Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

599 - Gini Coefficient of Inequality Applied to Cards, with Torsten Bauer

My German collecting friend Torsten Bauer and I discussed the esoteric parallels between the distribution and inequality of income and card values - Torsten's graphs show how the inequality of both has similarly increased over the past two years of COVID.  Thanks Torsten.

598 - Private Equity Inquiry

I got a call from a private equity group inquiring about the investibility of our sports card hobby - as I am a pro bono consultant, I was happy to oblige - here is my half of the conversation.

597 - Out-Takes on Top Tier QB‘s from Hobby Hotline 100921

We discuss Kyler Murray, Dak Prescott, Josh Allen, Tom Brady, Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes, Matt Stafford - but NOT in that order!

596 - Hobby Vaults, with Rich Klein

If "vault" is more broadly defined, there are many vaults in this great hobby - many safe places to keep your precious cards.

595 - Disincentives to Sell, with Jason Granet

Jason and I wanted to talk about regulation and aspect of chance and skill-based gambling, but our conversation meandered based on his Wall Street experience.  Thanks Jason!

594 - DuelingQuestions with Jacob Burris, Sports Card Second

Thirteen-year-old Jacob Burris and I had a simulcast where we went back and forth with questions for each other - way to go Jacob!

593 - Out-Takes on Investment Grade from Mike Moynihan, Golden Age, Baseball Collector

I drove over to Mike's house and he gave me the grand tour of his baseball card collection and "The Beast."  Thanks Mike, look forward to having you over here soon.

592 - Out-Takes on Track Cards from Cloud 259 with Brenn Jones, Part 2

I was a guest on Brenn's Cloud 259 podcast.  Brenn's a collector and has hopes that track cards can really catch on.  These are excerpts from his podcast where he is asking me fresh  questions from his unique perspective.

591 - Free is not always Free, with Rich Klein

Most gifts and freebies are to be accepted - but is there a catch? - especially in the sports card hobby?

590 - 1998 Pacific, Omega, and Paramount Baseball with Rich Klein

Pacific's Founder Mike Cramer shared with Rich and me the actual production summary spreadsheets for these three baseball card products - very interesting!