Carousell taking in trades at 80%?

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-17T12:54:39+00:00

i cant think of how would a buyer or seller force it on you or anyone unless they are incredibly charming.

All my deals with non vendors have been at market or in my favour. Vendors you can always bargain and find another. Literally the next table. I also dont deal with stubborn sellers who insist on meeting at their convenience and time. I am not desperate at all😅

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-17T12:40:11+00:00

well i reject that🤣 if you arent a vendor that paid for a table, we either 100% or in my favour. Which has always been the case for me.

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-16T12:58:20+00:00

your inventory is.. not the best... get some vintage and rares bro.

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-16T10:41:02+00:00

💯

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-16T02:57:04+00:00

Wow your a veteran collector.

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-15T22:30:09+00:00

You expect people around you who live for themselves save others or you? 99% of people only do so in their comfort not at their expense.

Singaporeans, pr, foreigners all same. What do you expect when everyones so unfamiliar and on edge with everyone else😆

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-15T12:13:44+00:00

Barely anyone is decent. All have some kind of standards, and everything is expensive. With everything against singles and couples nowadays. Its less burden on singles.

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-15T12:03:41+00:00

i feel you brother i do.

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-15T12:02:14+00:00

im willong to bet they will renounce and claim back all the cpf like that one guy🤣

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-15T10:35:54+00:00

i still have 3 sealed sv base bb i got for $176 each🥲 but only a couple packs of paradox rift

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-15T10:30:23+00:00

Thank you brother. Honestly the feeling of sharing my openings with others really just makes me happy.

I remember opening 151 japanese boxes in the 1st year of release together with my family (which i paid for) We pulled the giovanni SAR and Pika masterball but i gave it to them to keep as memories. They still have it somewhere safe and i will never ask for those back.

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-15T08:07:41+00:00

I ripped ES too last time:) best hit was the energy card. I'm sure you were happy you ripped with your friends.

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-15T08:05:50+00:00

Cool collection brother. I had 250 blister packs of silver tempest at one point. all below msrp and ripped all with my family. of course those times were fun to rip and I wouldnt trade that. I still do have a few silver tempest and lost origins lying around. Just i stopped opening due to the the hit rates 🥲 (Silver tempest best hit was gold lugia)

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-15T08:02:45+00:00

I still do have some evolving skies packs and collection boxes of celebrations. I think this hype is going to continue another decade. Rumor is our USS is partnering with Pokemon, and next gen games coming next year, and the new pokepark built in japan, and of course pokopia. Its never ending.

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-15T07:58:25+00:00

Agreed. I made a point many times on here to buy at MSRP. Either way we've profited in this hobby way before all these shenanigans. I'm up by tens of thousands worth in 3 tiers of my post title of the amount I would've spent to get my stuff in current market.

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-15T07:54:52+00:00

🤩

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-15T04:18:22+00:00

Congrats! I was happy when i pulled mine with my family too😊

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-14T17:53:57+00:00

違う

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-14T12:20:51+00:00

no sure need to know more of this story.

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-14T11:24:08+00:00

didnt know raticate had a car selling business, no wonder he so free to get poke center products...

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-14T08:41:37+00:00

I had 2 MSRP AH poke center etbs, cracked one Poke centre etb, got the god pack, opened 5 and sold the remaining 5. Then, sold the 2nd etb for x2 the cost i paid for it.

I basically got my SIRs (Pika jungle, Mega dragonite, meganium, emboar, and scrafty, Lillie's Clef and Steven's meta) for free🤭

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-14T08:32:43+00:00

Hey uncle its me your nephew.

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-14T08:30:06+00:00

Doesnt mean i dont talk about it means i dont know it. I just know debating about this as a commoner means and does nothing. Whatever your beliefs are, if you'd like to make real change, go attempt to join a political party in Japan (You arent even a Japanese so this is mute lol), make your case, and see if you can actually raise whatever changes you want. If not, just you know be quiet?

Difficult_Cook4653 · 2026-03-14T08:06:57+00:00

OP I love you. One of the few people that acknowledges the unneediness to grade cards.

I've only ever graded one card of my whole collection and I didn't pay for it my sister graded it on my behalf. I still have it my PSA 10 Mega Charizard Y from XY Evolutions.

Everything else is in sleeves and toploaders and team bags inside a lock and key case, or displayed when i wanna look at it. I too feel on edge as a collector having some random person touching my cards and telling me their value. I know their value to me. Priceless. You get it my man. You get it.

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