This is actually very far from the truth. One of the biggest problems with the hobby is that people push opinions as facts and think that if they don't like something then people that do must be uninformed and being scammed. These labels have been around far to long to pretend they don't matter in the market and have shown staying power. If you don't like it fine, don't participate in them but that doesn't mean people that do are stupid or that it's a scam. This is a subject where older collectors on forums are constantly making such claims when the simple fact is the overwhelming majority of people who enjoy them know exactly what they are and enjoy the better ascetics among other things. It's much to much get off my lawn style the approach many take towards things they don't like