Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

349B - Investment Fallacies: Bad Rookie Class?

Every year there are new rookies and new excitement in the basketball card market - but it's not all bad if this year is a little weaker than the past two years.

349A - Watters Creek Show Report

Promoter Kyle Robertson's recent Watters Creek show in Plano, Texas, was very successful each day of this three-day show.

349 - Out-Takes on Kids Ideas from Sports Card Nation, John Newman's 100th

I was honored to be a guest on John Newman's 100th episode along with Brody The Kid and Drew Herndon.  John's first question concerned the opportunities to get more kids involved in this great hobby.  Go to Sport Card Nation to listen to his whole episode, but here are my main comments from the show and my additional thoughts afterwards.

348 - Dueling Questions with Dane Coenen, Dynasty Breaks

Dane had saved up some questions for me but I was ready with my own questions.

347 - Unopened Rack Packs with Eddie Healy

Eddie Healy shares his experience with his dad and the 1974 Topps rack packs they were able to resist opening all these years.  

346 - Then And Now: Local Card Shops with Alex Bell

Alex Bell's card shop was operational from 1988-1995 with lots of local brick and mortar competition.  Now card shops compete with the digital world of card sales and virtual community.

345 - All-Time Great RC's with Victor Roman

Victor Roman collects RC's of Hall of Famers in the four collecting major sports as do I - we discuss our respective approaches.

344B - Out-Takes on Mortality with Brad Askew

Brad and I had an extended conversation about several subjects related to the discomfort of our finite mortality and how to deal with our valuable sports collections.

344A - Out-Takes on 1949 Leaf Baseball with Karl Dykstra

Karl's father only collected and completed only one baseball card set - but it was a great one - plus he kept his daily journal from 1949! 

344 - International Aspect of Beckett Magazines with Torsten Bauer

Torsten's experience as a basketball card collector in Germany over the years was heavy reliant on his trusted Beckett magazines.