Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

Collectors Holdings LP, fresh from the acquisition of Collector's Universe and PSA, has now acquired Goldin Auctions, with the stated intention of keeping the entities separate and letting Ken do what he does best.

Blackstone ($650 billion  strong) has acquired a controlling interest in CCG at a reported valuation of more than $500 million - CCG until last year was not in the sports cards space, now through CSG Grading they are!

July 1 marked the beginning of a new era in college athlete's potential financial opportunities - how will this impact the sports collectibles world?  Stay tuned, more changes will be coming.

David shares his origin story including his time at Beckett and onward with his free-lance career helping others inside and outside the sports card hobby.

John Broggi and his sons share their optimism for this year's National in Chicago - we hope their expectations are exceeded!

The second part of my in-depth interview of Dr. Eric Strachan about our hobby and psychological constructs - although with a psychologist the question might be - who was really being interviewed?

John had me as a guest on his excellent show (Sport Card Nation, highly recommended) early this month and asked me many interesting questions - here are two of my answers that broke new ground in a manner of speaking. 

Mike never took a hiatus from this great hobby which is the exception - he enjoys the hobby, especially vintage baseball, delights in showing his great cards, and has created over a thousand YouTube hobby-related videos.

Mike interviewed me on his excellent show (highly recommended) and we enjoyed the conversation, as we both love vintage baseball and have been around a good while.

Six more listener questions from various platforms and venues - send your questions to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thanks!