We are in 1980-90s all over again

[kluke84]

This will only get worse with Fanatics.

[drobfan8]

Originally Posted by kluke84

This will only get worse with Fanatics.

Correct.

I can go down to my local shopping centre and all they'll have is the current Hoops retail.

Ramp the presses up boyz

[Torro]

Originally Posted by mc1

Hobby or retail?

If you opened retail then you can never expect numbered cards.

Retails actually improved quite a lot this year, opened some select Megas and got numbered card in each box (to /75 and /99).

[vamz]

ok, if this is true, what sort of cards from this current era do you think will hold up over time and prove to be popular down the road?

NT RPAs?

Star Swatch RPAs?

Certain prizm parallels (Gold obviously, but maybe Blue, Blue Ice?)

[Torro]

Originally Posted by tjforce

Don't you remembers the autos, the flashy inserts, the parallels, and all the different brands of cards back in 1988?

There were definitely no flashy inserts, parallels and autos in 1988, maybe you made a type and meant 1998?

[tjforce]

Originally Posted by Torro

There were definitely no flashy inserts, parallels and autos in 1988, maybe you made a type and meant 1998?

No I was being sarcastic.

The card market does not seem at all like 1988 to me. Late 90s to early 2000s, sure.

They was they are over printing the parallel to death reminds me on how the over printed plain napkin jersey cards to death.

[r338]

Originally Posted by Torro

There were definitely no flashy inserts, parallels and autos in 1988, maybe you made a type and meant 1998?

1988 is junk wax era. All overproduced boring bass cards. 2024 is nothing like 1988.

Why would anyone complain about 1998? The greatest inserts and parallels came from that time.

[duron]

Originally Posted by pejc300

Good thread, and I've been thinking the same for a while. Some of my "go to" searches on ebay that have been tried and true over the years are just now filled with lots of 2020-2024 trash by the millions. Junk everywhere.

Tweak your Boolean operatorz

But I still agree to an extent, even that won’t totally save you these days