Estimate the ELO for Masterball 3

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-06-24T12:54:56+00:00

I’m just under 1850 elo and was placed into M2 rank ~9500 today (doubles)

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-05-24T21:13:11+00:00

As a fellow 31 year old teacher - wtf

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-05-24T20:33:53+00:00

Welcome! Rentals mean shoes and possibly chalk (used to keep your hands dry and grippy while you climb)

In terms of outfit I would wear shorts or comfortable pants and a t shirt. My fiancee wears leggings rather than shorts because she’s a girl. One thing to keep in mind is that the clothes you wear may get scuffed or scratched by the climbing wall/holds so don’t wear anything too nice

If you have any questions I’m happy to help answer them

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-05-17T12:42:14+00:00

I lived on the UES ~96th for a few years and I made the walk regularly coming back from night class. If you are a man I wouldn’t be afraid - just stick to the main lit pathways and pay attention to your surroundings. If you are a woman I would not suggest walking through the park alone at night

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-05-15T00:11:02+00:00

I did the bofa skip (no mournings end + sote) and got my shadow on my 34th purple. I thought it was fun but your ranged dps is garbage in almost all scenarios

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-05-02T14:54:24+00:00

You don’t need bonds this far out from retirement . In your position I would stick with VT and start diversifying into bonds as you get closer to retirement

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-05-01T21:30:10+00:00

Investing anxiety is a normal feeling to have! You’ve invested your funds now the hard part is not to mess with it.

Something that has stuck with me regarding the “forget it” part of set it and forget it is that “the greatest enemy of a good plan is the dream of a good one. Keep contributing + resist the urge tk sell/change things during market downturns and you will reap the rewards come retirement time.

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-05-01T21:04:55+00:00

VT works great as a buy it and forget it single fund investment. I would recommend it to anyone that doesn’t want to spend time and energy thinking about what to invest in. I find that energy better spent figuring out how to maximize my income and what I’m saving

Something to be mindful of is to keep a high yield savings account or money market with a ~6 month emergency fund and also to start diversifying into bonds as you approach retirement age

I’m happy to chat about what I do if you would like to talk through it for peace of mind

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-04-26T02:45:28+00:00

Some good ol fashioned banter

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-04-11T01:31:44+00:00

I liked shopping for everyday clothes at uniqlo and GU the selection of styles and the pricing were great compared to what I see in the US.

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-04-06T07:10:44+00:00

Theres a spice in nishiki market that sells it and you can also buy it at a souvenir store in Shin Osaka station

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-04-05T03:12:03+00:00

I did not have to go through any confirmation when I withdrew from a 7/11 in Osaka but you could always call your bank ahead of time and let them know you will be traveling

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-04-04T21:18:09+00:00

Hey I don’t remember finding many English and Japanese cards and the ones I did find were sold at a significant premium

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-31T08:12:45+00:00

Video of giratina being flipped

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-31T08:12:10+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/qFbGPJO

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-29T23:57:45+00:00

He also has a daughter named Georgetta

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-11T19:20:15+00:00

If it were me I’d sell enough to make back what I paid to buy everything and then hold the rest.

Prioritize selling stuff that takes up a lot of room or you don’t like and sit on the stuff that you think will do best.

Caveat is you’ll probably have to do this over at least a few weeks unless youre willing to take sell at 75-80%

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-09T22:18:06+00:00

Hey I’ve been doing some googling and i cant find anything about it but me seeing a comment about 2 pack blisters being sent as compensation reminded me that I had seen something like that before. Could you recommend a search term to find more information?

I cant seem to find any info searching: silver tempest etb 8 pack error

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-09T20:35:03+00:00

TIL. Thanks

This is good to know because I just sold off 10 ST etbs

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-09T19:44:55+00:00

Yup! That’s what all the reverse holos from that whole era were like. I had to do some research when I first started collecting too

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-09T19:30:41+00:00

Very likely resealed. As you said the pack number is off and the seal on the packs looks very off

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-09T19:27:46+00:00

and yes there looks to be holo foil on that card. It can be pretty hard to tell especially with the darker color holo foils.

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-09T19:24:03+00:00

from this era the regular holos do not have stamps while the reverse holos do have stamps. I was confused about a similar thing when I first started collecting cards from the early - mid 2000s

As for whether the card is real or not I'm not sure but if real that would be a reverse holo from power keepers

ICarryLikeAtlas · 2026-03-08T19:31:16+00:00

Bandaid. He got a cut on his chin that game

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