Well, unless someone from Beckett takes the initiative and contacts me directly (good luck, I know), my verdict is in–I tired to be diplomatic, I tried to keep an open mind, and I still appreciate the thankless job that...
Read MoreYou may have heard that the new Beckett.com launched this week. You might also have heard that early reviews have not been positive. In fact, a posting on their blog has generated 93 responses–which range from...
Read More**UPDATE**I just went to check out the video on YouTube, and noticed that it has been ranked 1.5 stars out of 5 (6 ratings), and there have been numerous negative comments on it. You can check them out at...
Read MoreAs of this morning, I was ready to write another post criticizing Beckett–no, not for their box break videos that feature apparently loaded boxes (I spread the blame equally between Beckett and the card companies on that...
Read MoreBeckett is giving collector’s a chance to win the 2007 Exquisite Collection Adrian Peterson Rookie Signature Spectrum 1/1 that they pulled in the who Box Busters fiasco a few weeks back–all you have to do is go fill...
Read MoreAfter the kerfuffle over the Beckett Video Box Break of two boxes of Upper Deck Exquisite, one would hope that Beckett would tread very carefully with their next round of box breaks. And while they do play it somewhat safe, by...
Read MoreOK, to be fair, the grief this time is more directed towards Upper Deck–another common source of grief in the hobby, from what I can tell. But The Card Blog brings to our attention a recent Beckett Box Break of 2007...
Read MoreBeckett has put out their year end survey for the 2007 Football Card season. You can read about it, and get to the voting form here. Anyone who’s been here frequently knows that I like to poke a little fun at Beckett from...
Read MoreOK, last week I posted an article questioning whether or not Beckett has a conflict of interest when it comes to grading/auctioning/pricing cards, and said that I knew that others had some strong opinions of Beckett as well. ...
Read MoreSo, one of your biggest (by far?) competitors announces that they are improving their product–what’s your reaction? If you’re Beckett, you decide to raise your rates. That’s right, Beckett has announced...
Read MoreRecently while reading an article from Beckett regarding their recent grading of a T206 baseball card collection found last year (I do dabble in baseball card collecting too), a thought that I’ve had in the past came...
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