I've spent that much for my son but it was for music equipment and once for a bike. However in both cases that was all he got. He was 11 and I got him an electric bass and amp. It was a starter set and cost about $250.00. That was 8 years ago. He has been in a band for 7 years now, had 3 basses, 2 guitars, and enough equipment to fill a truck. Obviously it was a gift that has paid off. By the way, his band has produced 2 independent CD's and is talking to 2 record labels and has a good chance to be signed.
Even though all my sons collected trading cards when they were young I never got them anything that cost more than face value.
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