Dr. Beckett unretires to share sports card stories, analyses, and opinions, based on his six decades of intensive experience.
Episodes
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Counter-instinctively, "Profit Maximization" is not always the best tactic or strategy, especially for long-term success in this hobby/industry. Questions or comments about this or any other episode - please contact me at doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com
Saturday Nov 23, 2019
Saturday Nov 23, 2019
Full-time is not necessarily better or more profitable than part-time when it comes to this hobby/industry.
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Friday Nov 22, 2019
I make the case that, in this hobby/industry, Demand is more important than Supply!
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Sponsor Mike Fruitman joins for a discussion of what's going on in his local card shop in Aurora, CO, Mike's Stadium Sportscards.
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Emily Kless (Topps Communications Manager) lets us in on some of Topps 2020 planning in this phone interview.
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
We look at HOF running back Walter Payton, Dave Sliepka's favorite football player, and his cards, autographs, and memorabilia.
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Kevin Isaacson and I have a phone chat (with him in Hawaii!) discussing the "then and now" aspects of SCD and Krause Publications from before Kevin got there in the mid-90's until now.
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Eric and I discuss professional wrestling and wrestling cards - when we were kids, up through now.
Thursday Nov 14, 2019
Thursday Nov 14, 2019
Advice to "Buy Low and Sell High" sounds foolproof but there are counter-examples.
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Brian Fleischer, Manager of Beckett Media's Card Pricing team and Senior Market Analyst, compares and contrasts the evolution of card pricing processes and technology over the past sixteen years. We discuss the early strong contributors, many of whom are in significant positions throughout the hobby at other leading companies.