Episodes

Oct. 10, 2020

319A - 2019-20 Upper Deck Stature Hockey Experiment

I took three routes to see which would be most pleasing or profitable in pursuing Stature. I was surprised.

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Oct. 9, 2020

319 - Huggins & Scott Auction Logistics with Bill Huggins and Kris Fr…

Huggins & Scott's auction logistics expertise allows them to profitably handle large lots as a service to the industry.

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Oct. 8, 2020

318 - Tribute: Bob Gibson

A closer look at Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Gibson's life, career, and cards, after his tragic passing at the age of 84 to pancreatic cancer.

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Oct. 7, 2020

317 - Great Moms with Claire Amano

My sister Claire and I share stories about the early days of Beckett Publications and our mom's influence on this her 95th birthday.

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Oct. 6, 2020

316 - Heart Attack Reminiscences with Claire and Jeff Amano, both for…

My sister Claire and her husband Jeff really stepped up when I had my heart attack exactly 24 years ago today and led Beckett Publications during that trying time.

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Oct. 5, 2020

315 - US Election Concerns

Pew Research nationally surveyed for and then ranked the top 12 most concerning social and political issues involved in this coming presidential election. Many of them have a bearing on our hobby.

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Oct. 3, 2020

314B - Feedback Contest

Rewards for substantive feedback - listen and find out how and why during the month of October 2020.

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Oct. 3, 2020

314A - Types of Flippers

Not all flippers are good ... or bad for the hobby.

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Oct. 2, 2020

314 - Professional Money Manager's Views on the "Hobby"

Ryan Krueger's firm helps clients manage their investments. Ryan and I compare and contrast publicly-traded stocks and publicly-traded sports cards.

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Oct. 1, 2020

313 - Origin: Derek Grady, Heritage Auctions VP

Derek and I have a wide-ranging conversation including his sports cards and collectibles hobby journey and the key brands to which he has strongly contributed over the past two decades.

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Sept. 30, 2020

312 - Dueling Questions with Steve Grad, Beckett Authentication Servi…

Premier autograph authenticator Steve Grad and I trade questions on a variety of hobby topics.

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Sept. 29, 2020

311 - Hobby? Dealer? Mike Chark's Definitions

Mike and I discuss the various meanings attached historically to the words hobby and dealer.

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Sept. 28, 2020

310 - Best First Basemen NOT in the Hall of Fame with Rich Klein

Rich and I discuss the respective chances of some hobby favorites waiting hopefully for their Hall call.

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Sept. 26, 2020

309B - Out-Takes from Hobby Hotline on the "Junk Gem Era"

Live caller Kevin Jones had an interesting question which was addressed - recommend you listen to the whole hour-long show, Hobby Hotline, another excellent podcast.

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Sept. 26, 2020

309A - Out-Takes from Hobby Hotline on Future Shows and Retail Distri…

Last Saturday's Hobby Hotline had many great moments (as a live show) - I encourage you to listen to the whole show with Drew Herndon, Texas Card Dude, Ziggy No, and me.

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Sept. 25, 2020

309 - Then And Now: Pacific Trading Cards with Rich Klein

Rich and I discuss the baseball card products of one of the most innovative card companies and the people involved including some history-repeated stories.

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Sept. 24, 2020

308 - Dueling Questions 3.0 with Rich Klein

Rich and I go round three of the Dueling Questions format.

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Sept. 23, 2020

307 - Origin: Pete Calderon, Heritage Auctions

Pete shares his strong background in the hobby, landing at Heritage for the past 12 years.

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Sept. 22, 2020

306 - Origin: Ryan Krueger, Professional Money Manager

Ryan discusses how he has applied what he learned as a young collector to his current career in money management.

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Sept. 21, 2020

305 - Origin: Steve Grad, Beckett Authentication

Steve gives his hobby origin story starting as a young card collector in Chicago.

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Sept. 19, 2020

304B - 1953 Topps Baseball

Collectable has syndicated the PSA 10 Mickey Mantle from 1953 Topps, a true condition rarity.

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Sept. 19, 2020

304A - The Greatest Generation

Both my father and father-in-law have birthdays this week - they are terrific examples of the greatest generation. More than 90% of the Major Leaguers their ages have passed, but left their mark.

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Sept. 18, 2020

304 - Dueling Questions with Ken Capell

Ken and I trade questions about our hobby aspirations among other topics.

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Sept. 17, 2020

303 - Then And Now: The Effect of the Internet with Tanner Jones

Tanner and I discuss the dramatic effect of the Internet on sports card collecting at the three inflection points of Tanner's hobby experience.

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