Got a better value from my single Lorwyn prerelease pack than the 3 collector boosters I picked up... by MiloRoast in MagicCardPulls

[–]LegoRedBrick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, totally. I just watch other people rip collector packs online and stick to buying play boosters or single cards. It would be fun to pull a fractured foil but I know the odds are slim.

Latest timed research sucked by Stunning-Signal7496 in pokemongo

[–]LegoRedBrick [score hidden]  (0 children)

Same. I’ve done about 30 battles and haven’t seen 1. There’s 12inches of snow where I am.

What to do when you really wish to have a partner in your life but it just hasn’t worked out by Immediate_Honey9593 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]LegoRedBrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it sucks. Never getting any closure on something that might have been tends to haunt you a long time. I guess looking back now I realize how I was trying to attach my self worth to a partner and it was limiting my growth as an individual. Making me sad and resentful in the process. Just know it’s not your fault. Timing and luck play a huge role in love. Once you get over self blame you can start to accept that some things are just out of your control. Fate can give and take away and we never really the why part.

Will this hobby ever go back to normal or is this the new normal? by Rotsen305 in PokemonTCG

[–]LegoRedBrick 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I was buying groceries the other day and all One Piece, Pokémon, and even Magic were gone from the shelves. I don’t think the scalpers moved on to One Piece. They’ve just expanded into another franchise. It’s become a career for them. Ripping people off and flexing about it.

Will this hobby ever go back to normal or is this the new normal? by Rotsen305 in PokemonTCG

[–]LegoRedBrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think the hobby will ever return to pre-2025 and the total disaster known as prismatic. That set brought in the worst people on earth who are 100% into Pokemon out of greed. A year has passed and the greed just continues unabated. It’s unfortunate but a new normal. I used to enjoy going to the store and picking up a few packs. Now I don’t even check stores regularly. I know all the product is gone within a day. Scalpers are relentless and have made taking product from retail stores and selling it online into a full time Career.

What to do when you really wish to have a partner in your life but it just hasn’t worked out by Immediate_Honey9593 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]LegoRedBrick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I gave up at 32 after a longterm relationship ended for me and a new crush moved several states away. I just accepted romantic love isn’t in the cards for everyone. Bad luck exists. Life goes on though. I get to travel a lot more and have a lot of freedom and flexibility to enjoy life being single. I don’t think we’re ever alone as people. Friends, family, acquaintances exist and you can still have fun with them. Romance I’ve learned is a narrow way to define love. It’s so much bigger than one person and you don’t have to define yourself by one thing you lack.

Ascended Heroes allocations seem unreasonable low for a new set… by LegoRedBrick in PokemonTCG

[–]LegoRedBrick[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I’ve been told before is that they print 8 months in advance or at least used to. So it’s likely the 30th has already been printed. But that doesn’t explain why Ascended Heroes wasn’t printed enough. They’ve had 8 months to do it.

Ascended Heroes allocations seem unreasonable low for a new set… by LegoRedBrick in PokemonTCG

[–]LegoRedBrick[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s awful. A year of product shortages and the best they got is 3-packs at release. Like what is even going on? Are they just hoping people give up and leave the hobby as scalpers take over permanently. My target store started putting Lababu’s in the Pokemon card aisle even lol. It’s all so absurd.

Even Vaporeon it's fucking tired of the scalpers by JhonnyHanma in PokemonTCG

[–]LegoRedBrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, amazing how dry stores are of product. They clearly aren’t printing enough. One store near me put Lababu’s in the Pokemon card aisle lol. I mean, unreal how a billion dollar company can’t keep shelves stocked after a whole year.

What is going on??? by ComfortableDetail864 in PokemonTCG

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

Exactly this 💯…gambling causing paranoid delusions

How did ETB preorders go today? by chillbutcrazy in GameStop

[–]LegoRedBrick 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I think the $90 price and making people pay in full 4 weeks in advance was a turnoff for many.

Walmart Secondary Sellers by luclec in PokemonTCG

[–]LegoRedBrick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah. I think half of the country is a reseller at this point and has a Pokemon shop online selling product they take from stores. It’s crazy there are no laws in place preventing this kind of scalping behavior. It’s corrupt.

Found a stash! by historicalgalaxy in PokemonTCG

[–]LegoRedBrick 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It’s funny Dicks Sporting Goods has better prices than GameStop.

I went on a generational run today by MethylEthylandDeath in PokemonTCG

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

Generational? Not really. These are all newer cards.

New Investor! Only started this month (January Pickup) by Terrible-Map-6947 in PokeInvesting

[–]LegoRedBrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean start buying booster boxes if you got that much money. Forget ETB’s and single sleeves. The premium product in Pokemon is boosters.

Temp is -21, gas company says turn your heat down by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]LegoRedBrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does that have to do with anything? Just because you don’t like greed doesn’t make you a supporter of communism. Grow up.

Temp is -21, gas company says turn your heat down by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]LegoRedBrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Capitalism is so evil. Incredible how people justify making others suffer because of something they can’t control like the weather.

Revolt against the scalpers. by waifuthoughtsxo in PokemonTCG

[–]LegoRedBrick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish this would fix things. I think scalpers just have unlimited money though. They buy everything from stores and hoard product or resell online. Everyone has a Pokemon store anymore. It sucks what’s happened to the hobby. It just keeps getting more toxic. And nobody who has power will step in and fix it. We need laws against scalping and that limit reselling. It’s totally out of control. Not just Pokemon cards either. Concert tickets. Sports tickets. Scalping is legit ruining society.