Wanted to bring this back to the front:
I was out this week looking for sport cards supplies - you know, the hard plastic top loaders, sleeves, 8x10 hard top loaders, etc. It's been a while since I needed this stuff, but it was disheartening to see that all three card shops in my town have gone out of business. I stopped at a local comic book shop - and they confirmed that sports cards have just about died - no more shops, no more shows, etc. The comic store used to carry some supplies, but stopped when the last stuff sold out. There's no demand for it.
Point is, this is a REAL down time for sportscards. The 80s and 90s standard baseball cards have always been worthless - but even the premium inserts, sets, etc. have taken a dive in value. Who knows if they will ever come back. I'm hoping so since I, like many of you, have thousands upon thousands of baseball, football, and basketball cards.