Are Modern Card Sales Sluggish?

Justin

I think so. Too much crap out there. I believe that it's only a matter of time until one of the big boys go bankrupt.

bbrewski

i stopped collecting modern cards about 5 years ago and started collecting 1960and 70 psa cards.glad i did as modern chit goes down in price the vintage stuff has done well

WinPitcher

I agree, however I like to have a few cards from every year so what i do is get the card of the previous years MVP ROY and CY Young award winners (in Topps) Ill buy a few packs to see what they look like and thats about it. Another place I like getting cards is in cereal or some other product and if it is a TOPPs card the better. Gas stations have sets at times too.........Fleer usually.

Beachbum

I don't know where you guys are buying or trading.....rookie speculation of products as simple as Bowman Chrome or Bowman Chrome Draft Picks can make someone a tidy profit.

Um...Johnny Podres and Joe Torre cards....thats like watching paint dry...don't really see how those cards trade more than $.03 difference year to year.

WinPitcher

I agree if u want to speculate, me? not into it

Beachbum

I understand WinPicher...its not for everyone.

However, it seems to me that those with the least knowledge or understanding of modern cards are the ones who initiate threads, or comment, about an area that is not within their area of expertise.

I do modern and lots of it and had traded vintage before....I like the risk and high anxiety of modern...its like the card version of speculating on tech/bio stocks on the Nasdaq as opposed to investing in tax free municipal bonds.

I like the rush....as I said, its not for everyone, but sales are hardly sluggish, quite the contrary.

WinPitcher

Oh i agree with ya, if thats what floats your boat by all means. Ive been on both sides of the fence and at this time in my life id rather just do vintage with an eye towards completing some sets and passing the time. tragedy in your life will do that to ya

joestalin

Im not sure what rock you guys have been under the past weeks but modern cards are on fire. Topps
Heritage is once again a huge hit and it is almost impossible to find a retail box around. Plenty
of rookies and the chance to hit huge autograph cards (and no stickers eithers!). The addition of
black chrome refractors adds punch.

There can no more anticipation in basketball over Ultimate Collection. Everything is selling
well as this is supposed to be "the" rookie class. There is also much hype over UD's 1000.00
a pack product due to hit in a few months, while I don't think its great for the hobby there
are plenty ready to hand over that much for one pack!

I presume by big boys you mean the card companies? You couldn't be further from the truth, while
companies are watering down products left and right there are still plenty out there ready to
buy wax. It may be hard to sell the singles,but the companies are selling products out! Maybe
you didn't mean the card companies?? Autographics is selling well, Topps Chome is strong, and
Ultimate is already sold out.

Im not sure how anyone can post this amid the crazy response that topps heritage is having on this
board, both vintage and modern collectors alike are eating this stuff up. Nice design, nice configuration
and nice bang for the buck had really helped modern sales. May we all get together every year like
this for the hunt!

Thanks
Kevin

Robby

I've been collecting mainly Vintage cards since '91 ........I just got burnt out on all the stuff that was coming out , and just couldn't afford to keep up with all the new stuff.......plus it was disappointing to see the previous years sets go down in value when the new next hot stuff came out ! I think the '94 UD Baseball was the last set of cards I tried to complete ! The 2004 Topps Heritage cards are the first pack of cards I've busted since then , and I must agree with Kevin , these are fun packs to open ! These cards should appeal to bought Modern and Vintage collectors with the '55 card design and having a mixture of past and present players ! I had forgotten the thrill of opening packs and chasing inserts , SP , Variations , Rookies , and of course the challenge of completing a set ! If Modern cards don't succeed with drawing the next generation of card collectors into the hobby , who's going to be left in the future to buy your Vintage cards ! I think it behooves all of us........Modern and Vintage to get along and make this a better Hobby ! Collect what you like and respect others choices in what they like !..........Dave 'Robby' Robinson

Stone193

Kevin, Dave
You got my vote! I have always liked both - I will keep this short about hobby philosophy:
1. Collect and save what you LIKE - not an investment
2. Flip what you can to defray the cost of what you LIKE
3. There is TOO much to chase so be Selective and collect what you LIKE (and can afford)
4. If you LIKE it what's the difference whether it goes up or down - it's a collectible and perhaps should not be looked at as an investment - I like my truck but it's a liability, not an investment.

For those who buy to sell like Beach - that's a whole different Ricki Lake show - that's not collecting that accumulating (like stock) to make money - I call that a JOB and not a hobby. I apologize for sounding instructive - don't mean to - but this topic comes up in SCD every other issue for the last 15 years and it never goes away.

As Kevin will attest - there's been more fun had here in the last few days than I have seen in a long while around the hobby and has been an immense enjoyment to many of the contributors to this forum.

Thanx for my Two Cents
Mike

joestalin

<< <i>If Modern cards don't succeed with drawing the next generation of card collectors into the hobby , who's going to be left in the future to buy your Vintage cards ! >>



he hit the nail on the head on that one!

Kevin

WinPitcher

Stone bud u hit the nail right on the head.....