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.