Nostalgia is cyclical … and collectible markets follow suit.
Memories from young adulthood take up out-sized real estate in our minds compared to the rest of our lives.
Music from your teenage years is destined to remain your favorite, as is the case with athletes.
A Danish study called this the “reminiscence bump.”
That's why Hollywood remakes beloved films 20-40 years after the OG release.
The kids of the ‘80s and '90s are all grown up and starting to run the world… and plenty of them have the disposable income that comes along with it.
And when it comes to sports collectibles, nothing comes close to the impact of Jordan and Kobe on this generation.
If history is any guide, the same will happen when kids of the 2000's are entering their prime earning years — LeBron will be their guy.
