Episodes

George Lyons (1937-2001) seemed to be at the epicenter of the hobby back beginning in the late 1970's, armed with his WATS line. Many of that eras big trades and deals went through or were brokered by him.

Rich and I discuss two light-hitting, but media-savvy, former baseball catchers, a funny guy and a comedian.

Joe Davis of GotBaseballCards.com, and co-host of the new podcast, The Collector and The Dealer, shares his theories of the causes of the latest dramatic price movements.

Listening in on the pre-show discussion with Stephan and Angela Loeffler.

Stephan and his wife Angela sit down for a behind the scenes look at their popular podcast.

Todd shares his precocious hobby journey through vintage baseball cards to AFL cards and AFL history.

The thesis of this baseball book is that great players are made, not necessarily born - they sometimes take a non-conformist path.

Goals "should" be Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-Bound.  As a hobbyist that's not necessarily so.

How to show appreciation to your mother in the context of loving sports cards - you, not necessarily her.

Rich and I go back and forth with questions in turn.

What will the shows of the future look like - what safeguards and protections might be put in place?

Respected Georgia card shop owner Joe Davis discusses what the post-COVID environment might look like for his shop.

Jefferson Burdick (1900-1963), was one of truest and noblest pioneers of our great hobby, our initial cataloger.  His selfless contributions to our later growth cannot be overstated.

How to think about the confidence sports card collectors should have in grading services in terms of variability and consistency.

Listener Mark Zentkovich laments the challenge of filling out sets of off-condition vintage, where half-off is not a bargain for "good" condition cards.

A look back at Topps two iconic sets, 1984 and 1985, featuring the now-defunct USFL.

Tanner Jones has super-collected Jose Canseco, even spending a day with the slugger.  More details in his excellent book, Confessions of a Baseball Card Addict, available on Amazon.

Vintage collector Buck Easley shares his collecting origin story.

Rich and I discuss 1968 Topps baseball cards.  Rich remembers his first cards being third series of that year, an auspicious start indeed!

Allan Muir asks about the early days of card shows before the advent of price guides.

We briefly recap the past twenty episodes over the past four eventful weeks.  If you have questions or comments, please send them to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com so I can address them.

Listener Ryan inquired about BCCG in response to our earlier full episode.

Lou and I had an interesting conversation before we recorded his origin episode that I thought was worth sharing.

Lou shares his multi-faceted journey through the sports card hobby from his successful LCS in Grand Rapids, MI.