Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

890 - Thanksgiving Thanks and More

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I give a shout out to my brother who has a Thanksgiving birthday and had a place in my hobby journey - plus an important announcement about the future...

889 - Prospecting Analytics, with Jade Aspiras, COMC

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The final part of my conversation with Jade involved analytics of recent rookies and the wisdom to know when to sell promising but unproven rookies.

888 - Kyrie Irving, Most Hated NBA Player?

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kyrie and Twitter have both been front page news lately - they are connected in that Twitter "says" Kyrie is the most hated player in the NBA - how do...

887 - Out-Takes on Autographed Cards from Hobby Hotline 111222

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Last Saturday's Hobby Hotline is worth checking out in its entirety, but here is a snippet about autographed cards I hope you enjoy - if you have ques...

886 - Out-Takes on Pujols’ 700th Ball from Hobby Hotline 111222

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hobby Hotline with Danny Black, Sports Balt and Adam Palmer, Heros for Sale - we launched into a discussion of the true current and future value of Pu...

885 - Dueling Questions, with Stephan and Angela Loeffler, plus Rich Klein

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Stephan and Angela were here on a Saturday along with Rich Klein and we had a fun afternoon of looking at and sorting cards and recording a couple of ...

884 - Tamer Maamoun Questions

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tamer has his own channel and had accumulated lots of interesting hobby questions for me for this simulcast - I appreciated his thoughtful approach an...

883 - Dueling Questions, with Jade Aspiras, COMC

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jade had saved up a few years of questions for me some relating to COMC and others about the sports card hobby, and I, of course, had some hypothetica...

882 - Alcardholics Anonymous, with John Keating

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Card collectors and investors can be an addictive behavior with respect to their connection with sports cards - what do you do when you see a collecto...

881- Dueling Questions 2.0, with Danny Black, SportsBalt

11 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Danny has had several interesting career paths outside the sports card hobby including sport teams and radio - this is our second battle of questions ...

880 - Dueling Questions, with Logan Ward, KingNascar

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Logan and I trade interesting questions about this great sports card hobby and he proposes a trade that I will not immediately accept but will conside...

879 - Tribute: Ray Guy, HOF Punter

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Football is quarterback-centric in terms of card prices - Ray Guy was the best at what he did, but not being a QB puts his card values not in disrespe...

878 - Married Couples, with Stephan and Angela Loeffler and Rich Klein

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

877 - Environmentalism, with John Keating

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

John had a number of provocative questions - essentially how green is our hobby and industry?  How big of a concern is this or will it be?

876 - Dueling Questions, with Danny Black, SportsBalt

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Danny and I exchange our hobby questions for answers and they were not all about Pittsburgh and Baltimore - thanks Danny and welcome to the Hobby Hotl...

875 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 849-873

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The last five weeks of episodes summarized into a sentence or two in most cases.  Let me know what topics or issues you would like to hear more of at...

874 - Origin: Jade Aspiras, COMC

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rich Klein recommended that I interview Jade, his associate at COMC - an enjoyable time focusing on Jade's sports card origin journey including workin...

873 - Autograph Auction Insights, with Mike Gutierrez

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I have known Mike for decades - this was a great autograph collection - even Mike was impressed - great to see an authentic baseball memorabilia colle...

872 - The Memorabilia Network, with Mike Gutierrez

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This auction contains a massive amount of iconic baseball autographed memorabilia from a non-hobby friend of mine - the catalog looks great - tmnaucti...

871 - Card Doctors, with John Keating, That Seventies Card Show

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of John's questions was about card doctoring and what my observations and experiences over the years had been - it's a controversial topic - and w...

870 - Origin: Danny Black, SportsBalt

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Danny has recently joined the Hobby Hotline team.  When our HH group had dinner at the National, we decided to guest on each other's channels - thank...

869 - Keating Questions 3.0, with John Keating, That Seventies Card Show

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

John Keating is back with some more sports card hobby questions for me to ponder and address - thanks John for the stimulating discussion!

868 - Origin: Logan Ward, KingNascar

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Logan and I discussed his sports card collecting origin story, hitting the ground running as a serious collector right from the start - we are wonderi...

867 - Huggins & Scott Lot 1386: Multi-Sport Retail Reveal

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I won this lot and was overwhelmed - 63 blasters, hangers, and mega's - from baseball, basketball, and football - a learning experience indeed, but no...

866 - 2021 UD SkyBox Metal Universe Champions

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Got a box from Upper Deck of this beautiful product - alas did not open/get a PMG, but got many other aesthetically pleasing cards of athletes I colle...

865 - 2022 Topps Pristine Baseball

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I opened up a hobby box courtesy of Topps and was very pleased with the cards and the experience - when you really like even the base cards of a produ...

864 - Tribute: Bruce Sutter

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bruce Sutter has passed at 69 years of age - Hall of Fame reliever and Cy Young winner - a worthy tribute to another star who has died too young.

863 - Mike Moynihan Questions 2.0

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mike had enough good questions for at least two of my 15-minute (or less) shows - consider going to his Golden Age of Cardboard for the whole video in...

862 - Mike Moynihan Questions

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mike saved up some tough and fresh questions for me and asked them on his longer YouTube format - this is an excerpt - go to Golden Age of Cardboard f...

861 - Hospitality Rooms vs. Trade Nights, with Rich Klein

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sports card show hospitality rooms are a distant cousin of today's trade nights - Rich and I talk about the relative strengths and fun of each after-s...

860 - Out-Takes on Percentages from Hobby Hotline 100822

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The last part of Hobby Hotline last Saturday (check out the show in its entirety including video on YT) dealt with the growth percentages by sport tha...

859 - Out-Takes on Industry Summit and Ian from Hobby Hotline 100822

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I was joined by Brad Bethune and Victor Roman for last Saturday's Hobby Hotline and the conversation ranged from the recent Industry Summit to the eff...

858 - Series Distribution Anomalies, with Rich Klein

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rich and I explain why cards came in series back in the day - was that really simpler for collectors?  Or is today's approach better in these impatie...

857 - My 2022 Summit Talk (Abridged)

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Industry Summit in Las Vegas had record attendance from local card shop owners and online retailers this year (actually last week) - I gave a shor...

856 - My Mom and 1961 Topps Baseball

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today is my mom's 97th birthday - 1961 was a pivotal year in my collecting and my mom (and dad) had a big part in that - thanks mom - Happy Birthday!

855 - 1948-49 Leaf Baseball Theories, Part 2, with Mike Moynihan

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A very complicated and misunderstood set that is worthy of further scrutiny.  I was a serious collector of this set collecting it in the 1970's, and ...

854 - 1948-49 Leaf Baseball Theories, with Mike Moynihan

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I was responding to a recent episode of Mike's Golden Age of Cardboard where he discusses (with Bluejacket66, thanks Dave!) the iconic Leaf baseball s...

853 - Vintage Sports Cards and Fine Wine, Part 2, with Jim Telford

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Carrying over from yesterday, Jim and I discuss his new venture.  I was especially interested in how there could be some positive father-son opportun...

852 - Vintage Sports Cards and Fine Wine, with Jim Telford

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Telford is starting a podcast and YouTube channel discussing vintage sports cards but also blended in some sense with his other passion for wine a...

851 - Out-Takes on NASCAR and SLU’s from Hobby Hotline 092422

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Last week's Hobby Hotline show was packed as usual - you should check the show out on its entirety - every week it's different topics and frequently l...

850 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 824-848

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brief recap and/or amplification of the previous 25 episodes including any second thoughts I may or may not have on the content - let me know what you...

849 - TCMA Cards, with Rich Klein

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

TCMA put out several types of interesting sets, old-timers, minor leaguers, etc.  Very collectable now, but Rich and I discuss those early forgotten ...

848 - Out-Takes on Albert Pujols from Hobby Hotline 092422

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Most of last Saturday's call-in live show centered on Albert Pujpls 700th homer the day before and what was going to happen to "the ball" and his card...

847 - Tribute: Maury Wills, with Rich Klein

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rich and I reminisce about base-stealer extraordinaire Maury Wills and his best cards, several of which are quite challenging - Maury made the game mo...

846 - Seven Listener Questions 8.0

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send your questions or comments to [email protected] and hopefully I can address them in a future episode - thanks!

845 - Seven Listener Questions 7.0

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My seventh installment of seven questions answered about the sports cards hobby and this podcast from my listening friends.

844 - Buying the Dollar Box

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lately on more than one occasion I have bought the whole dollar box - you bring the cards home and then the fun (and work) begins.

843 - My Father and High Numbers

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's my dad's 97th birthday today - we're having dinner with him and my mom this evening - but reminded me how I came to ponder the hobby phenomenon o...

842 - Helping Friends Sell Their Card Collections

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With all the recent publicity and world record prices for cards, I have seen a big uptick in friends calling me about wanting to sell their sports car...

841 - Huggins & Scott Lot 570: Retail Reveal

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I won the lot in their latest auction and had great fun opening 60 blasters, hangers, and jumbos.  I got a big surprise in one of the packs - that's ...

840 - Interview: Clemente Lisi, Journalism and Soccer, Part 3

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The third and final part of our enjoyable conversation.  Look forward to seeing him (and many of you) at the National in Chicago next summer (2023).

839 - Interview: Michael Seguinot, ZiggyNo, Part 3

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The final (for now) exchange of sports card hobby questions between Michael and me - we are both looking for constructive ways to make the hobby bette...

838 - Dueling Questions with Mike Phillips, EVP, Upper deck

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mike's chance to turn the tables on me with his hobby questions - but we both saw the hobby up close for the past three decades and more.

837 - Collection Accounting Records, with Brad Bethune and Rich Klein

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Some collectors keep better records than others - some know how much profit they have made on a collection they bought and others have no idea - be ca...

836 - Job and Career Prospects, with Brad Bethune and Rich Klein

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jobs in the industry are now more available that they have ever been - we are all happy where we are, but see this as a good thing.

835 - Dueling Questions with Ray Cherry

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ray had apparently saved up 45 years of questions going back to the earliest days of the organized sports card hobby in the Dallas area - fond reminis...

834 - Interview: Clemente Lisi, Journalism and Soccer, Part 2

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our extended conversation ran afield covering many topics of our shared experiences in the hobby and academic worlds.

833 - Interview: Michael Seguinot, ZiggyNo, Part 2

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Michael and I kept going - it was difficult to separate and segment our interview as it was flowing - thanks Michael for your sports card insights.

832 - Interview: Mike Phillips, EVP, Upper Deck, Part 2

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Among other topics I asked Mike about his experience in the '90's with Fleer before they went sideways - the brands and designs were really good, but ...

831 - Origin: Ray Cherry

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dallas hobby veteran set collector Ray Cherry joins for his origin story as he has just recently retired from a long successful career in the security...

830 - Brad Bethune Questions 2.0 for Rich Klein and Me

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brad and Rich were over here and Brad had saved up a number of sports card hobby questions for us - thanks Brad - and Rich too!

829 - Interview: Clemente Lisi, Journalism and Soccer

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clemente is a Journalism Professor in New York City at King's College and an avid soccer fan and collector - we had even more in common as you listen ...

828 - Interview: Michael Seguinot, ZiggyNo

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I typically enjoy interviewing other content creators - Michael has also commented on my content (as well as others) - we had free-wheeling exchange a...

827 - Origin: Mike Phillips, EVP, Upper Deck

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mike and I sat down (over Zoom) and discussed his success path in the hobby having worn the many hats that the really good hobby executives have eithe...

826 - Upper Deck AHL Hockey

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Every sport has a farm system of sorts.  Minor League hockey coexists along with college hockey and junior hockey as a showcase for young hockey tale...

825 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 799-823

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recap and reconsideration of the past 25 episodes over the last five weeks, including before and after the successful National in Atlantic City.

824 - Out-Takes from Personal Rips & Hobby Chat, Herman Bryant and Kin Kinsley

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I guested on Herman and Kin's live YouTube evening show for almost an hour but this is a small portion - go check their show out each week.

823 - Dueling Questions, with Herman Bryant, 3B Collectibles

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Herman and I have been co-hosts on Hobby Hotline together so I gave him advance notice to come up with some good questions for me - thanks Herman!

822 - Dueling Questions, with Brian Pirrip, Part 2

22 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brian and I got on a roll - turns out we had more than one episode's worth of dueling questions - thanks Brian!

821 - Dueling Questions, with Brian Pirrip, TikTok

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Each dueling questions episode is different depending on the backgrounds of those involved - thanks Brian for your great questions.

820 - Out-Takes from Hobby Hotline 080622

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brad Bethune, Rich Klein, and Victor Roman were co-hosts with me on this recent edition of Hobby Hotline - watch the whole show - it is live twice a w...

819 - Origin: Herman Bryant, 3B Collectibles

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Braves fan Herman Bryant shared his hobby origin story - his two faves are Dale Murphy and Freddie Freeman.  Hope to see you Herman at next year's Na...

818 - Panini Box Battle/Review

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Four different products from three different sports - all four hobby boxes around the $200/box price on the secondary market - enjoyed opening them an...

817 - Interview: Brian Pirrip, TikTok

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brian and I had a wide-ranging discussion of his hobby background and his entrepreneurial bent - we had some similarities and some differences - but s...

816 - Upper Deck Hockey: Premier vs. SP Authentic

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I surprised myself by actually preferring the box with fewer cards even though I loved the design of SP Authentic - I am becoming exclusively a player...

815 - Torsten Bauer Questions 2.0

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Torsten keeps sending me interesting data analytic questions and comments drawing on other fields of interest - you might learn something!

814 - Eight Listener Questions 6.0

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Another interesting group of eight sports card hobby questions from listeners and viewers - send yours to [email protected] and thanks!

813 - Future National Management, with Rich Klein

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The management of the National Sports Collectors Convention going forward will no longer be spearheaded by the Berkus and Broggi families, who have ca...

812 - Out-Takes from 1989 Upper Deck Box Break, with Geoff Wilson and Rob Veres

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I explain how this came about and who was the lucky one - lots of fun opening this iconic hobby turning point baseball card box - thanks Geoff and Rob...

811 - Atlantic City National Aftermath, with Rich Klein

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I was there but Rich was not able to go at the last minute due to his wife's COVID (now fully recovered) so this was our discussion of how it went fro...

810 - Tribute: Bill Russell, with Rich Klein

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Russell has passed at 88 - dynastic winner who changed his hobby ways late in life and we are all beneficiaries of that - even though his playing...

809 - Out-Takes from Instagram, Part 3, with Rob Veres, Burbank Sportscards

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When I spent the afternoon at Burbank, we kept the cameras and recorders rolling covering a variety of sports card hobby subjects - this segment was d...

808 - Out-Takes from Instagram, Part 2, with Rob Veres, Burbank Sportscards

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When I spent the afternoon at Burbank, we kept the cameras and recorders rolling covering a variety of sports card hobby subjects - this segment was d...

807 - Out-Takes from Instagram with Rob Veres, Burbank Sportscards

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When I spent the afternoon at Burbank, we kept the cameras and recorders rolling covering a variety of sports card hobby subjects - this segment was d...

806 - Rebuttal to Negativity and Accountability Convo

29 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I got many responses and comments on past episode #761 - lots of strident opinions - appreciate the candor - let's be constructive to improve our spor...

805 - Leadership Failures

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of my consultant friends sent me the top ten reasons leaders fail - to be honest I did not get a perfect score - a cautionary note to other leader...

804 - Burbank Warehouse Tour, on location with Rob Veres

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rob saved the tour of the warehouse (a short block away) for last - one of the Seven Wonders of the Collecting World - the numbers are impressive but ...

803 - Burbank Showroom Tour, Part 2, on location with Rob Veres

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I spent the whole afternoon at Burbank Sportscards, never a dull moment with Rob and all the customers and staff - the place was hopping on a Friday a...

802 - Burbank Showroom Tour, on location with Rob Veres

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I visited Burbank Sportscards - I had been meaning to for twenty years - since my last personal visit had been to their previous smaller location - su...

801 - Out-Takes on The National Turning Points from Sports Card Nation, John Newman

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I have attended every National Sports Collectors Convention and have fond memories of all, but certainly there have been highlights ... and the Nation...

800 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 774-798

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The last five weeks of daily episodes summarized - upon further reflection for some of them - always eager to hear which episodes you enjoy the most a...

799 - Out-Takes on Early Nationals from Sports Card Nation, John Newman

20 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

John interviewed me for his excellent show focusing on the earliest annual National Sports Collectors Conventions beginning in 1980 with the first one...

798 - Out-Takes from ”History of the National” with Ezra Levine, Collectable

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Collectable is piecing together a history of the National Sports Collectors Convention - I enjoyed my conversation with Ezra about the many high point...

797 - Out-Takes from Road to the National, with Ezra Levine, Collectable

18 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ezra interviewed me for Collectable's series, "Road to the National", since I have attended all 42 Nationals - this is an excerpted part, audio only -...

796 - Eight Listener Questions 5.0

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My fifth round of accumulating eight listener questions related to sports cards - keep them coming - send them to [email protected] and th...

795 - National Prep

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I give ten thoughts about the upcoming National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City and detail my preparation for it - hope to see you there...

794 - Out-Takes on Dallas vs. The National from Hobby Hotline 070222

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The very successful, six times a year, Dallas card shows are an important part of the hobby's card show calendar, but there's only one National, this ...

793 - Out-Takes on International Trading Card Day from Hobby Hotline 070222

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Among other things we talk about the upcoming inaugural International Trading Card Day from Topps/Fanatics.  This is one way the hobby can dynamicall...

792 - Out-Takes from Hobby Hotline Hobby Palooza 062522, Part 2

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We were on for almost an hour, here's the last edited portion that I thought was worth sharing - thanks Mike and Ty for contributing again to collabor...

791 - Out-Takes from Hobby Hotline Hobby Palooza 062522

08 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bench Clear Media's annual HobbyPalooza involved a special edition of Hobby Hotline, essentially simulcast, and with a lively, expanded roster of co-h...