card classifications

[notjomommasclint]

as we move on and more cards are introduced where do we draw the line for vintage? does the vintage classification move based upon years from current release and the cards then fall into pre war, post war, vintage, modern? or does vintage stay within its current guidelines and everything else just become modern releases?

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

Good question. To me, vintage = 20 years or later from the current year.

So I guess that means I think 1990 is vintage now. ::facepalm:: Man, do I feel old.

 

[RL24]

Good question. To me, vintage = 20 years or later from the current year.

So I guess that means I think 1990 is vintage now. ::facepalm:: Man, do I feel old.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

That was awesome to read!

 

[rehmus]

I'm a big film buff/DVD buyer and for me the divider has always been when I was born. E.T. is a classic. Platoon/Top Gun/Aliens is not a classic, despite being made only a few years later.
I think a lot of people who collect vintage cards have a standard definition of what's vintage despite the passage of time. My year of birth system fits this pretty well.
I know this system doesnt translate perfectly to cards, but it's a good rule of thumb.

Another thought for cards that makes more sense to me is: a set or year becomes vintage when no one featured in it still plays.
So if we consider Barry Bonds retired then 86/87 products are vintage... which seems a lot easier to swallow than 90/91.

Not sure this works in sports where players have a shorter life span, though. Shaq's probably the only remaining player from 92/93 but that product doesnt seem 'vintage' to me.

 

[ChasHawk]

This is something I've wondered before about cards and music/movies.

I mean, 50 years from now are people going to classify Metallica as "oldies". Or a 2008 Prius as a "classic" car. :lol:

To me, even 100 years from now, I would consider "vintage" to be anything before 1980.