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Now this may seem a random rant to some ,relevant to others, but has anyone got kids that are collecting Football cards?
our youngest is obsessed with these cards called 'Match Attax' which have players and stats on them.
Now we are supporting this hobby as its not harming anyone and he enjoys them but it all came home to me yesterday whilst at a local 'boot sale talking with a guy selling them on behalf of his kid. He was charging up to a fiver for these cards (the ultra-exclusive ones,obviously) but it got me thinking, why are these cards so expensive? what gives them the right to charge this extortionate sum?
I mean, when you try and order some from the makers themselves, you can only order a set amount and there are even cards that are only available in certain stockists,for instance there are cards of a player named William Gallas who only appears in 1 in 100 packets only available from McColls newsagent. I cannot see this being particularly fair as not everyone has one of the shops nearby and would certainly not wish to lay out for 100 packets (at 50p each approx.) in the vague hope that you may find said card.
Am I wrong in thinking that its so far-removed from what we as lads did with Football stickers? we would never even consider asking our parents to lay out the equivalent of £25 for, say, the Manchester United shiny foil badge, you'd end up with a clout for your troubles.
Anyway, rant over, I hope I'm not alone in this printed cardboard maelstrom.
our youngest is obsessed with these cards called 'Match Attax' which have players and stats on them.
Now we are supporting this hobby as its not harming anyone and he enjoys them but it all came home to me yesterday whilst at a local 'boot sale talking with a guy selling them on behalf of his kid. He was charging up to a fiver for these cards (the ultra-exclusive ones,obviously) but it got me thinking, why are these cards so expensive? what gives them the right to charge this extortionate sum?
I mean, when you try and order some from the makers themselves, you can only order a set amount and there are even cards that are only available in certain stockists,for instance there are cards of a player named William Gallas who only appears in 1 in 100 packets only available from McColls newsagent. I cannot see this being particularly fair as not everyone has one of the shops nearby and would certainly not wish to lay out for 100 packets (at 50p each approx.) in the vague hope that you may find said card.
Am I wrong in thinking that its so far-removed from what we as lads did with Football stickers? we would never even consider asking our parents to lay out the equivalent of £25 for, say, the Manchester United shiny foil badge, you'd end up with a clout for your troubles.
Anyway, rant over, I hope I'm not alone in this printed cardboard maelstrom.
