OT - Example of why card collecting is dying re: Topps

[kengoldin]

From Topps to me in an email just now

The bat will be delivered and MLBPAA and Topps plan to jointly release the following statement:

“Topps and the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association are confirming that the sale of the Daniel Murphy bat will be honored. Topps and MLBPAA apologize for any inconvenience it may have caused and are fully committed to giving baseball fans and its collectors nothing but the best customer experience possible.”

[sportscardpete]

Good to see all is well.. after it gets publicized

[packs]

Yeah I'm happy the kid gets what he wanted in the end, but like was mentioned only after this became a story.

[rjackson44]

Thanks Ken for the good news octavio

[sbfinley]

Not being sarcastic at all (I really don't read him unless it's linked here or else where), but does O'Keeffe ever write a positive story about the hobby? Not that it would push papers, but as the only sports reporter in the nation (sans the occasional KO piece) that regularly covers the hobby I'd assume he is a hobbyist. Some good pub might help said hobby that everyone swears is dying due to Call of Duty kids.

[Rich Klein]

If I remmeber from his Net 54 speech -- he is not an hobbyist but a reporter.

And let's face it --- to pull a previously ordered item is not right --- and the father got some pub and when a child is involved -- great story which sells papers and eyes to web site.

And while not we want to see, on a buisness level -- I understand why that is written about in the papers

Rich

[PolarBear]

Glad the issue was resolved.

That aside, I do think that card collecting will go the way of stamp collecting.

What that means is, it will become pretty much exclusively an adult hobby (it almost already is), and it will be focused almost exclusively on vintage (not there yet by a long shot).

The good news is, stuff like T206, Goudey and CJ's will probably hold their value. I'd expect post war stuff, like 52 Topps and Mantle mania to crash though, especially when the baby boomers start kicking the bucket.

[Laxcat]

It's not just baby boomers buying the postwar stuff.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

If I remmeber from his Net 54 speech -- he is not an hobbyist but a reporter.


Rich

If you read his book on the Wagner T206 it's pretty clear he's not a hobbyist. I'm pretty sure he views most of us as living in our parent's basement.