Dr. Beckett unretires to share sports card stories, analyses, and opinions, based on his six decades of intensive experience.
Episodes
Sep 22, 2020
Sep 22, 2020
14 min
Ryan discusses how he has applied what he learned as a young collector to his current career in money management.
Sep 21, 2020
Sep 21, 2020
13 min
Steve gives his hobby origin story starting as a young card collector in Chicago.
Sep 19, 2020
Sep 19, 2020
6 min
Collectable has syndicated the PSA 10 Mickey Mantle from 1953 Topps, a true condition rarity.
Sep 19, 2020
Sep 19, 2020
5 min
Both my father and father-in-law have birthdays this week - they are terrific examples of the greatest generation. More than 90% of the Major Leaguers their ages have passed, but left their mark.
Sep 18, 2020
Sep 18, 2020
14 min
Ken and I trade questions about our hobby aspirations among other topics.
Sep 17, 2020
Sep 17, 2020
13 min
Tanner and I discuss the dramatic effect of the Internet on sports card collecting at the three inflection points of Tanner's hobby experience.
Sep 16, 2020
Sep 16, 2020
13 min
Rich and I discuss Donruss' innovative (at the time) approach to the Canadian baseball card market and its enduring collectability.
Sep 15, 2020
Sep 15, 2020
13 min
Jeff shares the evolution of Topps' eCommerce efforts, breaking big this year.
Sep 14, 2020
Sep 14, 2020
13 min
A brief recap of the past twenty episodes over the past four weeks in case you missed a few, and are curious. If you want to hear more on some topic, just email me at doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com
Sep 12, 2020
Sep 12, 2020
7 min
Sports card buyers love good deals - but how to negotiate them in this bull market.