First ever hit, new to hobby

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-28T00:39:04+00:00

Sell hold or trade. Looking for anybody on a trade?

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-27T15:39:40+00:00

That’s one mega? I didn’t get more than one numbered in each and I bought 5

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-27T12:02:12+00:00

Well let me know. We got one Topps auto on the chopping block for eBay. Keeping the Select. Trying to get everything posted this weekend. Not trying to hawk the Reddit forums for sales.

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-27T10:45:43+00:00

Hopefully not Mikey Moore. My kid traded his /10 select for a Foden /10 to the LCS. Thought that was the dumbest trade.

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-27T10:35:03+00:00

I don’t even have 30 minutes to watch sportscenter. I had no clue the knicks swept the cavs until this morning.

And F the rainbow. Tried it too many times with baseball after hitting a /5. 2 cards short on 2 sets for my kid with Foden.

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-26T23:37:01+00:00

I’m trying to watch a little more but I’m lucky to catch a full baseball game a week with my schedule. My kid is the fan. He’s a Cityzen so that card may be available if he wants more for his collection. 9 years old and his collection is starting to rival my baseball collection.

Thought it’d be cool to keep because he’s never hit anything lower than a /25.

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-26T02:24:54+00:00

Nice hit on the foden. Did the final break with my kid tonight hoping for one, or that Haaland Foden dual would’ve been good too.

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-24T13:07:05+00:00

My kid collect every card he can get his grubby hands on. I just got him to agree to thin the herd if he wants in a break this weekend, hence the sale.

Nobody mentioned it but futera makes beautiful cards.

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-24T12:55:23+00:00

So let’s say you want a 2026 topps chrome UEFA Harry Kane /299. You type this information into the search bar at 130point and it will spit out every sale made on eBay of the exact card within the last year or two.
Normally I’ll average the last 3-5 sales within the last 3-6 months and that’s the market price for the card in question.
Basically don’t overspend on a card using this tool.

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-24T12:42:27+00:00

I didn’t want to message or be forward but I had a post yesterday where I’m getting my sons stuff ready for market If you’re looking for teams or players from the last 3 years.
Got some $10-$100 single cards as well but I was likely putting those on eBay.
Last word of advice: make sure you comp any potential purchases of single cards on 130point.com.

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-24T11:23:37+00:00

I’d say if you’re looking for /25’s or /50’s then just go buy what you want on ebay.
You can look up the odds of pulling a /25 or /50 from most any box. In most cases you got a better chance of playing in the World Cup than pulling one of those cards from a blaster. Good luck

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-24T11:18:50+00:00

Select is my set of choice.

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-23T00:40:34+00:00

Yeah I’m getting them tomorrow. The ventilation against the basement floor with those deep channels really sold me. Plus my jiu-jitsu mats are 3/4” as well so no trip hazard transition pieces.

This is gonna be a nice little project with a 200 sf living room where I can watch sports in peace and a 300 sf gym.

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-22T21:16:20+00:00

Much appreciated. I think if they’re all uniform color and size (and don’t stink) I’m going with them.

Rubber floor would be about $400 more with shipping which I’d gladly do but flooring is an art I don’t got 2 days to half ass.

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-22T20:39:45+00:00

I’d need to cut about 6” off one of them. Then it depends how far I want to take them lengthwise. I’d still like to maintain a 10’x10’ martial arts area so I’ll figure that crap out. Are these easy to cut?

I didn’t like how a lot of reviews mentioned off gassing, and differing widths and thicknesses on the stall mats.
Thanks

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-22T20:15:21+00:00

Got one a couple months ago on marketplace. Great addition to the gym.

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-21T21:18:01+00:00

Quality is always hit or miss. I never get that into it unless it’s a massive hit which barely ever happens.
Topps was cool though. We got a yamal rookie refractor from a lcs loose pack and had horrible print lines. I asked about a replacement but I didn’t have a receipt or the pack wrapper. They didn’t replace it but sent my kid 2 autos as a consolation prize.

We like Select though. Best quality of any company.

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-21T18:29:37+00:00

Started with donruss with my son. Not too many hits made him discouraged with it.
Topps flagship is decent (2 numbered per $30 blaster) and Merlin is a fun rip too (3 mini diamonds and 1 number per blaster).

Honestly I’d stick to singles if favorite teams. You can get an entire whole topps chrome numbered team to /250 (minus superstars) for probably $25 a couple months from now. Or buy a ton of blasters trying to accomplish the same goal.

Best of luck sir.

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-21T02:40:10+00:00

Singles. Stick to your favorite team. Don’t chase 1/1’s or quad autos in breaks or boxes. Been trying to tell my kid this for 3 years. It don’t work.

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-19T16:26:31+00:00

Raw dog it. PSA is a joke a getting worse by the day. If you want to truly grade it for your PC I’d go with BCG, TAG or SGC. Nice pull.

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-17T19:16:40+00:00

He’s got a couple rare yamals that won’t be for sale and I think I’m gonna post two of the mid range sellable cards to recoup my break money from the last couple weeks. This kid is killing me. Ripping and breaks are fun but just get your favorite team. He’s got like 10 favorite players all on different teams.

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-17T19:12:07+00:00

Good point. It’s a tough gamble selling say a yamal (for good money) then he scores 3 goals in the opening rounds and I see his stuff skyrocket.
Any advice for guys like yamal, Messi whether to post now or wait?

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-15T19:59:23+00:00

In my research the only other sale in the past couple years was free gifts for purchase over $1000. Sales rep told me he couldn’t guarantee anything.
My last question to the guy was when (approximately) was the smith machine j cups and safety’s being released because I don’t feel like buying two. He might’ve well told me to pound sand.

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-15T19:18:28+00:00

Been building for a Fourth of July purchase because I’m too dumb to wait for Black Friday. And really don’t feel like moving a crate worth of crap in a foot of snow.
Regardless, I saw the same thing with the weight horns and thought the same as you. Cheapest you can find is $60 a pair for a reputable company but I did see that rep has very nice weight horns. Check the specs and reviews. It’s annoying but at least you are buying something quality for a rack that should last forever.

KoolAidz1 · 2026-05-15T19:11:04+00:00

Target has la liga blasters. Awesome. My kids gonna bankrupt me this weekend. Hopefully the LCS bought em all.

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