Dr. Beckett unretires to share sports card stories, analyses, and opinions, based on his six decades of intensive experience.
Episodes
Dec 19, 2020
Dec 19, 2020
5 min
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.
Dec 19, 2020
Dec 19, 2020
6 min
Ken Marks and I continued our conversation on his very challenging and successful master set quest.
Dec 18, 2020
Dec 18, 2020
14 min
Kevin and I trade questions based on his thoughtful email to me at doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com - thanks Kevin!
Dec 17, 2020
Dec 17, 2020
14 min
Rich Klein and I discuss this turning point set from Topps - more complicated than you may think.
Dec 16, 2020
Dec 16, 2020
14 min
Ken Capell and I go a second round of dueling questions initiated by his thoughtful email to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and its implications.
Dec 15, 2020
Dec 15, 2020
14 min
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.
Dec 14, 2020
Dec 14, 2020
13 min
Shaq's biggest card collecting fan in Germany is Torsten Bauer. Some guy named Dirk is Torsten's second favorite.
Dec 12, 2020
Dec 12, 2020
7 min
Karate Kid and Cobra Kai have popularized this cryptic saying - but here's an application for sports card collectors and investors.
Dec 12, 2020
Dec 12, 2020
6 min
Some notes about these boxes (one pack per box!) as well as related hobby topics about modern sports cards.
Dec 11, 2020
Dec 11, 2020
13 min
Dane and I got on a roll and kept the microphones on for some additional back-and-forth questions and answers - including the one thousand episode controversy.