Videos

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-4yd85-110216e Brad Bethune and Jeff Dinson were my co-hosts on Hobby Hotline this month and one of the questions was about the hopefully positive impact of kid's getting COVID vaccinations.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-68mp4-10f64d5 John had a number of eclectic questions for me about collecting in the seventies for his excellent topical podcast - his specialty - distant memories were retrieved.

Blake Grice's YT Channel: BlakeDOWN breaks down each group of Topps Project 70 cards with special emphasis on the artists and creativity. Thanks Blake - nine-year-old prodigy!

Brad (TXCardDude) had saved up some tough hobby questions for Rich and me and we enjoyed responding in tandem. Thanks Rich and Brad!

A very brief recap of the past four weeks of episodes - I enjoy thinking back to what I was thinking and occasionally have new retrospective thoughts.

There were apparently 14 versions of this question, best encapsulated by Keith (thanks Keith!), so here's my response from having been in the exact situation described back in the day but handled differently by others today.

Another seven listener hobby questions accumulated since last time - if you have a question or comment - send to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thanks!

I discuss esprit d'corps with Tracy Hackler, David Porter, Rob Springs, and Tim Trout - why some of our hobby friendships are so strong.

Exactly 25 years ago today I had a near fatal heart attack - if I had not survived, how might BGS have turned out differently? [Thank God I didn't!]

The second part of our interview with Bob - we go back in time to the simpler days of sports card hobby enjoyment. Thanks Bob!

It's 10-4 and careful listeners know why this is a very important day to me! My awesome wife had a question about Tom Brady's fitness being a key component of his GOAT-ness?

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-2wtwm-10f64ac Drew Herndon, Sam Shuford and I (co-hosts this week of Hobby Hotline) field questions about this year's Industry Summit in Las Vegas - we wish we would have been there!

John interviewed me for his show of which I am a subscriber and faithful listener. Edited excepts where we discussed the eighties and other interesting topics.

The shorter second part of Sam's interview as we delve into many topics, mostly hobby related.

Sam Shuford shares her origin story of how she started in the hobby and why she started her Women of the Hobby channel. Thanks Sam!

Rich and I discuss the relative merits of the 1976 and 1977 Topps 660-card baseball sets from back when Topps was pretty much the only game in town.

Brad Bethune tells Rich and me what his experience was like getting back into the sports card hobby after an extended break - he found it overwhelming.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-m38wh-10b430a I won two boxes of this innovative and overlooked product in the latest Huggins and Scott Auction - I opened the box and got almost exactly what I predicted - is that why this product was never really that successful?

Adam is a basketball card fanatic after all - so not surprising that we carried over to an additional set of interesting dueling basketball card questions.

It seems sports card collectors never run out of interesting questions and I am thankful for that. You can easily send yours to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thanks.

Drew Herndon and Sam Shuford were my co-hosts taking listener and viewer live questions - this was a short interesting thread about cooperative support of your LCS.

Kyle and have both been (and are still) educators at heart - this episode is excerpted from Kyle's interview of me on his excellent weekly basketball card podcast

Tanner and I both like to get a good deal by buying collections or accumulations in bulk regardless of the organization or lack thereof.

Kyle Johnson provides an insider's view of COMC marketing efforts, which will be increasing as COVID recedes, hopefully sooner.