As a memorabilia guy myself, I don't really see that side of the hobby as any kind of weak sister (or some such expression) to cards, or to autographs for that matter. The top pieces go for millions like the top cards, there have been hundreds of items sold for six figures just like the best cards and autographs, and there are very active markets with healthy prices for every area of memorabilia I follow. Perhaps some niches have lost appeal over time and prices have dropped, but look at what happened to photos during that period, for example, and I could only wish that collectors would lose interest in the great old pennants, pins, ad pieces, notebooks, tickets, and all the other "oddball" or "3D" things that get me excited and their prices would take a sudden plunge so I could buy a lot more.
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