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Collecting is obviously not dying because every year each company puts out 10-15 different sets of cards for the same sport. If collecting was drying up, why would Topps have so many different sets being released under its umbrella? And every year the products get more and more expensive and high end. In my opinion the companies are just now hitting their stride in terms of modern collecting and I see that evident in the eclectic choices of product collectors have now. There are the autograph sets, the memorabilia sets, the throw back sets, and the go-for-broke sets that feature either a big hit or a big miss.

In my opinion the last truly iconic baseball card was definitely the 1989 Upper Deck Griffey rookie. Still a great card.