Good post.
I'm hovering around the center of Zen, still trying to achieve perfect cardboard peace. I released several chains not many months ago when I started evaluating asking prices for cards based largely upon "feel".
Sure I still refer to SCD and ebay history as a lose guide occasionally, maybe even fairly regularly, and I still battle my OCD tendencies, but my decisions to purchase or not, or sell at a certain price or not, are based mostly upon the question: " do I like that card enough at $xx ? "
Another step toward Zen happened only a few weeks ago when I cracked about 40 cards from their tpg holders. I've always preferred raw cards, but if I bought a card in a holder, I hesitated freeing him... mostly because I think being encased makes it easier to sell if I change my mind about keeping it.
I finally made the commitment to a lot of imprisoned cards, got out the tile nippers, and commenced cracking. I'm now at peace with those cards taking a more permanent spot in my flat file and I've placed myself in a Zen like state regarding the decision to "crack and keep" amongst my pre-war type set.
Now if only I can find a balance with my monster set..... I'm in the process of upgrading. I think I see the Zen light at the end of the tunnel, representing a balance satisfaction, but I still have a ways to go. I still have a few dozen t206's in hard plastic, waiting to learn their fate.........
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