[mrreality68]

Cards values go up or pull back? The cards pricing will continue to be volatile literally auction to auction. The prices on Key Cards, Key Players, and HOFers will continue to be strong. One of a kind and more rare cards are going to fluctuate as some will jump dramatically as 2 bidders get into a bidding war for that card. So expect many cards at prices that will surprise us
Grading companies- changes? Not expecting many changes except hopefully as the backlogs start getting cleaned up then new lower price tiers for grading will be introduced but we will never have the truly "cheaper" bulk options.
NFTs - big thing or no big deal? It will become a big thing over time to the new collectors and younger generations but it will be multiple years.
MLB lockout in 2022. All about the money and the impact all depends on how much time is lost in games played, shortened season etc. But as we see a lot of money was spent prior to the lock out there is money. Billionaires vs Millionaires. Hard to have sympathy for either group.

The Overall Baseball Collection Business will continue to expand. I see Cards staying strong but the biggest growth opportunities in Post Cards and memorbelia