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Originally Posted by judsonhamlin
This is really more about the gambling side than the hoarding end of the ‘over-collecting’ spectrum. The people in the article are chasing a high just like heroin addicts or the rush from hitting a parlay or getting lucky at a slot machine. Their attachment is to the possible payoff from a great hit, not the physical card. My guess is that they only care about Mookie Betts or Charizard or whomever if they’re on a 1/10 reverse stock razzle-dazzle megafractor.
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True! The article is specifically about the buyers of present day packs who are looking to get lucky by scoring high "value" pulls.
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Originally Posted by Eric72
Sign that you *might* be a gambling addict disguised as a card collector:
You open a lot of sealed product. When you find a "hit," your first instinct is to brag on social media, get it graded, and sell it.
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Spot on!
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Last edited by Balticfox; 07-04-2025 at 01:06 PM.
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