![]() This made me realize that the whole trading card game universe has a whole economic side to it. Soon I was on my way to building my collection so I can start obtaining more of the cards I needed. Then I would trade that card plus some old cards for a card worth $35. I remember trading $10 and some old cards for a card that was worth $20. ![]() The only way for me to get the cards I wanted is to make deals that would benefit me more. As I began to trade I realized that I had to be smart about this. To my surprise some of the people trading online were interested in some of the old cards that I had. Then I learned about the whole Youtube network of trading cards online. ![]() I also realized that buying packs wouldn’t get me anywhere, because it would be difficult to get the right cards, and I would just be wasting my money. However this was going to be hard since I had to buy new cards and being fifteen, I lacked a job, and was forced to live on a $2.50 a day allowance, which was just enough to buy lunch. As his contentions, he mentioned how the trading card game teaches you lessons in subtraction, multiplication, and how you need to think carefully to win. Reading this article made me think of what other benefits collectible card games may have.Īfter taking a long break from Yu-Gi-Oh I decided to try and get back into the game. Lucas Ayala, an elementary school student in New York, wrote a letter to his school explaining why they should lift the ban. This past week I stumbled onto an article that talked about a boy who convinced his school to overturn their ban on the Pokemon trading card game. In the beginning the “acting sad” technique worked, however they started to catch on, finding out that it was something I would pull to get them to buy me something. I would also give my parents the silent treatment, acting sad, and in return they would feel sorry for me and buy me some cards. Every time I try and purchase a collectible card game, whether it is Magic: The Gathering or Yu-Gi-Oh, my mother always asked me, “how are card games going to help you in the future?” She always asked this like it was a rhetorical question and the answer would be, “collectible card games don’t help you at all.” Usually I would respond with the regular “please, please, please,” not answering her question.
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