Episodes

Aug. 2, 2023

998 - 2023 Baseball Card Hall of Fame Ballot

Ray Fonio, Mike Steveline, and Victor Roman join me for a discussion of my ballot this year - it's easy, please vote by 8/4/23 by going to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1ht7E5Y6pkSyB36Y8SlTsf6JKhxx5Iy-eQTmQWL8Vwst03Q/viewform

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July 31, 2023

997 - Out-Takes on Trimming from Hobby Hotline 070823

Trimming cards deceptively is a problem - not sure how big a problem but it needs to be stopped or at least consistently recognized by all the grading companies.

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July 28, 2023

996 - Tribute: Mark Jordan, with Beth Grimsley

One of the early pioneers at a precocious age, Mark wore many hats in his hobby career, but best known in the autograph and memorabilia business, buying, selling, and authenticating, most recently with Heritage Auctions. Beth worked closely with Mark...

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July 26, 2023

995 - Eight Listener Questions 7.0

Another eight listener questions accumulated on a variety of subjects - send yours to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thanks!

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July 24, 2023

994 - Out-Takes on The National from John Newman’s Sports Card Nation

John Newman always asks his own personal brand of questions on his show and that frequently evokes a certain different response from me.

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July 21, 2023

993 - 2023 National Final Preparation

Last chance on sharing thoughts on maximizing and optimizing your experience this year in Chicago at the National - see you there!

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July 19, 2023

992 - Out-Takes on Regulation from Hobby Hotline 070823

Self-regulation is better than government regulation - let's eliminate the bad guys by not doing business with them.

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July 17, 2023

991 - Out-Takes on The National from Hobby Hotline 070423

A small portion of the Hobby Hotline live show dedicated to the upcoming National in Chicago which I hope is the biggest ever.

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July 14, 2023

990 - More on 1948-49 Leaf Baseball with Brian Kappel

Brian's background in graphic design and production provided some additional insights into this highly collectible but tricky and challenging 98-card set.

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July 12, 2023

989- Out-Takes on Podcasting from John Newman’s Sports Card Nation

John and I talked on Zoom for an hour - here's 12 minutes on different topics - seemed like most of it was about podcasts and perhaps mine in particular - Thanks John!

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July 10, 2023

988 - Father/Son: Mike/Nick Jaspersen, Jaspy’s, Part 2

The final part of my catch up with Nick and Mike hearing about the latest in their sports card hobby journey as a father and son working together. Thanks Mike and Nick!

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July 7, 2023

987 - Sports Autographs with Jimbo Spence, JSA

I go way back with Jimbo's dad as you know from my recent Father/Son podcast with them - this episode is just mainly Jimbo and I talking hobby.

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July 5, 2023

986 - Grading Conversation with Rick Probstein, Part 3

The final segment of our time on Zoom together including some of how her thinks graders operate - I can only speak for BGS during the time I was in charge.

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July 3, 2023

985 - Vintage Inserts, with Mark Hoyle and Rich Klein

Mark is trying to get every Boston Red Sox card - as such, going for vintage inserts, has been a worthy quest for him - we talk about how the hobby's definition of inserts has in a sense changed.

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June 30, 2023

984 - Torsten Bauer Questions 5.0

The last round of my responses to Torsten's insightful questions and comments largely about hobby-related issues raised in previous episodes of this podcast - thanks Torsten!

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June 28, 2023

983 - Grading Conversation with Rick Probstein, Part 2

The second part of my conversation with Rick Probstein, about crossing over his 30 PSA 10 Jordan RC's to try for a BGS 10. He also laments whether, in his opinion, BVG is repairable?

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June 26, 2023

982 - Greg Morris, Greg Morris Cards, Part 2

The second part of my interview with Greg - it is still important to know the implicit grade of the card even if (and perhaps especially if) the card is raw.

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June 23, 2023

981 - Test Issues, with Mark Hoyle and Rich Klein

Rich and I zoomed with Mark Hoyle - test issues can be a huge challenge to the consummate team collector - these are the cards where if you see them at the National on Wednesday, you probably should not wait …

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June 21, 2023

980 - Grading Conversation with Rick Probstein

Major eBay consignor Rick Probstein sat down with me over Zoom to talk about Beckett Grading, specifically BGS 10's and BVG vintage issues.

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June 19, 2023

979 - Father/Son: Mike/Nick Jaspersen, Jaspy’s

Generational transfer is heart-warming - three generations of Jaspersen's with the latest iteration culminating with their popular card shop and thriving breaking business.

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June 16, 2023

978 - Father/Son: James/Jimbo Spence, JSA

The father-son team at JSA autograph authentications have been working together for 16 years - Jimbo grew up in the business and obviously has his father's DNA - and his ancestors who were autograph aficionados as well.

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June 14, 2023

977 - Tribute: My Dad, James Beckett Jr.

My dad passed away peacefully yesterday at the age of 97 after a very full life - we are sad, especially my mom, but we know he is in Heaven now - I would not be here if not for …

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June 12, 2023

976 - Greg Morris, Greg Morris Cards

Greg is one of the largest consignors on eBay especially for raw vintage cards. We talked about the growth of his business, and all the things we both used to do when our businesses were more manageable.

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June 9, 2023

975 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 949-973

My last 25 episodes synopsized for your review and recollection - send me your suggestions (doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com) for episode 1000, as well as for (potentially) the second thousand episodes

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