I don’t think buying baseball cards is gambling

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Originally Posted by fabiani12333

Just because your primary reason for buying into breaks is to build out your collection, doesn't mean it isn't gambling. You don't know what you're getting beyond the team name -- the cards could fall into a wide range of values. So, you're getting a chance at "winning" a prize that is valued beyond the price you paid.

Casual gamblers generally don't expect to win big or come out ahead, but they like the thrill of possibly doing so. To them, gambling is entertainment. This is similar to your logic of buying low-end team slots in breaks to build out your collection -- you don't expect to get a big return, but you like having the possibility.

I gambled with my life by driving into work today.