Rich Klein has been on so many of these episodes always adding his wonderful stories - this is my opportunity to say thank you to my friend Rich.
I give Adam my top ten and he comments and compares to other rankings he has received in his Basketball Card Fanatic e-Magazine (available for free at basketballcardfanatic@gmail.com).
Bill discusses his hobby journey before and after coming to Beckett Publications back in late 1996, always having a sense of the business aspects.
Peter Gudmundsson was the successor CEO when Beckett Publications was sold to Apprise Media back in 2005.
Every year there are new rookies and new excitement in the basketball card market - but it's not all bad if this year is a little weaker than the past two years.
Promoter Kyle Robertson's recent Watters Creek show in Plano, Texas, was very successful each day of this three-day show.
I was honored to be a guest on John Newman's 100th episode along with Brody The Kid and Drew Herndon. John's first question concerned the opportunities to get more kids involved in this great hobby. Go to Sport Card Nation …
Dane had saved up some questions for me but I was ready with my own questions.
Eddie Healy shares his experience with his dad and the 1974 Topps rack packs they were able to resist opening all these years.
Alex Bell's card shop was operational from 1988-1995 with lots of local brick and mortar competition. Now card shops compete with the digital world of card sales and virtual community.
Victor Roman collects RC's of Hall of Famers in the four collecting major sports as do I - we discuss our respective approaches.
Brad and I had an extended conversation about several subjects related to the discomfort of our finite mortality and how to deal with our valuable sports collections.
Karl's father only collected and completed only one baseball card set - but it was a great one - plus he kept his daily journal from 1949!
Torsten's experience as a basketball card collector in Germany over the years was heavy reliant on his trusted Beckett magazines.
Advanced collector Anthony Nex shares his quest for completing these elusive panels, which were intended to preview the upcoming set, but were apparently discarded as there are few copies available today.
Karl shares his family's positive story involving his dad's cards and how they were handled over the decades since the exact day they were purchased.
Brad and I discuss this difficult topic that perhaps every serious collector will eventually face.
A brief recap of the most recent twenty episodes of this podcast in case you are curious.
Dr. Rick and I rambled on for some of the other interesting Post and Jello sets from the early 1960's. The year 2020 has taught us that "ridiculous" prices may not be so ridiculous.
Breaker Dane Coenen, who has appeared on this show before, kindly sent over a couple of boxes of Panini Origins for our review.
Dr. Rick and I discuss the similarities and differences between these two challenging sets, both with the allure of intriguing short prints.
Adam Gray's e-Magazine is highly recommended - contact him at basketballcardfanatic@gmail.com for a free copy of his first issue.
Joe Palke wants to sell some of his cards - don't many of us? What are the preferred selling platforms or methods for selling cards of various value levels?
Alex Bell and I discuss different methods of storing and protecting sports cards - the more valuable as well as those less valuable.