Is any of this Strasburg hype helping build interest in vintage cards?

[timzcardz]

Submitted for your consideration . . .

Does interest in the vintage market benefit from The National? Is The National not the single largest showplace for vintage cards?

If so, would there be a National without the "shiny new stuff"?

If you look at the square footage of The National taken by Topps, Panini, Press Pass, Dave and Adams Cardworld, Blowout Cards and the dealers that are mainly newer material, I would venture a guess that The National would not be financially sustainable without the "shiny new stuff".

So, whether directly or indirectly I will maintain that the Strasburg hype, or any modern card collecting hype, helps build interest in vintage cards.