So I walked into a card store today, and was puzzled by...

[oldeboo]

The whole industry is hot, but I think the modern stuff is very very hot. You look at prices of cards made in the last 2 or 3 years and they are nuts. It's not uncommon to see rookies of recent players selling easily in excess of 10K. There is just more demand for modern players that people can relate to and watch play currently. The margins are probably much larger with the new stuff as well from a business perspective, heck of a lot more risk as well. You look at eBay listings and a generic search I did shows 6.3 million modern cards, 1.3 million post-war, and 45k pre-war. Sure, some of that modern includes junk wax and these numbers are a representation of availability, but they say something. I don't think it's a stretch to say that there is more money in the ultra modern stuff whether we like it or not. Vintage cards are a bit of a niche and not mainstream in my opinion. With that said, I have no interest in the modern stuff like many here.