I’m said it has come to this but I’m quitting the hobby. It is a decision that has gradually come to me over the past months.
There are a few reasons why I’m doing this.
First and most this is a hobby and hobbies are supposed to be fun. It is something you do because you enjoy it and gives you some space from your everyday life obligations. It should inject you with a little positivity.
For me it has been the opposite over the course of the last 18-24 months.
I have felt down, frustrated and angry on a daily basis and it has taken all the fun not just out of the hobby but it has also effected me outside the hobby to a certain degree.
The combination of higher prices, more products and ignorant people jumping on the band wagon
have ruined all fun.
I can’t afford all cards and I can’t afford the gems.
I don’t have time to even start collecting a new set before another one is released.
And everyday in every FB card group there is some sort of drama because so many assholes have entered the hobby. People are name calling, people make ignorant comments, people name drop each other over minor incidents rather than solving it in a civil way. People are hustling and cheating fellow collectors. People are more concerned with what an amazing hit is worth and how much money they can sell for rather than being happy about hitting an awesome card. And the list goes on.
Some peole might argue and say but Matt narrow your collection down to a certain player, a certain card or certain set. And I’ve been thinking about it but I just can’t. It is not me. I need to spend way above my means to keep up with the hobby even if I narrow it down and I just can’t justify this sort of spending for a piece of cardboard.
I have been selling off some cards in the past weeks and have raised a good amount of money on my account. And there are plenty of cards available on eBay I need yet I can’t be bothered about getting them. And this is where you truly know something is off when I have money to spend on cards I need but I don’t.
I’m not sure what to do from now on as this hobby has taken up a large part of my life. I’ll stay in some of the card groups to keep track of what is going on, I’ll still have my man cave and I’ll keep collecting LFC figures and mini kits. I might continue posting on social media as I still have plenty of items I haven’t made posts about yet. Also I still have some items on the way I haven’t got yet. I might even occasionally try and get a card I’m missing from a set I really liked and only need one or two cards to complete. But as I said right know I just can’t be bothered about anything regarding this hobby.
I have got to know some amazing people in this hobby who I can now call my friends and I have some sweet memories.
So Thanks guys!
I’m out ✌️
