I was at a Target department store recently and saw a guy (looked like he was in his late teens or early 20s) feeling up packs of trading cards. It was obvious what he was doing -- he was feeling the edges of every pack with the hope of detecting the thicker memorabilia cards.

I watched this guy do this for a few minutes, then went up to him and said, "You know, pack searching isn't cool." His reply to me was "Why not?"

By searching the packs, I said, he was taking the chance to find a memorabilia card away from everyone else who bought packs from that box. His reply: "It's not my problem if they don't know what to look for."

I spoke to one of the managers, and they understood what I was telling them. But, as long as the person wasn't damaging the other packs or stealing anything, there wasn't anything they could do about it.

So my question to you is: Do you believe pack searchers are truly doing something wrong, or are they just savvy collectors?