Cards, Economics & Sci-fi

[BlueDevil89]

The doomsday senario that is being painted (ie, the US dollar has no value) is nothing short of a nuclear holocaust, major meteor strike, super volcano eruption, etc. In that case, I agree that if we are in the grips of a nuclear winter, with food and basic resources in short supply, then baseball cards are of little value. If that is your future view of the world, you are likely preparing like a survivalist, and not putting your disposable income into vintage cards and collectibles.

Short of an apocalypse, inflation in the US will lead to higher baseball card prices. Remember, we're currently in the grip of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, and vintage card prices are remaining relatively stable. When we do eventually pull out of this economic downturn, I expect card prices to begin to run higher.

[Section103]

I dont know about cards, but if the Union falls and every state starts doing their own thing, I am indeed moving back to Texas.

[Bridwell]

Jonathan,

Welcome to the board, and interesting first post. It is philosophical, but I would venture that trading dollars here in the U.S. is a non-monetary bartering system already! Since we went off the gold standard, anyway. We're really just trading pieces of paper, with a little fabric in them and no intrinsic value. It's a lot like trading baseball cards, in a way...

Ron R

[ChrisStufflestreet]

Originally Posted by Bridwell

We're really just trading pieces of paper, with a little fabric in them and no intrinsic value. It's a lot like trading baseball cards, in a way...

Except that you can always go to the bank and trade a dollar that's creased, worn or been ripped into two pieces for a brand new, crisp bill. They both have the exact same face value.

On the other hand, known counterfeit baseball cards might be worth a small amount for collectors interested in using them to fill in a couple of holes until a real version of the card can be found (and as long as they are sold again as counterfeit, I have no problem with that). Counterfeit money...not the same thing.