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Posted By: jay behrens

Jeff, I wasn't talking about cards specifically, but the American cosumer mentality in general. If you don't think Keeping Up With Jones is part of the registry phenomana, then you are wrong. It's the same reason peole have to have bigger, better, faster, newer, no matter the object may be. It could be a house, car, watch or baseball cards. It's a deeply ingrained part of the American psyche.

If I were to win the lottery, my collecting habits would not change. I would still buy low grade cards, I'd still drive my $500 vehicle from the junkyard, etc. I'm a bad American and refuse to buy into the "be a good consumer" BS. I'd don't need the best to make myself look better or to feel better about myself. Basically, Americans are rearranging the deck chairs on the Titantic while it's sinking.

Jay

I like to sit outside, drink beer and yell at people. If I did this at home, I would be arrested. So, I go to baseball games and fit right in.