Do world events affect your card buying habits?

BLUEJAYWAY

With the 9/11 Anniv. date upon us do events like this (and wars,Ebola scares,terrorism etc.) curtail your buying habits/confidence level for the future in your purchases?

elsnorto

I can't believe it's already been 13 years since that horrible day and there are now young adults who have no real memory of the events that are seared into older peoples minds so vividly.

To answer your question, world events don't generally impact my purchasing habits one bit.

9/11 certainly would have, but I was already taking a break from the hobby when it occurred.

Snorto~

Guru

World events haven't, but life events have.

DanBessette

One has nothing to do with the other.

charrigan

World events don't impact my buying. Most people overestimate their own powers of prediction and mistakenly generalize the micro into macroeconomic trends. And, don't lose sleep over terrorism: you're four times more likely to die from a lightning strike.

JustinsShoebox

<< <i>One has nothing to do with the other. >>



My wife is Ukrainian. With the stuff that's happening over there, we are having to send additional money (we send money to them every month) to help move my in-laws to a different region to be safe. We may end up eventually buying a house for them in the Western region soon. That does impact my pocket book and will probably slow my card accumulation down soon.

Unfortunately, your statement can't blanket all scenarios, though I wish it could.

Interesting thread and somewhat timely, from my families' vantage point.

Justin

DanBessette

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<< <i>One has nothing to do with the other. >>



My wife is Ukrainian. With the stuff that's happening over there, we are having to send additional money (we send money to them every month) to help move my in-laws to a different region to be safe. We may end up eventually buying a house for them in the Western region soon. That does impact my pocket book and will probably slow my card accumulation down soon.

Unfortunately, your statement can't blanket all scenarios, though I wish it could. >>



I'm sorry to hear about your inlaws' troubles. I meant for me, personally, one doesn't affect the other. Obviously if world events ceased to be world events and became a personal crisis, that would certainly affect my collecting desire and abilities. We had devastating flooding here 3 years ago that luckily didn't affect our home.

elsnorto

<< <i>And, don't lose sleep over terrorism: you're four times more likely to die from a lightning strike. >>



That is predicated on you being an American in the United States.

One's experience may very much vary if they are in, for example, Iraq.

Within the last year there have been terrorist attacks in Russia, Dagestan, Ingushestia, Chechnya, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Kashmir, India, Bangladesh, Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israeli, Egypt, Lebanon, Gaza, Algeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Nigeria, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Libya, Mali, Chad, Mauritania, Burma, Thailand, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and I am sure some others I am forgetting.

It's not just the body count. It's those injured. Those impacted by those lost or incapacitated. The cost of increased security. The violently contracting economy of those nations or regions impacted (think about the U.S. economy, and really the world economy, in the wake of 9/11) and all the implications of that.

So, yeah, if your only concern with terrorism is the likelihood you will be killed by a terrorist attack on U.S. soil... sleep tight. If your thinking is not quite so insular, there is plenty of reason for concern.

Snorto~

WhiteTornado

No

Dpeck100

I think this is an interesting question.

If another 9/11 happened then yes it would. The market dropped around 21% in five days.

It would be impossible for me to predict how long but I can't say I would be racing out to buy trading cards instantly if this occurred.

With the current events that we have seen no but so far it has just been child's play. If these events heat up it certainly could.

JoeBanzai

I only collect one player, my boyhood "hero" Harmon Killebrew.

The only thing that affects my buying decisions is how much money I have when a card I want becomes available.

To Justin...............I never thought about a situation like yours. I hope you are able to help keep your loved ones safe!

Thanks for a reminder of how lucky I am.

charrigan

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<< <i>And, don't lose sleep over terrorism: you're four times more likely to die from a lightning strike. >>



That is predicated on you being an American in the United States.

One's experience may very much vary if they are in, for example, Iraq.

Within the last year there have been terrorist attacks in Russia, Dagestan, Ingushestia, Chechnya, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Kashmir, India, Bangladesh, Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israeli, Egypt, Lebanon, Gaza, Algeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Nigeria, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Libya, Mali, Chad, Mauritania, Burma, Thailand, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and I am sure some others I am forgetting.

It's not just the body count. It's those injured. Those impacted by those lost or incapacitated. The cost of increased security. The violently contracting economy of those nations or regions impacted (think about the U.S. economy, and really the world economy, in the wake of 9/11) and all the implications of that.

So, yeah, if your only concern with terrorism is the likelihood you will be killed by a terrorist attack on U.S. soil... sleep tight. If your thinking is not quite so insular, there is plenty of reason for concern.

Snorto~ >>



I am assuming the OP is living in the U.S. Please correct me if I am wrong.