Steve and I both had a few more questions left and so we tackled them - your questions for me or others, just send to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thanks!
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 is 9 1/2 and has his own YouTube channel - I enjoyed his ambitious take on Topps Project 70 and the 51 artists engaged, which is the current focus of his baseball card hobby interest.
Brad (TXCardDude) turned the tables on Rich and me, and asked us both some candid questions that elicited some interesting responses.
A brief recap of the past four weeks of episodes in case you missed or hurried through some of them - if you have a topic that we should cover, please send to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thanks.
There were 14 questions (distilled into one) centering around the dilemma of transparency and conflicts of interest in dealing cards while being an influencer and price guide publisher in this current day.
Seven more questions or comments about this podcast and the sports card hobby - send yours to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thank you very much.
I had a deeper discussion with four of my friends and former colleagues now at Panini, Tracy Hackler, David Porter, Rob Springs, and Tim Trout. Friendships in our hobby can be deeper and more enduring. It's fabulous to work (or hobby) with those you tr...
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!
What if there had been a different (fatal) outcome exactly 25 years ago? How would Beckett Publications have been affected and specifically BGS at it was being rolled out?
Rich and I hear the rest of Bob's story - including his radio and writing and PR careers, local card shop, collection brokering, and his short-lived grading company.
I reprise my episode from two years ago on my wife's birthday and her contributions to this podcast - including her question about GOAT's - Tom Brady's longevity - how to recognize greatness earlier.
John and I discuss the decades immediately after and before his favorite, the 1970's that he deals with in depth in his excellent podcast, That Seventies Card Show.
The overtime discussion between Sam and me about her vision for involving more women in our great hobby of sports card collecting.
Sam and I discuss her origin story as well as her efforts to connect and attract women into our great hobby of sports card collecting - follow her on Instagram at Women of the Hobby.
I won two boxes of this innovative and overlooked product in the latest Huggins and Scott Auction - I opened the box and got almost exactly what I predicted - is that why this product was never really that successful?
Rich and I discuss our experiences and understandings of the 1976 and 1977 Topps baseball sets, when Topps was the only (baseball) game in town.
How hiatus is defined matters as Rich, Brad, and I discovered. Thinking of gears like a car, hiatus does not have to mean being in reverse or neutral, but could mean downshifting to first gear.
Adam and I could not fit our competing questions within 15 minutes, so here is the rest of our interchange - thanks Adam for your questions.
Seven more questions about our great hobby of collecting sports cards - it seems they are picking up - which is fine - I want to talk about things you want to hear, so I sincerely appreciate your questions and comments - thanks.
I co-hosted Hobby Hotline last Saturday along with Drew Herndon and Sam Shuford - toward the end of the show we discussed the interesting implications of a co-op arrangement for a local card shop.
Kyle asked me to be on his Wax Museum show, and the theme of his questions and our discussion was education, inside and outside the hobby. Thanks Kyle.
Fernando Mania was a huge in 1981 and the early 1980's - Victor, the Rookie Card Specialist, and I experienced it (differently) - however Fernando's RC situation is not as straight-forward as you might imagine.
Not everyone likes to buy a pig in a poke - a large unsorted diverse collection - could be many different sports and span many different years or even eras, but Tanner and I enjoy the thrill of discovery.