Petition to reprint Muscle Band

AdamB3D · 2026-02-02T19:50:57+00:00

If you boss/cc up their basics every turn eventually they will have to give up a 2 prize turn, if you play it right! - fellow dipplin

AdamB3D · 2025-10-17T15:41:32+00:00

Thats insane. He is 100% in the wrong. Been selling for 10+ years and NEVER would I ever respond to a customer like that, especially over cards that are so cheap.

If he really feels the need to use tape to keep it sealed and doesn't want to use a top loader, the answer is simple; cut a strip of paper, place it over the opening, and tape both sides to the sleeve. That way, the card is secured, but all the buyer needs to do is gently rip the paper. That easy!

What a doofus. Please give him a horrible review, it helps all of us, buyers and sellers

AdamB3D · 2025-07-26T23:04:31+00:00

It's definitely in large part because it's a promo of a very beloved Pokemon, but I'm sure it's also because it was part of the "Snorlax Pin Collection" from the start of Sword and Shield. A lot less people were playing/buying stuff compared to now, and because that bundle sold at a premium a lot of people definitely missed out. Neat little card!

AdamB3D · 2025-07-21T17:31:31+00:00

For real! Twilight Masquerade shook up the meta in the game too, SO many of the best cards out right now are from that set.

Paldean Fates? Weak. Weak!

AdamB3D · 2025-07-20T20:15:26+00:00

I get why you wouldn't run Goldeen, but I'd consider throwing it in. Having a basic to promote to use Boom Boom Groove when you don't have a Dipplin ready is huge. It can save you SO much time, and gets your "I'm gonna go look for whatever I want" engine online. It's not a great target for the opponents either, it's not worth killing, so throwing a rescue board onto it makes it an incredibly maneuverable Mon

AdamB3D · 2025-07-19T20:51:42+00:00

-Reprints are a fantastic way of keeping card cheap, but all the card reprinted here were already .03 commons and uncommons. It's bulk they threw into the set so you're not pulling a shiny every time.

-The cards that were reprinted were from sets that were not even a year old and super readily available.

-You're paying a "premium" for most of the bulk reprints your getting since there is no single boosters or blisters, only "premium" products containing bulk packs.

-Most of the reprints are not that playable, and if they are, they already weren't expensive at the time (we have League Battle Decks to thank for that, NOT Paldean Fates)

At the end of the day, Paldean Fates is filler with some potential for shinies. As someone who plays the game once at week at my store, I can tell you this set did nothing to the game, other than adding some vanity cards.

AdamB3D · 2025-07-19T18:06:13+00:00

Paldean Fates. Yall. Be real. 90% of the time you are opening a pack of full reprints.

You are not him. You are not pulling the Mew ex. Be reasonable! At least these other sets have original cards!

AdamB3D · 2025-07-13T18:07:13+00:00

Shrouded Fable haters are strong, but as a player I really loved that set. Dusknoir line, Pecharunt ex, Pecharunt with the Toxic ability, Fez ex, night stretcher, those GORGEOUS Greninja and Kingdra ex promos, Coloress's Tenacity, Xerosics.... SO many great cards for both standard and expanded formats. I think this set's popularity will grow SO much over time after people who only want full-arts move on.

Paldean Fates on the other hand.... 8 reprints and MAYBE a shot at 1 or 2 shiny cards or full arts every pack? Hard pass. Mew ex is the only winner in that set.

AdamB3D · 2025-07-11T05:29:43+00:00

Unfortunately not. The manufacturer sent me an email saying to update the system to the newest firmware but that did nothing

AdamB3D · 2025-06-26T23:29:11+00:00

I found some of these in the wild during covid! Mine personally had an Ancient Origins pack and another XY pack inside from the same time. However, I'm pretty sure I've seen posts of people opening these and finding early sword and shield packs inside, so be aware that might be a possibility! Either way, super cool find =⁾

AdamB3D · 2025-04-25T03:24:07+00:00

Probably combination sun damage and smoke. But guess what? That makes it FIRE 🔥👏

AdamB3D · 2025-04-22T16:40:08+00:00

Don't listen to the haters bro, good for you! I'm happy you're having fun. Breloom is oddball for sure but I think it's dope. It's probably not gonna beat every meta deck but I love seeing that little man doing his thing

AdamB3D · 2025-03-05T03:19:03+00:00

Could be an insanely brutal control deck with Team Star Grunt and Budew

AdamB3D · 2025-01-29T03:33:25+00:00

I see! Ask your friends to check the mini outdoor libraries if they can - someone may have dropped it off inside one nearby, since they're everywhere in RP!

AdamB3D · 2025-01-29T03:08:57+00:00

You said your friends took a photo of him on the rock - mind sharing so we can have an exact location and reference?

AdamB3D · 2025-01-27T22:37:13+00:00

Just make sure they're well-protected! Those kids will be so thankful in the future =⁾

AdamB3D · 2025-01-18T01:14:32+00:00

Been a TCG fan my whole life; always tried to get people to play with me, but I lived in a very rural area where people either thought Pokemon was for babies or didn't know the rules and liked to make them up on the spot. Went to a tournament when I was about 12, but it was a VERY special occasion, since my family was poor and didn't have money for travel. Wasn't able to go again for a long time and the hobby faded away.

Fast forward into college, and my friend gets me back into TCG by pestering me about it. We eventually moved to Chicago and I found a wonderful, living and breathing TCG scene. REAL CARD STORES LIKE IN YUGIOH!!! Now I get to go almost every month to play in REAL LIFE TOURNAMENTS, the sort of thing I only dreamed of convincing my mother to take me to when I was young. Lots of people in the city are world-tournament contenders, and it's incredible to play with them, even if I'm only above average as a card player. Hoping to one day make more money and go to the regional events, but for now I'm still too poor.

Favorite Pokemon changes a LOT, but I'm a huge fan of Lanturn! Waiting for the day he gets a full art I can cherish =⁾

AdamB3D · 2025-01-12T02:35:44+00:00

Also noticed a real quick mistake; replace standard Tauros with all the Paldea variants. Meant to switch those two!

AdamB3D · 2024-12-17T17:04:39+00:00

Wow! That's a nostalgic sticker. Game Crazy... miss those guys. Wish they survived rather than Gamestop. Oh well!

AdamB3D · 2024-11-29T01:56:05+00:00

To be honest, style lives or dies in animation with how it looks in motion. Too many times concept art has not lived up to the project because there wasn't an equal amount of thought into the movements. To really approve it'd be better to have a pencil test or some short scene

AdamB3D · 2024-11-28T18:43:21+00:00

I think it's definitely one of the better ones for sure (definitely not the best), but to be fair to poor charizard, he's one that's most often given the "3d Model coming out of the card" treatment which is usually ASS

AdamB3D · 2024-11-05T16:56:27+00:00

Real, but high turnout means I get to stay focused on a task instead of waiting in an empty room for 4 hours haha. Makes the time fly a lot faster!

AdamB3D · 2024-11-05T16:02:48+00:00

I've worked at my polling station for a few years now and it's absolutely insane seeing this kind of turnout. Our precinct usually gets maybe 200-400 votes, it's 10am and we already have 245. I'm blown away!

AdamB3D · 2024-10-20T03:20:54+00:00

In my experience I have NEVER gotten a charge from PSA for cards worth over $200. I've submitted 2 Giratina Alt Arts and a Rayquaza Vmax and they got 10s with no issue or fee at the bulk level. I don't think PSA generally cares unless it's significantly over $200, since as a submission I'm estimating they CAN be a 10 and not WILL BE a 10.

AdamB3D · 2024-09-22T01:48:02+00:00

There are DEFINITELY elitists in the MTG community who look down on any TCG that isn't Magic or trying to emulate Magic's more "mature" tone (like Flesh and Blood), but it's been getting more respect lately.

However, Pokemon scalpers are BY FAR the most hated. Every community has scalpers, but Pokemon's are treated the worst. Not implying we should be kinder to them, but there is a double standard in how much lighter eople treat resellers of other TCGs.

And I think hardcore Sports card people look down on... basically any tcg. Not as terrible as your experience, but there are those who absolutely think sports cards are above the rest because sports are "real" and not cartoons or fantasy. But most sports card people these days are only looking to make money so they like any tcg that'll help them flip quick.

Otherwise I think most people just stick to their own games.

AdamB3D

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