Dr. Beckett unretires to share sports card stories, analyses, and opinions, based on his six decades of intensive experience.
Episodes
May 23, 2020
May 23, 2020
6 min
Fear of missing out (FOMO) compared to fear of embarassment as applied to our sports card industry.
May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020
14 min
Veteran property tax consultant Buck Easley discusses the parallels between his profession and the valuation of sports cards.
May 21, 2020
May 21, 2020
13 min
Rich and I discuss our experiences with the black-bordered 1971 Topps baseball card set.
May 20, 2020
May 20, 2020
13 min
Compulsive gambling is a problem - exposed when the winning stops - as it alway does when you are relying on luck and not on skill and self-control.
May 19, 2020
May 19, 2020
10 min
Just finished the ten-part ESPN docu-series on the Last Dance and am reflecting on the future hobby impact.
May 19, 2020
May 19, 2020
14 min
Back and forth questions with Stephan's wife, Angela Loeffler, getting her female perspective.
May 18, 2020
May 16, 2020
May 16, 2020
8 min
The National has been tentatively re-scheduled to December 12-16, 2020, still in Atlantic City. That will likely mean some changes - some for the better.
May 16, 2020
May 16, 2020
5 min
Huggins & Scott's latest auction features more than 1200 lots - highlighted here in this podcast are the early leaders in most bids.
May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020
13 min
George Lyons (1937-2001) seemed to be at the epicenter of the hobby back beginning in the late 1970's, armed with his WATS line. Many of that eras big trades and deals went through or were brokered by him.