Episodes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Adam suggests that every serious collector should be on Instagram and gives his four reasons why.

There is sorting and there is mega-sorting.  Mike shares his on-going experience breaking down a largely-unsorted million-card inventory.

Jeff shares his hobby journey and his current work at Topps directing their successful eCommerce efforts.

How to think (and what to do) about the current hot state of the sports card industry.

Popular book summarized (and the book summary is recommended) - how and where do you get in the zone with respect to the hobby?

I "analyzed" and "quantified" this 300+ table weekend card show (and its contents) and share some of my conclusions.

Adam shares his origin story, his essentially uninterrupted life-long passion for basketball cards, including the development of his excellent podcast, The Basketball Card Podcast, and his Top 100 Cards.

Mike has some thoughtful questions about previous episodes dealing with the financial aspects of this great hobby.

Tanner talks about his "labor of love" hobby of creating custom cards on a very limited basis for personal use and enjoyment.

Rich and I discuss the interesting parallels and contradictions between the world of music and sports cards.

Today is 8-24 - informally now known as Kobe Bryant Day!  My best Kobe find, victory snatched from the jaws of defeat.