The man who helped bring order to the wild world of trading cards during an explosive period of growth was honored Monday in Dallas with an award named in his honor. Dr. Jim Beckett, founder of Beckett Media, was given the inaugural Dr. James Beckett Industry Summit Lifetime Achievement Award. The Summit, held in Dallas for the first time, is a gathering of national … [Read more...]
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Ramblings: Don’t Kill Cataloguing
Recently on Net 54 there was a thread discussing the new release of the vintage-only Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards. This huge tome used to include just about any known baseball card set from every year but is now strictly 1981. As a former editor of the Beckett Almanac of Baseball Cards & Collectibles, it’s a subject near and dear to my heart. To me, cataloguing … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Beckett’s Focus on the ‘Now’ is Understandable
Although I write quite a bit about my days at Beckett, I don't usually write very often about anything happening at the company at present. One reason is I don't want to sound like a know-it-all and the other reason is since I still know many people working in the Dallas office, I really try to be careful about anything I say. However, recently some news has been announced … [Read more...]
Rich Klein: Piecing Early Beckett Almanacs Together Was No Easy Task
In the department I currently work in, we are very slow for now. One advantage of that extra time is that I use some of the downtime to flesh out these Rich’s Ramblings. Recently, I was in an AOL instant messaging conversation with a fellow worker. She told me I was a fast worker but we agreed to be careful of what we ask for. And with those words I was reminded what I went … [Read more...]
