Episodes

July 29, 2021

528 - Dueling Questions with Jordan Hagedorn, For the Hobby

Irrepressible Jordan Hagedorn returns with some interesting questions and answers for this Dueling Questions segment.

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July 28, 2021

527 - Out-Takes on Grading from Pack to the Future

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.

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July 27, 2021

526 - Final National Prep

I am leaving tomorrow - here are my last minute thoughts on how I am preparing differently than any other prior year - see you there!

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July 26, 2021

525 - Tribute: Audre, Eddie, and Steve Gold, AU Sports, with Rich Kle…

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.

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July 24, 2021

524B Giannis Antetokounmpo, Superstar

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.

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July 24, 2021

524A - Joe Orlando, PSA

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.

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July 23, 2021

524 - Football Dueling Questions, with David Lee

The first time for this format of "topical" dueling questions with football expert David Lee - our first questions overlapped!

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July 22, 2021

523 - Out-Takes from Bernard Nomberg's Facebook Live

Bernard co-moderates a Facebook sports card group and I enjoyed their live session - here are a few excerpts.  Thanks Bernard!

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July 21, 2021

522 - Out-Takes on The National from Hobby Hotline 071021

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.

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July 20, 2021

521 - Out-Takes on the National from Hobby Hotline 062621

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.

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July 19, 2021

520 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 499-518

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!

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July 17, 2021

519B - Out-Takes on Sustainability from the Virtual Expo

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.

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July 17, 2021

519A - Five Listener Questions

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!

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July 16, 2021

519 - Dueling Questions 2.0 with Jay Swartz

Jay and I go another round of friendly questions about the "hobby" we both love.  In fact is it still a hobby?

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July 15, 2021

518 - Preparing for the National with Brad Askew

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.

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July 14, 2021

517 - David Lee's On-Line Seven-Hour Course

David unpacks his seven-hour virtual course covering what it takes to be successful in this complicated hobby.

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July 13, 2021

516 - Combo Cards with Rich Klein

Rich and I discuss the long, storied history of combo (combination) cards featuring two or more players linked together by some connection.

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July 12, 2021

515 - Interview: Kyle Robertson, dallascardshow.com

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.

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July 10, 2021

514B - Teach Us to Grade?

Would the grading companies consider having a formal grading seminar where they taught their customers how to grade like they do?

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July 10, 2021

514A - What If: Stagnant Prices?

What if prices in the hobby stayed the same for an extended period of time?  How would various sports card hobby entities be affected?

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July 9, 2021

514 - Hobby CEO Challenges, with Rich Klein

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.

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July 8, 2021

513 - Show Table Optimization with Ron and Rhett Palmer

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.

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July 7, 2021

512 - Dueling Questions with Jay Swartz

Jay and I, both former professors, go back and forth with (practical rather than scholarly) questions and answers.

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July 6, 2021

511 - Dueling Questions with Brett McGrath, Stacking Slabs

Brett and I traded extemporaneous questions (and answers) about the sports card hobby for 15 minutes - every DQ is unrehearsed and different!

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