Videos

Rich and I discuss when (in this sports card hobby) free may not be so free - lots of examples and stories where free has a hidden cost.

Mike Cramer (Founder of Pacific Trading Cards) provided Rich and me with some original spreadsheets giving production and distribution details of Pacific's innovative product line. Thanks Mike!

Kyle (of Wax Museum fame) and I quiz each other on all things basketball - especially the cards we love and why we love them - thanks Kyle!

Brenn is a podcaster, card collector, and passionate track and field guy - wondering why there aren't more track and field cards - perhaps they are on the way.

More sports card hobby questions from John Keating mainly dealing with his specialty - the 1970's - a great decade for me as well.

A discussion of my recent dollar box pulls - exclusively football and arranged in alphabetical order - only made it up to the letter D!

Another bout with Steve as we share stories about our long history in this great hobby - thanks Steve!

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-4yd85-110216e Brad Bethune and Jeff Dinson were my co-hosts on Hobby Hotline this month and one of the questions was about the hopefully positive impact of kid's getting COVID vaccinations.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-68mp4-10f64d5 John had a number of eclectic questions for me about collecting in the seventies for his excellent topical podcast - his specialty - distant memories were retrieved.

Blake Grice's YT Channel: BlakeDOWN breaks down each group of Topps Project 70 cards with special emphasis on the artists and creativity. Thanks Blake - nine-year-old prodigy!

Brad (TXCardDude) had saved up some tough hobby questions for Rich and me and we enjoyed responding in tandem. Thanks Rich and Brad!

A very brief recap of the past four weeks of episodes - I enjoy thinking back to what I was thinking and occasionally have new retrospective thoughts.

There were apparently 14 versions of this question, best encapsulated by Keith (thanks Keith!), so here's my response from having been in the exact situation described back in the day but handled differently by others today.

Another seven listener hobby questions accumulated since last time - if you have a question or comment - send to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thanks!

I discuss esprit d'corps with Tracy Hackler, David Porter, Rob Springs, and Tim Trout - why some of our hobby friendships are so strong.

Exactly 25 years ago today I had a near fatal heart attack - if I had not survived, how might BGS have turned out differently? [Thank God I didn't!]

The second part of our interview with Bob - we go back in time to the simpler days of sports card hobby enjoyment. Thanks Bob!

It's 10-4 and careful listeners know why this is a very important day to me! My awesome wife had a question about Tom Brady's fitness being a key component of his GOAT-ness?

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-2wtwm-10f64ac Drew Herndon, Sam Shuford and I (co-hosts this week of Hobby Hotline) field questions about this year's Industry Summit in Las Vegas - we wish we would have been there!

John interviewed me for his show of which I am a subscriber and faithful listener. Edited excepts where we discussed the eighties and other interesting topics.

The shorter second part of Sam's interview as we delve into many topics, mostly hobby related.

Sam Shuford shares her origin story of how she started in the hobby and why she started her Women of the Hobby channel. Thanks Sam!

Rich and I discuss the relative merits of the 1976 and 1977 Topps 660-card baseball sets from back when Topps was pretty much the only game in town.

Brad Bethune tells Rich and me what his experience was like getting back into the sports card hobby after an extended break - he found it overwhelming.