Also, the company only makes so many of these cards. It is harder to get a autograph on these cards because of the UV coating. The autograph beads up. The sizes of these cards remained the standard size of two and a half by three and a half. The only difference is the new UV coating on the cards.
Baseball cards have a very broad history.
Whether it's homemade cloth cards or store bought premium cards, it continues to be a multi-million dollar industry. Though baseball's fan base is aging, card companies continue to create top-notch products aimed at young fans. In 1976 I was a real baseball card fanatic. I bought a pack of Topps cards. Even the gum that ruined a card per pack with a messy stain didn't bother.