Videos

March 8, 2021

425 - Dueling Questions with Joe Maddalena, Profiles in History, now Heritage

Joe Maddalena trade questions back and forth based on our decades of experience in the hobby. Sometimes what goes around, comes around, as the past can repeat!

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March 8, 2021

424B - Panini Box Battle

I have a tournament of sorts involving three different Panini sports and particular card products - my admittedly subjective winners are probably surprising.

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March 8, 2021

424A - Out-Takes with Dustin Cooley, Personal Finance Dad

Dustin interviewed me for his Personal Finance Dad show on YouTube and here is a brief sample - obviously encourage you to watch Dustin's episodes, not just the one I am on.

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March 8, 2021

424 - Origin: Chris Harris, Stale Gum

Chris shares his baseball card origin story over the decades and why he is @stalegum.

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March 8, 2021

423 - Risk Management with Torsten Bauer

Torsten, a theoretical nuclear physicist by training, is now working in risk management - we discuss the applications to sports card collecting and investing.

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March 8, 2021

422- Upper Deck Hockey Insights with Billy Celio

Billy Celio tells us about the Upper Deck Hockey products he has shaped and worked on this year.

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March 8, 2021

420 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 399-418

A brief recap of the past four weeks of our daily podcasts in case you want a refresher. Thanks for listening!

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March 8, 2021

419B - Huggins & Scott March Auction Preview

A different kind of look at the Huggins & Scott March Auction Catalog - breaking it down by broad categories to see the respective emphases.

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March 8, 2021

419A - Out-Takes with Patrick Greenough, Radicards

Patrick had me on as a guest on his YouTube show and here are a few interesting excerpts. doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com

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March 2, 2021

421 - Dueling Questions with David Porter, Panini

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-bh593-fa5cc4 David Porter and I trade questions back and forth about the hobby we both love.

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Feb. 25, 2021

419 - My Beckett Industry Summit Talk from 2018

Exactly four years ago today I gave a talk at the Beckett Industry Summit. This is an abridgment, but it's interesting to consider what has changed and what hasn't in the past four years, especially in this last dramatic year.

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Feb. 25, 2021

418 - Tribute: Louise Bird, Beckett Customer Service Maven, with Bob Richardson

Bob and I fondly reminisce about Louise Bird, a remarkable voice within our former company as well as the hobby at large, through her impact both in our offices and on the road.

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Feb. 25, 2021

417 - Origin: Joe Maddalena, Profiles in History, now Heritage

Joe is now at Heritage after his successful founding and run at Profiles in History. His roots are in baseball cards going back to the 1970's. We both agreed we would like to time travel!

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Feb. 25, 2021

415 - Winterizing Your Collection

Last week's record low icy temperatures here in Texas wreaked havoc in a multitude of ways - my collection was not affected, was yours? Hopefully not!

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Feb. 25, 2021

414B - Six Listener Questions

An accumulation of recent questions from listeners, addressed succinctly.

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Feb. 25, 2021

414A - Out-Takes from Hobby Hotline 020621

Hobby Hotline, the weekly Saturday morning live call-in show for our hobby had (as usual) some interesting conversation. This is an excerpt from the most recent time I was a co-host.

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Feb. 25, 2021

414 - Origin: Patrick Greenough, Radicards

Patrick shares his sports card hobby origin story - how he got started at an early age and never looked back.

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Feb. 25, 2021

413 - Tribute: Dale Earnhardt with Val Marz, NASCARD Radio

Val, host of NASCARD Radio, and I discuss the long-term impact of the Intimidator, who tragically passed away at Daytona exactly twenty years ago today.

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Feb. 25, 2021

412 - Transferable Skills with Torsten Bauer

German Torsten Bauer and I discuss the transferable skills gained from this great hobby - how it has been helpful in other careers.

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Feb. 25, 2021

410 - Origin: David Porter, Panini

David shares his interesting sports card hobby journey with us starting with his attempt to get ALL the baseball cards!

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Feb. 23, 2021

416 - Collecting in the Dark (Without Power)

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-fkrbj-fb68a9 Last week left many in Texas without electrical power for extended periods of time - how did I and other collectors cope?

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Feb. 16, 2021

411 - Origin: Billy Celio, Upper Deck

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-9tnhi-fa5ccd Billy talks about his sports card hobby origin story including how he got his job at Upper Deck.

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Feb. 10, 2021

409B - Upper Deck Hockey Box Battle

I open five different boxes of this year's hockey products courtesy of show sponsor Upper Deck and Chris Carlin - all worth your consideration depending on which end of the pool you play in - the shallow end or the deep end.

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Feb. 10, 2021

409A - Out-Takes from Brody The Kid, Hobby Life

I was a guest on Brody's Hobby Life show - watch the whole episode on Brody's YouTube channel - these are just some brief audio excerpts.

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