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Originally Posted by packs
The new most annoying phrase in the hobby will become “it cost me X to get this graded” which will replace the dreaded “I’m into it for X. I can’t do less than Y”
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But true. What you are into a card for always is irrelevant because the comparison is with what is available on the market. In this situation I could see a rising premium for graded vintage HOFers who aren't 10s or Mantles simply because the inventory cannot be replaced cheaply, even if the set thing goes by the wayside.
Johnny is right about this thing of ours losing its blue collar echelon, though. I would even suggest that it is going beyond white collar into the professional or entrepreneurial or financial classes when it comes to an increasing number of cards and sets.