Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

Besides grading the card, what other logistical concerns arise in the grading process - both internal and external - I try to address some of these concerns for a serious collector who contacted me directly.

Upper Deck's new complete set in a box (plus five additional parallels or inserts) is perhaps the beginning of an emerging trend in target marketing to teams and cities in hopes of growing the sports card collecting pie.  Thanks Upper Deck!

Lots of hobby celebrations toward the end of the year - Rich is a big fan of Secret Santa promotions as win-win.

Rich and I sometimes are shoulder-to-shoulder deep in the dollar boxes at shows.  Here are our takes on proper etiquette especially when it gets crowded. 

Rich and I contrast today with the old days of gathering sports card price info almost exclusively from private sales.

When do you give up and cash out on a once-promising prospect?  Does it depend on the sport or position or team?  Excerpted from last week's Hobby Hotline.

Last week's live Saturday morning's Hobby Hotline dealt in part with the implications of eBay's significant financial investment in COMC.  This is excerpted from that.

Just announced were the 25 semi-finalists for the Pro FB HOF.  Finalists will be announced in January and then the selectees will be presented on February 8th. If you are interested in one of these players, consider getting ahead of the herd.

More questions from a variety of listeners on a variety of topics.  I am enjoying the opportunity to share perspectives and insights that are relevant. 

These recapped episodes cover about two months of three times a week podcasts plus ten YouTube Card Wall videos.  Thanks for listening and watching.