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Re: Trading / Post Cards
I can't help but think of Pokemon (which I have QUITE a few of) cards which most people collected and didn't really use to play with.
Accordingly, I'm more inclined to think of cards as detailed graphical representations for people who love the game as opposed to those who want some sort of playable game (that would fall short of the real thing).
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January 4th, 2004, 07:11 PM
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That kind of defeats the purpose of buying game cards...
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January 4th, 2004, 07:13 PM
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Re: Trading / Post Cards
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That kind of defeats the purpose of buying game cards...
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Well, so a lot of people said about Pokemon cards (as people never acutally used them...just collected them).
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January 5th, 2004, 04:22 AM
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Re: Trading / Post Cards
 Game set and matched
Great idea David.
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January 5th, 2004, 04:29 AM
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Re: Trading / Post Cards
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Well, so a lot of people said about Pokemon cards (as people never acutally used them...just collected them).
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Pokemon is a rather poor game to begin with...
But anyways... the few people I know that buy pokemon cards all buy them to play, as do most people that buy cards of card games. |
January 5th, 2004, 05:26 AM
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Re: Trading / Post Cards
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Originally posted by Slynky:
Well, so a lot of people said about Pokemon cards (as people never acutally used them...just collected them).
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Pokemon is a rather poor game to begin with...
But anyways... the few people I know that buy pokemon cards all buy them to play, as do most people that buy cards of card games.
Actually the presence of ebay & other auction sites has made it almost profitable for those people who can get trading cards in bulk & at low cost to sell the more desireable cards Online at inflated prices, pushing the reason behind getting those cards from actually playing with them to selling & hoarding them for personal profit.
If I had a child today I probably wouldn't encourage them to get into Trading Cards, simply because it's ungodly expensive. $5 to get a pack of 6 cards? Sorry, but I'd be better off on getting a kid hooked on Warhammer where you can learn some contruction & painting skills while collecting.
Why don't we try to convince Aaron to sell 3-d pictures/maps of the Ships within SE, along with a brick of clay that we can then mold into the 3-d Ship. I'm sure this would be cheaper than producing pLastic 3-d model kits; plus we can all renew our love affair with clay/playdoh!
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January 5th, 2004, 05:49 AM
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Re: Trading / Post Cards
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Originally posted by Slynky:
Well, so a lot of people said about Pokemon cards (as people never acutally used them...just collected them).
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Pokemon is a rather poor game to begin with...
But anyways... the few people I know that buy pokemon cards all buy them to play, as do most people that buy cards of card games.
I agree with you (kind of). I just collected them because of the prospective potential of value...then I got "screwed" when the bottom fell out...  . But, the conventions I went to were mostly dealing with collecting...not playing. Guys (and some girls) rarely pulled them from their protective sleeves. Me included...mine were sealed in pLastic sleeves with a soldering iron and a metal ruler.
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