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Posted By: warshawlaw

I figure out what it costs for all the necessaries of life, plus funding my retirement plan, plus the family fun stuff. Whatever's left over I allocate to cards. I try to work extra hours in the months before the National so I can have a little more to spend there.

Unfortunately, I would say that my attention is equally split at this point between cards I want for my collection and cards that I am primarily looking at because the price is right. I am fortunate enough to really like and collect some esoteric, relatively unpopular stuff. I cannot fathom how hard it must be for people of normal means to want to collect Ruth or Cobb cards. Lucky for me almost no one gives a crap about Exhibit cards and Lefty O'Doul cards.