Episodes

Karl shares his family's positive story involving his dad's cards and how they were handled over the decades since the exact day they were purchased.

Brad and I discuss this difficult topic that perhaps every serious collector will eventually face.

A brief recap of the most recent twenty episodes of this podcast in case you are curious.

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.

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

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

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

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?

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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