One Man's Addiction

[4815162342]

That was an excellent article. I think he should write a screenplay. Maybe something like Owning Mahowny -- with BB cards instead of casinos.

[dabigyankeeman]

Boy, this part below really describes me with my Yankees cards:

My wife Tejal held a torn manila envelope, displaying the contents before me. Within a welded slab of hard plastic was my T206 Piedmont Rube Waddell baseball card.

"You told me you stopped.""

I did. I ordered these off eBay months ago. They must have just sent them." I had actually bought them just a week before.

My wife asked me how much I paid. I told her $30. She threatened to feed the card to the evil dog that lived downstairs. I confessed and told her it cost $350.


Ha ha ha, i am SO addicted, and i have to constantly tell my wife the cards that come in were ordered awhile ago and mainly that they are cheap. I go further than in that article, i will say they are just a few bucks when they are over $100. The worst thing is when someone sends it needing a signature, then i really have to dance around with my wife, complaining that i cant believe for a cheap card the seller wanted a signature. I hope she believes me.

[Vol]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

That was an excellent article. I think he should write a screenplay. Maybe something like Owning Mahowny -- with BB cards instead of casinos.

+1

What a great movie. Loved the article, we can all relate to it!

[Ladder7]

Hilarious! Makes one wonder why there arent more women running down (then backing over) their spouses in the driveway.

[53Browns]

Some men hide lipstick on their collar. With me, it's my Ebay password.

[dabigyankeeman]

Originally Posted by 53Browns

Some men hide lipstick on their collar. With me, it's my Ebay password.

I wouldnt give my Ebay password to my wife either!

In fact, she doesnt know my email password, but i know hers.

[Kawika]

I'd lose the wife.

[dabigyankeeman]

Originally Posted by Kawika

I'd lose the wife.

Nah, its more fun this way.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by Kawika

I'd lose the wife.

I'm probably in the minority here, but if my spouse were putting thousands of dollars on credit I'd be pissed too. I also would never lie to my wife about how much money I was spending.

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by Kawika

I'd lose the wife.

I'll attempt to extract my foot from my mouth. Adam is probably correct in assuming that the article was a bit of put-on but my first impression was to take it seriously. If anyone were to interfere with my enjoyment of baseball card collecting or anything else for that matter, I would not take kindly to being dictated to. That being said, my wife's well-being comes first in my priorities. No bill has ever gone unpaid because I over-spent on old cardboard. Our financial security, present and future, has never been compromised because of my filthy, disgusting habits. My wife is a saint. She is supportive of my collecting because she knows how much I enjoy it. She knows I spend big bucks. If this guy is using Junior's lunch money to buy T206s his wife has a right to be concerned. If he's sneaking VISA and eBay purchases into the house it's true cardaholic behavior. But if she is going to order him to stop buying cards and otherwise get all habuts their marriage will soon be circling the drain. QED and end of rant.