Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

Rich and I discuss the rise and fall of Wild Card, the card company known for their infamous striped cards.  Interestingly that innovation from the early '90's has not been copied.

We talk to Dane Coenen of Dynasty Breaks about his favorite set.  1993 Topps Finest Baseball marked a seismic turn toward higher end premium products, leading to all the amazing products of today.

Daryl McKay (co-founder of Sports Images, a leading distributor then, and now a business consultant) and I compare and contrast the Distributor landscape from 30 years ago to now, and conclude there are more similarities than differences.

A discussion of Honus Wagner - not just his notorious T206 card but also his playing and coaching career.

Dave and I lament the decrease in truly regional card and memorabilia shows, while being encouraged by the recent increase and proliferation of local card shows.

Dave and I discuss the National Sports Collectors Convention, most frequently held in Chicago, and speculate as to what other shows come close to the National's impact.

Eric Norton, popular host of Beckett Media's Fat Packs podcast and wrestling aficionado, helps me evaluate a newly-arrived group of 75 recent wrestling card complete sets I had won in a recent Huggins & Scott auction.

Geoff Wilson's excellent podcast, Sports Card Investors, recently featured an episode entitled "20 Things New Sports Card Investors Must Know."  We comment, largely affirming, his thoughts and explanations.  You can also find his written transcript at www.sportscardinvestor.com as well as other helpful stuff.

Chris Carlin, Upper Deck's Senior Manager of Customer Experience shares his hobby journey, joining Upper Deck right out of college and working his way up. 

James and I discuss the current COMC experience as well as what's coming in terms of innovations.  Go to COMC.com to find out more.