Today's auto cards are 80's rookie cards?

mrmint23

Today's auto cards remind me of the craze back in the mid 80's for rookie cards...With that said....Back in the 80's I joined the craze and chase for the rookies from the 80's while ignoring the GREAT opportunity to purchase vintage at a very low price.....Could that be a sign of what is to come? Once the modern collector gets their appetite full of modern will they start chasing signed VINTAGE?

MeteoriteGuy

<< <i>Today's auto cards remind me of the craze back in the mid 80's for rookie cards...With that said....Back in the 80's I joined the craze and chase for the rookies from the 80's while ignoring the GREAT opportunity to purchase vintage at a very low price.....Could that be a sign of what is to come? Once the modern collector gets their appetite full of modern will they start chasing signed VINTAGE? >>



I don't think so, but rather the opposite. It comes down to the modern collector can get a /10 card of the now player they know and like, cheaper then that 4th year topps card of the vintage player, they know little about, who might of even played in the dead ball period. Plus most modern collectors want 50+ autographs of there player. It really is a complete different market/collector mentality.

I also think the younger generations are less interested in history.