Fantastic video you have put together as an overview on the hobby. As a vintage collector I'm always interested in new cards that surface and always keen to see how others collect.
Brilliant snap-shot of the hobby as it relates to cricket. Well done! I'm a long-time cricket autograph collector, and dabbled in cricket cards to get autographed from about 1999-2003. I have moved on, but have been taking a passive interest in it for about the last decade or so (friends who collect them). My observations (and please correct me if I'm off the mark)... When that Brett Lee 'patch' card came out, I thought that was sure to go up in value over time... and it's done the opposite! Yet, the Adam Gilchrist 'patch' (bat) card has done the opposite. There appeares to be a stagnation in values of cricket cards up until just before the pandemic (great for collectors who aren't investors). Since the onset of the pandemic, it seems that new money has entered the space. I'd attribute this primarily to American collectors, who were being priced-out of the big three American sports, as the entry-level to participate has risen substantially. As a result, they have turned to other sports in order to 'prospect' (cricket, Formula 1, etc.). They enter not specifically with knowledge of the field, nor as supporters of the game, but to turn a profit (I'm generalising, of course); consequently, we see Sachin Tendulkar 'rookies' (never a term associated with cricket) increase substantially in value... for what is a common card. We see Bradman 'rookies' go from a card worth probably £5-10? to hundreds of £££. Is this sustainable? Are the prices now coming down on those cards, and more broadly, across the space? Will American collectors continue to enter the cricket 'space' (esp. with the T20 WC and Olympics upcoming in the US)? For those who have collected cricket cards for decades, these price increases are both a blessing and a curse: a blessing in that their collections have appreciated in value, and a curse in that adding to their existing collections will cost more. It's going to be interesting to see what happens in future. I'll continue to keep an eye on it, but am unlikely to re-enter collecting cards. Again, thank you for your great analysis of the hobby. Much appreciated. I look forward to future uploads. 👍
Americans are coming in and pushing up the prices, which has caused a price bubble right now. They generally have no real understanding of the game, barely watched a game and usually cannot even pronounce the most well known cricketers names properly. They didn't grow up with the game and now they do (imo) stupid things like grade every card they get which again just artificially inflates card prices and pushes more and more people who grew up loving cricket and collecting cricket cards out of the hobby. All these beautiful rare cards get graded and put away in vaults never to be shared or seen again. It's ruining the hobby. The worst of the lot are the ones who buy these cards from genuine collectors on forums etc, who do sell in good faith and at good prices, (which is what cricket card collecting has always been about) then the new buyer has those cards graded and 10X's the price of the card. The Americanization of this hobby can be very frustrating.
@@Robert-n4h8x always a lot of interest in Warne, Bradman, Tendulkar and VK. Some new products from Topps that are decent, but waiting for a good Topps chrome product.
I've gone super deep down several cricket card rabbit holes (and created a UA-cam channel documenting my journey)... There are just so many things to love The long, rich history of the game The long, rich history of the cards, rivaling baseball cards, especially in the pre-war era The heroes of each era, whose cards are still (mostly) affordable The global nature of the sport, the cards, and the collecting community Bradman -- the GOAT of GOATS, whose most common pre-war cards can be had on even the smallest budget The popularity of the sport, especially in large and growing markets The thrill of the chase The friends I've met I could go on and on....
Fantastic video you have put together as an overview on the hobby. As a vintage collector I'm always interested in new cards that surface and always keen to see how others collect.
I’m just happy that some cricket cards are still affordable and not expensive like nba cards, I want it to stay this way so I can collect more🔥
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Brilliant snap-shot of the hobby as it relates to cricket. Well done!
I'm a long-time cricket autograph collector, and dabbled in cricket cards to get autographed from about 1999-2003. I have moved on, but have been taking a passive interest in it for about the last decade or so (friends who collect them).
My observations (and please correct me if I'm off the mark)...
When that Brett Lee 'patch' card came out, I thought that was sure to go up in value over time... and it's done the opposite! Yet, the Adam Gilchrist 'patch' (bat) card has done the opposite.
There appeares to be a stagnation in values of cricket cards up until just before the pandemic (great for collectors who aren't investors). Since the onset of the pandemic, it seems that new money has entered the space. I'd attribute this primarily to American collectors, who were being priced-out of the big three American sports, as the entry-level to participate has risen substantially. As a result, they have turned to other sports in order to 'prospect' (cricket, Formula 1, etc.). They enter not specifically with knowledge of the field, nor as supporters of the game, but to turn a profit (I'm generalising, of course); consequently, we see Sachin Tendulkar 'rookies' (never a term associated with cricket) increase substantially in value... for what is a common card. We see Bradman 'rookies' go from a card worth probably £5-10? to hundreds of £££. Is this sustainable? Are the prices now coming down on those cards, and more broadly, across the space? Will American collectors continue to enter the cricket 'space' (esp. with the T20 WC and Olympics upcoming in the US)?
For those who have collected cricket cards for decades, these price increases are both a blessing and a curse: a blessing in that their collections have appreciated in value, and a curse in that adding to their existing collections will cost more.
It's going to be interesting to see what happens in future. I'll continue to keep an eye on it, but am unlikely to re-enter collecting cards.
Again, thank you for your great analysis of the hobby. Much appreciated. I look forward to future uploads. 👍
Agree on all points! “Bitter sweet” 👌🏻 perfect description.
Very well said mate
Americans are coming in and pushing up the prices, which has caused a price bubble right now. They generally have no real understanding of the game, barely watched a game and usually cannot even pronounce the most well known cricketers names properly. They didn't grow up with the game and now they do (imo) stupid things like grade every card they get which again just artificially inflates card prices and pushes more and more people who grew up loving cricket and collecting cricket cards out of the hobby. All these beautiful rare cards get graded and put away in vaults never to be shared or seen again. It's ruining the hobby. The worst of the lot are the ones who buy these cards from genuine collectors on forums etc, who do sell in good faith and at good prices, (which is what cricket card collecting has always been about) then the new buyer has those cards graded and 10X's the price of the card. The Americanization of this hobby can be very frustrating.
Awesome video thanks a lot for sharing
Hi mate any worth collecting these days in cricket cards
@@Robert-n4h8x always a lot of interest in Warne, Bradman, Tendulkar and VK. Some new products from Topps that are decent, but waiting for a good Topps chrome product.
I've gone super deep down several cricket card rabbit holes (and created a UA-cam channel documenting my journey)... There are just so many things to love
The long, rich history of the game
The long, rich history of the cards, rivaling baseball cards, especially in the pre-war era
The heroes of each era, whose cards are still (mostly) affordable
The global nature of the sport, the cards, and the collecting community
Bradman -- the GOAT of GOATS, whose most common pre-war cards can be had on even the smallest budget
The popularity of the sport, especially in large and growing markets
The thrill of the chase
The friends I've met
I could go on and on....
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