tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448843072296729151.post6110042053085058678..comments2023-10-03T07:17:31.763-05:00Comments on White Sox Cards: If Beckett FallsSteve Giermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10291911419511893670noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448843072296729151.post-73795943374386026352011-09-30T12:59:28.639-05:002011-09-30T12:59:28.639-05:00Thank you for remembering us. I have a new blog mo...Thank you for remembering us. I have a new blog mostly having to do with the hobby and baseball.<br /><br />http://barnstormingwithfrankbarning.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Frank Barning<br />fbarning@gmail.comFrank Barninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03192461417299820978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448843072296729151.post-76979467685907116542009-06-07T01:03:37.033-05:002009-06-07T01:03:37.033-05:00The online checklists seem to be Beckett's onl...The online checklists seem to be Beckett's only saving grace.Steve Giermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291911419511893670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448843072296729151.post-19348562415091518872009-06-07T00:19:30.950-05:002009-06-07T00:19:30.950-05:00Beckett hasn't been Beckett since Beckett was ...Beckett hasn't been Beckett since Beckett was involved in Beckett.<br /><br />If it fails, oh well. I haven't even looked at a Beckett print mag in months. (I was going to say years, but occasionally I pass the mag rack at Wally World and flip through a few pages).<br /><br />I have, however, made extensive use of their online checklists. I hope these will continue even if the print publication goes by the wayside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448843072296729151.post-60480229227388884052009-06-02T21:34:44.059-05:002009-06-02T21:34:44.059-05:00I remember Topps Magazine. I used to pick them up ...I remember Topps Magazine. I used to pick them up for the cards.<br /><br />Yes, they haven't been executing tonight.Steve Giermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291911419511893670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448843072296729151.post-81046871328110440752009-06-02T21:13:16.053-05:002009-06-02T21:13:16.053-05:00Funny thing I still have alot of old SCD's, Ba...Funny thing I still have alot of old SCD's, Baseball Hobby News and 80's and 90's Becketts and still like to re-read them, just to gauge what what the mind set was like again all those years ago. <br />Some are still good references on old cards, players and sets too.<br /><br />I saved all those Topps Magazine from the early 90's. I would buy new mags from Topps again,as long as they have great information on old and new Topps issues etc.!<br /><br />Are the Sox really down 5 to zip in bottom of 7th?GOGOSOX60https://www.blogger.com/profile/04536101210272537783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448843072296729151.post-64731879373174157032009-06-02T20:34:35.788-05:002009-06-02T20:34:35.788-05:00I'm just afraid that with the frivolity of cyb...I'm just afraid that with the frivolity of cyberspace sometimes, the essence of examining the finer aspects of cards will be lost. It has a great resurgence on our blogs, but you can't get the same feeling dragging a computer around from place to place as you can with something in print.<br /><br />I can recall tracking Kevin Maas and Todd Van Poppel through Beckett and appreciating the complete card through Baseball Hobby News. Given the choice of sitting at a computer or lying on my bed thumbing through pages about baseball cards, I'll almost always choose the magazine as my first option.<br /><br />The only things missing from the magazine option are the posts from the great people of this blogging community and the magazine itself.Steve Giermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291911419511893670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448843072296729151.post-91144233516684615352009-06-02T19:39:10.252-05:002009-06-02T19:39:10.252-05:00I bought SCD during the 70's, then bought every is...I bought SCD during the 70's, then bought every issue of The Barnings "Baseball Hobby News" and finally Becket during the 90's.<br /><br />Hey, Beckett just followed the trend of the card industry during the over production landfill sets of the 80's and early 90's. There were so many sets, subsets and hot rookie cards that just fueled interest in reading a new Beckett every month. <br />We had to track the month to month movement of every Matt Nokes and Kevin Maas cards and Beckett was there to "push" that movement of cards.<br /><br />The strike of 1994 killed baseball cards and that slow death with card companies has trickled to print journals including Becket and all their price guides. With the advent of EBAY you can now track live movement of every card wether new and old and can tell just how many hard to find short prints are out there just by how many show up on EBAY. <br />Beckett is already to slow at once a month as a print journal to track these movements. Maybe Beckett can survive only as a web presence, but that just makes them another "blogger"???<br /><br />I love the debate though....!GOGOSOX60https://www.blogger.com/profile/04536101210272537783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448843072296729151.post-26921583825631237142009-06-02T17:23:10.281-05:002009-06-02T17:23:10.281-05:00Very interesting view. I could see that too, but I...Very interesting view. I could see that too, but I think there should always be a place for printed material.<br /><br />The selection process may be sooner than I realize.Steve Giermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291911419511893670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448843072296729151.post-67994680028168581282009-06-02T15:17:32.429-05:002009-06-02T15:17:32.429-05:00To be honest, I see the industry going the way of ...To be honest, I see the industry going the way of PunkRockPaint and WSC Vintage. Folks with design skills can crank out nice sets at the cost of their personal time and electricity. The best examples get passed around, blogged about, and stashed by Google. How long before Steve has to select a production company name?Matthew Gliddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05309027783505563943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448843072296729151.post-64351601072000597772009-06-02T12:17:51.262-05:002009-06-02T12:17:51.262-05:00I think one of the reasons why our society shied a...I think one of the reasons why our society shied away from publications like that was because magazines like Beckett tried to take a shortcut.<br /><br />It took meal sized information and turned it into a bite sized throwaway item. The focus became less on the cards themselves and more on the sham of card investing.<br /><br />Beckett bloated the prices beyond a reasonable expectation and now wonders why the bottom is dropping out. With instant gratification comes an empty feeling that something wasn't earned. Beckett ushered in the culture of instant gratification in this hobby and we are now paying the price by having a box of cards worth more sealed than the sum of its parts in 99.9% of the hobby boxes sold.<br /><br />Granted, the old school writing is popping up on the blogs. I've been here since 2007 and this is still in its infancy. The blogs are getting more organized and getting better at the posts, but it still hasn't reached the zenith of what the old magazines used to grab from the store.<br /><br />I'm hoping that our community will eventually exceed those old issues of Baseball Hobby News and I see promising signs of that. Still, there's something about holding a magazine with that information that you still can't get on the internet.<br /><br />If I can go to Borders and find a dozen magazines dedicated to beading, I should be able to find one that comes close to the old BHN. Sadly, that isn't the case.Steve Giermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291911419511893670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448843072296729151.post-45352278954601579302009-06-02T11:20:05.819-05:002009-06-02T11:20:05.819-05:00The reasons published guides like that don't exist...The reasons published guides like that don't exist anymore is simple economics: they are too expensive to produce (both the journalism and the printing) and not enough people actually want it. Our society is moving more and more towards instant gratification. That's why people like blog...quick reads with fun pictures and videos. That's way better (to most people, it seems) than reading long articles, no matter how well-written they are.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05644396308532248413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448843072296729151.post-52673855758542827202009-06-01T23:32:41.528-05:002009-06-01T23:32:41.528-05:00Most of the hobby writing has gone online now.
I ...Most of the hobby writing has gone online now.<br /><br />I hope you'll join us for your daily news fix!Richhttp://www.sportscollectorsdaily.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448843072296729151.post-66517362457312467662009-06-01T22:08:35.853-05:002009-06-01T22:08:35.853-05:00Great post. I too remember the glory days of Base...Great post. I too remember the glory days of Baseball Hobby News and the old Krause (?) Baseball Cards magazine. I miss those magazines and agree that today's Beckett doesn't have a fraction of the substance of the original hobby publications.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.com