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Re: Are we heading into another downward spiral?
Baseball interest has not fallen off a cliff, but it is down. However, among young people, that interest in baseball and its accompanying desire to collect baseball cards HAS fallen off a cliff. Young people do indeed put their money into gaming at an alarmingly higher percent than they do that of baseball cards, and that… -
Re: Are we heading into another downward spiral?
You can't judge the state of the hobby by the rarest and most expensive cards. How many people own or can even afford a T206 Wagner? You have to look at the overall picture; kids are not into anymore, first shops died, and now shows are following the same path. The graded card market gave card values a big boost when it… -
Re: Are we heading into another downward spiral?
Lets look at this picture. First a couple of important factors: The number of 15 year old who collect baseball cards today is far less than it was in the height of cards(1980's). They spend their money on other things, mainly on gaming...cards aren't even an afterthought, they are a 'never thought of'. 30 years from now,… -
Re: Are we heading into another downward spiral?
too much importance being placed on the general interests of today's kids. it's pretty obvious that they no longer comprise the larger cross-section of the card collecting world, since there are so many other distractions available to them. the future of collecting does fall into the hands of more mature people with… -
Re: Are we heading into another downward spiral?
Alot of those cards on your list sold based on perceived scarcity (1984 Ripken and the Musial) The pop reports simply report this to be true or false. The fact that two players on that list are considered steroid abusers doesn't help either. Only time will tell how difficult or scarce a card actually is and on that list I… -
Re: Are we heading into another downward spiral?
<< <i> << <i>What cards exactly have gone up in value since the late 90's/early2000's? >> I have around a thousand or more cards in my collection. Almost every single one has gone up since the late 1990s to early 2000s. I only collect Pre-WWII and a couple years later though. I love the history of the hobby and baseball. I… -
Re: Are we heading into another downward spiral?
I'm not back pedaling on anything. Cards were probably the most actively collected item, and there was a major boom. Point is, that will be gone(and it isn't gone yet). The prices will fall. My timeline on the fall is 30 years from now. Do you want a percent to clarify? Some rough estimates 30 years from now, High end pre… -
Re: Are we heading into another downward spiral?
True quality will outperform the norm. Over the years, through the swells and the lulls, quality material has maintained the greatest return. I'm not talking about false scarcity or hype, I'm talking about the cream of the crop for the issue or the era. While such baseball players as Mantle, Koufax and Clemente have been… -
Re: Are we heading into another downward spiral?
<< <i>1- the people my age are "getting back into it." the younger generations were seemingly never into it. I work in a college athletic department, with some cards framed in my office. The kids today never speak about their collections (because they don't have any). I also have worked at a summer baseball camp for years.… -
Re: Are we heading into another downward spiral?
I guess I can't say it better than aconte, but I'll try it my way... Objectivity stated, "Who is going to take their place when they are mostly gone 30 years from now?" Is this really the timeframe we all agreed upon to discuss? 25 or 30 years is a long, long time-- to me at least. I'll be 66 in 30 years-- if I'm even…
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