Current state of the hobby-Modern cards

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

I'm seeing tons of kids at shows. Sure many are trying to hustle for a buck. But it's no different than when I was a kid checking every Beckett for up arrows.

Well it's sure as hell different than when I was a kid. We never thought about values. We just opened the packs, dropped the wrappers where we stood, stuffed the gum in our mouths, looked to see who we got in each pack, shoved the cards into our pant pocket and then eventually flung them gaily at brick walls in winner takes all games.

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Kids care about card values. It's natural.

I disagree. That's learned behaviour which has come about in the last 35-40 years or so.