[stanmarsh]

This year alone she has spent $250,000 on sports cards, and has nothing to show for it. She sold about 60% of the cards for 36k. For the past five years, she started a OF to support this habit. There were days when she would spend up to 12 hours watching breaks and spend $4,000 to $6,000 in one sitting. Despite being an educated individual with a master’s degree and two jobs, she finds herself burdened with over $900 in monthly credit card bills.

Sports cards breaking is an unregulated form of gambling. I’ve forced her to attended Gamblers Anonymous meetings, but she felt misunderstood, as no one seemed to relate to her experience. The most frustrating aspect is that, no matter how many barriers she tries to set, it’s always accessible. Unlike other forms of gambling, you cannot self-exclude, and she has tried to ask Chase to block purchases from specific merchants without success.

Her parent's, friends or coworkers know about this.