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Posted By: barrysloate

Another factor to consider is that the production of baseball cards came and went- a huge circulation in years such as 1887-89, 1909-12, 1933-34, etc. Although there is a correlation between the popularity of the game and the proliferation of cards, these cards were issued only when there was an economic incentive to do so. When competition for the public's dollars was fiercest, competition to produce the best cards mirrored it. But when that competition lessened, the cards vanished. None were issued altruistically; there was always an ecomic component attached to it.