Dr. Beckett unretires to share sports card stories, analyses, and opinions, based on his six decades of intensive experience.
Episodes
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
We are in another period of explosive hobby growth - Rich interviews me on what we can learn from the last time?
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
I go down a path of "what if's" reimagining our annual National Sports Collectors Convention, considering that this year is the first year since inception with no National.
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
A SPAC is a special financial approach for helping companies go public more easily. Is there another public company in the hobby's future?
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Rich and I reminisce about the largest-ever (to that point) Topps baseball card set.
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Derek and I discuss the hobby, what makes it great, and how Heritage is strategically positioned.
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
I am obviously not anti-analytics, but I realize there are some trailblazers out there who write their own "music" and scripts for success.
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
A review of this popular Topps baseball product and a discussion of pack and box odds.
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Pete and I discuss third-party grading, coming from the auction house perspective.
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Music superstar and guitar hero Eddie Van Halen's life and death suggest insights for us sports collectors.
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Derek was former head grader at SGC and has brought his keen eye and knowledge to Heritage serving as VP for the past nine years and evaluating and handling many of the great collections that have or will come up for auction.