I think someone up above hit the nail on the head when mentioning the internet. Prior to the internet, you had some card shops, card shows, and some through the mail dealers. However, all of these were not available to everybody, or easily accessible anyway. Thus, the opportunity to acquire a card you might want was a little more difficult and when you did find it, you were probably willing to pay a little more for it.
Along comes the internet. Suddenly, accessibility to all things cards goes through the roof. You are able to pick up pretty much anything as long as you have the funds for it. Essentially, the supply went up ten fold and though I have nothing to support this, I doubt the demand jumped as much in relation to the supply.
Along comes the internet. Suddenly, accessibility to all things cards goes through the roof. You are able to pick up pretty much anything as long as you have the funds for it. Essentially, the supply went up ten fold and though I have nothing to support this, I doubt the demand jumped as much in relation to the supply.