1dayshow
04-15-2020, 10:23 PM
I just had a conversation with an old friend of mine who collected in the early 90's to about 2010. After updating him about how the card market, especially basketball, has changed the landscape of sports cards, he reminded me of what we thought would happen in 10 years.
In 2000, we said in 10 years jerseys cards would revolutionize cards much like premium products changed the game in the 90's. Boy, were we wrong.
In 2010, we said that autographs and low numbered cards (1 of 1s) would be the most sought after cards on the market and would always be more popular than a non-autographed and/or high/non numbered. Doesn't seem that way now.
So now in 2020, we rehash this conversation again. What will happen in 10 years from now? Will Prizm still be the flagship product? Will wax continue to be expensive to a point where even at retail, the average kid would be priced out?
My prediction is that by 2030, investors will cause this bubble to burst and will leave the hobby. Products that are meant to be low end will go back to being low end. Card companies such as Panini will be selling exclusively online, like FOTL, directly to customers, in order to cut cost and take out the middleman. Breakers will still exist, but not of the popularity right now, so only a handful of the more prominent ones will still exist. Perhaps a resurgence of GAME USED jersey cards, especially of star players, will see an increase.
What do you think?
In 2000, we said in 10 years jerseys cards would revolutionize cards much like premium products changed the game in the 90's. Boy, were we wrong.
In 2010, we said that autographs and low numbered cards (1 of 1s) would be the most sought after cards on the market and would always be more popular than a non-autographed and/or high/non numbered. Doesn't seem that way now.
So now in 2020, we rehash this conversation again. What will happen in 10 years from now? Will Prizm still be the flagship product? Will wax continue to be expensive to a point where even at retail, the average kid would be priced out?
My prediction is that by 2030, investors will cause this bubble to burst and will leave the hobby. Products that are meant to be low end will go back to being low end. Card companies such as Panini will be selling exclusively online, like FOTL, directly to customers, in order to cut cost and take out the middleman. Breakers will still exist, but not of the popularity right now, so only a handful of the more prominent ones will still exist. Perhaps a resurgence of GAME USED jersey cards, especially of star players, will see an increase.
What do you think?