What causes you the most frustration as a card collector?

[steve B]

Having so many cards available, unlike the early 80's when it was all in person or mostly blind mail order.

But not having enough to afford a lot of it anymore.

Steve B

[packs]

High prices for someone else's cards and low offers for your cards.

[GasHouseGang]

Lack of $$$ would probably be number 1! The other that happens on the B/S/T here quite often is I see someone is offering a card and even though I check often the card is already sold. When did that get posted?! I won't even know what it was offered at, but it's gone. Must have been a good deal...

[HRBAKER]

fraud and villiany

and

the fact that there aren't near enough auctions in the hobby

[ullmandds]

I think there are too many auctions just not enough quality material?!

[sox1903wschamp]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

the fact that there aren't near enough auctions in the hobby

Ha! Were gonna run out of banner space.

[RCMcKenzie]

From the time I first started collecting, it always bothered me that a complete set is worth less than the sum of the parts. I think of myself as a set collector, but I have never actually completed a set, not even 1978 Topps. I did buy a complete 1982 Topps set in 1982 and that may be the only complete set I own.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

it always bothered me that a complete set is worth less than the sum of the parts

oh man, a big amen to that.