Why collect cards? Most decks you won't ever use. They just sit somewhere collecting dust. For those of us that do magic, they are our tools. Just as a carpenter uses hammers. I do not know of one carpenter that collects hammers.
Why collect cards? I don't understand card collecting. Please help me to understand.
why collect cards?
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Re: why collect cards?
Why collect anything? It's not a rational concept, so I don't really see the reason to ask.
Personally, I started collecting decks of cards after I got into cardistry (flourishing). I collect decks with different back designs and faces because I like using different ones when I flourish, particularly fans. I also collect decks with different finishes and stocks, because I like handling cards of various kinesthetic 'feel'.
Personally, I started collecting decks of cards after I got into cardistry (flourishing). I collect decks with different back designs and faces because I like using different ones when I flourish, particularly fans. I also collect decks with different finishes and stocks, because I like handling cards of various kinesthetic 'feel'.
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Re: why collect cards?
Hey Ike,
I have actually posted that same question a few times. SvingersvomSveden has a point. Collecting does not always makes sense but there is always a reason (no matter how abstract or esoteric if you will) why we do the things we do. I have collected Revolutionary War items, Civil War items and these of course were driven by my deep respect for those who sacrificed and suffered on behalf of the many.
I find playing cards enjoyable as they are bits of someones expression. A veritable cornicopia of expression. I find certain cards like the blue bloods to be truly works of art. As much as it annoys me I also enjoy the seek and destroy limited releases that pop up from time to time. I also do a bit of magic, strictly as a hobby, and at one time I thought anything other than redback bikes was superflous. I then came across some of the more unique decks and found they sometimes added to certain card effects. Some cards are a bit to gaudy and raise suspicion but when done right, many cards do add something.
So, it takes up much less space than a Kentucky Long Rifle, is much less expensive than trying to obtain something associated with George Washington (second only to Richard Nixon) and actually made me look less like a geek (in the eyes of a few) than my Beatle collection (I am the 3,789th Beatle)
So, a hundred people may answer in a hundred different ways but as always, my answer is the correct one.
I have actually posted that same question a few times. SvingersvomSveden has a point. Collecting does not always makes sense but there is always a reason (no matter how abstract or esoteric if you will) why we do the things we do. I have collected Revolutionary War items, Civil War items and these of course were driven by my deep respect for those who sacrificed and suffered on behalf of the many.
I find playing cards enjoyable as they are bits of someones expression. A veritable cornicopia of expression. I find certain cards like the blue bloods to be truly works of art. As much as it annoys me I also enjoy the seek and destroy limited releases that pop up from time to time. I also do a bit of magic, strictly as a hobby, and at one time I thought anything other than redback bikes was superflous. I then came across some of the more unique decks and found they sometimes added to certain card effects. Some cards are a bit to gaudy and raise suspicion but when done right, many cards do add something.
So, it takes up much less space than a Kentucky Long Rifle, is much less expensive than trying to obtain something associated with George Washington (second only to Richard Nixon) and actually made me look less like a geek (in the eyes of a few) than my Beatle collection (I am the 3,789th Beatle)
So, a hundred people may answer in a hundred different ways but as always, my answer is the correct one.
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