Quote:
Originally Posted by jjeanius
"I am so very mad that this hobby is much more popular now, and that my collection is worth exponentially more than it was just one year ago!"
That sound about right...? Maybe this should just be used as a signature rather than posting the same thing post after post ad nauseum.
Reminds me of the prison guard in The Shawshank Redemption who inherits a lot of money and then loses his mind because he has to pay taxes on it.  |
I had a follow up to my original post that I never completed, the whole having a career thing got in the way. Look, I too am now able to sell what I had left of the Topps Chrome cards from the past 2 years for far more than my buy in. Yet I stand by my original post simply because the way I personally enjoy the hobby.
Each of us has our own view of what we want out of this hobby. Do I enjoy turning a small profit (smoking for free if you will), of course. But is pure profit my only goal? Of course not. I have a career to handle that aspect of my life. And I would NOT be busting wax if profit was my sole purpose.
However I do miss being able to stop by the LCS on my way home on Friday, grab a few boxes of whatever and whether I chose to spend $65 that day or $240, at least I had a choice on the low side. Put the kids to bed, relax, drink a few beers and enjoy my Friday night break. Whatever I spent was the cost of enjoyment just like going out to dinner. But when the buy-in is now a freaking mortgage payment there is very little relaxing to be had. So yes, i miss being able to enjoy what previously brought me happiness but is now no longer practical.
And I do feel the increase in pricing goes beyond practical supply and demand considerations. It has the feel of price manipulation and unsustainable greed beyond what should be considered reasonable. But again, 1 working man's opinion. All you kids are so smart no doubt you are making millions.
P.S. You all just see Pulisic do Liverpool defenders dirty!?!?!? Why the hell did Mount start over him?