I find that another great part of collecting is meeting the people. I have only been trading for a little less than two years now and have traded with people all across the US and Canada. I have even traded with people in Germany, London and Australia. Even though most of the meetings have only been over the internet (except for Midnight Rose), I feel that I have developed some true friendships that would not of happened if not for collecting. I do plan on meeting several of these people face to face come June at the convention.