Do you guys collect modern baseball cards as well?

[ASF123]

Originally Posted by Usc1

I've been solely collecting t206 since I started again two years ago. Looked at some unboxing videos of modern cards like the high end Topps cards. Very pricey at > 1k. They aren't even cards and look more like miniature shadow boxes. The relics and auto cut outs seem odd to make into a card as it now makes it super thick. Am I missing something?

The gambling/lottery mentality.

[hammertime]

I've been collecting the Topps Project 2020 set, it's what drew me back into the hobby actually. But I think all other modern cards are ugly...the relics and autos and refractors make them all look the same...cheap and gimmicky. No thanks.

[BumBum]

I do live in both worlds. I am an amateur historian of sorts of my favorite teams, Cubs and Angels, so I collect both vintage and modern. In fact, 2018 Topps Heritage was what really brought me back into the hobby after a long hiatus. Kind of a good bridge between old and new, which was the appeal for me. I try not to get too caught up in the gambling or prospecting aspect of modern. I mostly just stay focused on acquiring singles of my two teams, especially Mike Trout. Heritage is the only exception, where I will dive into a case just so I can have something to rip once in a while.

[maniac_73]

I do collect modern as well against my better my judgment lol. I do know its junk wax 2.0 but something about shiny cards keeps sucking me in lol

[packs]

I collect modern but I avoid the costly certified autos. Instead I like to pick up signed rookies that were signed after issue:

[ALR-bishop]

Topps sets from 1948 to 2020

[brianp-beme]

I have had a variety of responses to this question over the years:

I stopped collecting current day cards in 1982, and just assumed they stopped producing them that year as well.

I don't want to risk having my Net54 badge taken away if I were caught admitting to collecting modern.

I collect Prewar and modern cards from the 1950's, 60's and 70's. What decade is this?


But seriously, I don't seriously collect or follow modern. Once in every 2 or 3 years I seem to pick up a pack or two just to see how the other 95% live.

Brian

[drcy]

Back when I was an active collector, I collected both. It was not an either/or.

Though I don't at all follow the current cards, so offer no aesthetic or other view of the current state of affairs.

[Kutcher55]

No, although I think the Trout 2011 Topps Update is a totally beautiful and (sorry to use the word) iconic modern card and if I collected one card it would be that one.