Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

We listen to fellow podcaster Brett McGrath's sports card hobby journey as well as his vocational journey.

Mike brought his passion for collecting baseball cards and his technical expertise to the Baseball Card Hall of Fame in simplifying its voting structure as the project continues to take off.

Stepped Up basis may be eliminated by the Congress, which would affect hobby generational wealth transfer in a big way.

An accumulation of related questions and themes from Instagram on how I do hobby - spoiler alert - I am not typical.

Co-Hosts Brad Bethune (TX Card Dude), Rich Klein, and I fielded questions from this live Saturday morning hobby show about shows, old and recent.

Ray shares his baseball card collecting journey - leading him all the way to the founding of the Baseball Card Hall of Fame.

How do we maintain momentum and continue to sustain the remarkable recent growth in our great hobby?

Conflicts of interest in the sports card industry may not be illegal but they can be destructive to the long term health of the hobby if too many new collectors are burned (badly).

The distinguished panelists at the dinner in late May in Dallas had suggestions for how they maintain motivation and consistency in the delivery of their helpful hobby content. 

Eddie and I tout the benefit of collecting the popular players from your schools or area - a great focus allowing for every budget.