Episodes

Christmas means gifts to many, but most of those gifts are expected reciprocal gift exchanges - but what about unsolicited gifts within the hobby from those you really don't know that well?

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

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.

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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