The last couple of years in the hobby has really taken a toll on me sometimes. The cost of cards, the lack of finding retail, cards I loved collecting in the 90's going for outrageous prices, everyone money hungry, Fanatics owning everything (not sure on how they will do in the hobby yet but it worries me), Hobby Dementors sucking life from collectors (like the creatures in Harry Potter) and trading becoming more of a thing of the past has really gotten me down some days about collecting.
It's gotten to the point that sometimes I wonder why I am even collecting still as I have experienced hobby burnout multiple times..
*takes a sip, wonders if should scramble some eggs for breakfast to go with today's post*
I like adding cards like this because I wasn't ever really a big history person until I got older and wiser. The problem is now that I am older and wiser, the history we were once taught is changing before our eyes and trying to be erased. I still want to learn what I never paid attention to in school so adding cards with history is a must for me.
But then...
a card with a picture of an egg reminds me of why I am still in it.
I can find my own fun deep within the hobby still. Such as an Egg card from a small pwe trade.
*takes a sip, wonders if should scramble some eggs for breakfast to go with today's post*
My latest trade with Dions Autograph Blog was just a nice reminder of why I am still hanging on.
I thought these Stadium Scenes inserts were a great idea by Topps to integrate collectors into the hobby. I wished they would do this again.
A Piece Of History was another fun Upper Deck product that was underrated. Probably because it was a mix of baseball and non-sport. It seems a lot of collectors don't take to those ones. Hence, Allen Ginter.
And the final card in this trade was this Post Malone "rookie" card. Yes, I already acquired one earlier this year, but I don't mind having another.
Thanks again to Dion for our latest trade.
*takes a sip before finishing up today's post*
I know hobby burnout will come back and hopefully I can push through it again. I know I am also not alone with this burnout as I have seen others even quit the hobby since it became so overwhelming. It's sad to, this hobby is supposed to be a hobby. Hobbies are supposed to be fun. I am just hoping we go back to pre-2020 days sometime. Heck, would be better to go back to Pre-2000s times.
In comments today, let me know if you have experienced any form of hobby burnout and what you have done to keep yourself moving forward.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
*Coffee Card Blogger Out*
