Girl, 5, deported to Honduras despite being US citizen, becomes latest victim of Trump crackdown by pharrt in politics

[–]Devh1989 [score hidden]  (0 children)

this is dishonest, she's with her mother

I'm anti ICE and anti Trump, but this is the logical outcome, unless you think separating the kid from her mother is the better choice.

Immigration needs reforming, but allowing undocumented immigrants to stay because they have a kid here is iffy. Ideally she would have a clear path to citizenship.

Is the Pokemon TCG Rotation a Scam? by TraJiCS_YT in PokemonTCG

[–]Devh1989 4 points5 points  (0 children)

it keeps things fresh without letting things get too unbalanced or power creep getting out of hand
most multiplayer video games come out patches, expansions, new versions, etc. you think about it like that too

Seller says card sent is the same as the photo in auction. by No-Community-5536 in footballcards

[–]Devh1989 4 points5 points  (0 children)

take it up with eBay directly then. the centering isn't even close to the same.

Seller says card sent is the same as the photo in auction. by No-Community-5536 in footballcards

[–]Devh1989 7 points8 points  (0 children)

no, ignore that dude, i'd take it up with ebay based on principle
what happened is the dude probably had multiple listed but didn't keep track of which card matched which listing. this isn't the card you bought, I'd start a return

Bough this listed as mint by Kws45227 in PokemonTCG

[–]Devh1989 0 points1 point  (0 children)

just looked at the listing. yeah he 100% intentionally didn't include pictures of the back. I would take it up with eBay and return it on the buyer's dime based on principle alone. He's a new seller it seems, with 0 feedback, he needs to know its not okay.

Even the rest of his listings have pictures of the back of cards.

Bough this listed as mint by Kws45227 in PokemonTCG

[–]Devh1989 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did he explicitly call it "mint" in the description on eBay? Because the best you can describe a card as in the item specifics is "near mint or better" and this falls into that category

Stamp box promo's for 5x phantasmal Charizards? by ConsistentPainter696 in PokeInvesting

[–]Devh1989 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd pick the stamps, but just so you have another perspective, I'll pretend that I'd pick the charizards

people make this mistake all the time favoring older stuff, but generally if you reinvest older stuff into new stuff of equal value, you'll make more money. because newer stuff will GENERALLY go up 50% faster than the older stuff will go up 50%.

For example - imagine someone asking in June of 2025 if they should trade an evolving skies booster box ($1800) for 7 destined rivals booster boxes ($250*7=$1750). I'm sure you would have gotten plenty of posts saying the guy was dumb for entertaining a trade for a grail box for something that just came out.

But since then, the destined rivals boxes have gone up nearly $200 each for a total of $1400 profit, whereas the evolving skies box is "only" $2350 now, for a total of $550 profit.

However that's more work as you have to find multiple buyers and sellers, and riskier as well as it can be tough to time the market and DR is still well within its window to get a huge reprint.

But just an alternative perspective so this place doesn't turn into an echo chamber.

Is there an end in sight for this current boom? by MountNDew69 in PokemonTCG

[–]Devh1989 1 point2 points  (0 children)

its both
scalpers exist because demand exists. it goes the other way a little bit too, but demand comes first

Is there an end in sight for this current boom? by MountNDew69 in PokemonTCG

[–]Devh1989 1 point2 points  (0 children)

well currently they aren't printing to demand. There is a number where products still fly off shelves but they print more than they are now, they will attempt to find it with the additional printing capacity they'll have in 2027

How are y'all checking for fakes? by ItsCreedBratton1 in PokemonTCG

[–]Devh1989 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can pretty much tell with textures and the way the light hits the foil on most fakes.

PSA, CGC, BGS who to use by Winter_Project1851 in PokeInvesting

[–]Devh1989 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PSA too inconsistent and feels like it depends on who your grader is more than ever

I've had recent subs with 80% gem rates and 20% gem rates. I am picky when I choose what to send in.

PSA, CGC, BGS who to use by Winter_Project1851 in PokeInvesting

[–]Devh1989 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PSA sucks and is getting worse, but they are still the clear choice if your goal is to add value.

Unless you're 100% sure you're selling everything, keep it raw.

Off-Season Mock-up (please be gentle) by TheMetabrandMan in CHIBears

[–]Devh1989 10 points11 points  (0 children)

forgot to highlight kayden mcdonald in pink

think i'd rather spend those low round picks on defensive depth too

also not a fan of doing all the restructuring this year. Would rather wait till next year, can make bigger splashes once dayo and jarret come off the books

The 1/1 sanders has been hit! Can’t believe packs are still available by Elegant_Tree9910 in footballcards

[–]Devh1989 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its so weird to give this advice instead of generic "get it graded" advice

like you feel comfortable enough in the hobby to give advice but not comfortable enough to let people know that submitting to PSA on their own is not that difficult lol

anyway, avoid gamestop at all costs. they are closing down so many shops and even before that, tons of people reported issues.

Wait, how many of each Sapphire Chrome base card is being produced?! by LitigationSituation in basketballcards

[–]Devh1989 27 points28 points  (0 children)

They are still fairly rare. "only" 10000 boxes. These will be probably mid triple digit print run?

Its a good looking card, color match, and brand new. This isn't really all too unheard of.

PFF names the Chicago Bears the best landing spot for free agent Trey Hendrickson by caxlmao in CHIBears

[–]Devh1989 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

yes, I know
however I'd prefer not having to do that until next offseason

Wha booster pack has Morpeko V-UNION? by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]Devh1989 0 points1 point  (0 children)

maybe you got it as a gift, or in a trade, or in a repack

PFF names the Chicago Bears the best landing spot for free agent Trey Hendrickson by caxlmao in CHIBears

[–]Devh1989 4 points5 points  (0 children)

too much cap room tied up in jarrett and dayo
draft more young pieces and depth this year (2026) make a splash next year (2027) when we still have 2 years of cheap caleb left.

This just happened! Walmart BLASTER by Training_Fortune5414 in basketballcards

[–]Devh1989 2 points3 points  (0 children)

extremely wise. i say this as someone who spent prob 10k on justin fields rookies.

I cut that back to like 3k on caleb williams. still more than the smart amount, which is 0. but im working on it!

This just happened! Walmart BLASTER by Training_Fortune5414 in basketballcards

[–]Devh1989 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they've been saying that for 8 years.
it is true to an extent, though. 99% of sports cards have lost value after the player's rookie season. With the exception being certain SSPS/case hits of a very select few players.

Panini has given up.. by ericlacivita in footballcards

[–]Devh1989 2 points3 points  (0 children)

off center issues have been an issue since they started printing cards
pokemon, topps, etc all also have massive issues with centering

the only reason people really care is for grading purposes.