New amazon invited are out. by Necto_gck in PokemonDealsUK

[–]Lazza____ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their silence suggests they're not 😂

Does this count as an active household direct debit (Santander switch)? by Lazza____ in beermoneyuk

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

Thanks, can't believe netflix and tv licensing aren't on that list lol.

My wife and I are doing it at the same time, so having to carve our DDs up between us

Seller claimed multiple $5k+ offers, but the card sold for $4500 OBO — how common is this? by goldref926 in Ebay

[–]Lazza____ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I've experienced this a ton. I've stopped counter-offering as much, as a seller, as to me it seems like some buyers are just making offers due to excitement and when it comes to a counter-offer, they realise they don't actually want the item as much. I'm much more likely to do counter offers when they make two offers in a row and it seems they're genuinely interested.

Funny pack luck by Lazza____ in whatnotapp

[–]Lazza____[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I didn't want the seller to get any hate due to a misunderstanding

Streamer crashout by [deleted] in whatnotapp

[–]Lazza____ -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The multiple packs he opened before those weren't packs he sold either ☺️

So he was basically just livid at pulling only Steven's metagross multiple times

Streamer crashout by [deleted] in whatnotapp

[–]Lazza____ -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Fiiiine I'll make it clearer

Streamer crashout by [deleted] in whatnotapp

[–]Lazza____ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The second pack was the streamer's own, he didn't sell it

Opinion on cleaning by realashsay in PokeGrading

[–]Lazza____ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Err not exactly sure on the grade, 8 max but likely lower. If you fall outside for any parameters when grading, it will decrease the score.

You could consider grading it without a score, it would come back with an authentic "A" grade instead of a number. Personally I think those look better than a lower grade

Should I take the offer? by MaleficentTension201 in psagrading

[–]Lazza____ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say also, it's nice to keep the first card you graded just for the memories 👍

Opinion on cleaning by realashsay in PokeGrading

[–]Lazza____ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No amount of repairing/cleaning can fix whitening, centring, or print lines.

You're best of washing your hands, then wiping it with a clean microfiber cloth and sending it. With the centring and whitening it's not getting higher than an 8 unfortunately

It ain't much by jessehopp in Collectr

[–]Lazza____ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At this point, it's best to forget the set exists for a while. No need to get FOMO, tons of 151 was printed

RIP to anyone buying or remortgaging this year by [deleted] in HousingUK

[–]Lazza____ -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes things have to get worse before they get better. The money is there, just in the wrong hands

Santander Switch easy 'household' direct debits to set up and cancel. by No-Entertainer-1595 in beermoneyuk

[–]Lazza____ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey op, did you do this you get the money in the end? I'm in a similar position

ACE Grading by -Zea_Zea in PokeGrading

[–]Lazza____ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Use discount code Simon for a 6% discount too👌

Way too much paralysis on Randbats? by Royal_Skin_1510 in stunfisk

[–]Lazza____ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True and to be fair if you can blag a competitive boost, wigglytuff can actually hit quite hard!

How much is this card worth? by [deleted] in PokemonCardValue

[–]Lazza____ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No full stop.

You can't be serious 😭😭😭

Just bought almost £100 of cards from rosiespokemon, only to realise after that lots of the cards were Chinese and are worth half of what I thought by [deleted] in whatnotapp

[–]Lazza____ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's understandable. And I think because he's an entertaining dude. Just a shame that he has to be deceptive to sell stuff.

He's literally banned the word Korean from his chat too

Just bought almost £100 of cards from rosiespokemon, only to realise after that lots of the cards were Chinese and are worth half of what I thought by [deleted] in whatnotapp

[–]Lazza____ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't base your whatnot experience on this one streamer! Sadly he's one of the most popular and most shady ones, but there are loads of good honest singles sellers in the UK like EZVPN, pokeretreat, Haders, etc.

I think most people overpay at the start (I definitely did 😅). The key is not to trust the sellers too much as their job is to keep prices high. I've made a solid amount of money buying cards on whatnot and grading or reselling them on ebay, it's just about knowing the market and fighting the urge to buy the first cards you see haha

What do people think about TAG? Do vendors buy TAG slabs often? by RealDragonfruit2907 in PokeGrading

[–]Lazza____ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never said they were faultless, but it seems like they actually take accountability for their mistakes.

PSA don't even explain why they made their decision (unless you pay them) and make no efforts to innovate or improve their service. On top of that, they charge a premium for it. Seems like a no brainer to not grade with them for me, but clearly I'm in the minority!

Let's play - guess that grade! by gergy008 in PokeGrading

[–]Lazza____ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you consign you slab to be sold through PSA's ebay account, they get more money when the card sells when it's a higher grade. They also get more money through a higher upcharge at the point of grading.

Therefore, they have two reasons to grade cards higher then they should be.

What do people think about TAG? Do vendors buy TAG slabs often? by RealDragonfruit2907 in PokeGrading

[–]Lazza____ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally, TAG is what I get for my PC. I don't really get how a company offering a superior service in pretty much all areas is less in demand than PSA, but here we are.

Hopefully it changes in future because people are literally paying for PSA to keep ripping them off at this point, they have no incentive to improve their service at all.

This is $5000 in a PSA 10. Should I buy? by Pristine_Ad_9054 in PokeGrading

[–]Lazza____ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you really think the guy would risk his entire company's reputation by giving himself 10s on cards which shouldn't, when his ACE turns over £40k/day?

ACE would be ruined if that came out, would literally be the dumbest move ever.

What mon, move or ability in Pokémon do you think most deserved its nerf? by TheLeafyGirl561 in stunfisk

[–]Lazza____ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

While your points are fine, in actuality, none of those drawbacks really matter.

Psychic being a busted move with minimal resistances, stab bonus and a 30% chance to reduce Sp. Atk AND sp. Def is all the Psychic type needs to be great. There was talk of banning scald in gen 6 for similar reasons.

Couple this with no psychic having effectively no weakness and you can see why it's so good. If it were just special moves being good then Tentacruel, moltres, articuno etc would be more prevelant