I just think that baseball cards' value is tied to the nostalgia of the collector. Less kids collecting means less adults collecting.
There was something magical about finding a quarter and buying a pack of Topps or other brand with a stick of gum in it. You could pick a set and easily collect all the players. Just about every collector feels that nostalgia for their yout when they collect as adults.
Even if baseball cures its ills, the adults of tomorrow will never have that nostalgic feeling that will pull them into collecting cards. Some may still collect, but less will.
That said, I'm 31, and I sort of feel like I was a part of the last generation of baseball card collecting kids. After 1989, the card companies overproduced and killed themselves, thats why they say that the Ken Griffey Jr. Upper Deck is the last iconic baseball card. So I feel like I have another 70 years of collecting, so let's not get ahead of ourselves, vintage cards will continue to grow in value for a long time!
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