[djohn]

I like your angle toward a clever and affordable collection.

I got hooked into it when I started looking for autos of the NBA 50 at 50 and noticed how inexpensive some of the autographs were. It made me start looking at other players that were stars and how cheap their autograph cards were selling for. Now I am hooked, and I usually stick with under $5 with a few exceptions. The easiest justification is that I could spend a few bucks for a pack and get nothing, and if I did manage to pull an auto out of a pack I would be happy. Heck in most cases I am getting the autos for less than the price of the packs they came in, so it just feels like too good to pass up.