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Old 02-28-2019, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by rdixon1208 View Post
I think this same thing about most collectibles when the money reaches a certain amount. When someone posts a group of cards in the monthly pick-up thread that cost thousands of dollars each and the reply's are "Wow", "Amazing", "Unbelievable" blah blah...I usually just think "Expensive". But isn't the fact that they cost a lot of money what makes certain collectibles "better" than others to most of us?
I think that's true to an extent but on the other hand some of my favorite cards (mostly non-sports) even though very hard to find cost next to nothing.
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