[Northviewcats]

I've been thinking a lot about this subject lately. While it is true that kids don't collect baseball cards like they used to, they still love baseball. There should always be a group of fans who love baseball and as they grow older will drift into purchasing old cards. I never could afford to buy old cardboard until my kids were independent. First, I collected the cards of the players that I idolized as a kid, but as I became more interested in cards I became fascinated with prewar cards and the history of baseball. Obviously, I've never seen any of these players, but I think about them when I look at my cards.

I know of at least five people who have seen my collection and have started collecting cards.

Also, as baseball expands to other countries, so will collecting. Eventually people from all over the world will be exposed to the pleasure of collecting old cards. The Internet makes it so easy for collectors to share their love for the hobby and trade in cards. Ebay, for all of its faults, has made it easy to get almost any card you want. Our Net54 Website site and others like it will fuel the fire. Collecting will be different than in the past, but I don't see a drop off in the prewar market, unless there is a catastrophic collapse in the economy.

Best wishes,

Joe