Welcome!
Plenty of people still like collecting base sets (although you won't get much for most sets if you are trying to sell) and there's some nice looking ones around, I like Crown Royale, Bowman 48 (and blue variation set #d/1948), Topps Turkey Red and others! People demanded more auto's so they definitely gave them didn't they!!!
If you like base then these would be perfect!
http://paniniamerica.wordpress.com/...ns-early-box-of-2013-14-nba-hoops-basketball/
Good luck on the return to collecting!