New TCG Hobbies
Most of my posts on here in the past (and it's been a long time now since I've posted anything on here) were from blockchain gaming and/or NFT hobbies. I've since moved on from those and took a long time away to focus on work and family but now I'm trying to get back into hobbies and reconnect with old friends. I've been playing TCGs a little bit at my local shop and starting to collect Magic the Gathering, Pokemon and certain other TCGs that I like to play. This doubles as a way of doing something with my daughter too given she likes to open packs of any cards with me and also as an investment of sorts I can stash away to give her some day in the future to do with as she pleases.
Anyone that follows MTG knows that Strixhaven just launched and I decided to purchase some of the Mystical Archives cards as the newest adds to the collection. I personally love borderless cards or extended art style cards.
I made sure to pick up the Vampiric Tutor cards because it's one of my favorites from the Mystical Archives.
If you ever branch out from TCGs into sports stuff, I’ve had a lot of fun hunting down hockey cards worth money through small hobby shops and live breaks. It scratches the same collecting itch and the surprise hits feel like pulling a mythic. Mixing TCG collecting with that kind of chase keeps things fresh and gives you a different angle on the hobby.