I've been leery on the hobby for years mainly due to the potential fraud. But...the hobby has survived.
As long as the economy doesn't nose dive like it did in 1929, and that wont be happening anytime soon having unemployment hit 40%, the sky is the limit.
And even think there is more upside. What if a TPG could actually capture the strengths of the two that exist now? A company that could grade and turn around cards like SGC and another with the marketing/registry of PSA and have it lead the way on fraud protection? It would blow even more doors off the barrier to entry in the hobby. I also think lots of people are tired of stocks and traditional investments...they're just boring and the fees associated with them are real...unlike cards.
Everything will cycle, everything will have it ups and downs but over the long term the general hobby will be fine.
Also...art is everywhere and affects us all whether you engage or not IMO.
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