like it said on the previous page, i started collecting business cards when i was pretty young. the idea of the cards, all about the same size and same material, but each with different bits of information on them, was appealing in a similar way to mtg or pokemon. except, they didn't have the emotional connection to lil characters (which got overwhelming to me) or memorizing game mechanics in a deck-builder (too lazy :3), and i liked the freedom of that. now, several years later, i'm pretty proud of picking this up as a collecting hobby instead of the tons of other collecting hobbies out there because i don't have to spend a single cent on it. when i'm at a restaurant or like literally any business i can snag one for free, and craft fairs are absolute treasure troves, i've gotten probably thirty or more at a time from those.
here is the most recent picture of my collection, taken on March 15th, 2026.
as mentioned above, craft fairs can be an excellent source of business cards, and this is a haul i got from one of them.
this is the oldest picture of my collection that i could find, taken on june 6 2024. i didn't make a big deal out of documenting it before and after then, and im not sure exactly when i started collecting but im sure i didn't have a phone to even take a picture at the time
here's a funny business card i found while taking the picture above. i'd look through my current collection and find more favorites but uh. there's a lot and that sounds overwhelming lol