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Russ Bright792 cards is a LOT for any set!!! and I think it has a lot more to do than "Topps had less cards in the set" - It's more about pure saturation...
I'm not that old, but when I first started collecting, there were 3 (ok, I was close to Canada, so 4 if you count O-Pee-Chee) sets to pick from - from 3 separate manufacturers. and then we had 40 different card manufacturers all putting out 20 sets a year to cash in on the "baseball card fad"
Bankruptcy and buyouts leaves us with 2 companies now... and I actually heard a shop owner LAMENTING the fact that there was ONLY 40 Baseball sets being put out this year...
It amazes me, but I am a willing participant. I spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars on Old Cardboard, AND hundreds if not thousands on shiny crap.
It's not getting any better, and gas is going to be over 4 dollars a gallon soon... Times used to be better, but what can you do?
I for one can't stop collecting, I'm addicted... lol, my ONLY vice left!