I was pleased to read in the comments of yesterday's post that so many collectors enjoy the "surprise" element of this hobby. Yes, it is wonderfully inefficient, some would term "a waste," and often an impediment to what I really "want". But I would never eliminate that part from my collecting ways. It is the rush, the thrill, the "what's in this pack?" aspect that connects me to the way I collected as a kid. Sometimes I find myself shunning pack purchasing, adding random cards to my collection, because I need to be a grown-up and concentrate on what "really matters." But there are other times when I'm looking at my collection and I see holes and gaps. I like the idea of being a well-rounded collector who can pull out a card from any time period, team or card company. And I'm not going to be one if I stick only to Dodgers or specific sets. So there's a back-and-forth argument about this in my brain (as there i...
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