Well it looks like Beckett killed their message boards today

rexvos · August 4, 2008 4:32AM

I know that some here have to at least spent some time on Beckett's message boards.

From the looks of it they launched a new site and did away with the message boards, instead it is more of an ecommerce site where there is a charge for everything (including trading) and the discussion section is all that is left of the message boards.

Pretty typical of Beckett if you ask me.

FrodoBaggins · August 4, 2008 4:34AM

They already killed their print price guide, so why not their message board?

VitoCo1972 · August 4, 2008 4:37AM

Did they do away with their registry altogether?!

rexvos · August 4, 2008 4:39AM

<< Did they do away with their registry altogether?! >>

no it still exists, if you have anything in there it will probably be a while before it transfers over, same with mycollections.

VitoCo1972 · August 4, 2008 4:43AM

I always thought the mycollections tab on there was stupid. Who cares what book value is for all your commons? You're never coming close to realizing those prices.

rexvos · August 4, 2008 4:50AM

<< I always thought the mycollections tab on there was stupid. Who cares what book value is for all your commons? You're never coming close to realizing those prices. >>

I actually used the mycollections to help catalog sets and player sets, so I am glad that it will carry over. Main reason I ever use Beckett.

Leiascards · August 4, 2008 4:52AM

There is still a message board there, it is just a totally new format looks totally different.

ripkenintheminors · August 4, 2008 5:18AM

Even with some learning I don't think I'll like the new format. Way too complicated.

rexvos · August 4, 2008 5:20AM

<< Even with some learning I don't think I'll like the new format. Way too complicated. >>

I agree. A lot to be said for a simple message board like this one.

ripkenintheminors · August 4, 2008 5:28AM

<< 

<< Even with some learning I don't think I'll like the new format. Way too complicated. >>

I agree. A lot to be said for a simple message board like this one. >>

Simplicity has advantages. Being able to navigate between forums without complication is a big plus.

Beckett had a good board over there in that you could easily move from forum to forum. They also had a pretty good archive in the sense that a person could use the archives to find useful information. I'm not sure if they even kept the old archives. Not a fan of the changes at all.

CDsNuts · August 4, 2008 5:31AM

No way BRAH! That board was kickin'. Saw a lot of SICK cards and made a lot of SWEET dealios in that hizzle. Anybody here collect 5 color patches?

JeremyDie1 · August 4, 2008 5:32AM

That new format is going to weed out alot the computer illiterate users and the traders.

onebamafan · August 4, 2008 5:36AM

Not that the old board was good, but this one really ssssssssucks.

rexvos · August 4, 2008 5:38AM

<< No way BRAH! That board was kickin'. Saw a lot of SICK cards and made a lot of SWEET dealios in that hizzle. Anybody here collect 5 color patches? >>

you encompassed in your comment what I hate most about guys who only collect new stuff. I cannot stand the use of terms "sick" and "sweet" and the obsessions with mulicolor patches. it is like they are collecting carpet.

lawnmowerman · August 4, 2008 5:41AM

<< That new format is going to weed out alot the computer illiterate users and the traders. >>

Great! They're all gonna end up here.

Get ready everyone

lawnmowerman · August 4, 2008 5:42AM

<< 

<< No way BRAH! That board was kickin'. Saw a lot of SICK cards and made a lot of SWEET dealios in that hizzle. Anybody here collect 5 color patches? >>

you encompassed in your comment what I hate most about guys who only collect new stuff. I cannot stand the use of terms "sick" and "sweet" and the obsessions with mulicolor patches. it is like they are collecting carpet. >>

I like the term sweet.

I also like carpet

dizzle · August 4, 2008 5:47AM

<< I know that some here have to at least spent some time on Beckett's message boards.

From the looks of it they launched a new site and did away with the message boards, instead it is more of an ecommerce site where there is a charge for everything (including trading) and the discussion section is all that is left of the message boards.

Pretty typical of Beckett if you ask me. >>

False... There's still a message board, You can still trade FREE, they now let you sell but charge selling fees.

rexvos · August 4, 2008 5:49AM

<< 

<< I know that some here have to at least spent some time on Beckett's message boards.

From the looks of it they launched a new site and did away with the message boards, instead it is more of an ecommerce site where there is a charge for everything (including trading) and the discussion section is all that is left of the message boards.

Pretty typical of Beckett if you ask me. >>

False... There's still a message board, You can still trade FREE, they now let you sell but charge selling fees. >>

true. that there is still a message board. just watered down and crappy.

False about free trading as their is a $6 fee per month to access it and you have to a credit card linked to it.

CDsNuts · August 4, 2008 5:52AM

Wack, brah. Wack.

rexvos · August 4, 2008 6:09AM

<< 

<< I know that some here have to at least spent some time on Beckett's message boards.

From the looks of it they launched a new site and did away with the message boards, instead it is more of an ecommerce site where there is a charge for everything (including trading) and the discussion section is all that is left of the message boards.

Pretty typical of Beckett if you ask me. >>

False... There's still a message board, You can still trade FREE, they now let you sell but charge selling fees. >>

and as to their message boards being killed, I did not mean it literally. Just read this post by a guy that has been a member for 10 years +

Congratulations Beckett!!
Congratulations Beckett!!

You have finally driven me away from Beckett.com. I have been a Beckett.com member for almost 11 years. 10 years, 9 months, and 4 days to be exact.

I hated the last big change, and the last year or so I have not posted much. All the good old guys have been gone for some time, and ever since Beckett started to raise prices, and provide less content I have been scarce. But almost everyday, sometimes a few times a day I would go on the box break boards to check out what has been pulled. Or look at the other boards to see what is going on.

I considered this site to be a useful tool, but now it is a mess. I can't find anything, I can't look at a price guide like I used to, and nothing makes sense.

I guess the good old days of providing something that people liked and could use for a fair price is gone. Pay to trade, are you freaking kidding me!!! Come one Beckett, how long till you charge just to view this site.

The magazine is a joke, this new site sucks, and I don't think you care. I think that you are trying to recoup money you have lost since I am guessing that many people have canceled their subscriptions since the monthly mags went away. Beckett and Beckett.com used to be the industry leaders in my opinion, and now you are just like everyone else, gouging every chance you get and making it difficult to use your product.

I would like to thank you Beckett for all the hours of entertainment I did receive over the past 10+ years on this site. It was never for free, as I have subscribed to the mag or online price guides (often both at the same time) since 1995. But that is now over too, and I will miss all the great times I had on these boards.

I guess this is a good thing. I have mostly gotten out of collecting the last 7 months, and this is the final motivation I need to quit for good, so thank you Beckett for ending my hobby of the last 15 years.

Cam

bdunndchi · August 4, 2008 6:15AM

I went there a while back and didn't even bother to post. I'm going to have to check this new board out now though.

Basilone · August 4, 2008 6:35AM

The new Beckett site absolutely sucks. (and it's slow)

swartz1 · August 4, 2008 6:40AM

homers...

dizzle · August 4, 2008 6:42AM

neh, Just the typical "sky is falling" Like when PSA went to the .5 scale...

And seriously who cares? the boards were littered with garbage and snot nose punks anyway..no?

fandango · August 4, 2008 6:46AM

<< neh, Just the typical "sky is falling" Like when PSA went to the .5 scale...

And seriously who cares? the boards were littered with garbage and snot nose punks anyway..no? >>

true dizzle...your fiNALLY COMING AROUND I SEE

StanTheManMusial · August 4, 2008 6:50AM

<< 

<< 

<< I know that some here have to at least spent some time on Beckett's message boards.

From the looks of it they launched a new site and did away with the message boards, instead it is more of an ecommerce site where there is a charge for everything (including trading) and the discussion section is all that is left of the message boards.

Pretty typical of Beckett if you ask me. >>

False... There's still a message board, You can still trade FREE, they now let you sell but charge selling fees. >>

and as to their message boards being killed, I did not mean it literally. Just read this post by a guy that has been a member for 10 years +

Congratulations Beckett!!
Congratulations Beckett!!

You have finally driven me away from Beckett.com. I have been a Beckett.com member for almost 11 years. 10 years, 9 months, and 4 days to be exact.

I hated the last big change, and the last year or so I have not posted much. All the good old guys have been gone for some time, and ever since Beckett started to raise prices, and provide less content I have been scarce. But almost everyday, sometimes a few times a day I would go on the box break boards to check out what has been pulled. Or look at the other boards to see what is going on.

I considered this site to be a useful tool, but now it is a mess. I can't find anything, I can't look at a price guide like I used to, and nothing makes sense.

I guess the good old days of providing something that people liked and could use for a fair price is gone. Pay to trade, are you freaking kidding me!!! Come one Beckett, how long till you charge just to view this site.

The magazine is a joke, this new site sucks, and I don't think you care. I think that you are trying to recoup money you have lost since I am guessing that many people have canceled their subscriptions since the monthly mags went away. Beckett and Beckett.com used to be the industry leaders in my opinion, and now you are just like everyone else, gouging every chance you get and making it difficult to use your product.

I would like to thank you Beckett for all the hours of entertainment I did receive over the past 10+ years on this site. It was never for free, as I have subscribed to the mag or online price guides (often both at the same time) since 1995. But that is now over too, and I will miss all the great times I had on these boards.

I guess this is a good thing. I have mostly gotten out of collecting the last 7 months, and this is the final motivation I need to quit for good, so thank you Beckett for ending my hobby of the last 15 years.

Cam >>

What that Beckett user said is very true^^. Beckett just took themselves down another notch with these " so-called improvements", in my opinion.

I just went over and viewed their new site, and it's garbage, just like their monthly magazine has become. There was a time when I enjoyed reading the Beckett baseball card monthly from around 1984-2007, before this "great change" took over in 2008. Maybe if they lose enough money, they will get a clue. Bigger is not always better. Sometimes a simple thing is best. They blew it.

I guess the kids of this next generation are not as lucky as some of us were. I remember riding my bike to the drug store to get a Beckett baseball card monthly, and a few packs of cards during the summer months. If I had $10-$15 from lawn mowing to take with me, I could be in hog heaven. I could get a Beckett, numerous packs of cards, and have enough left over for a soda and hot dog at the soda fountain in the back of the drug store. Oh, the good old days..

dizzle · August 4, 2008 7:00AM

<< 

<< neh, Just the typical "sky is falling" Like when PSA went to the .5 scale...

And seriously who cares? the boards were littered with garbage and snot nose punks anyway..no? >>

true dizzle...your fiNALLY COMING AROUND I SEE >>

Fandango Are you still posting over as Fikas23 you were quite the charm over there as well.

rexvos · August 4, 2008 7:06AM

<< 

<< 

<< 

<< I know that some here have to at least spent some time on Beckett's message boards.

From the looks of it they launched a new site and did away with the message boards, instead it is more of an ecommerce site where there is a charge for everything (including trading) and the discussion section is all that is left of the message boards.

Pretty typical of Beckett if you ask me. >>

False... There's still a message board, You can still trade FREE, they now let you sell but charge selling fees. >>

and as to their message boards being killed, I did not mean it literally. Just read this post by a guy that has been a member for 10 years +

Congratulations Beckett!!
Congratulations Beckett!!

You have finally driven me away from Beckett.com. I have been a Beckett.com member for almost 11 years. 10 years, 9 months, and 4 days to be exact.

I hated the last big change, and the last year or so I have not posted much. All the good old guys have been gone for some time, and ever since Beckett started to raise prices, and provide less content I have been scarce. But almost everyday, sometimes a few times a day I would go on the box break boards to check out what has been pulled. Or look at the other boards to see what is going on.

I considered this site to be a useful tool, but now it is a mess. I can't find anything, I can't look at a price guide like I used to, and nothing makes sense.

I guess the good old days of providing something that people liked and could use for a fair price is gone. Pay to trade, are you freaking kidding me!!! Come one Beckett, how long till you charge just to view this site.

The magazine is a joke, this new site sucks, and I don't think you care. I think that you are trying to recoup money you have lost since I am guessing that many people have canceled their subscriptions since the monthly mags went away. Beckett and Beckett.com used to be the industry leaders in my opinion, and now you are just like everyone else, gouging every chance you get and making it difficult to use your product.

I would like to thank you Beckett for all the hours of entertainment I did receive over the past 10+ years on this site. It was never for free, as I have subscribed to the mag or online price guides (often both at the same time) since 1995. But that is now over too, and I will miss all the great times I had on these boards.

I guess this is a good thing. I have mostly gotten out of collecting the last 7 months, and this is the final motivation I need to quit for good, so thank you Beckett for ending my hobby of the last 15 years.

Cam >>

What that Beckett user said is very true^^. Beckett just took themselves down another notch with these " so-called improvements", in my opinion.

I just went over and viewed their new site, and it's garbage, just like their monthly magazine has become. There was a time when I enjoyed reading the Beckett baseball card monthly from around 1984-2007, before this "great change" took over in 2008. Maybe if they lose enough money, they will get a clue. Bigger is not always better. Sometimes a simple thing is best. They blew it.

I guess the kids of this next generation are not as lucky as some of us were. I remember riding my bike to the drug store to get a Beckett baseball card monthly, and a few packs of cards during the summer months. If I had $10-$15 from lawn mowing to take with me, I could be in hog heaven. I could get a Beckett, numerous packs of cards, and have enough left over for a soda and hot dog at the soda fountain in the back of the drug store. Oh, the good old days.. >>

wow we agree on something.

Ironmanfan · August 4, 2008 7:19AM

Wasn't their message boards geared towards 15 year olds (unlike this one

Joewoowoo · August 4, 2008 7:23AM

I was just over at Becketts new sight , what a terrible site. They should fire the idiot webmaster who designed the new site. I dont think it will be long before they change things again , they have to there going to loose alot of customers going to there website. buy points .LOL what a bunch of dirtbags.

WinPitcher · August 4, 2008 7:28AM

I'm supposed to care?

Steve

lawnmowerman · August 4, 2008 7:42AM

<< Well it looks like Beckett killed their message boards today >>

lsutigers1973 · August 4, 2008 7:53AM

<< Wasn't their message boards geared towards 15 year olds (unlike this one >>

This is the board for preteens. The Beckett board is where we all get to go when we graduate.

stevek · August 4, 2008 10:05AM

I'm not gonna knock anyone who likes the Beckett Forum - whatever you like is of course quite okay and it's part of the hobby...but one time a number of years ago I guess for about 5 or 10 minutes I checked out the Beckett Forum and read some posts...and that was enough for me.

fandango · August 4, 2008 10:14AM

<< 

<< I know that some here have to at least spent some time on Beckett's message boards.

From the looks of it they launched a new site and did away with the message boards, instead it is more of an ecommerce site where there is a charge for everything (including trading) and the discussion section is all that is left of the message boards.

Pretty typical of Beckett if you ask me. >>

False... There's still a message board, You can still trade FREE, they now let you sell but charge selling fees. >>

how much is BGS paying you dizzle?

your troll hood is shining today

jlzinck · August 4, 2008 10:14AM

<< No way BRAH! That board was kickin'. Saw a lot of SICK cards and made a lot of SWEET dealios in that hizzle. Anybody here collect 5 color patches? >>

Dude a totally SICK, SWEET patch HAS to be MOJO too. Duh.

fur72 · August 4, 2008 10:15AM

<< I'm not gonna knock anyone who likes the Beckett Forum - whatever you like is of course quite okay and it's part of the hobby...but one time a number of years ago I guess for about 5 or 10 minutes I checked out the Beckett Forum and read some posts...and that was enough for me. >>

I agree. They ruined the mag too. All sports into one mag? I collect baseball and some basketball. I could give a crap less how much some die cast car pained with a cartoon on it that was drove at the slack jaw 500 is worth.

I told some guy at the Beckett booth at the national they were the new tuff stuff. He replied "I hope were better than Tuff Stuff!". I didnt have a comment after that.

Goot · August 4, 2008 10:53AM

<< I'm not gonna knock anyone who likes the Beckett Forum - whatever you like is of course quite okay and it's part of the hobby...but one time a number of years ago I guess for about 5 or 10 minutes I checked out the Beckett Forum and read some posts...and that was enough for me. >>

I agree.

Since I collect a mix of vintage and modern, I would venture over there to see some modern product being opened and stuff of that nature, while commenting every now and then. About 90% of the topics are based on "Prospecting", how their "hot" prospects did, how much they ripped someone off, and what some mediocre player's chances are at the HOF.

Memorable beckett moments for me.
I started a thread asking if anyone collected vintage and did in fact receive a few guys that had some really nice vintage Red Sox Collections and one guy with a '59 topps set. However, a few bozos then posted JERSEY CARDS of guys like Ted Williams, Ty Cobb, etc. Neat cards, but not exactly vintage

Another was when some guy was showing off his prospect "stash". It was something like 50 different auto rookie cards of the guy. Someone asked how much he had into the cards. Owner replied with something like $1000. I made a comment about how he obviously must really feel good about this guys chances at the bigs, etc. and that I could've bought a really nice mix of vintage or at least Super star modern cards for that price tag. Let's just say I was blasted with comments like "who cares about vintage"....blah...blah...blah.

Good times, but i'm gonna miss the site since it seemed to be a place where Teknobailey's and the GAI Ruth guy's of the world congregate.

FrodoBaggins · August 4, 2008 11:53AM

<< 

<< 

<< I know that some here have to at least spent some time on Beckett's message boards.

From the looks of it they launched a new site and did away with the message boards, instead it is more of an ecommerce site where there is a charge for everything (including trading) and the discussion section is all that is left of the message boards.

Pretty typical of Beckett if you ask me. >>

False... There's still a message board, You can still trade FREE, they now let you sell but charge selling fees. >>

how much is BGS paying you dizzle?

your troll hood is shining today >>

What is your malfunction?

BobaFett72 · August 4, 2008 12:05PM

"I guess the kids of this next generation are not as lucky as some of us were"

you can thank the manufacturers for that.

dizzle · August 4, 2008 12:07PM

<< 

<< 

<< I know that some here have to at least spent some time on Beckett's message boards.

From the looks of it they launched a new site and did away with the message boards, instead it is more of an ecommerce site where there is a charge for everything (including trading) and the discussion section is all that is left of the message boards.

Pretty typical of Beckett if you ask me. >>

False... There's still a message board, You can still trade FREE, they now let you sell but charge selling fees. >>

how much is BGS paying you dizzle?

your troll hood is shining today >>

Dang Fandango you must be a private investagator likeyou said, you know everything about me

Knuckles · August 5, 2008 1:44PM

I just visited the site not knowing that they changed it and it took me awhile to figure the f'n thing out.. how to get into the hockey section of posts and all.. they just killed their board imo.

Well it looks like Beckett killed their message boards today

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