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Toured Beckett and met our leader Leon
Posted By: davidcycleback
I just returned from Dallas this afternoon and got a personal tour Wednesday of Beckett Media and Beckett Grading facilities in North Dallas. It was a high of 68 in Dallas that day, but I was advised it can get hotter. Even the lifelong residents of Dallas dread the summer heat of Dallas. Beckett is a nice, neat place. Notable highlights include: the door to the raw, yet-to-be graded cards are behind an FBI Building-style metal door that requires hand verification to open. Grading director, Mark Anderson, had his hand scanned before the door opened. I'm sure Mark would love me to point out that submitters' cards in that room are in plastic containers labeled by anonymous serial codes, so that the graders do not know the owner of the cards they are grading. I saw the machinery that slabs the cards. Beckett has a large movie theater inside the building. I saw Rich Klein's spot, but, alas, he was away. |
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Posted By: Paul
That sounds like fun. I mentioned to Mark via email that I would like to tour Beckett, but I was told no. Whats up with that I met Leon once, & he seems pretty cool. Next time come down a little farther south to Austin, & I'll buy lunch! |
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Posted By: Mark Anderson
Thanks for the kind comments David. We were thrilled you were able to come down and offer your expertise! |
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Posted By: Alan
Leon, is one of, if not the nicest guys I have ever met in the hobby. He will even talk to a poor slob like me. |
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Posted By: leon
Thanks guys... |
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Posted By: davidcycleback
If you want an idea what Beckett is like, it's like an office building with offices and conference rooms. It's carpeted with art on the walls. The magazine and marketing areas take up the most space and the grading, research and encapsulating have their own rooms in the back. Mark has his own office. I had no idea what a grading place would look like, but it resembles a large law firm or other business offices. |
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Posted By: Alan
David - I want to hear more about the beautiful 26 year old Southern woman that you met. Was she single ? |
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Posted By: davidcycleback
Alas, her husband was several rows ahead. |
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Posted By: Marty Ogelvie
David, The considerate thing to do in those situations is to SWAP seats with the husband... marty |
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Posted By: Bill G
Dave i know you mentioned that you would often lurk over on Becketts message boards, did you happen to ask them why they ruined their message boards and turned their backs on a great community of thousands that they had at their finger tips? |
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Posted By: davidcycleback
I only met with the grading section and I don't believe the chat boards is governed by that section-- it probably falls under publishing. |
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Posted By: jay wolt
David, is the Beckett grading tour open to the public |
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Posted By: davidcycleback
I was treated like Catherine the Great. The real graders were locked in a back room, the Folger's replaced by Starbucks and the displayed scientific equipment borrowed for the day from the local medical college. |
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Posted By: Kyle
I just had a wonderful experience with Mark and his team at BGS. Incredible customer service, response to emails, timely responses... overall just well worth the money spent. |
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Posted By: leon
Mark is a member of our board and a friend. He generally doesn't do chat board stuff on the weekends.... I would guess they would let any serious collector have a look at the non-secure parts of the office, as long as there is an appt, etc..but I will let Mark answer that..... Mark and crew have always been most gracious to me as well as everyone else I am aware of... |
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Posted By: davidcycleback
If Mark doesn't allow an individual a tour it would be because he has a good reason, not because he's being mean. His work day is filled, and he simply may not have the time to give every Beckett subscriber who rings the doorbell a tour. I can assure people that there are no hot springs or pygmy tribes to miss. It's an office building, part of where they grade cards. |
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Posted By: Jim VB
David, |
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Posted By: Alan
I met Mark at last years Chicago National Net54 dinner & he was one of the friendliest guys at the dinner. |
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Posted By: davidcycleback
I once wrote a cognitive science book on vision, and the jungle dwelling pygmies of Congo have long piqued my interest as they visually perceive objects differently than you or I. |
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Posted By: Kevin Saucier
Mark is a friend and I have been fortunate enough to work with him on the security of the Beckett slabs and flips. He is a class act and an awesome guy. |
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Posted By: Mark Anderson
Yes, anyone is always welcome to come see our offices, but you'll need to clear it with me first so I know we have time. |
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Posted By: davidcycleback
If visitors to North Dallas reserve a shuttle they can have a tour of Beckett followed by a tour of Leon's office. I didn't visit Leon's work, so there might be a lost pygmy tribe in one of his filing cabinets. No flash bulbs, please. You might disturb the pygmies or wake Leon. |
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