Rising Tide Lifts All Boats, But . . .

[JustCollectVP]

With the onslaught of record prices for many higher grade and higher profile cards, there has been some truth to the old adage that a rising tide lifts all boats. But where there is a rising tide, there has to be an ebb as well.

The purpose of this post is to raise discussion about possible areas that are suffering from the rising tide. While many wonder whether this is an approaching bubble or something else, I'm pretty sure that taking all things into consideration, there is a wide range of opportunity if one only examines where the rising waters are focusing their attention. There are areas of the hobby that have fallen on lean times.

There is always an equilibrium in the hobby, and while some are chasing with dollars in hand trying to catch the ice cream truck before the flavor of the day sells out, I believe that the astute hobbyist has already identified areas of opportunity and is and will continue to take advantage while these opportunities are present.

I'd love to hear the thoughts of other members and get their feelings. Whether you're running after the ice cream truck, selling your ice cream or just wonder what the hell I mean by an ice cream truck and rising boats, it would be interesting to read the perspective of others as it relates to where you all think the hobby is heading...