To each his own, but whenever I see people talking about trading and trading meet ups, it seems they are more interested in keeping the idea of trading alive in principle. It's the idea of trading, like when we were kids and none of this mattered, that I think people are sentimental about. I agree with you . . the idea of me going to a trading event and seeing something I need and having an item of relatively similar value to trade to a willing trader seems infinitesimal. Others' maybe have more stuff to trade or more diverse interests.
A board member runs an annual trading event and meet up and it is well enjoyed by many, but my recollection from reading the posts is that very little if any trading takes place, and it's just people showing off their great stuff.
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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5
I can appreciate your style. I just don't understand it. Even if I was in a position where I had to get rid of cards in my collection in order to obtain something I want in my collection more, trading usually makes little practical sense. In order to trade I would need to find a specific person with the specific card I want. And that specific person would need to also want the cards I want to get rid of. And be willing to do so in exchange for the card I want. With the advent of the internet, trading became pointless. Now you don't have to find someone with the card you want who also wants your cast offs. You just reach a massive audience of people willing to buy your card. Then take that cash and find the person who has the card you want. It's so much easier, and far more likely to actually happen than a trade. Trading doesn't exist much anymore simply because it no longer serves much of a purpose for the collector. There are better/faster/easier ways to turn the cards you have into the cards you want nowadays.
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