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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;geekpryde, post: 26682758, member: 36248&quot;]Yes, CCG made some really good decisions in terms of human behavior and long lasting success.</p><p><br /></p><p>At some point, most players/collectors get past the fun of opening packs.&nbsp;&nbsp; While exciting, its a money losing preposition.&nbsp;&nbsp; No where near as bad an ROI as opening packs of Baseball cards, but still not good.&nbsp; &nbsp; My younger son, who still plays actively and competitively, only buys singles.&nbsp; Same for me, only singles.&nbsp; Only packs we might see would be from grandma on Christmas.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>But man, when I was a kid 1994 timeframe, and when my kids were in middle school and Highschool, it was such a blast buying them packs and sealed boxes as gifts, and especially mailing them packs to summer camp to open in the wilds of Maine, where any thing from the outside world garnered lots of &quot;oohs, and ahhhs&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Collecting singles still gives me a similar rush, I collect for the art, the playability of the card, and the value and desirableness of some cards.&nbsp;&nbsp; Its just I get to target-farm exactly what I want from hundreds of thousands of cards.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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