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Originally Posted by barrysloate
If these guys are busting open cases as a form of gambling, it's pretty unlikely they are going to stay in the hobby and develop into serious collectors. When they get bored looking for chase cards they will move on to something else.
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Or when the bottom drops out of the value.
This relates to something a couple people have stated in this thread - to the effect that any attention or drawing in of new collectors is a good thing.
Not true if they become disillusioned or feel cheated by the hobby.
In the late 1980s to early 90s, people were diving into the hobby...only to evacuate later and mostly never return. These people felt (rightly so) that the card companies had played them for fools. The promise or implied promise of profits was a lie. For a lot of these people, even the mention of baseball card collecting will cause a shudder and a bitter taste. Many of them don't even differentiate between the 80s/90s junk and the pre-war stuff that has always had good value and interest.
I think the inevitable collapse in value of an item like this which has grabbed the attention of the public is bound to be bad for the hobby.
Just my opinion...
Cheers,
Blair