tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post5130407216235954462..comments2024-03-25T11:12:16.743-04:00Comments on Nine Pockets: How Kids Can Benefit from Collecting Cardsgregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-13039527802933954212021-11-29T11:08:14.907-05:002021-11-29T11:08:14.907-05:00My thoughts exactly, Jon! Any hobby or activity to...My thoughts exactly, Jon! Any hobby or activity to get kids away from a device and involved with physical, tangible things. Maybe even outdoors (gasp).gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-897952168201538842021-11-29T11:06:48.192-05:002021-11-29T11:06:48.192-05:00Glad you enjoyed the post, OhioTim! Thanks for sha...Glad you enjoyed the post, OhioTim! Thanks for sharing the story about your stepson, too. It's always good to hear about kids getting involved in a hobby, instead of just staring at a digital device for hours every day.gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-5205042514623144282021-11-29T11:05:14.409-05:002021-11-29T11:05:14.409-05:00(A) Thanks very much, Fuji!
(B) That's quite...(A) Thanks very much, Fuji! <br /><br />(B) That's quite a story about the Pokemon trade. Getting the school involved, yeesh! Glad things seemed to work out alright in the end.<br /><br />(C) Nice job giving your nephew some cards! Maybe it'll help get him into the hobby.gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-1787980565465408682021-11-29T11:00:26.224-05:002021-11-29T11:00:26.224-05:00True, Night Owl. There might be a card-collecting ...True, Night Owl. There might be a card-collecting gene. Or at very least a collecting gene in general. Most of the points above can probably be applied to any collection of stuff.<br /><br />As for your nephew, he might very well come back to the hobby at some point. Happens to many of us!gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-10708483337860106612021-11-29T10:56:56.470-05:002021-11-29T10:56:56.470-05:00Excellent point, GTT. Also, nice work on the mathe...Excellent point, GTT. Also, nice work on the mathematical accomplishment there!gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-56941225933962201612021-11-29T08:59:30.348-05:002021-11-29T08:59:30.348-05:00I don't have any kids, nor do I ever spend any...I don't have any kids, nor do I ever spend any time around them, so I could be completely wrong about this, but I can't understand how any parent wouldn't want to their kid(s) to have a hobby, especially one that doesn't involve staring at a screen/handheld device all day? Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-79720101589328318722021-11-28T18:44:36.752-05:002021-11-28T18:44:36.752-05:00I really enjoyed this post. Yesterday I took my st...I really enjoyed this post. Yesterday I took my stepson to a card shop and he enjoyed digging through the dime boxes and looking for cards that interested him. His mom was with us yesterday, but I promised him that we will go to the card shop and a flea market by ourselves in the next few months.OhioTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567673205989300849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-63568989956295728902021-11-28T12:36:28.048-05:002021-11-28T12:36:28.048-05:00A. Great post. Love the list you created.
B. S...A. Great post. Love the list you created.<br /><br />B. Speaking of fair dealings, my principal told me a story about how her nephew brought his pokemon cards to school and another kid traded him a huge stack for one of his rare cards. The older sister found out and told the mom, who ended up contacting the school. Lol. It was a huge fiasco, but the kid ended up getting his "rare" card back. I'm guessing in addition to "fair dealings", he also learned that quantity isn't necessarily better than quality.<br /><br />C. I just gave my nephew (he's actually my friend's son) a huge stack of Raiders cards, because his mom wanted something new for show and tell. Hopefully he ends up being a card collector.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-43598309342553577492021-11-28T12:12:27.535-05:002021-11-28T12:12:27.535-05:00I think you need to have a certain gene to have th...I think you need to have a certain gene to have the enthusiasm for collecting cards, particularly the dedication needed to pursue sets, store cards in binders, organize pages, etc. I'm sure that's inherited, too, so it's logical your nephew would have some enthusiasm for that.<br /><br />I also have a nephew who has collected cards at a young age and I've mailed cards to him in the recent past. I did so for his 15th (or is it 16th?) birthday in January. I don't think the enthusiasm is still there, which is understandable for his age. But I'm hoping it comes back, it's not like my daughter's ever going to care! (She's 23 now, I've given up hope).night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-14226651555327974452021-11-28T10:17:34.755-05:002021-11-28T10:17:34.755-05:00Batting averages help a lot with decimal numbers. ...Batting averages help a lot with decimal numbers. I have most hit/at bat combinations memorized under 50 at bats.GTThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571783591509696397noreply@blogger.com