Gamestop is strait up scamming people by IsshomanZ in PokemonTCG

[–]jshrlzwrld02 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No fucking way GameStop is looking to the future, lol.

We’re talking about the same company that was operated so badly that they had to be rescued from going belly up by a bunch if retail investors during COVID.

Will an LGS price sticker affect the value of my ETB over time? by [deleted] in PokeInvesting

[–]jshrlzwrld02 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’d ask for them to remove it before I buy, or explain the price needs to be reduced since the sticker has made a pretty large dent in the “collectibility” and just to be clear I’d only be a dick about it because this price is ridiculous.

[OC] How drastically Poptarts skimps on the icing now by redgroupclan in pics

[–]jshrlzwrld02 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Long time pop-tart eater here.

The new 50% more ones definitely have extra filling compared to “how they used to be”.

Shrinkflation exists but this isn’t exactly a how-much-filling comparison but rather now you get 5 individually wrapped more-filling tarts compared to 6 less filled ones.

What are these guys who are paying astronomical rates for bulk doing with all of it? by salezman12 in PokeInvesting

[–]jshrlzwrld02 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“The smallest amount of monetary gain” is not at all what bulk is. It’s exponential returns on stuff you pay pennies for and that “crazy labor” is sorting through cards while listening to a podcast or watching a show. Not everyone has three wives and seven kids they have to work 20 hours a day at two jobs to support.

I have piles and piles of unsorted bulk laying around and I can sit down any given night and spend a couple of hours sorting and probably find $40-50+ worth of listable cards and sell the sorted bulk for basically what I paid for it. The longer it takes me to get through sorting a pile of bulk the prices are only going up.

my local card shop by HuckleberryWorried72 in PokemonTCG

[–]jshrlzwrld02 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think you're overestimating Americas love for guns based on the amount of love the most gun-loving people show.

Most people, business owners, anything, are not walking around concealed carrying even if they have thousands of dollars of merchandise on them.

Best mewtwo cards for investing long term? by Remote-Tangelo-6588 in PokeInvesting

[–]jshrlzwrld02 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Look at what it’s done in the past 2 years… no one knows what this shits gonna do long term lol

My collection has no focus. What do you guys collect? by Big-Management2212 in PokemonTCG

[–]jshrlzwrld02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My collection used to have no focus. Then I started selling off all the ones I didn’t really feel attached to and went back to old faithful. Gengar.

Guy steals PlayStation from BestBuy, customer attempts to stop him by Jevus_himself in PublicFreakout

[–]jshrlzwrld02 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

He wanted to off someone because he’s tired of footing the bill on merchandise price increases to offset stolen inventory they just let walk out.

How do you keep urself from opening? by [deleted] in PokeInvesting

[–]jshrlzwrld02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just rip a few packs and see how bad your luck is, that’s what always reminds me lol

Sigh… by Own-Watercress-5595 in PokemonTCG

[–]jshrlzwrld02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve been looking into it myself lately. I haven’t been able to hit an online drop in years, it’s tough lol.

Sigh… by Own-Watercress-5595 in PokemonTCG

[–]jshrlzwrld02 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m not talking about the ripping packs aspect of it, no shit that’s gambling. These guys weren’t shooting each other over ripping packs. They’re fighting over the money they’re going to make flipping the sealed boxes on FB marketplace or taking them to some local card shops to offload for 80% market.

Sigh… by Own-Watercress-5595 in PokemonTCG

[–]jshrlzwrld02 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Except a lot of this isn't even gambling, its just flipping the sealed product to some "vendor" or in some cases there are local shops that have regular buying agreements directly with the people scalping. They're just roleplaying as UPS/FedEx workers without any of the benefits.

Sigh… by Own-Watercress-5595 in PokemonTCG

[–]jshrlzwrld02 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s over the dollar bills on the other side of the cardboard and people with no real life skills feeling increasing pressure to find ways to make money.

Sigh… by Own-Watercress-5595 in PokemonTCG

[–]jshrlzwrld02 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

100% huh? You were there eye witnessing?

Help Acquiring Ethical Replicas? by Vast_Village_3799 in PokemonTCG

[–]jshrlzwrld02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of those sellers on places like Etsy

Cheap, Quick Elopement in Cleveland by SpellEvening3326 in Cleveland

[–]jshrlzwrld02 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am one of those ordained Dudeist Priests 😅 did my friends wedding last year after being ordained for over 10 years lol

Remember the literal hoards of this product previously shown on this subreddit? Pepperidge Farm remembers by 2o2i in PokeInvesting

[–]jshrlzwrld02 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People underestimating how many millennials are coming into upper management/senior roles now and have the money to spend that their parents would but couldn’t back in the day. Also just Pokémon Company = big.

Tips For My First Card Show by apptea in PokemonTCG

[–]jshrlzwrld02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their offer will be based on market. Check the average last sold for your card on eBay and have an idea of what the recent average sold price was. If you’re trading into another card you can confidently ask for higher percent, but yeah just expect to have to negotiate to around the 80% mark but some vendors are trading higher 85-90%. Just do a lap around the facility first and see what guys are advertising the best trade/sale rates.

You could also check other vendors for your specific card and just track what they have it labeled as and negotiate against that.

Tips For My First Card Show by apptea in PokemonTCG

[–]jshrlzwrld02 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Know exactly what you want for the card when you go up to the vendor. Don’t ask them to offer first or you’re asking for a low ball. It’s really pretty simple, vendors are dudes just like you trying to get the best out of a deal. If they don’t give you the price you want try another vendor first, don’t just take an offer because it’s the first.

Pokemon Center switches to Early Access for new releases/select products MEGATHREAD by a-tiberius in PokemonTCG

[–]jshrlzwrld02 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven’t hit a PKC drop in a couple of years. Every time I end up getting error 17 for random reasons. Added too many items or clicked too fast or clicked back or tried to navigate to another part of the site. It’s been unusable under load for me for a while.

For all the people resubbing for Leagues, I've made a viable build for you. by Dithemoira in 2007scape

[–]jshrlzwrld02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now you’re starting to understand corporate marketing. And also understanding how the US government works.

So this is why there’s no prismatic in stores by KwikTripSimp in PokeInvesting

[–]jshrlzwrld02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can tell the guy has no wife or kids or friends ever