Mel Ott autographs

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by w7imel

I feel the autograph hobby will continue in a downward trend in the next decade. Am I the only one who feels that way?

I also wonder what is going to happen as boomers age out of the hobby. Will the remaining 20 - 50-somethings dump a ton of money into pre 1940s autographs of players known primarily to die-hards? Or do they focus on the more recent household names. (Ruth and Cobb being notable exceptions.)

The "completist" collecting mindset of the boomers has not carried over to the younger collectors (in general.) This is not a good sign for the more obscure names, in my opinion.