Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

Hobby Hotline is always interesting and worth your attention.  We had an interesting exchange last time I was on this live show, worthy of sharing.

Rich and I examine the big shows, especially the Nationals, over the decade of the 1990's.

Victor Roman has done extensive research and reporting on rookie cards, which he shares with us.  What defines an RC has evolved.

Kevin, a second grade teacher, and I discuss ways to get more kids into our great hobby.

Looking through the political lens with next week's election, here are seven price guide hacks along with some connections to popular controversial topics, their definitions and interpretations.

The recent Beckett Industry Summit had a number of excellent sessions.  Ray Schulte interviewed me for one and this was the segment I thought was particularly worth sharing here.

Listen to this episode if you agree that athletes and celebrities should do a better job of signing their names in terms of legibility and recognizability.

The introduction of up and down arrows in Beckett Baseball Card Monthly was a turning point back in 1985.

We are in another period of explosive hobby growth - Rich interviews me on what we can learn from the last time?

I go down a path of "what if's" reimagining our annual National Sports Collectors Convention, considering that this year is the first year since inception with no National.