I’ve seen some crazy things over the last year and no doubt this is a bubble... I think it has a ways to go though unfortunately.
I started collecting in 92/93, right at the tail end of the junk wax era. Whenever I would go to a card shop it was usually just me or another kid or two. My older cousin was really into it in the mid to late 80’s and always talked about how crazy packed shows and shops were back then but I never saw anything like that. This weekend I went to my favorite card shop for the first time since late last summer and was amazed at the number, and types, of people there. It was jam packed and the first time I actually experienced some of the craze that everyone who collected in the 80’s talks about. I’m sure a lot of that demand is not visual due to eBay now, but it was fascinating to say the least. I have a feeling that this will last another few years if not longer. I wish that wasn’t the case though.
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