Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

244 - Set: 1957 Topps Baseball (with John Clemens) 26.06.2020 14:02 ↓

Media pro John Clemens describes his long love affair with and on-going pursuit of the 1957 Topps baseball set.

243 - Dueling Questions 2.0 (with Rich Klein) 25.06.2020 14:22 ↓

Rich and I go another round of dueling questions.

242 - Origin: Chris McGill (House of Jordans) 24.06.2020 14:30 ↓

Chris McGill's hobby origin story including his popular podcast House of Jordans.

241 - Origin: Derek Ficken 23.06.2020 12:44 ↓

Derek shares his origin story up to the point he joined Beckett Media in 2007.

240 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 219-238 22.06.2020 13:31 ↓

A very brief recap of the past twenty episodes.

239C - Veres Father's Day Episode Out-Takes (Burbank) 20.06.2020 10:07 ↓

Out-takes from the Father's Day episode - a behind the scenes look at Burbank Sports Cards

239B - 2019-20 SP Authentic Hockey Box 20.06.2020 5:15 ↓

We open a box from Upper Deck - their newly released SP authentic brand - good stuff!

239A - 2019-20 O-Pee-Chee Platinum Hockey Box 20.06.2020 4:42 ↓

Opening an O-Pee-Chee Platinum hockey box from Upper Deck and sharing the contents with you.

239 - Father's Day Appreciation (with Stephen, Rob, and Ryan Veres of Burbank Sports Cards) 19.06.2020 13:48 ↓

Three generations of the Veres family behind Burbank Sports Cards give us a glimpse of their dynamic and why Burbank has been such a huge success.

238A - Football Cards vs. Basketball Cards (with Jordan Hagedorn) 18.06.2020 13:29 ↓

Jordan and I discuss relative valuations for equivalently scarce cards - whether basketball or football - basketball is typically priced higher.

238 - Origin: Grant Sandground 18.06.2020 14:16 ↓

Grant is Upper Deck's Director of Product Development. He shares backstory on some of his favorite products.

237 - Tribute: Jackie Robinson (with John Newman) 17.06.2020 14:07 ↓

Following up on my earlier Jackie Robinson Player episode, John and I discuss the totality of Jackie's impact on baseball, other sports, our culture, and hence on our hobby.

236 - Origin: Dan Hitt 16.06.2020 14:59 ↓

Dan Hitt, long-time Beckett Football Price Guide editor, sits down for a chat about his hobby journey from his earliest days.

235 - Then and Now: Fat Packs (Eric Norton and Paul Wirth) 15.06.2020 14:41 ↓

We discuss the history of Fat Packs, the long-running, successful weekly podcast, that is now morphing into Beckett Live Presents. 

234B - What If? Card Show Masked Robbery? 13.06.2020 5:11 ↓

Wearing a mask hides your identity.  It seems every robber wears a mask, but obviously all mask-wearers are NOT robbers. 

234A - Investment Fallacies: New Money? 13.06.2020 5:24 ↓

How is "new money" in our industry different from "old money"?

234 - Upper Deck Product Development (with Grant Sandground) 12.06.2020 14:16 ↓

Since immediately after graduating from college, Grant has held key positions at two hobby stalwarts, Beckett Publications first, and now Upper Deck as Director of Product Development.

233 - Player: George Brett (with Tim Shepler) 11.06.2020 13:25 ↓

Tim Shepler (aka Big Shep of About the Cards) discusses his favorite player, George Brett.

232 - Origin: John Clemens 10.06.2020 12:51 ↓

Sports media personality, announcer, and radio voice, John Clemens, shares his hobby origin story.

231 - Interview: Kristina Thorson (House of Jordans) 09.06.2020 14:41 ↓

Kristina, co-host of House of Jordans, tells us her hobby origin story.

230A - Topps Project 2020 Trivia Answers 08.06.2020 6:46 ↓

Listen to Episode #229A for the questions, but here are the answers as promised, plus my surprising (and perhaps unrealistic) 20th pick for the next selection group.

230 - Set: 1967 Topps Baseball (with Rich Klein) 08.06.2020 13:55 ↓

An excellent offering by Topps, considered by some to be the best baseball set of the decade.

229B - Topps Project 2020 Next? 06.06.2020 6:45 ↓

Who would you select for Topps if they were to do another 20 baseball players in the artistic format of Project 2020 next time?

229A - Topps Project 2020 Player Trivia 06.06.2020 5:29 ↓

Each of the 20 selected players from Topps Project 2020 is the answer to a trivia question.  See how many you can get.

229 - Mortality (with John Newman) 05.06.2020 14:36 ↓

John Newman's recent provocative episode on his shorter Hobby Quick Hits, IMHO deserved further consideration.  Please listen to his episode first, then we hope you enjoy our treatment of a subject that is not typically discussed, but should be!