A Lamp Unto My Cleats

The years of 1984 through 1993 are unaffectionately known by some as the “Junk Wax Era.” During this time, sports cards as a whole, but specifically baseball cards, were being massively overproduced. Topps, Donruss, Fleer, and later Score and Upper Deck were cranking out cards faster than collectors could purchase them, resulting in an oversaturated…