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Posted By: barrysloate

The major difference in the hobby today vs. yesterday according to Leon's post is that in the past, card collecting was a form of relaxation to take one away from the stresses of everyday life; while today collecting offers everyone a chance to stress themselves out a little more fighting and bickering and backstabbing over the small supply of available material. We can never go back to the price levels of the past, but wouldn't it be nice if collectors could go back to the mind-set of days gone by: that collecting should be a hobby and a form of relaxation, not a continuation of all the aggressive and anti-social behavior that many of us exercise in our daily lives.