Keeping you from the hobby

[triumphantluck]

I was just looking at the November deals and I remember putting in $300-$500 orders and having a fun time opening a few boxes or a case of blasters. Now I can get a blaster, no thank you. I pulled a 13-14 prizm blue auto giannis out of a clearance rack pack at Shopko for 7.99. give me a prizm rack pack that hasn't been searched for $20. Impossible unless your a nut dedicated to a tree. This hobby blow out your balls, nowadays.

[ThoseBackPages]

I was just looking at the November deals and I remember putting in $300-$500 orders and having a fun time opening a few boxes or a case of blasters. Now I can get a blaster, no thank you. I pulled a 13-14 prizm blue auto giannis out of a clearance rack pack at Shopko for 7.99. give me a prizm rack pack that hasn't been searched for $20. Impossible unless your a nut dedicated to a tree. This hobby blow out your balls, nowadays.

i hear ya

[CKB]

The good old days...

[DajuanWagner]

cesspool...........

[Birdanski]

The flip side is there is a better opportunity to make money the past few years. Its a tradeoff

[sebreg]

The flip side is there is a better opportunity to make money the past few years. Its a tradeoff

Yeah, I imagine that's a sort of silver-lining in a way. If you built up a decent collection over previous years, all the new money is propping up larger premiums across the board so one's collection benefits in that sense. The unfortunate part is that a decent amount of collectors are being priced out, but I imagine those with a lot of knowledge/experience can find a way to make the $$$ work in their favor...

[Birdanski]

Yea although people got priced out of the hobby long ago. It goes back a long time when it was affordable for the normal person, let alone kids. Bygone era

[Giantrobot]

I’ve gone back to older cards and other sports. Until it gets back to anything resembling fun, I’m out. Flippers have ruined it for the moment.

[Birdanski]

I have been a diehard vintage collector for 40 years. I used to hate the newer cards until I gave it a chance 4-5years ago. I still love vintage, but I have to admit, I really enjoy the current environment with the new cards. There is a gambling aspect that I enjoy. Almost buy all new cards now...and just sit on my vintage collection.

To each their own..its all fun

[Adam85]

I miss Shopko, always had a good assortment of product because no one ever bought cards there.