I don’t think buying baseball cards is gambling

ScooterD · 01-12-2025, 02:07 PM

In the past 2-3 years, posts in this forum have focused on gambling and gamblers. Why is that?

The courts have found that buying sports cards is not gambling, so why do people keep saying that it is or calling others who participate in the hobby/business “gamblers,” “degenerate gamblers,” “Johns,” “muppets,” “Fozzies,” etc?

Prices have gone up - yes - and I understand why people aren’t happy with that; however, why are there so many posts focused on “gamblers” and “gambling” when the price point is set by the manufacturer or retailer (not the customer - they are only justification).

01-12-2025, 02:07 PM	#1
ScooterD Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 5,398	I don’t think buying baseball cards is gambling In the past 2-3 years, posts in this forum have focused on gambling and gamblers. Why is that? The courts have found that buying sports cards is not gambling, so why do people keep saying that it is or calling others who participate in the hobby/business “gamblers,” “degenerate gamblers,” “Johns,” “muppets,” “Fozzies,” etc? Prices have gone up - yes - and I understand why people aren’t happy with that; however, why are there so many posts focused on “gamblers” and “gambling” when the price point is set by the manufacturer or retailer (not the customer - they are only justification).