Dr. Beckett unretires to share sports card stories, analyses, and opinions, based on his six decades of intensive experience.
Episodes
Oct 24, 2019
Oct 23, 2019
Oct 23, 2019
15 min
Pepper and I talk about the early days of Beckett Publications contrasted with later days, spanning more than two decades, including the true story of the midnight disposal of damaged copies of the inaugural issue #1 of Beckett Baseball Card Monthly. Our final story tells the true tale of Pepper's round of golf with Tiger Woods on behalf of our company.
Oct 22, 2019
Oct 21, 2019
Oct 21, 2019
15 min
Tracy Hackler's favorite football player is discussed - his cards, memorabilia, and peers.
Oct 18, 2019
Oct 18, 2019
15 min
We discuss Jeromy's career over 19 years at Beckett Media, culminating in his current leadership of BGS, BAS, and CBCS (their newest service with comic books).
Oct 17, 2019
Oct 16, 2019
Oct 16, 2019
16 min
David and I discuss the enjoyment of his career over the past twenty years at BGS, including his current role training the new potential graders coming in to help with the huge demand for grading.
Oct 15, 2019
Oct 15, 2019
12 min
Dan Dischley was the Founder, Editor, and Publisher of The Trader Speaks, the leading monthly publication in the hobby beginning in 1968. Dan was also one of the co-founders of SABR )Society of American Baseball Research).
Oct 14, 2019
Oct 14, 2019
14 min
Eric and I discuss podcast sponsorship, especially his sponsors and how they work well together.
Oct 11, 2019
Oct 11, 2019
14 min
Ace Marchant, college professor (Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology) and National sports collectibles dealer, passed away a few years ago. Rich and I discuss our interesting, intellectual interactions (especially about reading books) with Ace over a couple of decades.