Dr. Beckett unretires to share sports card stories, analyses, and opinions, based on his six decades of intensive experience.
Episodes
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.
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Pepper Hastings and I discuss our visit(s) up to Stevens Point, Wisconsin back in the day to meet with Larry and Jeff about their millions of cards - their setup was truly one of the seven wonders of the collecting world. Larry and Jeff are dearly missed, both having suffered untimely deaths to cancer (Larry in 2007) and heart disease (Jeff in 2017).
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
My Army officer personal story and how it intersected with my card collecting passion back in the day.
Friday Nov 08, 2019
Friday Nov 08, 2019
Jeromy and I discuss Beckett Media's big move into authenticating with the global launch of Beckett Authentication Services a few years ago. Jeromy is Beckett Media's VP over grading and authentication.
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
A review of Huggins & Scott's Auction closing November 14, 2019. I enjoy perusing the eclectic lots (2023 lots!), some of which I will be bidding on!
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
A Tribute to Mike Gordon, a key contributor to our industry, show dealer, store owner, and co-promoter of the 1984 National Sports Collectors Convention in Parsippany, New Jersey. If you have any comments or questions about this or any other episode, send to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com, or 5600 W. Lover Lane, #116-301, Dallas, TX 75209 for physical mail.
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Andy and I discuss his hobby history and why he is so passionate about grading and authentication and vintage cards. Long ago Andy was the principal grader for a smaller grading company - we respected Andy so much, we bought the company! Andy is now the Senior Vintage Card grader at BGS.