I "analyzed" and "quantified" this 300+ table weekend card show (and its contents) and share some of my conclusions.
Adam shares his origin story, his essentially uninterrupted life-long passion for basketball cards, including the development of his excellent podcast, The Basketball Card Podcast, and his Top 100 Cards.
Mike has some thoughtful questions about previous episodes dealing with the financial aspects of this great hobby.
Tanner talks about his "labor of love" hobby of creating custom cards on a very limited basis for personal use and enjoyment.
Rich and I discuss the interesting parallels and contradictions between the world of music and sports cards.
Today is 8-24 - informally now known as Kobe Bryant Day! My best Kobe find, victory snatched from the jaws of defeat.
Overflow from my recent conversations with Scott.
Highly recommend that you listen (or watch) Jeremy's Episode 30 of his Sports Cards Live on YouTube, where I was his guest for an enjoyable hour three weeks ago. Thought DJBSCI listeners might especially enjoy this nine-minute interchange.
We hear Nick's origin story from young savvy collector to his current position at Panini.
The National Sports Collectors Convention for 2020 has been officially cancelled now, so Rich and I look forward to Chicago next summer, and how the National might be different going forward.
Sports journalist and author Dan Good (and husband of Sooz) shares his hobby journey with us, including his ghost-writing.
We discuss the evolution of the National Sports Collectors Convention and other large regional sports card shows during the 1980's.
A brief recap and highlight of each of the past twenty episodes in case you missed some. Thanks for listening - doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com
We compare and contrast the experience and results of opening these two similarly priced hockey hobby boxes. One had a higher yield, but that was not my long-term preference. Any questions or comments can be directed to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com. T...
Is It A Good Deal Now? Seven aspects to consider before pulling the trigger on a major purchase.
Scott and I trade questions about our hobby.
Mike shares more shipping do's and don't's for collectors and dealers of sports cards.
Jeremy (Sports Cards Live on YouTube) and I duel with our hobby questions to each other.
Geoff and I exchange opinions about current and past sports card analytics and graphs and their interpretation.
Sometimes it's healthy to take a break from your hobby. Tanner and I discuss the ramifications of the hamster wheel.
Thank you, Upper Deck, for the opportunity to review this product - hard to describe, but very eclectic and very enjoyable, especially if you like all sports and popular culture as I do.
What does it feel like to own a professional sports franchise? How is it similar to owning a fabulous sports card collection?
Free-form discussion about the hobby we love.