former professors, go back and forth with (practical rather than scholarly) questions and answers.
Brett and I traded extemporaneous questions (and answers) about the sports card hobby for 15 minutes - every DQ is unrehearsed and different!