Overview
Revenue
$5 to $10 million (USD) per year
Competitors
Topps Company, Panini America
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas
The first and last word when it comes to news and information on sports cards and memorabilia, Beckett Media has been the voice of record in the collectibles industry since its pioneering beginning in 1984. The preeminent publisher of sports and specialty market collectible publications in the world, Beckett Media also operates Beckett.com (www.beckett.com) - the leading online destination for sports collectibles enthusiasts - and Beckett Grading Services, the leading third-party professional sports card grading service. Beckett Media currently publishes over 30 different magazines and websites and recently expanded into the trade show/conference space with its purchase of The Industry Summit event for sports collectible professionals (www.theindustrysummit.com) Beckett Media has been the voice of record in the collectibles industry since its pioneering beginning in 1984. Beckett Collectibles, Inc. operates as a auction house. The Company offers sports, non-sports, and gaming cards. Beckett Collectibles also provides baseball, football, hockey, basketball, and racing cards, as well as cards that focus on movies, television, comics, and music. Beckett Collectibles serves customers worldwide. If you want to know how much that Nolan Ryan rookie card in your Dad's garage is worth, you want Beckett. The company publishes the definitive pricing guide to baseball and other sports cards along with about 15 magazines on everything from Neopets to college sports teams. Its products are distributed via hobby stores and national retailers like Wal-Mart, Barnes & Noble, and Borders. In addition, Beckett runs a sports memorabilia shopping portal connected to more than 1,200 shops, and operates Beckett Grading Services, which offers independent sports cards evaluations. The company was founded by statistics professor Dr. James Beckett in 1984.
