Dr. James Beckett: Sports Card Insights

One of the local dealer tables I frequent has been the Palmers - so I wanted them to share how they do it - it works for me, but obviously it is also working for them as they do a great friendly business - I am a repeat customer.

Jay and I, both former professors, go back and forth with (practical rather than scholarly) questions and answers.

Brett and I traded extemporaneous questions (and answers) about the sports card hobby for 15 minutes - every DQ is unrehearsed and different! 

Mike and I went back and forth with our provocative questions with an emphasis on vintage baseball, which we both love.

Collectors Holdings LP, fresh from the acquisition of Collector's Universe and PSA, has now acquired Goldin Auctions, with the stated intention of keeping the entities separate and letting Ken do what he does best.

Blackstone ($650 billion  strong) has acquired a controlling interest in CCG at a reported valuation of more than $500 million - CCG until last year was not in the sports cards space, now through CSG Grading they are!

July 1 marked the beginning of a new era in college athlete's potential financial opportunities - how will this impact the sports collectibles world?  Stay tuned, more changes will be coming.

David shares his origin story including his time at Beckett and onward with his free-lance career helping others inside and outside the sports card hobby.

John Broggi and his sons share their optimism for this year's National in Chicago - we hope their expectations are exceeded!

The second part of my in-depth interview of Dr. Eric Strachan about our hobby and psychological constructs - although with a psychologist the question might be - who was really being interviewed?