Dr. Beckett unretires to share sports card stories, analyses, and opinions, based on his six decades of intensive experience.
Episodes
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
The Gotcher's are faithful supporters of the hobby and Hobby Hotline - I thought it would be great to hear from them Father's Day week as to their family's sports card shop in New Buffalo, MI.
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
The first booth I shopped at the National for the past several years has been the Bachman's - great selection with fair prices and personable service.
Friday Jun 17, 2022
Friday Jun 17, 2022
Joe and Josh discuss their father-son hobby dynamic now separated by 2000 miles - but I expect to see them both together at the National this year - here's their story.
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Another four weeks of daily episodes for your review in case you missed some - your episode ideas please send to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and thanks!
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Lots of ways to get to Atlantic City - but where to stay is the question - some "what if" creative approaches to lodging and transportation at the National.
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
John Newman (Sports Card Nation) and Corey Donovan (YamWax) were my co-hosts on Saturday morning's Hobby Hotline and this was our first major topic of discussion.
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Rob Veres suggested Southern California as the epicenter of the sports card hobby but he was shouted down and out-voted by the many Texans in the room.
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Too many slabs are emerging of some high supply and low demand cards and players - how will the market handle this equilibrium with grading fees increasing across the board?
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Rich asked me to take a second deeper look at the hesitation I had before starting BGS back in 1999 - yes, I wish we had jumped in faster in hindsight!
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Grant and I had an extended DQ session that spilled over because we both had some good sports card hobby questions - thanks Grant!