Dr. Beckett unretires to share sports card stories, analyses, and opinions, based on his six decades of intensive experience.
Episodes
Oct 21, 2020
Oct 21, 2020
10 min
A SPAC is a special financial approach for helping companies go public more easily. Is there another public company in the hobby's future?
Oct 20, 2020
Oct 20, 2020
14 min
Rich and I reminisce about the largest-ever (to that point) Topps baseball card set.
Oct 19, 2020
Oct 19, 2020
14 min
Derek and I discuss the hobby, what makes it great, and how Heritage is strategically positioned.
Oct 17, 2020
Oct 17, 2020
5 min
I am obviously not anti-analytics, but I realize there are some trailblazers out there who write their own "music" and scripts for success.
Oct 17, 2020
Oct 17, 2020
5 min
A review of this popular Topps baseball product and a discussion of pack and box odds.
Oct 16, 2020
Oct 16, 2020
14 min
Pete and I discuss third-party grading, coming from the auction house perspective.
Oct 15, 2020
Oct 15, 2020
7 min
Music superstar and guitar hero Eddie Van Halen's life and death suggest insights for us sports collectors.
Oct 14, 2020
Oct 14, 2020
14 min
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.
Oct 13, 2020
Oct 13, 2020
11 min
Joe Morgan, perhaps the greatest second baseman in baseball history, passed away this past Sunday of polyneuropathy.
Oct 12, 2020
Oct 12, 2020
13 min
A very quick summary of the episodes of the past four weeks - thanks! doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com