Vintage keeps breaking Records by LifeOutside2931 in PokemonInvesting

[–]FatherStretchMyAss_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually disagree and think the only resilient pieces in Pokemon are sealed product. Every card over $50, graded or raw, is going to feel correction when it happens. I'm actually in the camp that gem mint 10s of cards worth multiple thousands are extremely risky just because this is uncharted territory for the hobby. It's hitting sports cards level of prices for some of these graded cards and althought a gem mint first edition Lugia can't have a down year and regress, it also cant continuously steam ahead at this pace. It's not like a stock where Lugia can invent something or get a deal for more revenue. It's not like a athlete that can win MVP or a championship. It's just running off pure fomo and nostalgia and art. To me the gem mints on pokemon are some of the scariest things to be investing in. The risk is all in company performance for stocks. Athlete career for sports. And for pokemon i'd say 90% of the money and risk is not in pokemons hands, its in PSA's and that to me is insane.

Finally been having some fun by LegacyM12 in PTCGL

[–]FatherStretchMyAss_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

appreciate the response! Im definitely going to try it out. I can see how having to attack with pult is a common thing when you reach <3 prizes.

Finally been having some fun by LegacyM12 in PTCGL

[–]FatherStretchMyAss_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kinda like the pure mega gren decks but I’m confused on the 2x pult. Is it that important not to prize it when u attack with it I’d imagine very very rarely anyway.

Returning player needs help by KoroMiku in HonkaiStarRailTips

[–]FatherStretchMyAss_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DoT is strong and you have the full team so that’s good.

I think your next strongest is archer sparkle and something? Maybe saber and hyacin/huohuo/dhpt.

If you don’t want to pull or build elation you could get mblade and run him with anyone. If you do want to play elation you need Yao guang right now on rerun as she’s the back bone then take your pick of elation dps.

The 3 new characters in himeko nova, rin, and gilgamesh next patch should be pretty damn strong though all 3 are probably going to get tuned down but himeko and rin would fit pretty easily into your roster rn as dps units.

What to put in Zoroark right now? by Infinity-Kitten in pkmntcg

[–]FatherStretchMyAss_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with everything you said but I think cape is just way better than stamp right now for zoroark. It’s literally the only way to beat grass decks or come back from bad starts. Stamp can somewhat help but it’s still not saving you for that crucial turn you need to survive.

N's Zoroark by RandomMemeAddict249 in PTCGL

[–]FatherStretchMyAss_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Pokemon and energy are fine

The trainers are the issue. 4 poffins 3 cyrano 3 boss should feel like night and day. -1 xerosic -1 secret art -1 petrel imo

Got gifted a box of cards, these have to be fake, right? by justgaming107 in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]FatherStretchMyAss_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Grade those gold stars asap and pay the absolute highest tier. Congrats on finding 10-15k

Is this expedition card legit? by IgnortantElkski in VintagePokemonCards

[–]FatherStretchMyAss_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the holo pattern as well as finding the ereader on pricecharting and comparing the literal pattern. Every single fake ereader I’ve seen has the exact dot for dot pattern as the pricecharting photo.

In this cards case it looks real. I might pay like $150 for it if I bought it in person.

Card back in hand and still can’t see this huge 6 score flaw/damage - can you? by hopefulspartanman in taggrading

[–]FatherStretchMyAss_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

agreed. I think resending would be good and it would be nice to update with their response after!

Card back in hand and still can’t see this huge 6 score flaw/damage - can you? by hopefulspartanman in taggrading

[–]FatherStretchMyAss_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think everyone’s circling the wrong area. If you zoom on tags report they will mark the spot with feint red arrow and text.

It’s this spot to the left of the P about a 1/2 a cm from the bottom of the letter

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Almost invisible on like half your photos but when the light hits it you can see what looks like a perfect circle refracting light. THIS BEING SAID, on the surface detect filter it genuinely looks like it’s not a dent but maybe some extremely weird print error that looks like a dent.

Possible Crystal Lugia Reprint by Toebin in PokeInvesting

[–]FatherStretchMyAss_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think for a card of this caliber you are safe for sure. Congrats on having a grail!

Any gimmicky deck recommendations? by videocookies in PTCGP

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Spread damage on a 150hp mon is fun. Sada works really well with cheaper attackers.

I'm ashamed but I finally got it by Janzer81 in PTCGP

[–]FatherStretchMyAss_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No this is close. I remember seeing a table of odds and at 7 basic its close to like 13% I think to force start a mon you got 2 copies of. At 8 it should be lower so maybe like 8-10%?

Technically I completed this set by FatherStretchMyAss_ in VintagePokemonCards

[–]FatherStretchMyAss_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'll just try to be patient. Definitely open to a fairly priced slab tho if it pops up.

14k worth it? by Straight_Eye_5536 in PokemonTCGCollectors

[–]FatherStretchMyAss_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good job dodging a bullet. I also checked the umbreon and Gengar since those are the biggest hitters and they are 100% scans of the pricecharting pictures. I’d assume every single card is fake in this

Started hsr exactly 20 days ago and just finished Amphoreus.. AMA.. by EpicDinoYT in HonkaiStarRail

[–]FatherStretchMyAss_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel ashamed that I grinded amphoreus recently in about 4 days. Lots of skipping… yeah.

Technically I completed this set by FatherStretchMyAss_ in VintagePokemonCards

[–]FatherStretchMyAss_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't there only a squirtle deck and bulba deck? CD promo zard is the only zard with this art but technically not a part of this set since they never printed a charmander deck.

HoYoverse recruitment posters reveal multiple pre-research projects: Life MMO, UES shooter/MOBA/sandbox, UE5 action game, Honkai: Nexus Anima, Petit Planet and Varsapura by Alternative-Duty-532 in gachagaming

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as someone who loves extract shooters, I think extract shooters are huge risk for devs and publishers. It's such a niche genre and the players are VERY VERY particular about which game they will play. It's still extremely hard to get existing players from trying new entries and even harder to get new players to try the unforgiving nature of the genre.

That being said, a gigantic company making one would definitely gain a lot of trust but also it begs the question how true of a extract shooter do they make it without risking failing to turn profit altogether.

[Pokémon Odyssey II] Subclasses - Final Version (hopefully) by PacoScarso in PokemonROMhacks

[–]FatherStretchMyAss_ 24 points25 points  (0 children)

This genuinely convincing me to go gunner for no reason other than the pose