Dr. Beckett unretires to share sports card stories, analyses, and opinions, based on his six decades of intensive experience.
Episodes
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Rich Klein was my co-host and we were joined by a great and distinguished group: Rob Bernshteyn, Joe Davis, Josh Davis, John Keating, Chris McGill, Mike Moynihan, Victor Roman, Dave Sliepka, Bill Sliheet, Kristina Thorson, and Shane Zaiger.
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
We take a look at three different one-pack-per-box products from Upper Deck hockey and question exactly what is a hit these days. Thanks Upper Deck!
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
The ninth edition of this question series - topics are food, YouTube, 10X/1.1X/1.25X?, Keltay, and vintage non-sports - very eclectic and hopefully a bit for each listener. Thanks!
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Enigmatic Bob Knight has passed at the age of 83. You could not be neutral about him - he had his detractors - but his basketball success was undeniable - what can we learn here?
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Friday Nov 03, 2023
First World Series Championship ever for the Rangers - so how might this effect their card values going forward - is this a dynasty? - and what about those Diamondbacks!
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Why has the National not historically released attendance figures especially now as the event (and the sports card hobby) is really on a roll? Could there be a time in the future that Pre-Rookie Cards surpass major league RC's?
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
I co-hosted Hobby Hotline two weeks ago with Danny Black and Logan Ward and we discussed a variety of topics with our listeners and commenters. Check out the whole episode in case you missed it live.
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Society is rapidly moving away from cash in terms of paying for stuff, including sports cards, which would really crimp my style as I prefer cash for buying. But there are "good" reasons for sellers to prefer cash as well.
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
My first card show that I co-promoted with old friend Gervise Ford may have also been the first show I even attended - Rich had apparently always been wanting to ask me about that. Thanks Rich.
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Rich and I had a question from Kyle (not Kyle Robertson) about how to promote and run a smaller sports card show. I guess anybody can try to do it, but it's not as easy as it may look.