OT: Will the National be Pokemon free?

[ValKehl]

I keep thinking, suggesting and saying that it's time someone/some group initiated an annual Pre-War National (my preference) or an annual Vintage (pre-1976) National!!

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

I keep thinking, suggesting and saying that it's time someone/some group initiated an annual Pre-War National (my preference) or an annual Vintage (pre-1976) National!!

I was just there in April.

[Leon]

LOL. On the forum we do our best to promote to the younger generation. But most times they are collecting to make a buck. The other ones are the vintage collectors of the future.

I was 42 when I started doing Net54baseball. I will be 64 this year. We are getting older, thank goodness!

Originally Posted by samosa4u

When I walk around the Toronto Expo, most guys I see selling vintage are old. Once they retire from the show biz, it will be 99.999% modern - Yu-gi Oh, Pokemon, rainbow refractors, autographed game-used jockstrap cards, etc.

R.I.P. vintage

[Knightlax5]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

I was just there in April.

Strongsville is a great show, but we need a show thats all vintage thats multiple the size of Strongsville. I would argue most people could go through every table in Strongsville in a day. I think a Vintage show the size of Dallas or Cahntilly would be accepted with open arms.

[MJRaider]

The Raleigh card shows this year have been absolutely insane with Pokemon. Depressing.

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by imdaman1964

Pokemon is taking over the collecting world for good or bad
It's what kids relate to now

I have set up at sports card shows and as a test I show a Babe Ruth card to a young kid and asked them to identify him. NO CLUE.

But CHARIZARD? Of course!

Although I am not a follower I will say Pikachu will never go on the DL or get caught in scandal

Most kids over 12 and involved in actual sports don’t give a shit about Pokémon. When I was a kid, Dungeons and Dragons owned that space. Gotta give it up to the Japanese for cornering the unathletic nerd market.

[Rich Klein]

One of the few sports card vendors did my last Synagogue show, saw me in the admission line, and gave me a pass to get in. Very appreciated indeed otherwise it would have been

$5 admission and an hour of my life I won't be getting back (including driving to and from the show)

This is where I wish I could wax like Jolly does but it was quite a sight to see at the show. The ONLY positive to the day was more women collecting and vending than at a sports show.

Regards
Rich

[Bigdaddy]

When you look at grading numbers, there are more TCG cards being graded on a daily/weekly/monthly basis than.......all sportscards put together. And it's not close.

Will it last, who knows?