Videos

To grade or not to trade - that is the question - I give ten considerations followed up with my recommendation (for myself).

We hear Brad Bethune aka the TX Card Dude's sports card collecting origin story including what drives him.

Val's questions for me were not strictly about NASCAR but my questions to him were more along those lines with a few surprises.

Hobby Hotline appearance from two weeks ago along with Brody the Kid and Brad Bethune, TX Card Dude, where we discussed the coming of artificial intelligence in the grading process.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ba5ie-fec568 Bowman came back with a splash in 1989 when Topps brought back the first of these prospect-driven baseball card sets, which have continued to be anticipated staples within the annual mix of baseball card releases. Rich and I cover the first three years of Bowman baseball sets.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-fhmez-101edc6 Josh shares his sports card origin story and how he began his content creation activities culminating in co-founding Card Ladder.

A brief recap of the past four weeks of daily audio episodes in case you missed some - let me know what you want to hear more of at doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thank you!

OPSA's recent purchase of Genamint suggests the coming of AI to grading - we discuss the importance and difficulty assessing of edges.

If you have a large collection it is difficult to show someone and perhaps even difficult to describe - in person, IRL, virtually, or digitally!

We hear Jimmy Estruch's sports card hobby origin story and what he's up to with RetroBoomin and how Instagram is working for him.

My five outstanding guests and I have roundtable discussion on the role of budgeting time and money in our passionate pursuit of the sports card hobby we all love.

Gabriella is a psychology student at Stern College for Women in New York and she is studying nostalgia (and its relation to sports card collecting).

Frank Guastella and I remember our three friends from Detroit, all sports card hobby leaders, who have passed and are greatly missed.

All markets seem to be susceptible to manipulation and some more than others - here are some things I look for in making that assessment in the world of sports cards.

With PSA on pause except for high-end submissions - what should sports card collectors and investors do with their gradable cards?

Rich Klein has been wanting to ask me more in-depth questions about how I spend my retirement time with my pro bono consulting.

Rocco is the amazing blind collector who has compensated so well that he is joyfully participating in this great hobby still!

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-7vcmj-ff6904 Val, co-host of NASCARD Radio, and I discuss the history of NASCAR cards and other related racing subjects. NASCAR is America's second most popular spectator sport!

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-633cv-fc1948 The economist, Chris Harris, asks the statistician, me, questions, and I reciprocate.

Rich Klein and I revisit our notion of magical years in team-oriented baseball card collecting and contrast that with the other non-baseball sports which seem to be more focused on dynasties or eras.

Frank Guastella and I fondly remember hobby icon, Detroit's Frank Nagy, one of the first super-collectors, but of complete sets, not just players and or teams. He bet his life savings on his hobby!

Six fresh and innovative ways to think about how you collect - compared to various roles and positions within the basketball sport player/coach/owner ecosystem.

Another six (different) questions from listeners were addressed and responded to regarding sports cards and other relevant issues - very eclectic as expected.

The weekly Hobby Hotline call-in YT episode from last month contained a segment on pricing considerations that was addressed by me and the other excellent panelists, and motivated by follower comments and questions.