Addicted To Buying Baseball Cards

I am addicted. I am absolutely hooked and I can't see a way out. I do not know where to turn and I am sliding down a very slippery slope. Yup, you read correctly, I am addicted. To what am I addicted? I am addicted to buying baseball cards.

Alright, no need to laugh. This is a very addictive hobby. I have not collected baseball cards for about five years... until last week. I purchased a box of baseball cards at K-mart to keep me occupied while I was on family vacation. I then proceeded to spend approximately $200 on cards in a week and a half.

Finding the good mixed in with the bad is what makes card collecting addicting. It is buying that box and praying that there is an incredible one of one autograph in it as I open it up and start to sort. Even finding a card of my favorite player can bring pleasure even if it is a special card.

So, if you are like me then you are asking how I could possibly spend that much money on cards in such a short time. It really was not that hard. Like I said, I got one box and then it was all downhill. I bought small boxes at retail stores like K-mart and Wal-Mart. Each of those boxes were twenty dollars apiece and I purchased three of those.

After that I had decided not to buy boxes anymore. I then turned to Ebay. I went on a short Ebay binge at the beginning of the summer, so naturally it was the first thing that popped in my mind when I decided not to buy boxes. I started buying singles on Ebay. Cards that contain game used jersey and baseball bats. Even when I manage to get a good deal (I have purchased cards for a cent before), the shipping costs kill me! The shipping for one card ranges from two dollars to four dollars. Trust me, the sellers that overprice their shipping will not get a good rating from me!

I was able to find a better site. TradingCardsNow.com has helped curb my spending spree a little bit. This site allows collectors to connect and trade the cards they do not want for the cards that they do want. It has also helped fuel my desire to know more people who are just as addicted as I am.

So do I regret going on a shopping spree? Yes! But at the same time, I am addicted, so I am not as regretful as I should be. Instead, I find myself writing an article late at night about being addicted to buying baseball cards in hopes that I will be able to make a little money to offset all the spending.

Maybe I should tell my boyfriend about my problem... or maybe not. So how do I stop? Is there even therapy for card collecting? I guess Google and I will be pals tonight and I can do some research about card collecting therapy.