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DOUBLE like , and then those who say they love their content are you kidding me?

I want to see how this HQ thing goes, gigantic space and the need for a large staff is going to be 

an accounting nightmare.

Too bad this hobby doesn't feel like much of one with all those focused towards a get rich with a quick hit mentality.

Between the storage of the binders, the buying of the pages, and the cost of the hobby, I shouldn't be so into the hobby like I am.  However, the biggest issue I have is putting my sets together.  I have so many cards in so many different binders I can't possibly organize them all into binders by years and sets.  I want to buy one of those machines that sort your cards automatically by year, set, and number.  Then start a business where people can bring their collection to me and I would sort it for them and then put it in pages and binders.  My collection would be the first one I run through it and get it sorted and organized.

Buying the wrong card.

#1 - It's gotta be tables with no prices. At this point in my life, I skip over dealers without prices marked. My time is always better spent at a table with prices.

#2 - The lack of quality control on Ultra Pro 9-pocket pages. I've had many boxes where one row of pockets are too short. The pockets have also gotten narrower over time.

#3 - The reality that I might have to sell my collection before I die. I really hope my daughter wants it all one day.

The price of blasters and hobby boxes for Football Cards is my only complaint.  I love pack opening, but I just mostly try to buy singles.

Trying to organize and manage sets and just when I think I've completed it, the company releases more cards ( updates, variants etc. )  and I have to add again and reorganize it.

Digital sportscards (like what in the world is that even?). Breakers and their overdramatic performances, especially the slow reveal.  Investors turning the hobby into a speculating nightmare instead of a fun pastime.  New product breaking is essentially gambling, you either hit a big card and your expensive box of 36 cards was worth it or you wasted all that money because God forbid you get base cards and some minor star parallels instead of the newest rookie triple prizm.  

For me it's keeping up with my inventory.  After I rip the packs I end up with stacks of cards to be entered into TCDB and into my own spreadsheet.  It seems like I'm always playing catch-up.

Yep. I get everything entered into here and my spreadsheet, but can never seem to get them placed into their final home in my inventory.

Takes 10 Minutes to reveal a Curtis Terry unnumbered auto.