Is Memorabilia on the decline?

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Posted By: Aaron Cowan

I agree with what Corey said of card collectors gravitating to memorabilia. I started about 7 years ago with vintage cards (pre-70s) and eventually went to T-cards. Now that I am just a handful of cards away from completing my St Louis T206/205 sub-sets the reality of getting all the Ramlys and the two remaining T3s I need (Waddell and Bresnahan) is too expensive for me.

I have a friend who collects bats and another who knows St Louis Cardinals jerseys (and history) very well and this has influenced my decision to start focusing on collecting images with the Jersey variations. I know this isn't really really old like many people collect, but I'll agree with Barry that 19th century memorabilia is not as cut and dry as a slabbed card from any decade. I've always enjoyed history (of any sort) and being 24 yrs old I've had a lot of ground to make up. I guess the 19th century is the next place for me to head.

Aaron Cowan
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