Posted By:
LarryBarry-
You hit some very interesting and direct notes..One silver lining, vintage baseball cards are RARE, especially pre 1939, with supply much less than demand, for now. Also, we all share some type of passion for baseball history and we value these pieces of cardboard as much as most assets.
In twenty years, it will be interesting to see if the generations x,y,z even care who HOFers such as James Bottomley or Jimmie Foxx were...That is the real test...
Grading services provide a nice way of protecting and labeling cards,accounting for rarity by population #'s and bar code, providing print and on line services. Hopefully they can endure the changes needed without over compensating, for that too will turn people off, being too lenient or too conservative all have negative impact.