You know you are a card junkie when.....

[Brian Van Horn]

And Authentic would be........

[carrigansghost]

Chuck, don't grade them, just collect them all. Now they may not be in your collection long, but you once had them.

Rawn

[packs]

...every time you pay rent you think of the card you could have bought with that money.

[joebrandon1977]

When working in corporate America and you're in a boardroom meeting implimenting a new rating system for vendors; and you reference baseball card grading and the benefits of having 1/2 point grades.

[sbfinley]

A couple that have happened to me recently:

1. Paying X amount for a card that you "just have to get" and then within the month selling it for 85% of X amount to fund the purchase of another card that you "just have to get."

2. Whenever my wife and I get into a fight and she deems herself to be in the wrong she will buy something off of my ebay watch list to apologize. It doesn't happen often, but when it does it's pretty awesome.

3. I'm that guy that still carries cash so when I stop to pump gas I usually go inside to pay. To prevent being that guy who forgets what pump he's at and having to walk to the window or back outside, when I stop at the pump I mentally attach the pump number I am at with a jersey number. (e.g. If I'm on pump three I'm parked at Babe Ruth.) Last week I asked for $20 on Stan Musial. The look the lady gave me was priceless. It wasn't the first time it has happened, and probably won't be the last.

[terjung]

Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn

And Authentic would be........

Restored? Altered?

I can think of a few that fit that category

[milkit1]

when you receive a card september 15th but dont tell anybody until 11:59 eastern standard time on september 30 cause your a thread starting whore.

[Big Six]

...you are posting on Net54 at 3:37 AM.

[teetwoohsix]

Originally Posted by Big Six

...you are posting on Net54 at 3:37 AM.

Too funny !!! Something similar came to my mind the first time I read through this thread- glad I'm not the only one

This thread is excellent- and a great thing to read first thing in the morning.

Sincerely, Clayton

[pwilk17]

when you find your wife in bed with the mailman and your first thought is - did he deliver any cards today.

[dabigyankeeman]

When you sneak the mail into the house so your wife doesnt see the bubble envelopes, and if she does see a new card you tell her you are tired of buying all these three-dollar cards.

[dstraate]

Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn

And Authentic would be........

my ex

[ScottR81]

when u start to con your 10 year old out of his cards for a upcoming rookie.

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn

And Authentic would be........

One that was at least born a woman...I'd hate to see what "questionable authenticity" would look like.

[novakjr]

When you notice that no one ever seems to be on these boards on Sundays, and those that are rarely post anything, yet you stay logged in all day and keep checking just in case someone posted something new in the BST..

Or you're afraid to leave the house because you might miss something in the BST. A few weeks ago, I took the wife and kids out to eat, and was gone for about an hour... Honestly one of the best deals that I've seen ever in the BST was posted less than 5 minutes after I left the house, and was bought by someone less than 5 minutes before I got home. Sadly, I haven't taken them out to eat since(I keep telling her I'm too exhausted from work). I'll send the wife to get take-out or drive-thru, but that's it...One day she'll figure out why, and I'll probably be in some trouble..

[Leon]

Originally Posted by novakjr

When you notice that no one ever seems to be on these boards on Sundays, and those that are rarely post anything, yet you stay logged in all day and keep checking just in case someone posted something new in the BST..

Or you're afraid to leave the house because you might miss something in the BST. A few weeks ago, I took the wife and kids out to eat, and was gone for about an hour... Honestly one of the best deals that I've seen ever in the BST was posted less than 5 minutes after I left the house, and was bought by someone less than 5 minutes before I got home. Sadly, I haven't taken them out to eat since(I keep telling her I'm too exhausted from work). I'll send the wife to get take-out or drive-thru, but that's it...One day she'll figure out why, and I'll probably be in some trouble..

LOL.....37 people just clicked over to the BST when they read this

what's even more sad.....instinctively I was one of the 37 (for those keeping count, I made that number up, there were probably more)

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by Leon

LOL.....37 people just clicked over to the BST when they read this

what's even more sad.....instinctively I was one of the 37 (for those keeping count, I made that number up, there were probably more)

Even though I'd already checked the BST before I posted that, it's sad, but my own post made me paranoid enough to check again...

Edited to add: And then your post and my reply, made me check again...Dammit...

[wolterse]

You're a cardboard junkie when...

...you have more pictures of cards on your computer than of your family....