Understandable, but like all publicaly traded companies Topps tried to maximize the almighty stock price. If people bought their cards Topps kept making more. I believe Mantle cards will still be as prized in years to come as they are now. What I see from years past is that the super of superstars are the most collected. People seem to forget about the players that were very good from their time period. These players seem to get lumped into the "common" card category. Players such as the Rocky Colavito, Ted Kluszewski, Tony Oliva, and Frank Howard. Even HOF'ers seem to get less and less desired as time goes on. Mize, Kiner, etc.