When was the end of Junk era?

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by egri

The Topps and Bowman sets from the rivalry years were and still are works of art. Even after the rivalry ended, you can still take a 1960s or 1970s Topps card and hold it up as an example of postwar era pop art.

So true!

This is where my art collector and card collector find a great common ground. Also, it's the reason I have outlandishly overpaid for color shift errors as they often exaggerate the "pop art" aesthetic.

[Bill77]

Looking back at the last set I really tried to collect which was 2002 Topps, it reminded me of 1988, where the more packs I bought the more packs were available. I think 2001 was just as bad just to promote not only the 50th anniversary of Topps, but also Ichiro joining MLB.

I have a feeling that after Ichiro retires a lot of unopened 2001 boxes and packs are going to start coming out of the wood work just to cash in on his legacy.