Brooklyn Dodgers Autographs declining interest?

[homerunhitter]

With so much of this new generation of collectors interested only in autographs of players like ohtani, betts, trout, judge, acuna jr, skenes, Soto , Harper, Witt jr etc, Do you think that there will be less collectors that collect the old team such as the Brooklyn Dodgers? Example, most collectors nowadays would choose a Juan Soto autograph over a Carl furillo autograph or a paul skenes auto vs a preacher roe auto. Just wandering what the future of and the long term forecast of collecting Brooklyn dodger autographs will be. Seems to me like its fading Do today’s collectors even know who Clyde king, rube Walker, Billy loes, Bert Hamric or Charlie Neal are? What are your thoughts?

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

A lot of the Brooklyn players who lived long enough were fixtures at NYC-area shows, so younger collectors during the first card boom were able to see these men in the flesh and their interest was gained that way. That is missing for young collectors today. I do feel that the modern era will be a healthy gateway to vintage for several young collectors and the interest will always be there. Time will tell to what extent, however.

[mr2686]

I definitely think (overall) there is less interest, but there's still interest in players like Hodges, Campanella and Robinson. All I know is that I've been able to find several autographs of players that played on the 55 team (on all mediums) for a lot cheaper than they used to be.

[theshleps]

There will always be HOF collectors. As to completists for a team like the Brooklyn Dodgers there will be less. Just like set collectors of older less popular sets (33 Goudey and 52 topps being exceptions) less folks will be outrageous prices for cup of coffee guys that died young

[gonefishin]

There will always be demand for vintage Brooklyn Dodger autographs - always. If the Dodgers went away like the Browns, then maybe so, but they didn't. There move to LA just added fuel to the fire for Brooklyn Dodger autographs.

Invest in any Brooklyn item from let's say 1940 on and you will not lose money if that's your concern.

[homerunhitter]

Thanks guys for your posts! I think my concern as a Brooklyn dodgers collector is that you can go to any card show in the country and there are Slabs and Slabs everywhere of Ohtani, Judge, Soto and Skenes. But hard to find a cal Abrams, George Shuba, Don Bessent, Johnny Podres or Erv Palica. Want a signed ohtani, it’s everywhere! Want a signed rube Walker? Most collector’s nowadays never heard of him! They will tell you all about Aaron judge but say Karl spooner who?!