Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

Lots of changes from the card grading companies - restrictions and increases - how should collectors and submitters react and respond?

Rich basically interviews me on what I like to do when I am not collecting or handling sports cards.  Helping solve the problems of others is easier than solving your own!

As you recall, Rocco has been totally blind for the past 15 years, but that has not slowed his sports card collecting passion.

The economist, Chris Harris, asks the statistician, me, questions, and I reciprocate.

Rich and I discuss the relative merits of magical years vs. dynasties vs. superstar-dominated eras across all the major sports.

Frank Nagy was a hobby icon from Detroit who had on of the top collections in the world but was very willing to share first-hand information and promote this great hobby.

Using basketball as an analogy - here are six considerations for an avatar that might fit the way you collect during this bull market on basketball (and other sports) cards.

Another six questions (with answers!) submitted by listeners, all concerning the hobby we all love.  Your questions can be submitted to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com as an email and thanks!

This Hobby Hotline show (a weekly live show but I am on as a recurring guest once a month) featured John Newman (Sports Card Nation) and Rich Klein as well as the questions and comments of all the live viewers.  Hope you like these excerpts as much as I enjoyed the actual full show.

I give specific details on how I would configure an interesting sports card product/set that I believe could be a winner - especially intentionally for kids at a lower price point.