Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

370 - Tribute: Phil Spector with Rich Klein

Phil Spector, good friend of Rich's and mine, and all who knew him, passed away early last week.  He was a mainstay in the hobby at the Nationals, East Coast and Philly shows, and was a key player in the success of Score Board.

369B - Out-Takes on PSA Buyout Benefits from Hobby Hotline

I joined with Val Marz and Jeremy Lee on Hobby Hotline for this short thread on additional benefits that may accrue to the owners of PSA if they are taken private early next year.  Highly recommend checking out the whole episode of Hobby Hotline, the hobby's live call-in show, every Saturday morning.

369A - Out-Takes on Post and Jello with Ken Marks

Ken Marks and I continued our conversation on his very challenging and successful master set quest.

369 - Dueling Questions with Kevin O'Keefe

Kevin and I trade questions based on his thoughtful email to me at doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com - thanks Kevin!

368 - 1973 Topps Baseball with Rich Klein

Rich Klein and I discuss this turning point set from Topps - more complicated than you may think.

367 - Dueling Questions 2.0 with Ken Capell

Ken Capell and I go a second round of dueling questions initiated by his thoughtful email to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and its implications.

366 - Baseball Magic Years with Rich Klein

Rich and I discuss those special instances where demand is strong for certain world champs, especially in vintage baseball cards, for example, the 1968 Detroit Tigers.

365 - Player: Shaquille O'Neal with Torsten Bauer

Shaq's biggest card collecting fan in Germany is Torsten Bauer.  Some guy named Dirk is Torsten's second favorite.

364B - Wax On, Wax Off?

Karate Kid and Cobra Kai have popularized this cryptic saying - but here's an application for sports card collectors and investors.

364A - 2020 Topps Baseball: Chrome Black and Inception

Some notes about these boxes (one pack per box!) as well as related hobby topics about modern sports cards.