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
1182 - Baseball Hall of Fame Mystique, with Rich Klein
1181 - Out-Takes on Grading from Hobby Hotline 020324
1180 - Celebrities and Cards (Taylor Swift?) with Rich Klein
1179 - Panini 2023 Football Box Battle: Absolute vs. Phoenix
1178 - Out-Takes on Strongsville and Grading from Mike Moynihan
1177 - My 2024 Football Card Hall of Fame Ballot
1176 - Out-Takes on Shows and Cleveland National from Mike Moynihan
1175 - Recap: Podcasts 1151-1174
1174 - Out-Takes on Cleveland from John Newman's Sports Card Nation
1173 - Out-Takes from Hobby Hotline 010624
1172 - Out-Takes on COMC from John Newman's Sports Card Nation
1171 - Card Show Listener Questions
1170 - 2003-04 UD Basketball Hobby Box Reveals
1169 - MLK Jr. Day Applications
1168 - RC Ramblings, with Victor Roman, Part 3
1167 - Sensory Challenges
1166 - RC Ramblings, with Victor Roman, Part 2
1165 - RC Ramblings, with Victor Roman, Rookie Card Specialist
1164 - New Year’s Predictions 2024
1163 - New Year’s Goals 2024
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