Alex Bell and I discuss different methods of storing and protecting sports cards - the more valuable as well as those less valuable.
Recently deceased Pro Football Hall of Famer Herb Adderley is worthy of a second look - his cards look like utter bargains based on their supply compared to comparable baseball player's cards of the same era.
Hobby Hotline is a great show (live!) that I encourage you to listen to in its entirety. I was joined by John Newman, Jeff Dinson, Jeremy Lee, and James Hummel for this segment.
Hobby Hotline is always interesting and worth your attention. We had an interesting exchange last time I was on this live show, worthy of sharing.
Rich and I examine the big shows, especially the Nationals, over the decade of the 1990's.
Victor Roman has done extensive research and reporting on rookie cards, which he shares with us. What defines an RC has evolved.
Kevin, a second grade teacher, and I discuss ways to get more kids into our great hobby.
Looking through the political lens with next week's election, here are seven price guide hacks along with some connections to popular controversial topics, their definitions and interpretations.
The recent Beckett Industry Summit had a number of excellent sessions. Ray Schulte interviewed me for one and this was the segment I thought was particularly worth sharing here.
Listen to this episode if you agree that athletes and celebrities should do a better job of signing their names in terms of legibility and recognizability.
The introduction of up and down arrows in Beckett Baseball Card Monthly was a turning point back in 1985.
We are in another period of explosive hobby growth - Rich interviews me on what we can learn from the last time?
I go down a path of "what if's" reimagining our annual National Sports Collectors Convention, considering that this year is the first year since inception with no National.
A SPAC is a special financial approach for helping companies go public more easily. Is there another public company in the hobby's future?
Rich and I reminisce about the largest-ever (to that point) Topps baseball card set.
Derek and I discuss the hobby, what makes it great, and how Heritage is strategically positioned.
I am obviously not anti-analytics, but I realize there are some trailblazers out there who write their own "music" and scripts for success.
A review of this popular Topps baseball product and a discussion of pack and box odds.
Pete and I discuss third-party grading, coming from the auction house perspective.
Music superstar and guitar hero Eddie Van Halen's life and death suggest insights for us sports collectors.
Derek was former head grader at SGC and has brought his keen eye and knowledge to Heritage serving as VP for the past nine years and evaluating and handling many of the great collections that have or will come up for auction.
Joe Morgan, perhaps the greatest second baseman in baseball history, passed away this past Sunday of polyneuropathy.
A very quick summary of the episodes of the past four weeks - thanks! doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com
Whitey Ford was an even greater pitcher than I remembered.