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Thanks to DaveK_ND, I just completed my 800th trade!

Thanks for everyone who has helped me get to this point. I have spent more money on postage and made more trips to the post office than anyone may care to know about (other than the folks ahead of me on the completed trades list). 

This comes at an interesting point in my life and where I am in the hobby. Due to a host of life changes and where I want to be in the hobby, I'm really thinking of not trading in the future just due to the time, effort and cost involved in adding/pulling/mailing cards for trades. I'm not 100% sure on this decision but with 800 trades done, it seems I've spent more time trading versus enjoying my collection in quite awhile.

Regardless, thanks guys and gals! I've always enjpyed checking the mailing and seeing cards in there!

Bill  

Congrats Bill

Congrats!

I can definitely relate to the wanting to the collection more.

Congratulations! That is a huge accomplishment!

I would encourage you to not sop trading entirely if it is fun for you.  

Instead, maybe set a limit per week or month.

Limited number of trades works well for me.

Mark

Congratulations Bill. Thank you for the 2 large trades we've made together. I agree with Mark and maybe limit things, but ultimately, do what you feel is best for you and the enjoyment of your collection. 

Whichever direction you choose, I wish you the best. Cheers!

Thanks guys..

One positive change is we're moving into a brand new house which affords me the opportunity of having a basement again for my collection and properly get things organized. The downside is that it is a brand new house and along with that comes all the new house stuff (installing blinds, landscaping, befriending your neighbors, etc.) so my card time is going to be impacted for a bit. 

I also have close to a 75K card backlog to go through and then I can start organizing everything. 

Regardless, we'll see what goes on! I've taken some breaks before and have always returned..

CONGRATS! That's quite a milestone! Good luck on your move. I'm sure a lot of us will still be kicking around once things settle down for you and you're ready to get back into trading on a steady basis