Who will be the buyer of our vintage cards in 20 years?

[T206Collector]

...but I started collecting baseball cards with force when I was 13 in 1987 because I learned that they had monetary value. Opening packs was a legal form of playing the lottery for a teenager. Plus it kept me up to speed on the players I was watching on TV.

The value inherent in these old pieces of cardboard is a lot of the reason why they will continue to attract attention.

In other words, it was never about capturing a picture of my idol on cardboard. And since at least the 1980s any kids putting down cash for cards have been doing it with an eye on the potential value. I expect that trend to continue with the vintage stuff for at least another generation or so.

[JLange]

But the question for me is who will buy mine? I worry less about the stars and HOFers, and more about whether the accumulation of my other tastes and interests will be desired in the future by anyone other than me!

[Brian Van Horn]

JLange stated:

"But the question for me is who will buy mine?"

I can't resist a line like this so my response is what do you have?

[Mark]

Baseball has attractions that will win over future generations. As for the worry that people who recall certain old players will die off and never buy their cards, I think that this has been belied by the continuing interest in pre-war cards. We don't need to have seen a player to learn about him and admire his work. All we need is access to records, books, cards, and film.