Money in the Hobby

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Pointless to try and predict the future.

Collect what you like and can afford

Drool over what you like and cannot afford

Shine the rest

Agreed.

[cardsnstuff]

Will all cards keep their value? Absolutely not. But many vintage will. Just because of supply an demand.

I personally never saw Mickey Mantle play but whenever I list his cards on ebay they sell very fast compared to some other players of the same decade. I suspect the same will hold true for many other players as well.

But the modern market is a different beast, the supply is infinite. Just check the pop reports and see how many PSA 10's their are of Aaron Judge already.

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

Agreed.

That's ok if you're a pure collector, but I, and I suspect a significant number of others are more "collestor," i.e., a hybrid, or cross between a collector and investor. Yes, we love our cards,but we also want them to increase in value over time.

Just my two cents worth,

Larry