O/T: Employment in the hobby

[pgellis]

I also think it would be difficult sometimes becoming a dealer after you have been a hobbyist for so long. I think it would be difficult at times selling a card you loved, at a loss just so you could pay some bills.

I own my own business and know how irritated I get some times (to myself) when customers come in to my business and try to nickel and dime me on some goods. It's as though they think at times that when I sell an item for $15 that I just made $15. And that is obviously not the case. I have to pay my lease for the shop, lease for equipment, shipping of the goods, etc., etc.

With a business that also was my hobby, I could see how frustrating at times it would be and how difficult it could be at times to take your "hobby hat" off and put your "business hat" on.

Good luck in whatever you choose.