Interesting article The future of baseball card collecting

[Hordfest]

NFTs are not cards. If they become a thing I think it will be distinct from card collecting. Cards exist physically, NFTs do not.

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by Hordfest

NFTs are not cards. If they become a thing I think it will be distinct from card collecting. Cards exist physically, NFTs do not.

Correct. And phones aren’t TVs, or cameras, or arcades, or computer… The times, they are a’ changin

I love cards. Physical, cardboard pictures of sports players. I like holding them, looking at them in person, passing them to someone, etc. I understand the resistance and denial. But I will gladly take bets (hell I will give odds) that NFTs are here to stay and a substantial portion of current and future collectors will have digital assets (yes “cards”) in the next 5 years.

How many people develop pictures anymore? When is the last time you took a physical picture and put it in a physical frame? Regardless of the answer I know it is much less than 10 years ago. People now have pictures on their phones, and on TV and computer screens when idling. And many picture frames are digital showing a digital slide show of images. How many people buy physical magazines and newspapers? A lot less than 5, 10, 20 years ago.

The good news is we can all keep our physical cardboard and nobody is required to buy digital collectibles. So do what you like. But just because you don’t like something doesn’t mean it’s not happening and/or will go away.

[Leon]

NFTs will be for some. I am happy for those people. I don't think they are for me. I like physical cards. And I actually think NFTs are just effing stupid (maybe I will change my mind in the future). It's my opinion and I can have it .

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[jingram058]

Originally Posted by Leon

NFTs will be for some. I am happy for those people. I don't think they are for me. I like physical cards. And I actually think NFTs are just effing stupid (maybe I will change my mind in the future). It's my opinion and I can have it .

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I would add fractional ownership and baseball card portfolios. To me, just effing stupid.

[carlsonjok]

At the risk of opening up yet another front in the collecting vs investing wars, owning an NFT isn't all that different than owning stock in a company in that it represents a fractional claim on the value of some physical entity. How many of us who invest in the stock market actually still take delivery of physical certificates? Can you even do that anymore?

i supposed someone will counter that investing in the stock market isn't collecting, but I have a retired friend who spends his day managing his portfolio and analyzing new companies to buy into. He loves to talk at length about what he is doing. You will never convince me that it isn't his hobby and that his portfolio isn't a collection.

So, I have to agree with those who say that NFTs are here to stay and the market will be dominated by younger collectors who are as comfortable operating in a virtual world as we gray heads are with investing in stocks without actually having a physical certificate.

[phlflyer1]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Correct. And phones aren’t TVs, or cameras, or arcades, or computer… The times, they are a’ changin

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How many people develop pictures anymore? When is the last time you took a physical picture and put it in a physical frame? Regardless of the answer I know it is much less than 10 years ago. People now have pictures on their phones, and on TV and computer screens when idling. And many picture frames are digital showing a digital slide show of images. How many people buy physical magazines and newspapers? A lot less than 5, 10, 20 years ago.

To quote my favorite band: (He knows) Changes aren't permanent...But change is.

[BobbyStrawberry]

RIP Lyricist Neil Peart. ( He wasn't a bad drummer either...)