I foresee a similar day for vintage sportscards and postcards too
. . . where, unless slabbed by a (still) respected third party,
all raw items will also be viewed as "bad".
The reproduction and printing technologies already exist, as do paper stocks, and a thriving, hungry marketplace. Add a small, 5-digit investment in a legit library of authentic "common" HOFer cards to reproduce, and the potential score is appealing at $150 - $2000 a pop. Prices similar to commonly forged autographed flats. And I'm not talking about the commercially produced copies (crap) out there now. I mean beautifully exact reproductions of authentic cards, right down (very close) to the shades of color, cut sizes, corner/edge wear, and surface marks.
I see that day coming. Not necessarily today, or tomorrow. But definately, someday. The technology keeps getting better, and prices more approachable.
Last edited by HexsHeroes; 03-12-2012 at 08:06 PM.
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