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I joined on 4/27/19 and I just wanted to take the chance to say thank you.  I started collecting back in the junk era as a kid but fell off as I got older.  A few years ago I said to myself I should get my 5K + cards in some sort of order in case I would like to sell them (man I wish I found this site back then).  As I finally finished up I thought to myself it would be cool if I could find some like minded people to trade some cards with, maybe help finish sets or PC.  So I started on FB....this turned into a mistake; breaks, fire sales, auctions, stacks, and scams.  It was cool and new at first glance but I found the holes fast.  No one wanted to trade it was all about making money. No one seemed to care for the "junk" cards it was  1 of 1s or Rainbows of 38 pallerals.  I did find  a handful of good people and by no means is every FB group bad just wasn't what I looking for.  But then one person told me about this site so I figured I would take a look, and BOOM; set chasers, PC traders, just people helping people.  Good people having fun with the hobby they grew up with.  Just under two weeks and I have 7-8 trades in progress and over 100 cards moving around between myself and members.  It has been a blast, I just wish I had more time to do it.  So in closing I just like to say thank you again to this great community and I hope it is just the beginning to more.  (Sorry if this is a little corny) 

Not corny at all! Welcome to this awesome site. It has been a blast for me the last 5 years and 500 trades. The more you put into this site, the more you can get out of it. It is a site where you can see fruits of your own labor and it can all pay back in more trades and more complete sets. Enjoy and happy trading!

Nicely said mtc32226

I’m brand new on here (less than 3 weeks) and I completely agree with your post. 

And it’s not corny at all. We’re all here for the same reason!!

Cheers!!

Congrats on finding this site and getting back into the hobby.

mtc - similar story for me almost 4 years back. I believe I  had a grand total of about 7 flagship complete sets when I joined with the main goal of organizing. That goal quickly changed when I jumped into the trading arena.  With the help of the many generous, honest, and trustworthy members, I have over 80 completed flagship sets in baseball and football.  Hopefully along the way, I have helped others with their goals somewhere along the road of over 400 trades, with one face to face deal that was really cool.  Hard to find relationships before, where you can talk for hours and trade stories along with the cardboard, are easily forged on this site. I  don't trade continuously, but I am on here on a daily basis, reading blogs, making changes to my wantlist and tradelist, browsing, and reading the message boards. The community itself brings as much joy, anymore, as the cards do. You'll find that out yourself.

Welcome! And I couldn’t agree more this is the best place in the internet!

Welcome, not corny, and jlcre2003 said something that resonates pretty close - The community itself brings as much joy, anymore, as the cards do. I say close because I'm at a point again where I am going through a specific collection and it's bringing back memories of how we obtained the cards, the dealers and other collectors we had interactions with, etc. So the cards are still very enjoyable for me, but the community here sure is fantastic. The community is what keeps me coming back day after day.

Welcome, and enjoy.

Lots of us like corn, anyway. Welcome to the site!

Amen to all. Glad you've joined us!