10K for a Young portrait in a 5

[Sean]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Ask collectors who have been buying fine antique furniture over the years how they are doing with their investment. They will all tell you the same thing: the market is dead and they will never get their money out of their collections.

I've heard the same thing about model trains. They were really hot when I was young (so I'm told), but today there is almost no interest in them. Collectors can't come close to getting their money back when they sell.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Sean

I've heard the same thing about model trains. They were really hot when I was young (so I'm told), but today there almost no interest in them. Collectors can't come close to getting their money back when they sell.

I don't believe the new generation cares at all about antiques. Why spend a lot of money on an antique when you can go to Ikea and buy something brand new for a whole lot less? That's why I am a little bearish on the long time future of the baseball card hobby. Current collectors are still avid buyers and will probably remain so. But the next generation, I'm not so sure. Time will tell.

[tmw2ward]

Interesting point about the future of collecting...I wonder what the average age of a collector on net 54 is? I'm 40, would be cool to see someone put up a poll...

[Rhotchkiss]

+1. Whoever is savy enough to do it, how about a poll asking how old people on the board are. I am 44.

[ullmandds]

Ask archive this was done recently

[ullmandds]

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...light=poll+age

[Rhotchkiss]

Thanks Pete. I revived the thread, which is from 2014, so it’s “old man recently” , to which I can totally relate.

It’s good/comforting to see that the vast majority of the collectors (in 2014) range from 30’s to 50’s. That means we likely have at least another 20-30 years of interest before baseball cards are given up for Fortnite skins and Xbox games by the youngins of today