Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

Dr. Beckett shares a hockey ramblings sparked by receiving an Upper Deck National Hockey Card Day kit and an Allure box, plus opening the New York Rangers Centennial Set tin (the last of the Original Six for him). He discusse...

Dr. Beckett recaps last Saturday's Hobby Hotline live call-in discussion with John Coffman, Chris Carlin, and Joey, focusing on how COVID kick-started the hobby and how Fanatics’ acquisition of Topps and PSA’s growth under Na...

Dr. Beckett discusses a recent surge in suspiciously similar email autograph requests, offering his mailing address for listeners who want an autograph and noting his longtime experience with through-the-mail requests. He sha...

Longtime (but now retired) card dealer Gervise Ford reflects on the 1970s hobby before price guides, when most transactions were trades and even complete 1961 Topps high-number sets could be had for $20. He recalls selling of...

Two longtime hobbyists look back on starting a small weekend card shop in Dallas, moving to a bigger location, and deciding to open a full-time store with Wayne Grove as a knowledgeable managing partner who could run the shop...

Two longtime friends reminisce about how a one-shot 1969 classified ad in the SMU campus paper connected them and changed lives, leading to trades, softball games, and deeper involvement in the national baseball card hobby. T...