Dr. Beckett unretires to share sports card stories, analyses, and opinions, based on his six decades of intensive experience.
Episodes
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
What was Topps thinking with this three-year run of slightly oversized veteran-centric baseball cards? Rich and I try to reverse engineer their thinking at the time and the hobby's lukewarm acceptance then.
Saturday Jul 31, 2021
Saturday Jul 31, 2021
Hobby Hotline, the live call in show ranged over a variety of topics in this episode, which aired the week before the National; my co-hosts were Rich Klein, Jeremy Lee, and Sam Shuford.
Saturday Jul 31, 2021
Saturday Jul 31, 2021
Fred Reed brought editorial structure to Beckett Publications at the onset and during the high growth years. His legacy includes the amazing people he hired and mentored, many of whom have gone on to enduring great success in the hobby.
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Friday Jul 30, 2021
John Keating had enough interesting hobby questions that we made a whole episode out of our dialogue.
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Irrepressible Jordan Hagedorn returns with some interesting questions and answers for this Dueling Questions segment.
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Tim, Chad, and Ricky were joined by John Newman for this special HobbyPalooza edition of Pack to the Future. I joined in for the last half and here are some of the things we talked about. Enjoy.
Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
I am leaving tomorrow - here are my last minute thoughts on how I am preparing differently than any other prior year - see you there!
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Long-time National dealers and card shop owners, the Gold family from the Chicago area, have passed but are not forgotten - an amazing family - Rich and I have fond remembrances.
Saturday Jul 24, 2021
Saturday Jul 24, 2021
Giannis' performance throughout the NBA playoffs and culminating in his break-through performance in the final game 6 have moved him up another layer of greatness within the basketball card hobby.
Saturday Jul 24, 2021
Saturday Jul 24, 2021
Joe Orlando, CEO of PSA's parent Collectors Universe, resigned last week after 22 years with the company. This is my take on that decision and its implications.