Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

Dane had saved up some questions for me but I was ready with my own questions.

Eddie Healy shares his experience with his dad and the 1974 Topps rack packs they were able to resist opening all these years.  

Alex Bell's card shop was operational from 1988-1995 with lots of local brick and mortar competition.  Now card shops compete with the digital world of card sales and virtual community.

Victor Roman collects RC's of Hall of Famers in the four collecting major sports as do I - we discuss our respective approaches.

Brad and I had an extended conversation about several subjects related to the discomfort of our finite mortality and how to deal with our valuable sports collections.

Karl's father only collected and completed only one baseball card set - but it was a great one - plus he kept his daily journal from 1949! 

Torsten's experience as a basketball card collector in Germany over the years was heavy reliant on his trusted Beckett magazines.

Advanced collector Anthony Nex shares his quest for completing these elusive panels, which were intended to preview the upcoming set, but were apparently discarded as there are few copies available today. 

Karl shares his family's positive story involving his dad's cards and how they were handled over the decades since the exact day they were purchased.

Brad and I discuss this difficult topic that perhaps every serious collector will eventually face.

A brief recap of the most recent twenty episodes of this podcast in case you are curious.

Dr. Rick and I rambled on for some of the other interesting Post and Jello sets from the early 1960's.  The year 2020 has taught us that "ridiculous" prices may not be so ridiculous.

Breaker Dane Coenen, who has appeared on this show before, kindly sent over a couple of boxes of Panini Origins for our review.

Dr. Rick and I discuss the similarities and differences between these two challenging sets, both with the allure of intriguing short prints.

Adam Gray's e-Magazine is highly recommended - contact him at basketballcardfanatic@gmail.com for a free copy of his first issue.

Joe Palke wants to sell some of his cards - don't many of us?  What are the preferred selling platforms or methods for selling cards of various value levels?

Alex Bell and I discuss different methods of storing and protecting sports cards - the more valuable as well as those less valuable.

Recently deceased Pro Football Hall of Famer Herb Adderley is worthy of a second look - his cards look like utter bargains based on their supply compared to comparable baseball player's cards of the same era.

Hobby Hotline is a great show (live!) that I encourage you to listen to in its entirety.  I was joined by John Newman, Jeff Dinson, Jeremy Lee, and James Hummel for this segment.  

Hobby Hotline is always interesting and worth your attention.  We had an interesting exchange last time I was on this live show, worthy of sharing.

Rich and I examine the big shows, especially the Nationals, over the decade of the 1990's.

Victor Roman has done extensive research and reporting on rookie cards, which he shares with us.  What defines an RC has evolved.

Kevin, a second grade teacher, and I discuss ways to get more kids into our great hobby.

Looking through the political lens with next week's election, here are seven price guide hacks along with some connections to popular controversial topics, their definitions and interpretations.

The recent Beckett Industry Summit had a number of excellent sessions.  Ray Schulte interviewed me for one and this was the segment I thought was particularly worth sharing here.