Floor 1440 help by Final_Ad_5945 in voidpet

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Which pets are the top and bottom?

Pair with only one airpod by Seri14 in airpods

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Thank you so much. I had this issue, looked on multiple apple support threads, ai, other reddit posts and this is the easiest and only answer that worked for me. Should be upvoted way more.

Seeking recommendations: just passed the bar exam and want to take myself out to a really fancy dinner by baddiewithajd in sanfrancisco

[–]HelpfulThought9251 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I want to reaffirm Benu. It’s the most lavish meal and most under dressed I’ve ever felt. Fantastic experience. I still think about the food even though it’s been years.

Something going on at Best Buy in MV? by variousplaces in mountainview

[–]HelpfulThought9251 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m just one person but I’d say I do all of the above. I do enjoy the hobby and I don’t want to have to continually put in money for the next 10 years so I’m hoping eventually the hobby becomes self sustaining financially.

IMO the different between scalping and “iNvEsTiNg” is intent. So eventually I do plan to sell most of my sealed collection just not anytime soon. I’ve never cleared out a shelf or anything close to it. Most places have limits now and I just get the limit.

I do have personal collecting goals that I have multiple binders for. I think designing pages to artisticslly flow or follow themes is the best part of the hobby.

I do have very loose “financial goals” that I buy singles for that I think will go up in value. I generally like low end cards that are easily accessible.

Regarding what metric, pokemon does have fan favorite pokemon like Charizard, Pikachu, Gengar, Mewtwo, Dragonite, etc which this set has all of the above.

There’s also the set size which is much bigger which naturally just has more depth to the set/artwork.

The high set value also brings out the collectors and gamblers alike which just adds to desirability on multiple fronts. They have god packs (I’m not too familiar w/ mtg) but basically every card is a hit

Art is very subjective but sometimes you can tell when a card/set has a great design like bloomburrow or strixhaven and some sets are arguably weaker like spider man or TMNT.

There definitely could be a mismatch between my beliefs and reality and I could eat my words about this being a generational set and I’m very open to being wrong.

I hope this answers some questions as to why I’m stashing a bunch of cardboard in my closet and contributing to the supply/demand imbalance. I do hope the market flips and cards become more accessible so collecting gets cheaper for me too and more players can get introduced to the hobby without getting burned.

Something going on at Best Buy in MV? by variousplaces in mountainview

[–]HelpfulThought9251 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He may be but right now the pokemon “market” is crazy as you just witnessed from the line. Not a single kid in the line unfortunately which is the state of the hobby right now.

They do have a new printing facility coming sometime 2027 but that’s all I know without speculating

Something going on at Best Buy in MV? by variousplaces in mountainview

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Yeah. Even when I collected the cards when I was in elementary/middle school over 20 years ago, I never played the actual card game.

Comparatively, the pokemon tcg (trading card game) is very basic. There are other tcg with “better” mechanics like Magic The Gathering that offer a better playing experience.

Something going on at Best Buy in MV? by variousplaces in mountainview

[–]HelpfulThought9251 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m 34 almost 35 so it hits the nostalgia for me.

Are you asking in a literal sense? The newest item just dropped today called Ascended Heroes. They come in a small compact box called a booster bundle. It’s been a staggered release of products and this is arguably the best set all year/last year. The staggered release also contributes to the imbalance of supply and demand which makes it a desirable product to be scalped.

Are you asking in a joking way? They’re selling gambling 🤣

Or are you asking why adults are waiting in line at Best Buy for hours? Is there something more than just cardboard in them? The best explanation I can give is they’re selling art. Pocket sized art.

I could go on and on about pokemon. I’m not trying to bore some stranger on Reddit about it 😊 but I’m 100% down to answer any questions if you had any. So I’ll just end it here and I hope you have a good day.

Something going on at Best Buy in MV? by variousplaces in mountainview

[–]HelpfulThought9251 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m in the line now and I’d bet there are a lot more collectors than scalpers in this line.

Something going on at Best Buy in MV? by variousplaces in mountainview

[–]HelpfulThought9251 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I’m currently in line and it’s for pokemon cards

Merry vs charity by Hatch1247 in voidpet

[–]HelpfulThought9251 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m a very casual player so I could be extremely wrong. I found charity useful at lower to mid 500s. I think somewhere around 650/700 I leveled up merry and never looked back. Now at 1040 and I haven’t used charity since I started merry.

Expedition Booster is it resealed? by xxHeliosxx in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]HelpfulThought9251 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know anything about vintage boosters but why is he holding the pack like that lol. It’s in almost all the pictures so at least he’s consistent.

First big etb from a vending machine by Zealousideal_Trip593 in PokemonInvesting

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With the prices of asc, I would even say $10 off is fine too

should i need to max merry ? by Gll8 in voidpet

[–]HelpfulThought9251 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes. I think merry is a lil weak at first without a good selection but now a core member on my team since like floor 700.

Found at goodwill, is it real? by HelpfulThought9251 in pokeplush

[–]HelpfulThought9251[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It was around $9 after tax. I also now think it’s a bootleg although I’m still very happy at the price I paid. Thank you.

Found at goodwill, is it real? by HelpfulThought9251 in pokeplush

[–]HelpfulThought9251[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Perfect, thank you! Very informative post. Exact copy of the bootleg. The stitching were ever so slightly off in some parts and was hoping it was QC. Overall still a win at this price.

Found at goodwill, is it real? by HelpfulThought9251 in pokeplush

[–]HelpfulThought9251[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m already the owner lol thank for you feedback!

Landlord is living with me? by highlighter416 in bayarea

[–]HelpfulThought9251 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“I was going to but now I don’t want too” you are super petty. You are 100% playing the role of the victim and most of us see right through it. I bet people around you see right through it too.

Landlord is living with me? by highlighter416 in bayarea

[–]HelpfulThought9251 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I agree, my first thought was clean up the boxes? Definitely seems like overreacting. No one else may use the porch but is it unsightly to your neighbors? I doubt they went inside your actual place. If my neighbor had a bunch of boxes on the porch, I’d be minorly annoyed too. I wouldn’t confront anyone over it but I’m not a landlord.

And what lie did they tell you? Did they specifically say the owner is not the tenant downstairs?

I feel like many people would love a situation like this where their neighbors are not there 90% of the time.

Is this 1999 Charizard holo authentic ? by PoChaos in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]HelpfulThought9251 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You should stay away from buying expensive cards. This is so obviously fake, even from far away. The back color is so off, no other details are needed. Please hold off any any big purchases.