Dr. Beckett unretires to share sports card stories, analyses, and opinions, based on his six decades of intensive experience.
Episodes
Saturday Jan 22, 2022
Saturday Jan 22, 2022
Ryan Stuczynski shares his hobby origin story, resulting in his founding of GemRate, which has been steadily gaining traction in the world of making sense of pop reports and grading capacity/velocity. Thanks Ryan.
Friday Jan 21, 2022
Friday Jan 21, 2022
Industry veteran, Ted Barker, shares his sports card hobby journey experience, having worked for many of the key players in the industry, now serving visibly at Beckett Media.
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Ryan and I continued our discussion of the mysterious allure of 1987 Topps baseball cards, and how that product has played some role in the renaissance of the hobby in the past two years. Thanks Ryan.
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Ryan Fagan, senior baseball writer for The Sporting News, joins me for a discussion of the historical importance of that weekly tabloid, to which I was faithfully subscribed in my early days in this hobby.
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
We had a three-person question session that was fun with three old-timers reminiscing about the good old days of the hobby (when it really was a hobby) - thanks TS and thanks Rich!
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Dane and I don't seem to run out of questions for each other. I am curious about his Dynasty Breaks business and he wants to know about the good old days of Beckett Publications. Thanks Dane.
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Rich and I break down the various Pacific hockey products that year: Aurora, Crown Royale, Dynagon Ice, Pacific (their flagship), and Paramount. Unfortunately missing info were Omega and Revolution. Thanks Mike Cramer!
Friday Jan 14, 2022
Friday Jan 14, 2022
Kin and I trade questions about the sports card hobby we have both pursued intensely for many decades - thanks Kin!
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Dane Coenen of Dynasty Breaks is back for a third round of Dueling Questions with me about the sports card hobby and more specifically the business aspects. Thanks Dane!
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Hobby icon and pioneer Bob Lemke has been gone (but not forgotten) for the past five years. We discuss his three huge contributions to the growth of our great hobby.