Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

474B - Buy the Card, Not the Holder!

I further complicate this adage - it is true, but there are additional considerations raised - when all is said and done, the answer can be neither (hint: NFT's are not necessarily cards and your digital wallet is not really a holder).

474A - Topps Box Battle: Chrome F1 and Museum Collection Soccer

Comparing and contrasting two boxes received thanks to Emily Kless of Topps - these are from two of the world's most popular sports - Formula 1 is coming on strong!  

474 - Six Listener Questions 4.0

Six more eclectic sports card questions addressed from recent feedback from a variety of sources and on a variety of topics - if you want your question answered write to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com.

473 - The Retail Dilemma

Hard to find or impossible to find wax at Walmart or Target - facetiously are you more likely to find a fight than to find a desirable box - what can be done?  Some ideas.

472 - Origin (and Analyzing Soccer): John Keating

John's origin story involves him originally and still collecting baseball cards, but apparently now loving soccer even more, although surprisingly he is a not a big collector of soccer cards.

471 - Breaking into Breaking, with Jimmy Estruch III, RetroBoomin

Jimmy asked about the best way to break into breaking cases - to be profitable a breaker has to acquire desirable sports card cases at a reasonable cost.

470 - Dueling Questions with John Newman, Sports Card Nation

John's Sports Card Nation is one of my favorite podcasts.  In this episode we trade alternating questions about the hobby we both love.

469B - GaradeA.id Follow-Up with Brad Bethune, TX Card Dude

Brad and I discuss the technical challenges inherent in what GradeA.id's press release and marketing mock-up seem to suggest.

469A - Out-Takes on GenaMint from Hobby Hotline 042421

Co-hosts Brody the Kid and Brad Bethune joined me for a stimulating conversation about this breaking news story and how it might impact the grading world.

469 - Card Ladder, with Josh Johnson, Co-Founder

Josh and I discuss Card Ladder - an impressive analytical app that provides a 21st century price guide approach to many of the inter-related high demand cards in our hobby as well as other cards suggested by the followers.