Episodes

July 7, 2020

251 - Players: Richie Ashburn and Earl Averill (with Rich Klein)

Comparing and contrasting two long-retired Hall of Fame center-fielders.

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July 6, 2020

250 - Player: Michael Jordan (with Chris McGill)

Michael Jordan advanced collector Chris McGill shares his knowledge.

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July 4, 2020

249B - Price Guide Methodology (Chris McGill Out-Takes)

Chris asks a pointed, analytical question about price guide methodology.

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July 4, 2020

249A - Looking at Sports Cards vs. Looking at Sports on TV (Chris McG…

Chris asks "Would I rather look at cards or look at sports on TV"? I give a surprising answer and an explanation of the "tell" as to how someone might answer.

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July 3, 2020

249 - Media Professional Collecting Etiquette (with John Clemens)

Veteran collector and announcer discusses proper collecting etiquette when having close access to the players.

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July 2, 2020

248 - Origin: Scott Greenberg (StarStock)

Scott shares his hobby origin story up to and including co-founding StarStock.

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July 1, 2020

247 - Interview: For The Hobby (Jordan Hagedorn)

Jordan tells us about his excellent podcast, For The Hobby.

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June 30, 2020

246 - Dueling Questions (with Dan Hitt)

Dan and I exchange tricky, unedited and unscripted, questions and answers about the hobby and our experiences.

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June 29, 2020

245 - Dueling Questions (with Grant Sandground)

Grant and I bat some questions back and forth, dealing with the past, present, and future of our hobby.

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June 27, 2020

244B - BGS Sub-Grades (Chris McGill Out-Takes)

Chris asks a provocative question about sub-grades with an excellent example showing the nuances of high grade cards and their values.

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June 27, 2020

244A - Why People Love to Collect Cards (Chris McGill Out-Takes)

Chris of House of Jordans asks why people love to collect sports cards in particular.

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June 26, 2020

244 - Set: 1957 Topps Baseball (with John Clemens)

Media pro John Clemens describes his long love affair with and on-going pursuit of the 1957 Topps baseball set.

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June 25, 2020

243 - Dueling Questions 2.0 (with Rich Klein)

Rich and I go another round of dueling questions.

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June 24, 2020

242 - Origin: Chris McGill (House of Jordans)

Chris McGill's hobby origin story including his popular podcast House of Jordans.

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June 23, 2020

241 - Origin: Derek Ficken

Derek shares his origin story up to the point he joined Beckett Media in 2007.

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June 22, 2020

240 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 219-238

A very brief recap of the past twenty episodes.

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June 20, 2020

239C - Veres Father's Day Episode Out-Takes (Burbank)

Out-takes from the Father's Day episode - a behind the scenes look at Burbank Sports Cards

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June 20, 2020

239B - 2019-20 SP Authentic Hockey Box

We open a box from Upper Deck - their newly released SP authentic brand - good stuff!

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June 20, 2020

239A - 2019-20 O-Pee-Chee Platinum Hockey Box

Opening an O-Pee-Chee Platinum hockey box from Upper Deck and sharing the contents with you.

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June 19, 2020

239 - Father's Day Appreciation (with Stephen, Rob, and Ryan Veres of…

Three generations of the Veres family behind Burbank Sports Cards give us a glimpse of their dynamic and why Burbank has been such a huge success.

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June 18, 2020

238A - Football Cards vs. Basketball Cards (with Jordan Hagedorn)

Jordan and I discuss relative valuations for equivalently scarce cards - whether basketball or football - basketball is typically priced higher.

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June 18, 2020

238 - Origin: Grant Sandground

Grant is Upper Deck's Director of Product Development. He shares backstory on some of his favorite products.

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June 17, 2020

237 - Tribute: Jackie Robinson (with John Newman)

Following up on my earlier Jackie Robinson Player episode, John and I discuss the totality of Jackie's impact on baseball, other sports, our culture, and hence on our hobby.

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June 16, 2020

236 - Origin: Dan Hitt

Dan Hitt, long-time Beckett Football Price Guide editor, sits down for a chat about his hobby journey from his earliest days.

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