Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

467 Out-Takes on Kids' Product and NFT's from Hobby Hotline 042421

Brody the Kid and Brad Bethune (@TXCardDude) were my co-hosts a couple of weeks ago on Hobby Hotline (available live or as an audio podcast) - this was the part of the show that elaborated on my kids' product idea.

468 - 1989-91 Bowman Baseball, with Rich Klein

Bowman came back with a splash in 1989 when Topps brought back the first of these prospect-driven baseball card sets, which have continued to be anticipated staples within the annual mix of baseball card releases.  Rich and I cover the first three years of Bowman baseball sets.

466 - Interview of Me, by Gabriella Fettman

Gabriella had some questions she wanted to ask me about the sports cards hobby for her college psychology paper about how nostalgia has played an important part in the resurgence of collecting during the pandemic.

465 - Buy the Dip, with Jimmy Estruch III, RetroBoomin

Buy on the big dip, the little dip, the future dip, the permanent dip?  Very confusing especially in a raging bull market for sports cards.

464B - No Respect for 9's?

In sports card grading the spread between the values of 9's versus 10's is not a fixed constant, as it floats and is dependent on many factors especially the condition sensitivity of the card.  Here's what I would do if I think 9's are undervalued with respect to 10's (of the same card).

464A - Grading 1 of 1's

Question submitted about whether 1 of 1's should be graded - here's ten considerations that are relevant to me on my decision in that regard.

464 - Origin: Brad Bethune, TX Card Dude

We hear Brad's sports card origin story including how his wife surprisingly encouraged him at a strategic crossroads.

463 - Dueling Questions with Val Marz , NASCARD Radio

Val and I trade questions back and forth, and not all questions were NASCAR related.  Val's love of sports card collecting, especially racing, and NASCAR shines through!

462 - Origin: Josh Johnson, Cardboard Chronicles and Card Ladder

Josh shares his sports card origin story and how he began his content creation activities culminating in co-founding Card Ladder. 

461 - Out-Takes on GradeA.id and Pre-Grading from Hobby Hotline 042421

I was on Hobby Hotline last Saturday with Brad Bethune (TXCardDude) and Brody The Kid and this segment came up with respect to the recent press release and the certain coming of more tools to assist with pre-grading.