Wind of Change: Shifting from Paper to Chrome

eye4talent · 05-22-2021, 11:59 AM

Sometime in the past six months or so, there had been a surge in Topps Chrome prices. The trend routinely gets mentioned in the various threads, but from what I can recall, we haven’t had a focused discussion on the matter.

The conventional wisdom is that the surge is due to an influx of new baseball collectors, who are crossing over from other sports—where they’re accustomed to shiny Panini products.

Is that it? Are there any other reasons why the tide shifted? Is Chrome dominance here to stay, or is it going to continue going back and forth and/or shifting to other products?

And if it is, indeed, driven by the newbies, is this crowd of hardcore collectors, here in the Blowout forum, staying the course and collecting what they like, Nd finding the lull in paper to be a great buying opportunity?

Personally, I like both paper and Chrome (and Topps and Bowman, for that matter). So, I collect from across the board—except that some levels of Chrome have become difficult to pursue. But I grab what I can.

I’m curious to hear your thoughts.

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05-22-2021, 11:59 AM	#1
eye4talent Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 8,029 eye4talent eye4talent	Wind of Change: Shifting from Paper to Chrome Sometime in the past six months or so, there had been a surge in Topps Chrome prices. The trend routinely gets mentioned in the various threads, but from what I can recall, we haven’t had a focused discussion on the matter. The conventional wisdom is that the surge is due to an influx of new baseball collectors, who are crossing over from other sports—where they’re accustomed to shiny Panini products. Is that it? Are there any other reasons why the tide shifted? Is Chrome dominance here to stay, or is it going to continue going back and forth and/or shifting to other products? And if it is, indeed, driven by the newbies, is this crowd of hardcore collectors, here in the Blowout forum, staying the course and collecting what they like, Nd finding the lull in paper to be a great buying opportunity? Personally, I like both paper and Chrome (and Topps and Bowman, for that matter). So, I collect from across the board—except that some levels of Chrome have become difficult to pursue. But I grab what I can. I’m curious to hear your thoughts. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro