Dr. Beckett unretires to share sports card stories, analyses, and opinions, based on his six decades of intensive experience.
Episodes
Friday Nov 04, 2022
Friday Nov 04, 2022
Danny and I exchange our hobby questions for answers and they were not all about Pittsburgh and Baltimore - thanks Danny and welcome to the Hobby Hotline team!
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
The last five weeks of episodes summarized into a sentence or two in most cases. Let me know what topics or issues you would like to hear more of at doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thanks for listening.
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Rich Klein recommended that I interview Jade, his associate at COMC - an enjoyable time focusing on Jade's sports card origin journey including working in a card shop for ten years before coming to COMC.
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
I have known Mike for decades - this was a great autograph collection - even Mike was impressed - great to see an authentic baseball memorabilia collection that has not been picked over - the "good" stuff is actually great - see for yourself at tmnauctions.com
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
This auction contains a massive amount of iconic baseball autographed memorabilia from a non-hobby friend of mine - the catalog looks great - tmnauctions.com - we will see how things turn out as the auction closes November 6th!
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Friday Oct 28, 2022
One of John's questions was about card doctoring and what my observations and experiences over the years had been - it's a controversial topic - and we agree that goes especially when/if you are trying to defraud another collector.
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Danny has recently joined the Hobby Hotline team. When our HH group had dinner at the National, we decided to guest on each other's channels - thanks Danny!
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
John Keating is back with some more sports card hobby questions for me to ponder and address - thanks John for the stimulating discussion!
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Logan and I discussed his sports card collecting origin story, hitting the ground running as a serious collector right from the start - we are wondering if we crossed paths in Chicago in 1976?
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
I won this lot and was overwhelmed - 63 blasters, hangers, and mega's - from baseball, basketball, and football - a learning experience indeed, but not a profitable one financially.