Videos

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-vjce4-133fe03 Our friend and colleague Mark Anderson sadly has passed away - Joe White and Rich Klein join me in honoring his memory and his significant part in the birth, structure, and growth of BGS.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-2aua5-1333cad Now that I am releasing only three episodes a week, MWF, these recaps will become less frequent, but still something that allows me to further reflect on the previous episodes - thanks for listening.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-9ksup-1333a14 Mike and I both recently bought larger collections this year and we explore the methods we used to break down the collection into manageable and sellable segments.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-yxk4v-131b513 Future Hall of Fame status is harder to predict with football players - and is not a guarantee of sky-rocketing demand post-announcement.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-kd8ce-131b52f Thanks Val and Logan - rarely do I get so much new material (and never-before-asked questions) from my guest appearances on other shows - look forward to coming on again!

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-gurvx-131b523 Danny had lots of questions for me and since it was his show he asked away - enjoyed his quick wit and penetrating questions - thanks Danny.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ka2nv-131b51e Type card collecting has been a huge part of my collecting experience over the decades - yes, even Nascard, Indy, and F1, I pursued them all in hopes of cataloging everything eventually.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-33txs-1320a3d Broke a box of this year's hockey - thanks Upper Deck - as always my audio set reviews are a reflective combination of my past, present, and future thoughts.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-5f4j6-131b50b On December 4th at the Winter Meetings the Contemporary Era Committee will vote on which if any of the eight finalists will make the Hall of Fame - I make my case for two superstars with unimpeachable statistical cases.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-rz4ni-13160f1 Tamer's background is in music - I love music too, and we both love sports cards - we draw on some of the similarities and structures common to both - thanks Tamer.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-kgbaa-131b504 Val Marz and Logan Ward had me on as a guest on their Nascard Radio show last month and their racing-centric hobby approach led to some new questions which I appreciated - and enjoyed - thanks.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-33p2j-1320a2e I give a shout out to my brother who has a Thanksgiving birthday and had a place in my hobby journey - plus an important announcement about the future of this podcast.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-tu42c-131b4f5 The final part of my conversation with Jade involved analytics of recent rookies and the wisdom to know when to sell promising but unproven rookies.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-25vgd-131b4ee Kyrie and Twitter have both been front page news lately - they are connected in that Twitter "says" Kyrie is the most hated player in the NBA - how does that negativity affect his card values and card sales?

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-agw3c-131932b Last Saturday's Hobby Hotline is worth checking out in its entirety, but here is a snippet about autographed cards I hope you enjoy - if you have questions or comments, you can send them to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thanks.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-z9cdv-1319320 Hobby Hotline with Danny Black, Sports Balt and Adam Palmer, Heros for Sale - we launched into a discussion of the true current and future value of Pujols' milestone home run ball.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-t4zep-131612a Stephan and Angela were here on a Saturday along with Rich Klein and we had a fun afternoon of looking at and sorting cards and recording a couple of podcasts - thanks!

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ijeag-13160e5 Tamer has his own channel and had accumulated lots of interesting hobby questions for me for this simulcast - I appreciated his thoughtful approach and hope you do too. Thanks Tamer.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-teba2-1314737 Jade had saved up a few years of questions for me some relating to COMC and others about the sports card hobby, and I, of course, had some hypotheticals for him - thanks Jade!

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ttzr5-130de69 Card collectors and investors can be an addictive behavior with respect to their connection with sports cards - what do you do when you see a collector friend getting in too deep in terms of money or time?

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-8h3fk-130de53 Danny has had several interesting career paths outside the sports card hobby including sport teams and radio - this is our second battle of questions but perhaps not our last - thanks Danny!

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-a4qhg-130de3e Logan and I trade interesting questions about this great sports card hobby and he proposes a trade that I will not immediately accept but will consider - thanks Logan!

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-htm3z-130b2f9 Football is quarterback-centric in terms of card prices - Ray Guy was the best at what he did, but not being a QB puts his card values not in disrespect, but clearly not in the upper echelon. RIP Ray Guy.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-36jid-13033b6