Videos

March 4, 2020

119 - Origin: New Year's Memories

Memories and reminiscences of New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with respect to sports cards.

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March 4, 2020

052 - Pre-Tribute: James Beckett Jr. (my dad)

I enjoy interviewing my dad on his 94th birthday about his card collecting and business management background.

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March 4, 2020

054 - Tribute: Patty Young (with Dave Sliepka)

Patty Young, the effervescent co-host of the Kit (and Patty) Young Hawaii Trade Show as well as the exclusive Maui extension.

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March 4, 2020

075 - Then and Now: Pepper Hastings

Pepper and I talk about the early days of Beckett Publications contrasted with later days, spanning more than two decades.

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March 4, 2020

066 - Origin: Pepper Hastings

Pepper was one of the first full-time employees for Beckett Publications, coming in summer of 1986.

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March 4, 2020

067 - Tribute: Ace Marchant (with Rich Klein)

Ace Marchant, college Professor (Ph.D. in Experimental Psyvhology) and national sports card dealer, passed away a few years ago.

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March 2, 2020

103 - Interview: Upper Deck 2020 Planning (with Chris Carlin)

Chris Carlin, Upper Deck's Sr. Manager of Customer Experience, gives a preview of what to expect in 2020.

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March 2, 2020

128 - Player: Honus Wagner

Honus Wagner - not just THE card, but the player and his career.

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March 2, 2020

123 - What If: No Auction Sponsors? (with Rich Klein)

What if Heritage never moved into sports?

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March 2, 2020

111 - What If: No card Company Sponsors?

Rich and I discuss the scenario that Panini, Topps, and Upper Deck do not exist, at least not in their present form.

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March 2, 2020

135 - What If: No Card Shop Sponsors (with Rich Klein)

Rich and I discuss the hypothetical "what if" scenario that Burbank and Mike's did not exist.

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March 2, 2020

127 - Descriptive Audio: Opening Wrestling Set Lot (with Eric Norton)

Eric Norton helps me evaluate a newly-arrived group of 75 recent wrestling card complete sets

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March 2, 2020

131 - Then and Now: Wild Card (with Rich Klein)

Rich and I discuss the rise and fall of Wild Card, the card company known for thier infamous striped cards.

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Feb. 27, 2020

020 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 000-018

Listener feedback and reaction to the first three weeks of this podcast, garnered at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago. Check out my daily audio podcast “Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights” wherever podcasts are found, or you can go straight to beckettinsights.podbean.com, and please email your questions or…

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Feb. 27, 2020

040 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 019-038

We recap the past four weeks of epsides including the reflections and feedback of listeners.

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Feb. 27, 2020

160 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 139-158

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-5mwry-d4df92 We briefly recap all the immediate past episodes from #139 through #158. Any questions, comments, or future episode suggestions can be sent to doctorjamesbeckett@gmail.com for consideration. Thanks!

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Feb. 26, 2020

039 - Descriptive Audio: Rich Klein's Adat Chaverim Show

I walk through Rich Klein's famous Adat Chaverim synagogoe show and describe my experience for those of you not here.

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Feb. 26, 2020

036 - Tribute: Wayne Varner (with Rich Klein)

National sports card dealer Wayne Varner of Shoebox Cards in the Pittsburgh area recently passed away after an extended illness. He was a stalwart on the card show circuit.

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Feb. 26, 2020

035 - Then and Now: Sorting Cards

Different ways to sort sports cards

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Feb. 26, 2020

033 - Interview: Dane Coenen, Dynasty Breaks

Conversation with Dane Coenen of Dynasty Breaks

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Feb. 26, 2020

032 - Interview: Eric Norton, Fat Packs

Eric Norton of the Fat Packs podcast.

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Feb. 26, 2020

159 - Origin: Adam Martin (Dave and Adam's)

Discussion with Adam Martin of Dave and Adam's fame about his origin story.

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Feb. 25, 2020

027 - Interview: Stephan Loeffler, About the Cards

Stephan Loeffler, COMC Identification Tech, and co-host of the popular video podcast, About the Cards.

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Feb. 25, 2020

026 - Tribute: Dan Even (with Rich Klein)

Dan Even unfortunately passed away during the National Sports Collectors Convention after a long illness. He was a pleasant and delightful friend and a very helpful contributor to Beckett Publications.

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