Money in the Hobby

[joshuanip]

Originally Posted by KMayUSA6060

Seeing as though our economy has been stagnant at best for the past 2 decades, with the recession in the middle, and card prices have still increased, I'm going to say I'm bullish on the sustainability of the card market. I think as our economy grows (which is should) over the foreseeable future, these cards will just continue to increase. Maybe not your commons, but HoFers and rarities? Heck yeah. I'm 23 and know and handful of people my age that are collecting Pre-War. The hobby isn't going anywhere but up in my opinion, as long as the economy is solid.

Enjoy the present, hope the best for the future, and Make the Hobby Great Again.

The economy has been improving, look at unemployment, stocks and interest rates for indications...

But Bingo on the youth collecting vintage. There are tons of facebook groups trading and collecting vintage. Albeit they are looking for beaters, when they get older and have more disposable income, they will be looking to upgrade their beaters...

[KMayUSA6060]

Originally Posted by joshuanip

The economy has been improving, look at unemployment, stocks and interest rates for indications...

But Bingo on the youth collecting vintage. There are tons of facebook groups trading and collecting vintage. Albeit they are looking for beaters, when they get older and have more disposable income, they will be looking to upgrade their beaters...

I'm sorry I didn't make my post more clear. The economy has absolutely been improving recently, but for the good part of two decades, it was in decline/stagnant, yet prices still increased on these cards.

I think my generation, as much as I try to distance myself from them, learned from their parents' errors when it came to card collecting, and are going for the timeless, classic cards that are no longer being produced and show true history.

[ronniehatesjazz]

Originally Posted by KMayUSA6060

I'm sorry I didn't make my post more clear. The economy has absolutely been improving recently, but for the good part of two decades, it was in decline/stagnant, yet prices still increased on these cards.

I think my generation, as much as I try to distance myself from them, learned from their parents' errors when it came to card collecting, and are going for the timeless, classic cards that are no longer being produced and show true history.

Always good to come across another self hating millennial lol. I totally agree with you on all points.

[sycks22]

I always tell people at shows that vintage cards (for the most part) will never go down. Cobb / Ruth / Mantle can't do anything anymore to negatively affect their value while Trout / Harper / Strasburg, etc can blow out a knee / arm for a pitcher and they could be done. Name 1 high profile Ruth / Mantle / Cobb / Matty, etc that has lost value over the last 10 years?