Materialism, or I don't want to grow up.

[cdave]

Someone just asked on a forum I frequent if anyone had any old trading cards they didn't want.

I do. I found them ages ago. I was quite into the franchise of which the cards were part of, and had all sorts of related tat. I found an incomplete set in a charity shop, so snapped them up. But I never new anyone else who was into them. And didn't have a display shrine or anything. So they just sit in a bag. Taking up space I don't really have spare.

I quite like owning them. But they serve no real purpose. Unlike a book, I'm not keeping it with the thought I'll re-use them some day. Unlike art, I'm not really going to get pleasure from looking at them, or displaying them.

So I'll give them up to someone else who wants them. But it feels like a scarily grown up decision. I can't be more than 5 years since I saw them and thought "nifty, want".

Comments

[alexmc.livejournal.com]

Assuming she hasn't thrown them out annafdd has some Italian Magic Cards which she wanted to give away. I'm not sure who would want Italian Magic Cards in the UK - and whether it would be legal to use them in a game.

[jon-a-five.livejournal.com]

I imagine some collectors would like them as curios.

[alexmc.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but how to find them. In the mean time they are just cluttering up the flat...

[cdave]

Thanks, but was Pokemon that he was after and was into.