Vintage / Modern

[packs]

I would doubt it. You have to be (no pun intended) invested in pre-war to ever collect it. So much time needs to be invested in learning sets, variations, player histories, and all the nitty gritty in between. I don’t think modern collectors are interested in anything but name and dollar amount. They wouldn’t have the discipline to delve into why something like a T207 of Mike Donlin, someone hardly anyone has ever heard of, is an expensive card. And I doubt they’d be interested in buying one.

[LincolnVT]

Originally Posted by packs

I would doubt it. You have to be (no pun intended) invested in pre-war to ever collect it. So much time needs to be invested in learning sets, variations, player histories, and all the nitty gritty in between. I don’t think modern collectors are interested in anything but name and dollar amount. They wouldn’t have the discipline to delve into why something like a T207 of Mike Donlin, someone hardly anyone has ever heard of, is an expensive card. And I doubt they’d be interested in buying one.

Yeah, but some of these folks just look at auction results to gauge there investments. Now days this is an option w/o the need to be knowledgeable or invested.

[packs]

True for mainstream I think. It doesn’t take a lot of knowledge to spot a good buy like a Cobb T206. But unless you’re one of us it will be very difficult to buy low and sell high which is the motivation for investments. There are many cards of guys like Ten Million that a casual observer will probably overlook if they saw it somewhere.

Then again I could be wrong too. Modern is all about the variations but they’re usually numbered and that makes it easier to know what’s rare.

[oldjudge]

I think modern collectors who become disenchanted with their cards will just abandon card collecting.I doubt that many/any will transition to vintage.

[sb1]

Most were never "collecting", just buying and selling.

[benge610]

Originally Posted by sb1

Most were never "collecting", just buying and selling.

+1

Ben

"I love baseball history backstory; especially when it involves cards."