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Originally Posted by ALR-bishop
This is not meant to be sarcastic. I see folks say they usually or only collect “vintage”, or they are a “vintage” collector. Is there a hobby norm for what constitutes vintage or is it like the term “variation”, everyone has their own definition ?
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That’s actually a good question. I think many collectors (such as myself) would say vintage stops and modern starts around 1980 or 1981 when print runs started to skyrocket, Fleer and Donruss entered the picture, etc.
I think that is the most commonly accepted definition (as evidenced by the thread categories and BST sections here on Net54).
But I’m sure there are many that disagree and include more or less years in their definition of vintage.
If someone considers 1991 donruss as vintage (because it’s now 30 years old) I wouldn’t have a problem with that.
(I can’t believe 1991 Donruss is 30 years old!!!
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