Episodes

Nov. 7, 2020

339B - Out-Takes on Post and Jello with Dr. Rick Johnson

Dr. Rick and I rambled on for some of the other interesting Post and Jello sets from the early 1960's.  The year 2020 has taught us that "ridiculous" prices may not be so ridiculous.

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Nov. 7, 2020

339A - 2020 Panini Origins Football thanks to Dane Coenen, Dynasty Br…

Breaker Dane Coenen, who has appeared on this show before, kindly sent over a couple of boxes of Panini Origins for our review.

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Nov. 6, 2020

339 - 1963 Post and 1963 Jello with Dr. Rick Johnson

Dr. Rick and I discuss the similarities and differences between these two challenging sets, both with the allure of intriguing short prints.

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Nov. 5, 2020

338 - Basketball Card Fanatic e-Magazine with Adam Gray

Adam Gray's e-Magazine is highly recommended - contact him at basketballcardfanatic@gmail.com for a free copy of his first issue.

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Nov. 4, 2020

337 - Where to Sell with Joe Palke

Joe Palke wants to sell some of his cards - don't many of us?  What are the preferred selling platforms or methods for selling cards of various value levels?

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Nov. 3, 2020

336 - Card Storage and Protection with Alex Bell

Alex Bell and I discuss different methods of storing and protecting sports cards - the more valuable as well as those less valuable.

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Nov. 2, 2020

335 - Tribute: Herb Adderley

Recently deceased Pro Football Hall of Famer Herb Adderley is worthy of a second look - his cards look like utter bargains based on their supply compared to comparable baseball player's cards of the same era.

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Oct. 31, 2020

334B - Out-Takes on Fractional Ownership from Hobby Hotline

Hobby Hotline is a great show (live!) that I encourage you to listen to in its entirety.  I was joined by John Newman, Jeff Dinson, Jeremy Lee, and James Hummel for this segment.

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Oct. 31, 2020

334A - Out-Takes on Customer Service Fixes from Hobby Hotline

Hobby Hotline is always interesting and worth your attention.  We had an interesting exchange last time I was on this live show, worthy of sharing.

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Oct. 30, 2020

334 - The 1990's: Card Shows with Rich Klein

Rich and I examine the big shows, especially the Nationals, over the decade of the 1990's.

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Oct. 29, 2020

333 - The Real RC with Victor Roman

Victor Roman has done extensive research and reporting on rookie cards, which he shares with us.  What defines an RC has evolved.

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Oct. 28, 2020

332 - Kids and the Hobby with Kevin O'Keefe

Kevin, a second grade teacher, and I discuss ways to get more kids into our great hobby.

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Oct. 27, 2020

331 - Seven Price Guide Hacks

Looking through the political lens with next week's election, here are seven price guide hacks along with some connections to popular controversial topics, their definitions and interpretations.

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Oct. 26, 2020

330 - Out-Takes from Beckett Industry Summit with Ray Schulte

The recent Beckett Industry Summit had a number of excellent sessions.  Ray Schulte interviewed me for one and this was the segment I thought was particularly worth sharing here.

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Oct. 24, 2020

329B - Faux Sponsor: Autograph Legibility Service

Listen to this episode if you agree that athletes and celebrities should do a better job of signing their names in terms of legibility and recognizability.

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Oct. 24, 2020

329A - Arrows

The introduction of up and down arrows in Beckett Baseball Card Monthly was a turning point back in 1985.

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Oct. 23, 2020

329 - Explosive Corporate Growth with Rich Klein

We are in another period of explosive hobby growth - Rich interviews me on what we can learn from the last time?

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Oct. 22, 2020

328 - The National Re-Imagined

I go down a path of "what if's" reimagining our annual National Sports Collectors Convention, considering that this year is the first year since inception with no National.

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Oct. 21, 2020

327 - Faux Sponsor: Sports Card SPAC

A SPAC is a special financial approach for helping companies go public more easily.  Is there another public company in the hobby's future?

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Oct. 20, 2020

326 - 1972 Topps Baseball with Rich Klein

Rich and I reminisce about the largest-ever (to that point) Topps baseball card set.

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Oct. 19, 2020

325 - Heritage Auctions Specialties with Derek Grady, HA VP

Derek and I discuss the hobby, what makes it great, and how Heritage is strategically positioned.

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Oct. 17, 2020

324B - Anti-Analytic

I am obviously not anti-analytics, but I realize there are some trailblazers out there who write their own "music" and scripts for success.

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Oct. 17, 2020

324A - 2020 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball

A review of this popular Topps baseball product and a discussion of pack and box odds.

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Oct. 16, 2020

324 - Interview: Pete Calderon, Heritage Auctions

Pete and I discuss third-party grading, coming from the auction house perspective.

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