Posted By:
John SJim,
Do you feel that within the hobby there is a hierarchy amongst collectors? I am making an assumption that you do. In your mind (just deducing this from your comments) this card collecting caste system places people that collect as you do at the top and individuals like myself who collect mainly GD-VG material near the bottom.
Your comment that "I am not here to make friends" was disturbing. And while I do not use the internet to widen my social circles, interacting with fellow hobbyists in a positive manner does make the hobby more enjoyable.
Please understand that most of us do this for fun. Your comments indicate to me that your collection induces more stress than relaxation (fears of tampering, card alteration, etc.). They are just pieces of cardboard and no regulatory commission, or plastic slabs, or amounts of money will ever change that.