They've been counting down to this day for a while, and now the staff at Beckett Media has unveiled the beta version of the new Beckett.com. I had a chance to play around with it earlier today and found things I both liked and disliked about the new site. First the pros. The look is clean and simple, and the main page is fully customizable - as long as you don't mind signing up with an email address for a free account. The more interactive parts of the site, like Beckett's forums, have been given an increased presence and should be more popular than ever. Tools for organizing your collection also received improvements, and I know I'm not alone in occasionally needing some help in that area. As for the cons, I didn't find the new navigation to be very intuitive save for the large search bar at the top of the page. It also seems like the hobby news section (which is the part of Beckett.com I use most often) has been somewhat downplayed. Regardless of how you feel about Beckett's sometimes precarious balance of business and journalism, it's worth spending a few minutes investigating the new site. More than ever it is what you make of it, and collectors of all experience levels should find at least a few things that are useful or helpful.