Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

209A - SMART Goals

Goals "should" be Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-Bound.  As a hobbyist that's not necessarily so.

209 - Mother's Day Appreciation

How to show appreciation to your mother in the context of loving sports cards - you, not necessarily her.

208 - Dueling Questions: Rich Klein

Rich and I go back and forth with questions in turn.

207A - COVID-Safe Card Shows

What will the shows of the future look like - what safeguards and protections might be put in place?

207 - COVID-Safe Card Shops (with Joe Davis)

Respected Georgia card shop owner Joe Davis discusses what the post-COVID environment might look like for his shop.

206 - Tribute: Jefferson Burdick (American Card Catalog)

Jefferson Burdick (1900-1963), was one of truest and noblest pioneers of our great hobby, our initial cataloger.  His selfless contributions to our later growth cannot be overstated.

205 - Confidence in Grading

How to think about the confidence sports card collectors should have in grading services in terms of variability and consistency.

204B - Raw Vintage VG Cards

Listener Mark Zentkovich laments the challenge of filling out sets of off-condition vintage, where half-off is not a bargain for "good" condition cards.

204A - Topps USFL Football Cards

A look back at Topps two iconic sets, 1984 and 1985, featuring the now-defunct USFL. 

204 - Player: Jose Canseco (with Tanner Jones)

Tanner Jones has super-collected Jose Canseco, even spending a day with the slugger.  More details in his excellent book, Confessions of a Baseball Card Addict, available on Amazon.