What's hurting the vintage card hobby?

[jbsports33]

I think sites like this really help, I try to help through my site and shows. The main issues I see when a new collector comes into the hobby and wants to collect prewar items is inconsistency with grading, autos, identifying older items – not to mention shill bidding and fraud as well. Those are the main reason collectors stay away from the older items, great topic.

Jimmy

[Robextend]

Originally Posted by jb217676

I think the vintage hobby will be just fine. I converted to vintage a couple of years ago. My buddy Rob Miller (Robextend) is another young gun with a passion for vintage, and I'm sure most of the newer members to this forum are younger as well. Watching ebay trends lately, PSA 2 common T206 cards seem to be going for PSA 3 $ lately, compared to what I was noticing a year ago. I'm guessing newer vintage collectors are getting their feet wet in the vintage hobby with the 'monster'.

I agree, I am sure there will be enough guys like us to try and keep the love for vintage alive. I think a major key these days is being able to display your collection on the internet for others to see. I know I get inspired when I look at the collections of my hobby counterparts.

[drdduet]

To the original question,

a few bad eggs.

[jb217676]

Originally Posted by Robextend

I agree, I am sure there will be enough guys like us to try and keep the love for vintage alive. I think a major key these days is being able to display your collection on the internet for others to see. I know I get inspired when I look at the collections of my hobby counterparts.

Totally OT
Rob, I noticed from your imageevent pics your a pitcher on a slo-pitch team. I play first base for the Baseball Furies in a Toronto beer-ball league. If you're ever in Toronto on a Wednesday night we could always use the pitching help!

[Robextend]

It's modified fast pitch...get that straight!!!! We won 4 Sunday PM championships in a row, dominating Marine Park, Brooklyn!

I wouldn't mind helping you guys out, just get me a passport and that Michael Jordan RC you obviously don't need....

[jb217676]

That Jordan RC was my signing bonus!