Cards, Economics & Sci-fi

[BlueDevil89]

The doomsday senario that is being painted (ie, the US dollar has no value) is nothing short of a nuclear holocaust, major meteor strike, super volcano eruption, etc. In that case, I agree that if we are in the grips of a nuclear winter, with food and basic resources in short supply, then baseball cards are of little value. If that is your future view of the world, you are likely preparing like a survivalist, and not putting your disposable income into vintage cards and collectibles.

Short of an apocalypse, inflation in the US will lead to higher baseball card prices. Remember, we're currently in the grip of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, and vintage card prices are remaining relatively stable. When we do eventually pull out of this economic downturn, I expect card prices to begin to run higher.