Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights
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A wide array of listener questions are addressed, covering topics from the intricacies of trading on COMC, spotting celebrities on sports cards, to the aesthetic considerations of slab uniformity in collections. Discussions extend to the impact of personalities like Jeremy Lee on the sports card content atmosphere, alongside an insightful exploration into the collector mentality through an anthropological lens provided by a college survey project from Hannah Torres. Survey at:
Additionally, the episode navigates the nuances of the PSA and SGC acquisition, shedding light on its implications for the sports card industry, and reflects on the essence of promoting the hobby versus self-promoting, underscoring the importance of fostering a positive community around the hobby.
01:08 COMC Haggling?
02:32 Spotting Celebrities in Card Backgrounds
03:23 Addressing Negativity in the Hobby
04:31 The Uniformity of Slabs in Sets
05:49 Hannah Torres' Anthropological Study on Collecting
08:36 Addressing Criticism on Self-Promotion
09:31 Speculations on the PSA SGC Acquisition
1214 - Baseball Card Hall of Fame, with Ray Fonio, Ray from Philly
1213 - Feedback on "Sensory Challenges"
1212 - Feedback on "What Is a Card?"
1211 - Out-Takes from Hobby Hotline 041324
1210 - 50th Birthday, with Rich Klein
1209 - Experiencing 10X, with Rich Klein
1208 - Hobby Mt. Rushmore (Future)
1207 - Hobby Mt. Rushmore (Past)
1206 - Panini Multi-Sport Hobby Box Battle
1205 - Upper Deck Hockey Hobby Box Battle (Bedard?)
1204 - Restoration Questions, with Brian Gray, Part 2
1203 - Restoration Questions, with Brian Gray
1202 - Small Nuggets in Plain Sight, with Brian Gray
1201 - Founder's Half-Life, with Brian Gray
1200 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 1176-1199
1199 - Shohei Ohtani's Interpreter
1198 - Rule of 72
1197 - Thumbtacks
1196 - Listener Questions about My Card Wall
1195 - Listener Questions on YouTube Hobby Box Reveals
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