Meltdown vs Crash in the cardboard hobby.....

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Posted By: Al C.risafulli

That would be this very thread.

Scroll up to the top, to your opening post, complete with comments about crashes and meltdowns and parallels with 1929, with people jumping out of windows or whatever. It seems to me that you're comparing this hobby to the stock market, unless there was some other thing that happened in 1929 that caused people to jump out of windows.

Then you were kind enough to pull some quotes out of my post, a post I actually put some thought into in response to your opening question, and criticize my use of industry terms to describe things that are happening in the hobby.

My point was that you opened this thread with a discussion of markets and crashes and meltdowns, and then criticized me when I responded.

If you had taken the time to read my response instead of just picking out words to criticize, you would see that my point was that something like The Card might chase some investor-types out of the hobby, the hobby is built on people's love of nostalgia and the game, therefore I don't anticipate that a book would keep the passionate collectors who love the hobby away.

In fact, in reading through this thread it seems like the only person who has responded and made any reference to investing is YOU. Everyone else in this thread has referred to the hobby, implied that they planned on continuing to collect, etc. Your posts all refer to buying high, bidding high, investment opportunities, and the like. I understand that the investment angle of the hobby might be attractive to you, but a financial planner might advise you that there are better places for you to invest your money in order to meet your financial objectives. And while I won't criticize your reasons for collecting because I don't feel that's my place, I will continue to enjoy the hobby for my own reasons, most of which relate to the game, it's history, and my attraction to old pieces of cardboard.

Thanks,

-Al