Episodes

March 29, 2022

718 - MINT Collective Aftermath, with Joel Belfer, Mint Condition

Joel and I sat down near the end of the ground-breaking, first event of its kind, MINT Collective, in Las Vegas, and we share our perspective on the success as well as some suggestions for next year.  Thanks Collectable, IMG, and eBay ... and thanks Joel...

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March 28, 2022

717 - Out-Takes from Today’s Collector, with Jeremy Lee

Today's Collector is found on the MINT Collective YouTube Channel - this is a small part of my interview that ran there in its entirety a few weeks ago.

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March 25, 2022

716 - Topps/Bowman Inception Box Battle

Two similar but different baseball boxes - one slightly more expensive even with less autographs promised - both seven cards in the one pack which is the box - which one to choose - depends on how knowledgable you are about prospects and young players.

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March 24, 2022

715 - Upper Deck Hockey Box Battle

I compare Upper Deck Hockey Series One with O-Pee-Chee - both fine hockey products - I preferred O-Pee-Chee based on my collecting approach but UD Series One was probably better due to the Young Guns phenomenon.  Thanks Upper Deck!

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March 23, 2022

714 - Interview: Marty Appel, Part 2

Marty's interview went into overtime as we traded stories and reminiscences about the good old days of primarily baseball, and first and foremost for him, the New York Yankees.  Thanks Marty!

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March 22, 2022

713 - Dueling Questions, with Jake Roy

As you would expect from Jake, mostly basketball questions from him, and I gave him my best historical recollections.  History does not always repeat itself, but it's not to be ignored either.

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March 21, 2022

712 - Mantle vs. Mays, with Rich Klein

Rich and I analyze the age-old battle between Mantle and Mays and the demand for their cards - what are the key factors determining why Mantle has become so much pricier?

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March 18, 2022

711 - Spotting Fakes, with Ryan Nolan

Ryan's latest book is very helpful and recommended (and cheap insurance against getting burned) - it seems everyone eventually has an encounter with a counterfeit card. Thanks Ryan for your research!

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March 17, 2022

710 - Interview: Marty Appel

Marty was the long-time PR Director for the New York Yankees and has lots of stories about Mantle and other Yankee stalwarts.  He also has written 24 books and worked for Topps, so I hope you enjoy his perspective as much as I did.  Thanks Marty!

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March 16, 2022

709 - Tom Brady Un-Retirement Effect?

Tom Brady has un-retired - celebration - confusion - certainly more upside than downside in the football card hobby, as Tom can add to his career stats - and more importantly, pursue another Super Bowl.

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March 15, 2022

708 - Origin: Jake Roy

Jake Roy shares his sports card (mostly basketball) origin story - I'd like to say Jake is typical for guys his age, but no, he's more passionate!

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March 14, 2022

707 - Selling Out Your Table, with Rich Klein

Rich sold all his cards at the last show and shares his feelings after the fact - it was a premeditated sale and we will see how long it takes Rich to build back better - in the meantime he will still be attending his usual shows including the resumption...

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March 11, 2022

706 - Identity and Wall Maintenance, with John Keating, That Seventie…

Does the sports card hobby have identity issues - how healthy would we say it is?  Plus, what it takes to get kicked off my card wall, or at least quietly replaced.

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March 10, 2022

705 - Hockey Card Shows, with Ken Capell

Would you attend a single-sport card show - I certainly would - assuming I loved that particular sport - I appreciate shows that have a known established distinctive tradition.  Thanks Ken.

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March 9, 2022

704 - Origin: Ryan Nolan

Young Ryan Nolan has a great story, being a (vintage!) collector from his earliest memories - however in spite of his youth he has published a book, Spotting Fakes, and VLOG's many of the sports card shows around the country at shows, 52 shows last year!...

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March 8, 2022

703 - My eBay Learning Experience

I started selling some lots on eBay and, although bucking some conventional wisdom, am enjoying the experience, and it has converted a bunch of cards into a few coins (not gold coins!).

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March 7, 2022

702 - Ways to Collect, with Kevin O’Keefe

Kevin sent me eight thematic ways he collects and displays sports cards and I commented as to whether I did it that way or some other way as we had some overlap.

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March 4, 2022

701 - First BGS Slab and Roberto Clemente, with John Keating, That Se…

John had saved up some questions for me and I did my best to answer them - the problem with the past can be that it was a long time ago, and he stumped me on his first question.  Thanks John!

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March 3, 2022

700 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 674-698

The last five weeks of daily podcasts in a very brief summary format in case you missed a few, plus additional insights that have come up in the interim including some more card wall videos posted to my YouTube channel - thanks for listening or watching.

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March 2, 2022

699 - Seven Listener Questions 6.0

Seven more sports card hobby questions from the email bag - thanks and send yours to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thank you very much!

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March 1, 2022

698 - Hockey Dueling Questions with Ken Capell

Ken and I swapped questions and answers all about hockey card collecting, including how, when, and why the Beckett Hockey monthly magazine got started.

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Feb. 28, 2022

697 - Marketing to Kids, with Kevin O’Keefe

Kevin is a third-grade teacher and we continued our robust discussion about how to get kids more involved in this great sports card hobby.

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Feb. 25, 2022

696 - Distribution and Mike Schechter, with John Keating, That Sevent…

John and I interviewed each other, commenting and following up on topics discussed on our mutual past podcast episodes, starting off with the plight of hobby sports card distributors.

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Feb. 24, 2022

695 - Hobby Hotline Dynamics, with Brad Bethune and Rich Klein

Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes of a hobby content event - especially a live twice-weekly call-in video show with rotating multiple, eclectic hosts - it works!

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