If baseball cards stop being produced - what would you collect?

ClevelandIC · 08-20-2022, 09:58 AM

A few collectors and I were chatting last night about the state of chromium and how it is effecting and will continue to effect the card market for at least the next calendar year. People will have to adjust to waiting longer and longer for these products to drop. Will we see a shift to more vintage? More set building?

If baseball cards stop being produced in totality what would you collect moving forward? Personally I would shift towards almost exclusively set building and try to make some more difficult sets. I am currently working on some more difficult sets anyway but it would probably take 100% of my focus.

pewe · 08-20-2022, 10:02 AM

Memories

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marl1220 · 08-20-2022, 10:05 AM

Beer cans/bottles

OOP DVDs /Blu rays

Robles Fan · 08-20-2022, 10:06 AM

I’d probably just continue to collect more action figures.

NYRE2PECT · 08-20-2022, 10:06 AM

Dust bunnies.

Or, 1983 PSA Topps Run.

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ThoseBackPages · 08-20-2022, 10:06 AM

more of what is already out there

CanadianKid · 08-20-2022, 10:07 AM

The machines that used to make them.

anusinha · 08-20-2022, 10:09 AM

Football and Hockey cards

BlueJaysRockies · 08-20-2022, 10:10 AM

I'd collect money.

Triple B · 08-20-2022, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by CanadianKid

The machines that used to make them.

This. When everyone else is digging for gold, sell shovels.

theplasticman · 08-20-2022, 10:15 AM

My player collections keep me awfully busy. I'm good with that.

gododgersfan · 08-20-2022, 10:26 AM

Pokemon cards with my son.

steveO · 08-20-2022, 10:54 AM

My second most time consuming hobby, collecting and building Lego sets

NYRE2PECT · 08-20-2022, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by steveO

My second most time consuming hobby, collecting and building Lego sets

This is actually interesting. Boy #3 is fourteen and just finished the Ultimate Millenium Falcon. We must have 100 Lego sets disassembled in Ziploc bags with the instructions. It always amazes me how much these continue to go for.

SaveMeTheGum · 08-20-2022, 10:57 AM

Well you can still collect the ones that have been produced.

But for me, probably vinyl since I already am.

SaveMeTheGum · 08-20-2022, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Triple B

This. When everyone else is digging for gold, sell shovels.

Lol, I did make some good money selling some of my top loader and card saver stash last year.

cardsin47 · 08-20-2022, 11:02 AM

Back to …….

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NotGoSportsBall · 08-20-2022, 11:11 AM

I cut and polish opals for a hobby so I’d have more money to spend on that.

DaryanLenz · 08-20-2022, 11:24 AM

Hopi Kachina “dolls.”

majestik101 · 08-20-2022, 11:30 AM

Gold and silver

Goldhunter · 08-20-2022, 11:30 AM

Colonial coins/artifacts, VHS tapes, guitars, and prescriptions.

PDCCollectibles · 08-20-2022, 11:35 AM

Comics and 80’s toys….and Nerf favorites from when I grew up

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Coach Ditka · 08-20-2022, 11:55 AM

Bobbleheads

SupermanBrandon · 08-20-2022, 12:11 PM

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Comics and 80’s toys….and Nerf favorites from when I grew up

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Nerf Turbo Screamers were 1000% legit. Im not sure there's ever been a better toy, ever.

tconte · 08-20-2022, 12:43 PM

Wind up toys

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08-20-2022, 09:58 AM	#1
ClevelandIC Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Westlake, Ohio Posts: 5,450 Jakpi20 Jakpi20	If baseball cards stop being produced - what would you collect? A few collectors and I were chatting last night about the state of chromium and how it is effecting and will continue to effect the card market for at least the next calendar year. People will have to adjust to waiting longer and longer for these products to drop. Will we see a shift to more vintage? More set building? If baseball cards stop being produced in totality what would you collect moving forward? Personally I would shift towards almost exclusively set building and try to make some more difficult sets. I am currently working on some more difficult sets anyway but it would probably take 100% of my focus. __________________ Always buying GU/Autos to resell to Blowout. Would love to add them to any deal we do so please let me know what you have!

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