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Posted By: Mark Lutz

Didn't something like a crash take place in the stamp market about 20 years ago? I assume that was caused by a gradual and general loss of interest in the stamp hobby. From what I can tell, there are still stamp collectors out there even if you don't see stamp shows at the local mall anymore. But I understand that very rare stamps still fetch big prices in some auctions. So I would expect a baseball card crash (due to loss of interest) might wash out the majority of collectors but would still leave us with a bunch of people who would compete for a Cobb/ Cobb or a Baltimore News Ruth. Now, if Kevin's scenario unfolds and every card is readily available, then I don't think the baseball card hobby would last very long. It would be as dull as a paradise in which everything is available to everyone all the time. A few people would finish some sets and everyone would eventually move on to something else.