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Originally Posted by Snapolit1
Every part of my life EXCEPT card collecting seems to be stress.
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+1. As I explain to my wife when she questions my collecting, I don't drink or play golf or pursue any other of the 'manly' diversions that some of my colleagues do, I collect cards and play with them. I'm more ten year old than fifty year old.
Brian, sometimes it is just a good idea to step away for a while and explore other stuff, especially if you fall prey to focusing on the folly and negativity inherent in the hobby and its personalities. That's I go to the National every year, even when it is somewhere shitty (like AC); it reminds me of the fun of the hobby. Just don't do anything hasty with your collection while you are in a funk. It will be there if you decide to come back to it and you will be glad not to have sold it off during a period of burnout. If you are intent on getting rid of it, my suggestion is that you retain the pieces that were really, really hard to locate, because once those are gone you will have a hell of a time putting them back together if you decide to come back.
Leon, I completely understand the position you were in and hope to be closer to where you are right now. I have been in a net unwinding and repositioning mode myself for the last few years, and will be for several more. I guess I prefer to peel off the band-aid slowly rather than give it a good rip...