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AnsonA lot will depend on the demand in 10 or 20 years. Nobody can take anything away from Clemens, ARod, or Bonds......well, ok Bonds. But, that's a different story. The fact of the matter is, people view cards much differently now than they did even 10 years ago. Trying to guess how things will be in 10 years is nearly impossible. Vintage cards are scarce because, back in the day, people didn't place much value on them. They dried up and, for the most part, became pretty tough to find. Today, everyone collects everything and hopes it will be worth a lot of money someday.
Created demand by purposely shortprinting may stimulate buzz now. However, with tons of shortprinted, limited, numbered out of ..., stuff out there, there's still too much for anyone to collect. As pointed out, there are a WHOLE lot of Clemens, Bonds, and ARod autos out there. Why would this set be any more special than another shortprinted auto set? I can still find WW1 and WW2 HOF autos for under $200 and there are A LOT less of them to go around.
It all boils down to the interest at the time and whether the focus is on the next greatest thing.