Questions About "Modern" Cards

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by gonefishin

I never, or very rarely, hear a young, new to the hobby collector, cut down a vintage collector, etc. I read a lot of posts from vintage collector's that either make jest off, or run down the modern collector. It's not right and I don't agree. The truth is, modern collectors are what keeps this hobby alive and thriving. They are the future. We may not agree with the methods or reasons why they collect, but unless it does damage, real not perceived, why should one care? We should be elated that young people have joined the hobby.

This comment is gold.

I am sorry to say because we tend to ignore it in this forum, but unless you walk through a show in horse-blinders you have to realize that vintage has become a fractional segment of the hobby and hopefully always will be. To many dealers, as has been mentioned prior in the thread about the Bo Jackson card, the dealer did not sell "vintage". The ridiculous definition of modern we hold is just plain silly. 1980 was 43 years ago, I can get a Historical automobile plate for a car in Michigan after 26 years...thus a 1996 Honda Civic is a Historical automobile as weird as it seems.

I collect all years from the 1800's to tomorrow and enjoy every bit. It keeps me in touch with my son and I learn more everyday and keep the old man memory losses slowed down, lol.

I collected stamps as a kid and teen and watched the lack of new collectors kill the hobby. It remains only a bastion for the handful of old collectors still getting the classics like Graf Zeppelins but any thing else isn't worth face value most of the time. The USPS put the first nail in by making it a hobby for sticker collectors and killing albums then the collectors tossed the dirt on by being unwelcoming to anyone young. We don't want that future.

The absolute best thing for the hobby, bar none, is modern cards being successful and keeping the base growing. Those 14 year old kids with the backpacks and pelican cases at the show are far more important to the hobby than us and we should welcome them with open arms.