Dr. Beckett unretires to share sports card stories, analyses, and opinions, based on his six decades of intensive experience.
Episodes
Dec 10, 2020
Dec 10, 2020
14 min
Joe Palke, teacher and coach, and I discuss the opportunities for attracting more kids into our hobby sooner rather than later.
Dec 9, 2020
Dec 9, 2020
11 min
Dick (Don't Call Me Richie) Allen passed away at 78 on Monday. I believe he is future Baseball Hall of Famer, which will undoubtedly impact the value of his baseball cards and memorabilia.
Dec 8, 2020
Dec 8, 2020
14 min
Upper Deck did not accidentally pop on the scene in 1989 - behind the scenes the year before..
Dec 7, 2020
Dec 7, 2020
13 min
Brief recap of the past 20 episodes in case you missed some. Contact doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com if you have episode ideas - thanks!
Dec 5, 2020
Dec 5, 2020
5 min
I was honored to be a panelist on Hobby Hotline last month. Recommend listening to (and watching) that show regularly as it is live on Saturday mornings.
Dec 5, 2020
Dec 5, 2020
3 min
Bill and I discuss various topics in this overtime session - I thought worth sharing - if you have ideas for guests or topics for this podcast, please send to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com for consideration.
Dec 4, 2020
Dec 4, 2020
14 min
Bill discusses his leadership roles over the years as Beckett Media has evolved.
Dec 3, 2020
Dec 3, 2020
14 min
1990-91 was the pivotal year for hockey collectors with the debut of several hobby mainstay products.
Dec 2, 2020
Dec 2, 2020
14 min
Veteran advanced collector Ken Marks discusses his master set of 1961 Post baseball and more.
Dec 1, 2020
Dec 1, 2020
10 min
Exciting news that collector-extraordinaire Nat Turner along with some other serious financial investment entities have reached agreement to purchase PSA (Collectors Universe) hence taking the company private ... for $700,000,000, that's 700 million dollars!