For some reason, I've always had an antipathy to gambling. It never came up in my family as an issue growing up, except perhaps a slight disdain and a feeling that it was foolish. But the strong reaction I have to it is something that has no genesis.
Unless...it's sports cards. I have a slight case of PTSD over sports cards as anyone who reads this blog knows. I felt attacked by the sports card collectors, often over doing what I thought was the ethically correct things.
Yet here I am, selling comics and cards and knowing that some people are gambling on them. I try to be a moderating influence, but really...it's impossible to stay completely detached. I didn't set out to cater to this urge people have to gamble, but I haven't been able to turn away completely.
I try to moderate prices, to keep it within "collector" range prices instead of speculator pricing, but it's a hard path to tread. I'd be perfectly happy if I could just buy wholesale and sell retail, and this is what I try to do as much as is possible.
Thankfully, books haven't become a gambling product. I don't carry used books, so the idea of "First Edition" and "Rare" books doesn't really come up. I've never treated graphic novels or game books as collector items and have kept them at normal prices. I know for a fact that some of these books and games sell for more online but I don't care.
I think the culture at large as gone off course with all the gambling. It ain't healthy, but I don't partake myself, so it's none of my business I guess. I mean, I could be wrong. I don't think so, but...
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