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I've noticed that over the past couple of years that the turnover on caramel cards has really dwindled. You don't see people flipping caramels like you used to and my theory is that the cards are being bought and going in to collections in closets, safety deposit boxes and vaults, rather than being re-sold. Maybe it is because I keep an eye out constantly for caramel cards but it seems like tobacco cards are flipped or re-sold much more frequently than caramels.
When I mentioned "hoarding" I didn't mean stocking up with the intention of re-selling when the economy turns, I meant that they were being purchased for collections not for re-sale. I guess I didn't make myself clear, so 2 and 3 are similar.