Episodes

The most recent five questions coming in from listeners - send your questions to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and I hope to address your concern quickly and thanks!

Jay and I go another round of friendly questions about the "hobby" we both love.  In fact is it still a hobby?

Brad made a list so he can be fully prepared for a fabulous National this year in Chicago - I compared his list to mine for your listening benefit.

David unpacks his seven-hour virtual course covering what it takes to be successful in this complicated hobby.

Rich and I discuss the long, storied history of combo (combination) cards featuring two or more players linked together by some connection.

Kyle's Dallas shows have been the biggest over the past twelve months - we hear Kyle's philosophies and why his show have emerged as the standard in this area and beyond.

Would the grading companies consider having a formal grading seminar where they taught their customers how to grade like they do?

What if prices in the hobby stayed the same for an extended period of time?  How would various sports card hobby entities be affected?

Rich has some question about some of the past difficult management dilemmas over the years and how they relate to today's leaders in this en fuego market.

One of the local dealer tables I frequent has been the Palmers - so I wanted them to share how they do it - it works for me, but obviously it is also working for them as they do a great friendly business - I am a repeat customer.

Jay and I, both former professors, go back and forth with (practical rather than scholarly) questions and answers.

Brett and I traded extemporaneous questions (and answers) about the sports card hobby for 15 minutes - every DQ is unrehearsed and different!

Mike and I went back and forth with our provocative questions with an emphasis on vintage baseball, which we both love.

Collectors Holdings LP, fresh from the acquisition of Collector's Universe and PSA, has now acquired Goldin Auctions, with the stated intention of keeping the entities separate and letting Ken do what he does best.

Blackstone ($650 billion  strong) has acquired a controlling interest in CCG at a reported valuation of more than $500 million - CCG until last year was not in the sports cards space, now through CSG Grading they are!

July 1 marked the beginning of a new era in college athlete's potential financial opportunities - how will this impact the sports collectibles world?  Stay tuned, more changes will be coming.

David shares his origin story including his time at Beckett and onward with his free-lance career helping others inside and outside the sports card hobby.

John Broggi and his sons share their optimism for this year's National in Chicago - we hope their expectations are exceeded!

The second part of my in-depth interview of Dr. Eric Strachan about our hobby and psychological constructs - although with a psychologist the question might be - who was really being interviewed?

John had me as a guest on his excellent show (Sport Card Nation, highly recommended) early this month and asked me many interesting questions - here are two of my answers that broke new ground in a manner of speaking.

Mike never took a hiatus from this great hobby which is the exception - he enjoys the hobby, especially vintage baseball, delights in showing his great cards, and has created over a thousand YouTube hobby-related videos.

Mike interviewed me on his excellent show (highly recommended) and we enjoyed the conversation, as we both love vintage baseball and have been around a good while.

Six more listener questions from various platforms and venues - send your questions to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thanks!

What would it take to get impeached from any of the Halls of Fame - how could it even happen and how might that affect sports card values?