Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

Rich and I explain why cards came in series back in the day - was that really simpler for collectors?  Or is today's approach better in these impatient times?

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. 

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!

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. 

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.

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!

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. 

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.

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! 

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.