Dr. Beckett unretires to share sports card stories, analyses, and opinions, based on his six decades of intensive experience.
Episodes
Monday Oct 10, 2022
Monday Oct 10, 2022
The Industry Summit in Las Vegas had record attendance from local card shop owners and online retailers this year (actually last week) - I gave a short talk of which this is an abridgement.
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Today is my mom's 97th birthday - 1961 was a pivotal year in my collecting and my mom (and dad) had a big part in that - thanks mom - Happy Birthday!
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
A very complicated and misunderstood set that is worthy of further scrutiny. I was a serious collector of this set collecting it in the 1970's, and one of the first collectors to do so, so I was eager to discuss with others who also love the set.
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
I was responding to a recent episode of Mike's Golden Age of Cardboard where he discusses (with Bluejacket66, thanks Dave!) the iconic Leaf baseball set that, in a sense, broke the color barrier, but was not a commercial success.
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Carrying over from yesterday, Jim and I discuss his new venture. I was especially interested in how there could be some positive father-son opportunities in his content creation. And oh yes, it's my wife Diane's birthday today!
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Jim Telford is starting a podcast and YouTube channel discussing vintage sports cards but also blended in some sense with his other passion for wine as a restaurant and wine bar owner in California.
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Last week's Hobby Hotline show was packed as usual - you should check the show out on its entirety - every week it's different topics and frequently listener driven, which I like.
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Brief recap and/or amplification of the previous 25 episodes including any second thoughts I may or may not have on the content - let me know what you like - doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thanks!
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
TCMA put out several types of interesting sets, old-timers, minor leaguers, etc. Very collectable now, but Rich and I discuss those early forgotten days. Thanks Rich.
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Most of last Saturday's call-in live show centered on Albert Pujpls 700th homer the day before and what was going to happen to "the ball" and his cards.