Videos

Rocco's interesting hobby journey is shared, at least the first part of it, and we will find out that the way he enjoys the hobby has been transformed by circumstances beyond his control.

I constructed a tournament of sorts with ripping several recent Topps baseball card products - all were good but one won my preference. Which would you choose: 2020 Bowman Chrome Sapphire, 2020 Stadium Club Chrome, 2020 Topps Allen & Ginter Chrome, 2020 Topps Inception, or 2020 Topps Update?

Our esteemed panelists expressed their instant feelings with regard to the recent rash of world record prices in our hobby. Thanks to Ken Capell, Jason Granet, Jordan Hagedorn, Jeremy Lee, and Mike Sommer.

Chris Harris tells us why the often-overlooked Fleer baseball sets from 1991 through 1995 deserve a second look, indeed looking past their (over) production quantities.

I was joined for this discussion of the place, if any, of budgeting in the vintage card collecting/investing world by panelists Brian Flinn, Frank Guastella, Eddie Healy, Kevin O'Keefe, and Jim Telford.

We hear popular YouTuber, Dustin Cooley aka Personal Finance Dad's sports card origin story.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-seghz-fccf1f The first modern virtual dinner generated some great content. Thanks to excellent panelists: Ken Capell, Jason Granet, Jordan Hagedorn, Jeremy Lee, and Mike Sommer. If you would like to be considered for a future event, send your request to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and we will add you to the list.

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!

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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!

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!

An accumulation of recent questions from listeners, addressed succinctly.

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.

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