Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-cgw97-12d12a5 Last week's Hobby Hotline show was packed as usual - you should check the show out on its entirety - every week it's different topics and frequently listener driven, which I like.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-2w5uy-12d48f7 Brief recap and/or amplification of the previous 25 episodes including any second thoughts I may or may not have on the content - let me know what you like - doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thanks!
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-4h55z-12d48e6 TCMA put out several types of interesting sets, old-timers, minor leaguers, etc. Very collectable now, but Rich and I discuss those early forgotten days. Thanks Rich.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-udu3b-12d1297 Most of last Saturday's call-in live show centered on Albert Pujpls 700th homer the day before and what was going to happen to "the ball" and his cards.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-k2jzh-12d128c Rich and I reminisce about base-stealer extraordinaire Maury Wills and his best cards, several of which are quite challenging - Maury made the game more exciting!
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-jhxp4-12cc441 Send your questions or comments to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and hopefully I can address them in a future episode - thanks!
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ywc2c-12cc43a My seventh installment of seven questions answered about the sports cards hobby and this podcast from my listening friends.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-9brmf-12c9b61 Lately on more than one occasion I have bought the whole dollar box - you bring the cards home and then the fun (and work) begins.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-9nfw4-12c9b55 It's my dad's 97th birthday today - we're having dinner with him and my mom this evening - but reminded me how I came to ponder the hobby phenomenon of high numbers.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ih6dm-12c832d With all the recent publicity and world record prices for cards, I have seen a big uptick in friends calling me about wanting to sell their sports card collections for big bucks.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ftqwk-12c3e59 I won the lot in their latest auction and had great fun opening 60 blasters, hangers, and jumbos. I got a big surprise in one of the packs - that's why we all love opening packs!
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-zk3ic-12ae922 The third and final part of our enjoyable conversation. Look forward to seeing him (and many of you) at the National in Chicago next summer (2023).
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-bmesn-12ae8bf The final (for now) exchange of sports card hobby questions between Michael and me - we are both looking for constructive ways to make the hobby better.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-xa6rv-12ad022 Mike's chance to turn the tables on me with his hobby questions - but we both saw the hobby up close for the past three decades and more.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-5wjfv-129f631 Some collectors keep better records than others - some know how much profit they have made on a collection they bought and others have no idea - be careful - the IRS may have ideas.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-c9wnj-129f622 Jobs in the industry are now more available that they have ever been - we are all happy where we are, but see this as a good thing.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-f36jx-12ae384 Ray had apparently saved up 45 years of questions going back to the earliest days of the organized sports card hobby in the Dallas area - fond reminiscences.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-a38cz-12ae916 Our extended conversation ran afield covering many topics of our shared experiences in the hobby and academic worlds.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-vmf5j-12ae8b0 Michael and I kept going - it was difficult to separate and segment our interview as it was flowing - thanks Michael for your sports card insights.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-xzidi-12ad003 Among other topics I asked Mike about his experience in the '90's with Fleer before they went sideways - the brands and designs were really good, but what went wrong?
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-nawep-12ae377 Dallas hobby veteran set collector Ray Cherry joins for his origin story as he has just recently retired from a long successful career in the security industry.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-kn6xd-129f61a Brad and Rich were over here and Brad had saved up a number of sports card hobby questions for us - thanks Brad - and Rich too!
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ajn7n-12ae909 Clemente is a Journalism Professor in New York City at King's College and an avid soccer fan and collector - we had even more in common as you listen in to our discussion - thanks Clemente!
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-2qdm4-12ae6e3 I typically enjoy interviewing other content creators - Michael has also commented on my content (as well as others) - we had free-wheeling exchange about what's right and wrong about the hobby.