Posted By:
will watson"Second of all if you cant read the underlined sarcasm in my post above you’re as clueless as the guys who compete in the set registry. Which is nothing like competing in an auction by the way, at least in an auction by competing you win something. The registry is nothing more than two guys in a locker room arguing over who’s Johnson is larger."
first off, i didn't know you were being sarcastic. i don't really pay close enough attention to the boards to get a feel for everyone. my apologies. but i must disagree with your "whose johnson is bigger" argument. true, i'm sure many collectors get into pissing matches over low pops. its human nature to be the best. i laugh at these people, because odds are when they go to sell they'll probably recoup no more than 25% of their investment. what is the old saying, a fool and his money will soon be parted? something like that. but you're focusing way too much on these guys. there are more than 15,000 sets on the registry. probably only 3-5% of these sets are what you would call super competitively built. most people use the registry for the same reasons i do- to have a place to list their set, track its progress and completion percentage, etc. they arent competing against the world, only themselves. its fun to add a few more cards and watch your completion % jump up another 5-10 percent. makes you feel like youve accomplished something. and it makes you want to strive to find a few more cards to get closer to your goal.