Still excited?

[pokerplyr80]

I know most of us have been in the hobby for a while, and some certainly longer than others. But do you still get that feeling of anticipation waiting for a new purchase to arrive? Maybe it's because I'm off today and normally working the day a delivery is scheduled, and because I'm waiting for a card I was already excited about, but I've got that feeling like a kid waiting for Christmas morning.

[Dpeck100]

Hell yeah.

I track down my mailman in the morning on his route to pick up important items.

Hopefully you are just as excited once you open it!

[wondo]

My mail comes late in the day, typically around 5 o'clock - it kills me when I know something good is on its way.

[bnorth]

Just like a kid in a candy store.

[x2drich2000]

To be honest, it really depends. I buy some stuff strictly to resell. Generally, those items I don't get too excited for. For example, this week I just got a T3 in and it sat in a box in the living room for 2 days before I bothered to open it. But something for my own collection, half the time I'm tempted to take off work early just to get home to open it.

[Rhotchkiss]

I am driving back from the beach early just so I can go to my office to pick up a card before I leave again out of town for a while. In other words- YES, I get super excited

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Just like a kid in a candy store.

Yes!!!

[mouschi]

It can be a $3 refractor and if I really want it, I get super excited

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by wondo

My mail comes late in the day, typically around 5 o'clock - it kills me when I know something good is on its way.

You mean like the pair of Heubach you recently purchased here?
I was watching those, and the other morning I figured I'd give it some thought, and when I decided to pull the trigger, you had already claimed them.
I should've bought them earlier that morning when I had the chance.

Great pick-up John
I'm really jealous


Brent

[Johnny630]

My excitement comes when I sell and are mailing it off to the new collector who will love and enjoy it :-) for the most part other then completing a Killer Predominantly Raw 65 set the only joy I find is buying and building a couple more high grade raw virgin card vintage sets. The PSA graded cards have made me a good chuck of change so I’m thrilled to be done with them. The recent scandal makes me feel even better I sold when I did.

[buymycards]

Yes, when I am waiting for a card for one of the sets that I am putting together, I anxiously watch the tracking and wait for the mail lady.

When I am waiting for a card to resell, then not so much.

Either way, there is always a little guilt that I am spending money on myself when there are so many people in need.

[pawpawdiv9]

super excited to receive anything these days, when that day comes is a wonder tho.
However if a board member sends me their colon box by mistake...i be sure to send the results saying your pregnant.

[MULLINS5]

Nope. Not anymore, at least. I know the feeling though.

I open my personal online mail once every month, or two. There's usually a pile of 30 to 50 boxes that accumulate in the corner of my office before I get the time for them.

It's like Christmas several times a year and I forget, often, what I bought.

[Sportzking]

I’m always excited to get new cards. I have a little ritual in which I like to scan the front and back of the card. Then photo crop it together and put it in new holder/ sleeve.

I do find it ironic that after all that, it goes into a box in the closet and rarely gets taken out for awhile again.