I would never say it is a waste for me to go to the p.o. If someone needs a card for pc-I still say there is no difference in mailing a friggin 10 cent card-or a hundred dollar card-none. Most people that I know here and at other sites, who trade for their pc-will usually go out of their way for another collector.
I think it IS the mass produced patches and autos that has not only ruined this hobby, but, like the lottery, it has ruined traders as well. A few former collectors that I have known don't really collect anymore, they look for *good* deals on cards so they can make a buck. It leaves us collectors out.
Sometimes I feel sorry that I collect people whose auto patch cards are worth less than the 40 dollar minimum that traders put on their mailing. I mean c'mon (insert exasperated sigh here)
I think it IS the mass produced patches and autos that has not only ruined this hobby, but, like the lottery, it has ruined traders as well. A few former collectors that I have known don't really collect anymore, they look for *good* deals on cards so they can make a buck. It leaves us collectors out.
Sometimes I feel sorry that I collect people whose auto patch cards are worth less than the 40 dollar minimum that traders put on their mailing. I mean c'mon (insert exasperated sigh here)
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