Sell Pre War. New collectors and younger collectors in their early thirties want Post War. We've been seeing it and will continue to see it. From 1951 Mantle to 1980 Henderson is where the demand will be from here on out.
The kids in the late 80s are buying now and returning to their hobby, and they want Mantle and Nolan Ryan. Not Mathewson or Walter Johnson. Just do a lot of talking to collectors aged 27-39 spending thousands to tens of thousands; I've done it, and with the exception of Ruth and Gehrig Goudeys, they want Post War. Pre War almost seems like oddball to them with no major set like Topps.
What's happening price wise with Mantle, Clemente, Koufax, Ryan, even Schmidt, Michael Jordan, too, no Pre War cards are undergoing that type of appreciation. Not even Ruth. Which is very very telling.
Long term, I see Pre War being sold off as collections of older men hit the block, whereas in contrast we have forty years until some 30 year old sells the Mantle or Ryan he just bought with his Goldman Sachs bonus.
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