In this episode of The Collector’s Compass, we explore a deeply personal and often overlooked question within modern collecting—when does passion for fandom quietly become pressure, and when does connection slip into compulsion? Our guest, Hyde (ChinchillaMajor) is a dedicated member of the Collectors MD community whose journey lives outside traditional sports cards and inside subculture spaces like TCG, anime, cosplay, and fandom collecting. Through their active participation in CMD meetings and Discord, Hyde has courageously shared the emotional realities of overextending finances, identity attachment, and  ...