Dr. Beckett unretires to share sports card stories, analyses, and opinions, based on his six decades of intensive experience.
Episodes
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Ken Marks and I continued our conversation on his very challenging and successful master set quest.
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Kevin and I trade questions based on his thoughtful email to me at doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com - thanks Kevin!
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Rich Klein and I discuss this turning point set from Topps - more complicated than you may think.
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Ken Capell and I go a second round of dueling questions initiated by his thoughtful email to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com and its implications.
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Rich and I discuss those special instances where demand is strong for certain world champs, especially in vintage baseball cards, for example, the 1968 Detroit Tigers.
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Shaq's biggest card collecting fan in Germany is Torsten Bauer. Some guy named Dirk is Torsten's second favorite.
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
Karate Kid and Cobra Kai have popularized this cryptic saying - but here's an application for sports card collectors and investors.
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
Some notes about these boxes (one pack per box!) as well as related hobby topics about modern sports cards.
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Dane and I got on a roll and kept the microphones on for some additional back-and-forth questions and answers - including the one thousand episode controversy.
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Joe Palke, teacher and coach, and I discuss the opportunities for attracting more kids into our hobby sooner rather than later.