~~~ there is no end, and the harder one works at it the more they gain in this hobby of ours which is way more than just this BBS or our fine clubs...and, in my opinion, having the available time to venture out into the vast world of trading is not all that important -- especially when many of us can say we were trading actively way before this message board and before we were even online... The pen and paper was virtually the only tools available to many of us who were even involved in full-time employment and were considered to be to this day as aggresive collectors who traded much more than just chips for chips, but reached out into the many collector areas in order to help build our collections while helping others build their collections. We traded stamps for chips, playing cards for chips as well as beer coasters, coins, auto tags, books and a hoast of other collectables at all hours of the day. In short, nothing is expected to come to you... you need to go out and find it and find the people who will be more than happy to help you while you're helping them.

Sorry if I offended anyone, but I'm only trying to help in the best way I know how...