This thing has held up better than most dorks given its age
Even commodities with clear levels of use-value demand like gasoline, eggs, or palladium fluctuate in price for similar reasons, a combination of demand, investment speculation, and, if not always nostalgia, at least some form of emotional connection to a product that seems stronger than its value in use or consumption
While 30 minutes of shuffling caused some corner damage, most of it was minor, with about 20% of the sleeves bent to the point where I would worry about playing them in a tournament
This is pretty much strictly necessary to make the strategy sustainable
Is this the dip or was 2021 a once in a lifetime collectible craze as people were stuck at home during the pandemic with nothing to do but blow their money on dumb crap hoping to get rich quick
Collectors Who Want a Card of Themselves A lot of card collectors have thought about it at least once: what would my card look like
