When to know the hobby is DIEing!

[ALR-bishop]

I plan to go before the hobby does so I do not meditate much on the subject.

There may be some clues to the signs of the end coming in Revelations

[Laxcat]

Eyem knot shure. Maibee nevor.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Laxcat

Eyem knot shure. Maibee nevor.

Eyem knot shure eeether. Wow you are soooo witty! here is a cookie for you..i mean eiuu..

[bnorth]

Types of thing I would look for are the apocalypse, super volcano erupting, global war, or maybe a giant meteor hitting the planet.

Seriously I have been hearing the hobby is dying since the end of the junk era. I doubt it will go away totally but will change like it has for many decades.
The only thing I see changing is the magic plastic holders will no longer be magic and prices will be closer to raw. I believe the insane prices will burst like the .COM bubble otherwise just another day in paradise.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Types of thing I would look for are the apocalypse, super volcano erupting, global war, or maybe a giant meteor hitting the planet.

Seriously I have been hearing the hobby is dying since the end of the junk era. I doubt it will go away totally but will change like it has for many decades.
The only thing I see changing is the magic plastic holders will no longer be magic and prices will be closer to raw. I believe the insane prices will burst like the .COM bubble otherwise just another day in paradise.

good points actually...so when we see Mike Schmidt 1974 PSA 10 not sell for $1000..that would be a start of it as it were

[pokerplyr80]

I think a really bad sign would be major price drops of key cards like 52 Mantle, 16 Ruth, 33 Ruth and Gehrig, t206 wagner, plank, cobb, etc. If these can't hold value surely the rest will be in trouble.

[begsu1013]

i am guessing the 52 8 we are talking about is a low series common, correct?

from my perspective, i've noticed that psa player sets are becoming more popular than year sets.

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

I plan to go before the hobby does so I do not meditate much on the subject.

There may be some clues to the signs of the end coming in Revelations

+1, Al. Also, maybe when you see REA's auction catalogs go back to the 7 or 8 pages of newsprint form they were in the '90's.

Best regards,

Larry

[Laxcat]

Thanks for noticing how witty I am!

Question: why do you even visit this forum? Hobby is dying, card prices are going to fall, hitting for the cycle is no big deal,blah, blah, blah....

You are an old curmudgeon; a dinosaur. I'm glad you won't be around for the next 30 years. You are exactly the type of person that keeps people from joining our great hobby. So why don't you just give all your cards to kids? Or, if you are afraid the bottom is going to fall out, sell them now.
If you got rid of all of your cards then we wouldn't have to read the drivel you type everyday.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Laxcat

Thanks for noticing how witty I am!

Question: why do you even visit this forum? Hobby is dying, card prices are going to fall, hitting for the cycle is no big deal,blah, blah, blah....

You are an old curmudgeon; a dinosaur. I'm glad you won't be around for the next 30 years. You are exactly the type of person that keeps people from joining our great hobby. So why don't you just give all your cards to kids? Or, if you are afraid the bottom is going to fall out, sell them now.
If you got rid of all of your cards then we wouldn't have to read the drivel you type everyday.

Ditto!

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Laxcat

Thanks for noticing how witty I am!

Question: why do you even visit this forum? Hobby is dying, card prices are going to fall, hitting for the cycle is no big deal,blah, blah, blah....

You are an old curmudgeon; a dinosaur. I'm glad you won't be around for the next 30 years. You are exactly the type of person that keeps people from joining our great hobby. So why don't you just give all your cards to kids? Or, if you are afraid the bottom is going to fall out, sell them now.
If you got rid of all of your cards then we wouldn't have to read the drivel you type everyday.

Mark thanks for the kindness.

Look yall. I lost my temper. Happens. I'm keeping it out of the threads from now on.

Cheers
Matt

---heck you posted this a few days ago....now your recent post on this thread....hmmm the cycle repeats ...off your medication?

I don't care if all the cards lose value ..its a hobby...but the topic of cards losing their value is obviously an issue of discussion on this forum..you cant deny that......and yeah hitting for the cycle is no bid deal...glad you remembered that from another thread..i don't remember anything you said that was discussed or would care to remember to bring up 4 months later.....peace..
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[bnorth]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

Mark thanks for the kindness.

Look yall. I lost my temper. Happens. I'm keeping it out of the threads from now on.

Cheers
Matt

---heck you posted this a few days ago....now your recent post on this thread....hmmm the cycle repeats ...off your medication?

I don't care if all the cards lose value ..its a hobby...but the topic of cards losing their value is obviously an issue of discussion on this forum..you cant deny that......and yeah hitting for the cycle is no bid deal...glad you remembered that from another thread..i don't remember anything you said that was discussed or would care to remember to bring up 4 months later.....peace..
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"Off your medication" Jake no reason to drop down to his level of name calling and unprovoked attacks.

[SAllen2556]

...when women figure out how to reproduce without any help from a man.