Baseball cards as an asset class
 

Posted By: <b>JK</b><p>Fred,<br /><br />Im a collector at heart, but IMO cards can obviously be an investment vehicle. I see nothing inconsistent with them being both a collectable and an investment. As for your comment about rookie cards, I think it proves the point that cards are viewed as an investment by many - doesnt mean its always a good investment. Of course, stocks and bonds arent always a good investment either - just ask anyone who purchased Sun, Cisco, Microsoft, Lucent, etc. right before the tech bubble burst.

Baseball cards as an asset class
 

Posted By: <b>Ed Ivey</b><p>wonder what jim cramer would say about the performance of the e93 matty.

Baseball cards as an asset class
 

Posted By: <b>boxingcardman</b><p>Comparing rookie cards from the 1990s to vintage cards is like comparing penny stocks to the DJ components. They may have the same general classification but they are about as different as can be. Every year since the early 1990s we see articles on how crappy the (new) card market is; yet vintage has gone through the roof. <br /><br />I'd trace the "investment" mentality back a lot further than 10 years ago (1997). Probably back to when Rosen and his crowd started self-promoting.

Baseball cards as an asset class
 

Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>A difference between collecting and investing is no one ever collected 2,000 Todd Van Poppel rookie cards, but a whole lot of people invested in 2,000 Todd Van Poppel rookie cards.<br /><br />In other words, collecting often is a better investment than investing. Especially when your collecting involves looking for quality and beauty and rarity, rather than for Todd Van Poppel by the pound.

Baseball cards as an asset class
 

Posted By: <b>Fred C</b><p>I would never compare vintage collecting to 80s/90s rookies hoarding... yikes!!! Although I sure wish I hoarded vintage back in the 70s and 80s.