Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

Newest Baseball Hall of Famers Gil Hodges and Minnie Minoso are unfortunately no longer alive to celebrate their induction with their many fans.  Their card values are positively influenced by their election, Minoso more so than Hodges. 

Another five sports card hobby questions from listeners to the podcast - send your questions to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com - every question matters - and I hope to either address your idea directly or weave it into a future episode - thanks.

JP has been assisting collectors with auctions and private sales for the past 21 years through his Memory Lane - I came away with a better understanding of his business.  Thanks JP.

John Newman and Rich Klein had thoughts about corporate presence at shows and in general greater visibility for the companies in our industry and I shared my perspective.

This is the first recap episode under the new format of every 25 episodes - in case you missed some or want a brief refresher - sometimes I clarify or amplify the previous episode - thanks.

Greg is an author and journalist from the UK, and more importantly a soccer card/sticker enthusiast and collector - I encourage you to checkout both his books on soccer cards.

Joel's Mint Condition weekly e-newsletter has become a must-read for me and I recommend it to you as well - here is Joel's sports card hobby origin story.

Five different questions from sharp listeners about our sports card hobby - send your questions to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thanks!

Greg and I zoomed from England - Greg's highly anticipated second book is just coming out now (today!) to help us understand the history of soccer cards and stickers.  Thanks Greg

Jacob Burris had Brody The Kid, John Newman, and myself on his show last week and we talked about whatever Jacob wanted us to talk about - football season and cards.