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Posted By: Prewarsports

The recent Rookie card phenomenon is really easy to understand. People in my generation (born from about 1973-1983 or so, who fueled the card hobby from about 1986-1993 are now graduating from Med Schools, Law Schools, advancing in careers, and gaining large amounts of disposible income for the first time. When this happens people decide to buy what intersts them and they usually harken back to their childhood to collect what they liked then. None of these people are dumb enough to invest heavily in 1989 Donruss cards, so they gavitate toward high dollar items (graded cards) or pre-war cards, all the while taking the knowledge and love for the hobby they had 20 years ago as kids.

The big thing then was rookie cards, and that is why it is becomming a big thing now. Younger people with money collecting what they loved in the 1980's and adapting it toward prewar cards. It is the same reason why Golden Age Comics were so hot for a while, then Beatles stuff and Barbie Dolls, then Star Wars toys and Pez dispensers etc, etc. The most difficult question is what could possibly be worth money from todays world to collectors 20 years from now?

Rhys