Episodes

Sept. 26, 2020

309B - Out-Takes from Hobby Hotline on the "Junk Gem Era"

Live caller Kevin Jones had an interesting question which was addressed - recommend you listen to the whole hour-long show, Hobby Hotline, another excellent podcast.

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Sept. 26, 2020

309A - Out-Takes from Hobby Hotline on Future Shows and Retail Distri…

Last Saturday's Hobby Hotline had many great moments (as a live show) - I encourage you to listen to the whole show with Drew Herndon, Texas Card Dude, Ziggy No, and me.

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Sept. 25, 2020

309 - Then And Now: Pacific Trading Cards with Rich Klein

Rich and I discuss the baseball card products of one of the most innovative card companies and the people involved including some history-repeated stories.

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Sept. 24, 2020

308 - Dueling Questions 3.0 with Rich Klein

Rich and I go round three of the Dueling Questions format.

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Sept. 23, 2020

307 - Origin: Pete Calderon, Heritage Auctions

Pete shares his strong background in the hobby, landing at Heritage for the past 12 years.

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Sept. 22, 2020

306 - Origin: Ryan Krueger, Professional Money Manager

Ryan discusses how he has applied what he learned as a young collector to his current career in money management.

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Sept. 21, 2020

305 - Origin: Steve Grad, Beckett Authentication

Steve gives his hobby origin story starting as a young card collector in Chicago.

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Sept. 19, 2020

304B - 1953 Topps Baseball

Collectable has syndicated the PSA 10 Mickey Mantle from 1953 Topps, a true condition rarity.

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Sept. 19, 2020

304A - The Greatest Generation

Both my father and father-in-law have birthdays this week - they are terrific examples of the greatest generation.  More than 90% of the Major Leaguers their ages have passed, but left their mark.

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Sept. 18, 2020

304 - Dueling Questions with Ken Capell

Ken and I trade questions about our hobby aspirations among other topics.

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Sept. 17, 2020

303 - Then And Now: The Effect of the Internet with Tanner Jones

Tanner and I discuss the dramatic effect of the Internet on sports card collecting at the three inflection points of Tanner's hobby experience.

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Sept. 16, 2020

302 - 1985 Donruss-Leaf Baseball with Rich Klein

Rich and I discuss Donruss' innovative (at the time) approach to the Canadian baseball card market and its enduring collectability.

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Sept. 15, 2020

301 - Topps eCommerce Strategy with Jeff Heckman

Jeff shares the evolution of Topps' eCommerce efforts, breaking big this year.

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Sept. 14, 2020

300 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 279-298

A brief recap of the past twenty episodes over the past four weeks in case you missed a few, and are curious.  If you want to hear more on some topic, just email me at doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com

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Sept. 12, 2020

299B - Ten Buyer Negotiating Tips

Sports card buyers love good deals - but how to negotiate them in this bull market.

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Sept. 12, 2020

299A - Ten Seller Negotiating Tips

Sports card sellers frequently negotiate, but perhaps less so in a bull market.

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Sept. 11, 2020

299 - Dueling Questions with Nick Matijevich, Panini

Nick and I trade questions about the hobby and our experiences.

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Sept. 10, 2020

298 - Out-Takes on Hobby Hiring with Mike Sommer, Wax Pack Hero

Mike and I have a side conversation discussing hobby hiring practices.

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Sept. 9, 2020

297 - Origin: Mike Chark

Mike relates his Western Canadian sports card hobby journey with us.

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Sept. 8, 2020

296 - Tribute: Lou Brock

A well-deserved tribute to Lou Brock, who passed away at 81 on Sunday afternoon.

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Sept. 7, 2020

295 - Card Collection Insurance with Ken Capell

Long-time insurance pro and serious hockey card collector, Ken Capell and I discuss the merits of insuring your sports card collection.

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Sept. 5, 2020

294B - Out-Takes with Tanner Jones

Tanner and I kept the recorder going and I have extracted this short exchange from his interview of me, which I thought you would like.

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Sept. 5, 2020

294A - Out-Takes on Market Manipulation with Adam Gray, The Basketbal…

On Adam's The Basketball Card Podcast last week (recommend that you listen to the whole episode) I was asked about historical market manipulation of the card hobby.  My brief response recorded here is a small part of the show.

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Sept. 4, 2020

294 - 1977 O-Pee-Chee Baseball (with Rich Klein)

The most interesting of the modern O-Pee-Chee baseball sets with all the subtle and not-so-subtle differences compared to the Topps set of the same year.

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