Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

489A - Out-Takes on Shows from Hobby Hotline 052921

Co-Hosts Brad Bethune (TX Card Dude), Rich Klein, and I fielded questions from this live Saturday morning hobby show about shows, old and recent.

489 - Origin: Ray Fonio aka Ray from Philly

Ray shares his baseball card collecting journey - leading him all the way to the founding of the Baseball Card Hall of Fame.

488 - Content Convo: Sustainable Growth

How do we maintain momentum and continue to sustain the remarkable recent growth in our great hobby?

487 - Content Convo: Conflicts of Interest

Conflicts of interest in the sports card industry may not be illegal but they can be destructive to the long term health of the hobby if too many new collectors are burned (badly).

486 - Content Convo: Motivation and Consistency

The distinguished panelists at the dinner in late May in Dallas had suggestions for how they maintain motivation and consistency in the delivery of their helpful hobby content. 

485 - Collecting Baltimore with Eddie Healy

Eddie and I tout the benefit of collecting the popular players from your schools or area - a great focus allowing for every budget.

484B - Content Convo: Transparency

The question of transparency - too little or even too much - came up in our group discussion - lots of expert voices chiming in.

484A - Out-Takes on my Wall of Fame with Ray Fonio aka Ray from Philly

Ray and I kept rolling as we referenced prominent baseball cards pictured on my (multi-sport) Wall of Fame.  

484 - Content Convo: Inspirations

The first question of the evening was: who inspired you in the beginning of your sports card hobby journey - a brief, but well-deserved, shout-out to many of the unsung heroes in the hobby.

483 - Content Convo: Intros

We had 26 in attendance at the first Hobby Content Creators dinner, held  immediately after the huge Dallas card show on May 22nd - this episode provides all of the 30-second self introductions.  A great group and evening!