Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

John Newman, creator and host of the popular (and highly recommended) podcast, Sport Card Nation, joins for an enjoyable conversation.  We discuss his collecting origin story as well as his expanding podcast portfolio.  You should also check out his (collaborating with several other noteworthy podcasters) Hobby Hotline for live call-ins about the hobby.

Rich Klein and I discuss setting and changing card show admission fees as we approach his popular semi-annual Adat Chaverim benefit show.

Len Bias was the second pick overall in the 1986 NBA draft - to be the next superstar for the Boston Celtics, but his life was cut short when he died of a drug overdose the day after the draft.  Eric Norton and I discuss the what if's associated with what could have been for Len and his potentially future cards and their value.

Tim Getsch, Founder and CEO of COMC.com, and I discuss some potential future features with his COMC service and platform.

Geoff Wilson sits down to discuss his Sports Card Investor podcast (and YouTube show) - how it got started, how he has positioned it, and why it took off.

We compare the 2020 Topps Series One Baseball hobby box of 24 packs with the jumbo box of ten packs - slight preference for jumbo!

It's the day after Valentine's - too early to plan for next year?  A discussion of gift giving and receiving.  A hint: it might be about the hints!

What if a couple collects together?  Mostly good?

We take a look at the printed catalog for the Huggins & Scott Sports Auction Catalog dated and ending 02202020.

Joe Davis, owner of Got Baseball Cards in the Atlanta area, sits down to discuss his current multi-faceted involvement in our hobby/industry, and how that came to be.