Episodes

Dec. 24, 2020

373 - Deferred Gratification

On Christmas Eve we have anticipation for what we might get for Christmas - deferred gratification is a helpful trait for sports card collectors.

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Dec. 23, 2020

372 - Cleveland Baseball Team Name? (with Rich Klein)

Cleveland has announced they are retiring the Indians name to be replaced with something else - Rich and I ponder the possibilities and whether that matters in the card world.

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Dec. 22, 2020

371 - Out-Takes on StarStock's New Investors from Hobby Hotline

Val Marz and Jeremy Lee, co-hosts of Hobby Hotline, join the discussion of the impact of the noteworthy new round of investors in StarStock, including Kevin Durant and AJ Vaynerchuk.

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Dec. 21, 2020

370 - Tribute: Phil Spector with Rich Klein

Phil Spector, good friend of Rich's and mine, and all who knew him, passed away early last week.  He was a mainstay in the hobby at the Nationals, East Coast and Philly shows, and was a key player in the success of Score Board.

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Dec. 19, 2020

369B - Out-Takes on PSA Buyout Benefits from Hobby Hotline

I joined with Val Marz and Jeremy Lee on Hobby Hotline for this short thread on additional benefits that may accrue to the owners of PSA if they are taken private early next year.  Highly recommend checking out the whole episode of Hobby Hotline, the hob...

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Dec. 19, 2020

369A - Out-Takes on Post and Jello with Ken Marks

Ken Marks and I continued our conversation on his very challenging and successful master set quest.

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Dec. 18, 2020

369 - Dueling Questions with Kevin O'Keefe

Kevin and I trade questions based on his thoughtful email to me at doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com - thanks Kevin!

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Dec. 17, 2020

368 - 1973 Topps Baseball with Rich Klein

Rich Klein and I discuss this turning point set from Topps - more complicated than you may think.

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Dec. 16, 2020

367 - Dueling Questions 2.0 with Ken Capell

Ken Capell and I go a second round of dueling questions initiated by his thoughtful email to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and its implications.

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Dec. 15, 2020

366 - Baseball Magic Years with Rich Klein

Rich and I discuss those special instances where demand is strong for certain world champs, especially in vintage baseball cards, for example, the 1968 Detroit Tigers.

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Dec. 14, 2020

365 - Player: Shaquille O'Neal with Torsten Bauer

Shaq's biggest card collecting fan in Germany is Torsten Bauer.  Some guy named Dirk is Torsten's second favorite.

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Dec. 12, 2020

364B - Wax On, Wax Off?

Karate Kid and Cobra Kai have popularized this cryptic saying - but here's an application for sports card collectors and investors.

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Dec. 12, 2020

364A - 2020 Topps Baseball: Chrome Black and Inception

Some notes about these boxes (one pack per box!) as well as related hobby topics about modern sports cards.

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Dec. 11, 2020

364 - Dueling Questions 2.0 with Dane Coenen, Dynasty Breaks

Dane and I got on a roll and kept the microphones on for some additional back-and-forth questions and answers - including the one thousand episode controversy.

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Dec. 10, 2020

363 - Kid's Crate and Other Hobby Kid Ideas with Joe Palke

Joe Palke, teacher and coach, and I discuss the opportunities for attracting more kids into our hobby sooner rather than later.

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Dec. 9, 2020

362 - Player Tribute: Dick Allen

Dick (Don't Call Me Richie) Allen passed away at 78 on Monday.  I believe he is future Baseball Hall of Famer, which will undoubtedly impact the value of his baseball cards and memorabilia.

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Dec. 8, 2020

361 - 1988 Upper Deck Baseball with Rich Klein

Upper Deck did not accidentally pop on the scene in 1989 - behind the scenes the year before..

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Dec. 7, 2020

360 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 339-358

Brief recap of the past 20 episodes in case you missed some.  Contact doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com if you have episode ideas - thanks!

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Dec. 5, 2020

359B - Out-Takes from Hobby Hotline

I was honored to be a panelist on Hobby Hotline last month.  Recommend listening to (and watching) that show regularly as it is live on Saturday mornings.

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Dec. 5, 2020

359A - Out-Takes with Bill Sutherland, Entrust Global VP of M&A

Bill and I discuss various topics in this overtime session - I thought worth sharing - if you have ideas for guests or topics for this podcast, please send to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com for consideration.

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Dec. 4, 2020

359 - Beckett Ownership Transition(s) with Bill Sutherland, Entrust G…

Bill discusses his leadership roles over the years as Beckett Media has evolved.

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Dec. 3, 2020

358 - 1990-91 Hockey Licensee Explosion with Ken Capell

1990-91 was the pivotal year for hockey collectors with the debut of several hobby mainstay products.

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Dec. 2, 2020

357 - 1961 Post Cereal Baseball with Ken Marks

Veteran advanced collector Ken Marks discusses his master set of 1961 Post baseball and more.

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Dec. 1, 2020

356 - PSA Buyout!

Exciting news that collector-extraordinaire Nat Turner along with some other serious financial investment entities have reached agreement to purchase PSA (Collectors Universe) hence taking the company private ... for $700,000,000, that's 700 million doll...

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