My 9 years old son has Question and here it is: -?

Question

Hello everyone.
My 9 years old son has Question and here it is: -
I have 4000 Cards (between pokemon and yugioh) and he says I should ask all of you if he should buy anymore as I am not letting him do that !!!!!!!!!!
He have I would say 300 out of the 4000 cards fake cards.
Can you please answer him as he is waiting now with me for the answer?
Thanks a lot ……..

Thank you all,
His face turned red when he starts reading the answers. As he was wishing people will agree with him not me!!!!
And as for his school grads thank god until now he is A student…

Answer 1

There is something else that he loves too. Find it. You are correct to have him stop/slow down on the cards now. Benevolent comic books can be a better learning experience, and books for sure will put his life in a much better direction. Obsession is never good. Too many other things in life to be interested in.
I suggest you get online and grab an instructional site to help him draw his own cards now, and when he gets past 4000 of his own original creations, he can get another package from the store. From then on, 1 for one, (not copies, but original creations.) It is tons of fun to draw when you start with perspective points and draw out from them, even if you don't think you can. It can be learned if we start young enough, as it is very simple. Have him draw you, or something else he loves (not trace).

Answer 2

Show him the value of the dollar. Look up on ebay and see what a lot of those cards are selling for. Let him know that all that money he spent on those cards he will not get back out of it.

Add up the retail cost of those cards that you paid for. Show him that with the cost he spent with the cards he could of purchased a dirt bike or a trampoline or even a good start for paying for a car in cash when he becomes of age.

Show him that if he puts that money in a seperate account or mutual account all that money could add up with interest over time.

As for your 9 year old, I am glad you are having good interests! It is fun to have a hobby. But you also have to know when enough is enough. You don't see to many of your friends dads going wild over pokemon and yugioh cards. It is something that one day you will not use anymore. Have fun trading some up. You might meet some friends in doing so along the way. Or maybe YOU can try to sell them on ebay and get some money with them. If you want to keep them then package them all up now. Have your mom help you put them in the attic and when you graduate from high school you will look back at all those cards and smile at all the nice memories that you had collecting them. Then at that point maybe the cards will be worth a bit more.....maybe but unlikely.

Answer 3

I used to collect cards when I was young. My parents made me buy my own with the money I earned. I didn't have many but they were all special to me and I still keep some in a box somewhere.

If he is collecting these cards about something he cares about he shouldn't be competitive about it... It shouldn't be about how many more he has than the other kid.

All being said, I still think 4,000 is too many. These things can add up in cost and will probably not hold up in value. When he's sixteen he's going to wish that you could have put that money in a savings account for a car or something.

If he still wants more, make him do work around the house so he can earn it!

Answer 4

MMOOOOOMMMMM

Let the boy have fun with the cards. It is a great hobby to collect something or anything. If he is interested in the cards and you don't want to buy any more of them then make him work for the money to buy them like wash the dishes or the car. (sorry kid) But that will give you a little pride in buying them for yourself.

But mom let him be a kid and enjoy what being a kid is like. It is always better to let him be interested in something like cards then the bad stuff that is out there now days for our kids to do.

8-)

Answer 5

I'm on his side. I've been playing Magic: The Gathering for about 10 years and have hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cards.

Some people just grow up enjoying collecting certain things. Others enjoy playing certain things. Then, some people do both.

Collecting cards is better than him spending his money on beer or drugs when he gets older, so condone it...don't put it down.

Answer 6

Dear Child,
I am Isis. I am a very very old woman who can do magic. If you stop collecting those cards I will work a magic spell for you. It will give you three small wishes (not BIG WISHES like a million dollars, but little wishes like a new bike). If you take this deal, shake your mother's hand and say "Its a deal". The minute you do that, the magic will begin. You will get your three wishes within 90 days.

Answer 7

Well, I would have to say no. What i would suggest for him to do is to figure out the cards he wants to keep and keep them, then teach him the wonders of modern economics, let him sell his cards on ebay or to a local store if he wants to get more. OR Give him chores around the house which he can do for a reasonable monetary reward which he can put towards purchasing Cards or Ice Cream or whatever his little heart desires. One thing to remember though whatever you decide to do. BE CONSISTANT

Answer 8

Why would you want to have more cards. They are cardboard. They have no monetary value. If he plays pokemon, and yugioh, then he can use the to play, but for collecting, it is not a good idea. Sorry. After 200 cards, I told my son if he wants to buy anymore, he would have to use his own money.

Answer 9

Hello there,
I used to collect "Magic" card, but you really have a lot of Pokemon and YuGiOh cards!
In order to apreciate your "Great" cards i would sell the others and start collecting something else.

Good Luck Man! (and Mom too!)

Answer 10

Maybe he should look through his cards and keep his favorite ones. He could give the other ones to charity so other children who don't have enough money to buy some can have some too. Then he can buy some and hopefully get some new ones he doesn't have already.