So you have $1.3 million burning a hole in your pocket

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by G1911

They’re on Discord buying cards of guys they watch. Most of them think T206 and the old stuff is cool, but it’s 1) too expensive for most new collector budgets and 2) there’s no hit factor that drives much of their joy. The old stuff is appreciated when shown but they definitely aren’t rushing out to buy them. Net54 presumably skews a little bit older than the actual prewar collector base because forums are rather outdated in general these days.

There’s enough interest to show the values aren’t going to hit zero or anything but I seriously question the logic of this board that the values will inexorably rise forever and we should drain our 401K’s and take out loans to pump vintage cards. I’m not sure the 50-70’s year olds that dominate prewar are going to have an audience to cash in on forever.

Valid points, as a collector I don't really care if I pay 5k for a card and my kids sell it for 2500 after I'm dead. It's my collection and I build it for enjoyment, I care about the OG knowledge I get from this board, it's invaluable and will be lost imo at some point so I enjoy the ride. I also doubt anybody here is cashing out their 401k to buy cards, that would be a gambling addiction and while we all make sacrifices for our collections most folks draw a healthy line when it comes to that. It's a 401k meme at this point.