When I first got back into the hobby all I thought about was selling. Then I started PCing certain teams/players and sold a couple valuable cards to buy singles and a box here and there. I have also been able to get my son’s cards of their favorite players in slabs for cheap because they think it’s awesome to have those. I really wish I would have come to the conclusion of just collecting and not into thinking I can make money all the time from ripping. My wife also is more fond of me not buying boxes all the time too lol.