Very interesting article. Misleading title, though. The content of the piece is nowhere near as dire as it sounds.
If you still have those bricks of Eric Davis, etc.; well, nothing appears to have changed--they're worthless, taking up space, and gathering dust.
Behind the proprietor in the photo, boxes and boxes and boxes of cards that, I hope, will be sold in a year. I shan't hold my breath on that score.
In front, the desirable game the hunters track down. One store owner said that kind of rare cat is usually gone the same day. Some things don't change.
Nothing we didn't already know or suspect, but I liked the article.
---Brian Powell