Episodes

The National Sports Collectors Convention for 2020 has been officially cancelled now, so Rich and I look forward to Chicago next summer, and how the National might be different going forward.

Sports journalist and author Dan Good (and husband of Sooz) shares his hobby journey with us, including his ghost-writing.

We discuss the evolution of the National Sports Collectors Convention and other large regional sports card shows during the 1980's.

A brief recap and highlight of each of the past twenty episodes in case you missed some.  Thanks for listening - doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com

We compare and contrast the experience and results of opening these two similarly priced hockey hobby boxes.  One had a higher yield, but that was not my long-term preference.  Any questions or comments can be directed to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com.  T...

Is It A Good Deal Now?  Seven aspects to consider before pulling the trigger on a major purchase.

Scott and I trade questions about our hobby.

Mike shares more shipping do's and don't's for collectors and dealers of sports cards.

Jeremy (Sports Cards Live on YouTube) and I duel with our hobby questions to each other.

Geoff and I exchange opinions about current and past sports card analytics and graphs and their interpretation.

Sometimes it's healthy to take a break from your hobby.  Tanner and I discuss the ramifications of the hamster wheel.

Thank you, Upper Deck, for the opportunity to review this product - hard to describe, but very eclectic and very enjoyable, especially if you like all sports and popular culture as I do.

What does it feel like to own a professional sports franchise?  How is it similar to owning a fabulous sports card collection?

What cards would be boring?

Free-form discussion about the hobby we love.

Jon and his dad Pat were regulars on the sports card show circuit back in the 1980's and owned a card shop in North Little Rock.

Grant and I trade questions about the sports card hobby including his advice for the card companies.

Sooz, formerly of Beckett Media and Topps, shares her interesting hobby journey with us.

Scott shares his hobby journey.

I was interviewed last month for this excellent podcast and this was a slice I wanted to be sure my listeners heard.

Short excerpt from my recent appearance on Beckett Live with Eric Norton discussing then and now type issues.

Mike Sommer of Wax Pack Hero shares his accumulated knowledge of helpful shipping tips relative to sports cards.

Jeremy shares with us his hobby origin and journey up to this point.

Geoff provides plenty of free information, but has structured his program in such a way that investors can choose to pay for certain products and services he and his team have developed.