Two things you love about the hobby & Two things you hate

[Tao_Moko]

Likes:
1. This Forum - one of the few mental escapes I have from work
2. The fact that I can still enjoy a hobby 30 years after I started and will be able to continue doing so

Dislikes:
1. The sometimes condescending attitude about a question or statement
2. Collecting a team that a gazillion other guys collect - Cubs

[alanu]

Likes:
The cards
The chase to acquire the cards

Dislikes:
Having to inquire about the condition of the back of a card.
Scams of all kinds

[glynparson]

Likes: Cards and the history they reveal
friends I've made

Dislikes: People being ignorant of the dark side of the hobby and wishing to stay that way.
The RAMPANT corruption

[glynparson]

Well Said Jason and Jeff concerning the doctoring. I honesty feel though, that there were far more "investors" in the 1986-1992 period then any other. Thir may be a few whales willing to spend more money now, then they were back then. However the pool of people considering themselves baseball card investors was MUCH larger back then.

[3-2-count]

Likes:
The artwork and history associated with the cardboard we collect
The release card collecting gives me to lifes everyday grind

Dislikes:
Collectors who have placed cardboard above relationships (sadly there have been a few)
Dishonesty - Shilling, card doctoring, etc

[4815162342]

Likes:
1) Net54Baseball - This forum means a lot to all of us. Thanks Leon for everything you do.
2) National Sports Collectors Convention - It's like Chuck E. Cheese for adults with money.

Dislikes:
1) Constant TPG bashing - A little poke here and there is okay, but Why So Angry?
2) the Everlasting Baseball Accession of Yearning