Would You Still Collect If Cards Had No Value?
What if buying and selling trading cards became illegal tomorrow? What if every card in your collection instantly lost any and all monetary value? Would you still collect? Would you still admire that parallel just because it looks cool? Would you still flip through your binder or stack of slabs simply because it brings you peace, joy, or nostalgia—not just whether you’re “up” or “down”? Today’s hobby culture constantly assigns monetary value to everything. The