Videos

Oct. 31, 2020

334 - The 1990's: Card Shows with Rich Klein

Rich and I reminisce about the 1990's, especially the Nationals from that decade, starting stronger than it finished.

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Oct. 29, 2020

333 - The Real RC with Victor Roman

Victor Roman has blogged and YouTubed extensively on RC definitions, which we delve into in this episode

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Oct. 29, 2020

332 - Kids and The Hobby with Kevin O'Keefe

Teacher Kevin O'Keefe and I discuss strategies to get more kids into our hobby sooner.

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Oct. 27, 2020

331 - Seven Price Guide Hacks

Reading the newspaper got me thinking about parallels between what's being discussed in the world and our hobby as well as how to think about price guides.

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Oct. 27, 2020

330 - Out-Takes from Beckett Industry Summit with Ray Schulte

The Beckett Industry Summit went virtual this year and this is a small part of Ray's interview with me.

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Oct. 24, 2020

329 - Explosive Corporate Growth with Rich Klein

This year has seen explosive growth - the companies in this hobby have had difficulty hiring great employees fast enough - reminiscent of the good old days.

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Oct. 24, 2020

329B - Faux Sponsor: Autograph Legibility Service

An attempt to improve the legibility and recognizabilty of athlete's signatures.

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Oct. 24, 2020

329A - Arrows

Back in early 1985, Beckett Baseball Card Monthly instituted arrows into the price guide to signify price changes from the previous month.

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Oct. 24, 2020

328 - The National Re-Imagined

What if you were the czar of the National starting next year?

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Oct. 21, 2020

327 - Faux Sponsor: Sports Cards SPAC

A SPAC is an innovative approach to taking a private company public and could be a future factor in the sports collectibles world.

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Oct. 21, 2020

326 - 1972 Topps Baseball with Rich Klein

Rich and I discuss this iconic and popular Topps baseball card set.

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Oct. 19, 2020

325 - Heritage Auctions Specialties with Derek Grady

Heritage Auctions has been best known for gold and coins, but are a force in the sports collectibles business.

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Oct. 17, 2020

324B - Anti-Analytic

I am obviously NOT anti-analytic, but can an anti-analytic succeed in this dynamic industry.

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Oct. 17, 2020

324A - 2020 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball

Breaking this fun box and reflecting on rules of thumb for pack and box odds.

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Oct. 17, 2020

324 - Interview: Pete Calderon, Heritage Auctions

Pete has had an interesting hobby background, which we enjoyably discuss.

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Oct. 17, 2020

323 - Tribute: Eddie Van Halen

What can we sports card collectors learn from the career of recently departed music and guitar legend Eddie Van Halen.

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Oct. 14, 2020

322 - Grading Skill with Derek Grady, Heritage Auctions VP

Grading cards is extremely difficult as Derek can say authoritatively.

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Oct. 14, 2020

321 - Tribute: Joe Morgan

Joe Morgan, perhaps the greatest second baseman in baseball history.

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Oct. 12, 2020

320 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 299-318

Recap of the past four weeks - synopses.

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Oct. 10, 2020

319C - Tribute: Whitey Ford

Crafty Yankee HOF lefty Whitey Ford has passed at the age of 91. What if's about his career.

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Oct. 10, 2020

319B - Tribute: Barrie Sullivan

Attorney Barrie Sullivan was an early contributor to the enjoyment and organization of our hobby in the 1970's and 1980's.

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Oct. 10, 2020

319A - 2019-20 Upper Deck Stature Hockey Experiment

My experiment tested three ways to collect this new Stature hockey product from Upper Deck.

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Oct. 10, 2020

319 - Huggins & Scott Auction Logistics with Bill Huggins and Kris Fraley

Huggins & Scott is famous for their larger lots, which are a throwback to when collections were bought that way.

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Oct. 10, 2020

318 - Tribute: Bob Gibson, HOF Pitcher

Bob Gibson's passing was a sad day for serious baseball fans.

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