I have often wondered if the reason kids today don't care as much about cards today is the fact that when I was growing up, I opened a pack of cards and thought it was cool to have something with my favorite players on it.
Today, kids can go online and see countless pictures, stories, stats and anything else they want of a player.
As a kid growing up in the 70's and early 80's, I had a limited number of ways I could get info or pictures of Pete Rose, George Brett, Mike Schmidt and Tom Seaver.
I will say this too, Other than the big boom of the late 80's and early 90's, I think there are more people buying cards today than ever. I actually know more people locally that collect than I did when I was a kid.
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