Dr. Beckett unretires to share sports card stories, analyses, and opinions, based on his six decades of intensive experience.
Episodes
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Rich Klein introduced me to Ryan, who has had a long-time special interest in 1987 Topps baseball cards - which is apparently shared by many who follow him - find out why?
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Rich and I review and explain the Pacific official production and distribution spreadsheets for the following 1998 Pacific football sub-brands: Aurora, Crown Royale, Omega, Paramount, and Revolution. We were surprised and you probably will be too.
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Popular player and coach, Dan Reeves has passed away, due to complications with dementia - his rookie card is a proud member of my Card Wall of Fame for my visitors to see and have memories evoked.
Friday Jan 07, 2022
Friday Jan 07, 2022
John Clemens, veteran 1957 Topps baseball collector, minor league PA announcer, and all-around good guy passed away a few weeks ago from Multiple Myeloma. Our condolences to his family - he is missed!
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
TS has worn many hats in this hobby/industry - many know him as the former editor of Sports Collectors Digest - but we first recognized him for his self-published artistic set of Baseball Greats from 1983 - Thanks TS and thanks Rich!
Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
Michael Rubin, Fanatics primary owner, has moved very quickly again, strategically buying the trading card division of Topps for a reported $500 million - here's my take on the potential after-effects.
Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
We hear from Kin about his sports card hobby origin story - pretty consistent over the decades and still enjoying the ride. Thanks Kin for sharing!
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Rich and I review official production and distribution figures for the following 1999 Pacific Baseball products: Aurora, Crown Collection, Crown Royale, Invincible, Omega, Paramount, Prism, Private Stock, and Revolution.
Saturday Jan 01, 2022
Saturday Jan 01, 2022
Some random sports card hobby thoughts, resolutions, directions, and insights for the coming year - Let's make 2022 the best year yet.
Friday Dec 31, 2021
Friday Dec 31, 2021
A brief recap of the past 25 episodes over the last month in case you missed some - plus I sometimes think of some additional insights to share. Thanks!