It's Not Fun Anymore

It's been a few months since I last posted to the blog. A lot has happened since then. I've been spending a lot of time finishing up some set needs on my wantlist. In fact, if things go as planned I'll be wrapping up three sets by the end of the year. All that being said, the hobby just isn't fun for me anymore. If Fanatics isn't acquiring a company or license on a given day then I can guarantee that Collector's Universe is acquiring a company on that day. I feel as though my choices are quickly becoming limited in every aspect of the hobby. I don't grade cards. I never have and I never will just because of the subjectivity that's involved in the whole process. I think it's literally a house of cards that's just waiting to collapse. There's an over saturation of graded cards out there and with stories of PSA changing grades to appease certain customers sets a bad precedent. But that's not what I'm here to complain about. There are, or I should say were, multiple outlets where I could purchase cards that now don't interest me that much. Comc use to be my go to site for purchasing singles. Apparently I missed the memo about them jacking up their shipping costs. I had a shipment of about 100 cards sent to me in April of this year for $5.99. Today I went to request a shipment of 98 cards and was dumbfounded to see that it was going to run me $19.99 for the CHEAPEST shipment which wouldn't be sent to me until February of next year. Needless to say, I'll be adding only a few more cards to this order and that will be the last time I purchase anything from Comc. Beckett Marketplace is another site that I frequent for purchasing cards but with Collector's Universe buying them, I'm sure it's only a matter of time before that site goes dark or the fees become so outrageous that it's not worth using. Finally with eBay, I refuse to bid on any cards anymore because of shill bidding. Like I said in the title, the hobby just isn't fun anymore. I'll probably keep using Sportlots to get cards for my collection, until they too are bought by Fanatics or Collector's Universe. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before this whole things implodes. The question for me is, will I still be participating in the hobby when that time comes.