Videos

Rich and I discuss the hypothetical "what if" scenario that Burbank and Mike's did not exist.

Eric Norton helps me evaluate a newly-arrived group of 75 recent wrestling card complete sets

Rich and I discuss the rise and fall of Wild Card, the card company known for thier infamous striped cards.

Listener feedback and reaction to the first three weeks of this podcast, garnered at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago. Check out my daily audio podcast “Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights” wherever podcasts are found, or you can go straight to beckettinsights.podbean.com, and please email your questions or…

We recap the past four weeks of epsides including the reflections and feedback of listeners.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-5mwry-d4df92 We briefly recap all the immediate past episodes from #139 through #158. Any questions, comments, or future episode suggestions can be sent to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com for consideration. Thanks!

I walk through Rich Klein's famous Adat Chaverim synagogoe show and describe my experience for those of you not here.

National sports card dealer Wayne Varner of Shoebox Cards in the Pittsburgh area recently passed away after an extended illness. He was a stalwart on the card show circuit.

Different ways to sort sports cards

Conversation with Dane Coenen of Dynasty Breaks

Eric Norton of the Fat Packs podcast.

Discussion with Adam Martin of Dave and Adam's fame about his origin story.

Stephan Loeffler, COMC Identification Tech, and co-host of the popular video podcast, About the Cards.

Dan Even unfortunately passed away during the National Sports Collectors Convention after a long illness. He was a pleasant and delightful friend and a very helpful contributor to Beckett Publications.

A controversial issue perhaps not well understood.

Rob Veres, Founder of Burbank Sportscards of Burbank, CA, shares his origin story coming from pre-teen coin collecting roots, along with his consistent hard work ethic.

Tim Getsch, Founder and CEO of COMC.com, airs his hobby origin story. Spoiler alert: We both love data!

Mike Fruitman of Mike's Stadium Sportscards of Aurora, CO, shares hios personal hobby origin story.

Tom Seaver's career and cards.

A fond look at two gone-too-soon friends, father and son, who made an impact on the hobby and on us.

Discussion of shill bidding.

Rich Klein turns the tables and interviews me.

Five card flipping games I played as a kid.

Mike Berkus, co-founder of the annual National Sports Collectors Convention, now in its 40th year, was a force in the industry, always seemiong to be near the epicenter with a smile and a story.