The Nature of the Hobby
A large segment of the pre-war hobby is competitive. From set registries to bidding against each other at auction -- the experience caters to it. Add a dash of human jealously inherent in material possessions, and a pinch of class struggle over what kinds of old cardboard we can each afford and then...
BLAMMO!!
...humans behaving badly.
Imagine if we all owned or could own the same cards for the same price without any economic or scarcity barriers. My that would be boring -- like a world awash in 1988 Donruss.
A lot of the competitive/difficulty in acquiring these little treasures is what makes the hobby great. But it can also get out of control when egos get involved.
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