I can't really comment on comics but the trading card market is a bit skewed towards specific narrow topics, such as sports, which makes me wonder whether people are more passionate about the money than collecting the cards themselves. I think you've got to have a healthy balance. Postcards are like a small but very bushy hedge of multi layered niche categories and sub-categories, which I think is a bit healthier, personally.
It certainly was incredibly popular in the early 1900s plus it has local appeal because they provide a great photographic record of towns and villages etc. They're not really going to compete with other collectibles financially for individual items because it's a bit niche but it covers a lot of overlapping niches.
Looking at RUclips.....comic books and Sports cards are very popular collectibles.....
I can't really comment on comics but the trading card market is a bit skewed towards specific narrow topics, such as sports, which makes me wonder whether people are more passionate about the money than collecting the cards themselves. I think you've got to have a healthy balance. Postcards are like a small but very bushy hedge of multi layered niche categories and sub-categories, which I think is a bit healthier,
personally.
Could postcards be the most popular collectible.....?
It certainly was incredibly popular in the early 1900s plus it has local appeal because they provide a great photographic record of towns and villages etc. They're not really going to compete with other collectibles financially for individual items because it's a bit niche but it covers a lot of overlapping niches.