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[Schlesinj]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

Can you even get a printed ticket from a modern game today? Seems like everything is done electronically now. If younger collectors can't get an Ohtani 50th home run ticket for example, does that generation lose interest in them as collectibles?

Isn’t that a similar argument as none of us witnessing Babe Ruth or someone like me never seeing Mickey Mantle hit a baseball live, but I would much rather own their card vs Aaron Judge.

We now have audio books, but people love to grab a hard copy to read. People collect records and some prefer listening to them too. Nostalgia is nostalgia.

To Ryan’s original question if I were to invest 10k into a sub-section of this class I think vintage of the greats has highest floor. Pokémon highest ceiling (own none) but witnessing “regular” shows and local shops the kids are very much interested in that space.

I am personally enjoying and see beautiful tickets from 30s-60s. Great colors. They present very well and are great to mix and match with type 1 photos, scorecards and art. Great story telling.

*One digital art comment, I read Christie’s shut down that category recently from their platform.

[oldjudge]

As someone who once collected tickets (Roger Clemens wins--talk about bad choice) I can appreciate that collecting genre. However, tickets to events that were deemed significant at the time tended to be saved so I think there are plenty out there in scrapbooks yet to hit the market. Also, as someone already pointed out, they are no longer issued so it's not something people think about. I think type 1 photos from significant events offer better appreciation opportunities because there is the visual appeal that Jeff mentioned. Personally, I still think that cards are the best bet in the long term. Shorter term it could be anything based on hype.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Schlesinj

Isn’t that a similar argument as none of us witnessing Babe Ruth or someone like me never seeing Mickey Mantle hit a baseball live, but I would much rather own their card vs Aaron Judge.

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Maybe. Even though we never saw Ruth we collected cards of what was current at the time, 50s to 70s, at some point we ended up jumping down the pre-war rabbit hole of the past and discovered the old timers. But we had a connection because we collected cards as a kid.

If there are no hard stock tickets for a kid to collect today I think you lose a generation to ticket collecting because there was no modern equivalent hook to set regarding tickets. Now that's not saying the younger generation can't find their way to ticket collecting but it's not a straight line anymore.

I'm not a photo guy either but is there a modern equivalent to a type 1 photo in the modern digital age? The same dynamic might play out there too.