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Originally Posted by Collect Equity
You may be right that the most collected items currently are shirts and pennants, especially by adults.
However, the reason I collect cards is because as a child it let me get close to my baseball heroes. I love baseball and was never very good, and loved to pull out my cards so that I could feel close to the game. Also, cards make a good collectible because of their size.
So, Ulidia, I am curious if you were to take a poll of 20 kids in the neighborhood or at the soccer stadium, how many collect soccer stickers and if not, do they collect anything else that does let them feel close to the game (magazines, jerseys, etc.)?
My hypothesis is that lack of nostalgia from kids not collecting baseball cards today will lead to a dearth of baseball card collectors in 30 - 40 years. But because kids today collect stickers around the world (especially Panini WC stickers), that soccer cards will become more and more popular over the next 30 - 40 years.
I really am interested in knowing if kids in your neighborhood or who you meet at the soccer stadium collect stickers now.
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I think video games (eg FIFA) have replaced cards.
That being said, many people collect items from before their time (myself included) as opposed to items from their childhood.