Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

Tanner and I kept the recorder going and I have extracted this short exchange from his interview of me, which I thought you would like.

On Adam's The Basketball Card Podcast last week (recommend that you listen to the whole episode) I was asked about historical market manipulation of the card hobby.  My brief response recorded here is a small part of the show.

The most interesting of the modern O-Pee-Chee baseball sets with all the subtle and not-so-subtle differences compared to the Topps set of the same year.

Adam suggests that every serious collector should be on Instagram and gives his four reasons why.

There is sorting and there is mega-sorting.  Mike shares his on-going experience breaking down a largely-unsorted million-card inventory.

Jeff shares his hobby journey and his current work at Topps directing their successful eCommerce efforts.

How to think (and what to do) about the current hot state of the sports card industry.

Popular book summarized (and the book summary is recommended) - how and where do you get in the zone with respect to the hobby?

I "analyzed" and "quantified" this 300+ table weekend card show (and its contents) and share some of my conclusions.

Adam shares his origin story, his essentially uninterrupted life-long passion for basketball cards, including the development of his excellent podcast, The Basketball Card Podcast, and his Top 100 Cards. 

Mike has some thoughtful questions about previous episodes dealing with the financial aspects of this great hobby.

Tanner talks about his "labor of love" hobby of creating custom cards on a very limited basis for personal use and enjoyment.

Rich and I discuss the interesting parallels and contradictions between the world of music and sports cards.

Today is 8-24 - informally now known as Kobe Bryant Day!  My best Kobe find, victory snatched from the jaws of defeat.

Overflow from my recent conversations with Scott.

Highly recommend that you listen (or watch) Jeremy's Episode 30 of his Sports Cards Live on YouTube, where I was his guest for an enjoyable hour three weeks ago.  Thought DJBSCI listeners might especially enjoy this nine-minute interchange.

We hear Nick's origin story from young savvy collector to his current position at Panini. 

The National Sports Collectors Convention for 2020 has been officially cancelled now, so Rich and I look forward to Chicago next summer, and how the National might be different going forward.

Sports journalist and author Dan Good (and husband of Sooz) shares his hobby journey with us, including his ghost-writing.

We discuss the evolution of the National Sports Collectors Convention and other large regional sports card shows during the 1980's.

A brief recap and highlight of each of the past twenty episodes in case you missed some.  Thanks for listening - doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com 

We compare and contrast the experience and results of opening these two similarly priced hockey hobby boxes.  One had a higher yield, but that was not my long-term preference.  Any questions or comments can be directed to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com .  Thanks!

Is It A Good Deal Now?  Seven aspects to consider before pulling the trigger on a major purchase.

Scott and I trade questions about our hobby.

Mike shares more shipping do's and don't's for collectors and dealers of sports cards.