Crystal ball for 2022

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Karnak says:




A collector finds an unopened box of Danish Go Rounds from 1972, opens one of the pastries, and the mix of stale sugar and chemicals kills thousands



PWCC commissions a new theme song for its auction site.



Cards get their own reality tv show...and it isn't the one we hoped for.

The National board announces a different city in the rotation:



and someone still complains that the rooms are too expensive.

Very Very Twisted View Sir

But very Entertaining

Potentially Spot On

[mrreality68]

Cards values go up or pull back? The cards pricing will continue to be volatile literally auction to auction. The prices on Key Cards, Key Players, and HOFers will continue to be strong. One of a kind and more rare cards are going to fluctuate as some will jump dramatically as 2 bidders get into a bidding war for that card. So expect many cards at prices that will surprise us
Grading companies- changes? Not expecting many changes except hopefully as the backlogs start getting cleaned up then new lower price tiers for grading will be introduced but we will never have the truly "cheaper" bulk options.
NFTs - big thing or no big deal? It will become a big thing over time to the new collectors and younger generations but it will be multiple years.
MLB lockout in 2022. All about the money and the impact all depends on how much time is lost in games played, shortened season etc. But as we see a lot of money was spent prior to the lock out there is money. Billionaires vs Millionaires. Hard to have sympathy for either group.

The Overall Baseball Collection Business will continue to expand. I see Cards staying strong but the biggest growth opportunities in Post Cards and memorbelia