Reviews of Beckett Baseball

By: Beckett Media LLC App

List of user reviews and ratings for Beckett Baseball

Total ratings

4.60 (Rating count: 242)

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Review summary

Beckett Baseball’s app offers portable, space-saving digital access and value for collectors, but suffers from reliability and navigation issues, delayed releases, and pricing concerns. Crashes and freezes are common, scrolling and search are painful, and older price data is often missing. Overall, the digital option is convenient but plagued by quality and timing problems that hinder its effectiveness as a price-guide and reference tool.

Pros

Convenient and portable digital format for Beckett Baseball.
Space-saving compared with physical magazines.
Valuable content for collectors including articles and price information.

Cons

Frequent crashes and the app freezes or won’t load.
Poor navigation and search experience (tedious to scroll, bookmarks don’t work, no effective table of contents).
Digital issues frequently behind the print edition (delays in release).
High price and questions about value for money.
Incomplete price data for older card years.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.40

All time rating average: 4.60

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52% (12)

Date	Author	Comment
2023-06-12	Ne*****	I echo the functionality and navigation issues many users have shared. Difficult to scroll through the 200 pages to find the set you need. Bookmarks don’t seem to be working. Search doesn’t work. Would be nice to search or bookmark a year and set to jump there. Also a table of contents with at least a year showing the page would be nice and a bonus if you could click it to bring you there. But at the end of the day the info is here and I enjoy the articles. I used to screenshot and zoom the hard copy magazine prices so I could see them. So this digital option is still better for me at much cheaper price. Please improve these navigation and functionality issues for a 5 Star rating!!!!! Note I use iPad Air and iPhone 13 devices I also don’t like that it tries to get you in to another Pocketmags app to use the Beckett magazine.
I echo the functionality and navigation issues many users have shared. Difficult to scroll through the 200 pages to find the set you need. Bookmarks don’t seem to be working. Search doesn’t work. Would be nice to search or bookmark a year and set to jump there. Also a table of contents with at least a year showing the page would be nice and a bonus if you could click it to bring you there. But at the end of the day the info is here and I enjoy the articles. I used to screenshot and zoom the hard copy magazine prices so I could see them. So this digital option is still better for me at much cheaper price. Please improve these navigation and functionality issues for a 5 Star rating!!!!! Note I use iPad Air and iPhone 13 devices I also don’t like that it tries to get you in to another Pocketmags app to use the Beckett magazine.
2021-12-16	Cy*****	I have to agree with some others on this. The app. isn’t the greatest. It’s hard to scroll through all the pages. Biggest problem I found is I’m a collector of older cards. There aren’t any prices listed for anything except 2000’s and newer. Unless I’m looking in the wrong place. You are welcome for the $10 I donated.
I have to agree with some others on this. The app. isn’t the greatest. It’s hard to scroll through all the pages. Biggest problem I found is I’m a collector of older cards. There aren’t any prices listed for anything except 2000’s and newer. Unless I’m looking in the wrong place. You are welcome for the $10 I donated.
2018-12-10	Wi*****	Always at least two weeks behind the newsstand. Should just stick with eBay for your price guide.
Always at least two weeks behind the newsstand. Should just stick with eBay for your price guide.
2017-08-11	Th*****	This app is a ripoff will not load after paying almost $37 for subscription.
This app is a ripoff will not load after paying almost $37 for subscription.
2017-05-27	Jo*****	App is fine but release date for digital can be three weeks after print version. Very dissatisfied with purchase. If you have Beckett online just stick with that.
App is fine but release date for digital can be three weeks after print version. Very dissatisfied with purchase. If you have Beckett online just stick with that.
2017-03-17	Ch*****	Beckett Baseball is the insiders guide to baseball card collecting. The digital version not only gives you the complete issue found on the newsstand, but also an expanded price guide in the back portion. Now you can always check the prices of all the years of all the different company's card sets. Basically it is a must for the serious card collector. Great articles and a guide to contacting the major collectors for any of your card needs.
Beckett Baseball is the insiders guide to baseball card collecting. The digital version not only gives you the complete issue found on the newsstand, but also an expanded price guide in the back portion. Now you can always check the prices of all the years of all the different company's card sets. Basically it is a must for the serious card collector. Great articles and a guide to contacting the major collectors for any of your card needs.
2016-07-14	ap*****	Can't get through four pages without the app closing involuntarily. Very frustrating!!
Can't get through four pages without the app closing involuntarily. Very frustrating!!
2015-12-24	Da*****	Save your money,, they don't upload issues on time. The February issue is out in less than 2 weeks and they are still on December This is a ripoff
Save your money,, they don't upload issues on time. The February issue is out in less than 2 weeks and they are still on December This is a ripoff
2015-12-07	On*****	I love the Beckett magazine. Been a big card collector since I was a little kid. The app makes it easier and less space consuming then collecting the actual magazine. I give it 4 stars it's great but there is some room for improvement.
I love the Beckett magazine. Been a big card collector since I was a little kid. The app makes it easier and less space consuming then collecting the actual magazine. I give it 4 stars it's great but there is some room for improvement.
2015-12-04	Bi*****	I hadn't purchased a Beckett in about 15 years but I am trying to get my 5 year old into the hobby. I looked in several stores trying to find a paper issue but they are almost nonexistent. So I figured I'd give the app a whirl...big mistake. There are a number of issues with this app: 1) Scrolling through the pages to find a year and set is tedious to say the least...especially on the small screen of a phone or tablet. There really needs to be tabs or an index that can take you right where you need to go. There are so many sets now that just going through one year can be a pain. 2) As mentioned previously, this format it not good for a price guide. The writing and numbers are horribly small. So small that when you zoom in you only see a tiny portion of the page. 3) The app freezes constantly! And by constantly I mean every 1 to 2 minutes. Absolutely ridiculous. This is the last Beckett I buy digitally. Worst $8 I've spent in a long time.
I hadn't purchased a Beckett in about 15 years but I am trying to get my 5 year old into the hobby. I looked in several stores trying to find a paper issue but they are almost nonexistent. So I figured I'd give the app a whirl...big mistake. There are a number of issues with this app: 1) Scrolling through the pages to find a year and set is tedious to say the least...especially on the small screen of a phone or tablet. There really needs to be tabs or an index that can take you right where you need to go. There are so many sets now that just going through one year can be a pain. 2) As mentioned previously, this format it not good for a price guide. The writing and numbers are horribly small. So small that when you zoom in you only see a tiny portion of the page. 3) The app freezes constantly! And by constantly I mean every 1 to 2 minutes. Absolutely ridiculous. This is the last Beckett I buy digitally. Worst $8 I've spent in a long time.