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2022: The best, the worst, the ... waiting is the hardest part

  So, it's the end of the year and I don't really know how to kick off the big extravaganza that I put on every 365 days-ish. People seem to think 2022 was a better collecting year than 2021, and I suppose they're right. A few boxes of cards managed to stay on shelves for more than 3 hours. I don't exactly consider that normal, but baby steps, I guess. Perhaps there is light at the end of the tunnel, finally, or ... It's a train. Mostly what I remember about the hobby in 2022, and it's definitely not a plus, was the WAITING . It wasn't lay-on-the-floor-in-the-middle-of-the-carpet-store-and-groan-until-you're-yanked-up-by-your-arm waiting. But that's because I'm not exactly excited about these new products. I had no idea when the cards would come out. I knew Allen & Ginter usually arrived in June or July but it wasn't there. When it would show? No idea. I just forgot about it. Same with Stadium Club. I just told my brain it wouldn't sh...