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Posted By: steve yawitz

Yes, there's a finite supply but I wouldn't be too certain that the demand will always be there. I teach fourth grade and see very few kids interested in sports cards, at least relative to when I started collecting in the early '80s. It's possible that these kids will grow up to be vintage collectors - and I'm doing my part by giving away auction catalogs and trimmed/abused commons - but collecting has seemingly lost a considerable amount of its appeal to children in just one generation. The widespread availability of technology surely has much to do with it, but card manufacturers have certainly not helped matters.

Oh well, we 30-somethings should keep the hobby from crashing for what I hope will be at least another half century.

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