Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

The discussion of vaults - pros and cons - short term and long term - was discussed during this live show along with co-hosts Danny Black and Cousin Tony.

Adam joins me to discuss his brainchild, the PWCC Iconic 100.  In spite of Adam's obvious passion for basketball cards, the Iconic 100 survey results reflected an eclectic mix of trading cards, within which were many surprises.

Mike Sommer, Wax Pack Hero, and fellow podcaster, had accumulated some questions for me since the last time we had seen each other.  Send your questions to me at doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and Thanks Mike!

Not smart to just send in random cards to a third-party grading service.  Not just the player, but the expected condition, needs to be considered and there are many "experts" out there who can help you with that.

Patrick and I had an extended conversation over here at my office and this segment dealt with our somewhat corporate speculation on what and how Fanatics may exponentially grow our hobby.

Steve, Rich, and I caught up on the phone yesterday for an hour - mostly talking about obscure basketball sets and especially Star Company of which Steve is the authority - thanks Steve for sharing your hard-earned knowledge.

Our friend and colleague Mark Anderson sadly has passed away - Joe White and Rich Klein join me in honoring his memory and his significant part in the birth, structure, and growth of BGS.

Now that I am releasing only three episodes a week, MWF, these recaps will become less frequent, but still something that allows me to further reflect on the previous episodes - thanks for listening. 

Mike and I both recently bought larger collections this year and we explore the methods we used to break down the collection into manageable and sellable segments.

Future Hall of Fame status is harder to predict with football players - and is not a guarantee of sky-rocketing demand post-announcement.