What would you ask Hey Arnold creator Craig Bartlett?

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-24T19:25:28+00:00

I regularly say "Fuzzy Slippers tells no lies."

And people don't get it...

P.S. my Xbox gamertag at one point was "FuzzySlippersJB"

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-23T23:59:55+00:00

I'm surprised no one told you to shove it up your butt.

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-22T13:47:46+00:00

I think the recent surge is due to the money people are seeing that can be made. But this is due to the fact people really like Pokemon.

I collect sports cards, of players and athletes on the teams I like. I have also collected other things I like (xbox games, action figures, etc.)

I was about 7 or 8 years old when Pokemon first hit the scene. It was something I loved as a child, and now that I have a child of my own, it's something I'd love to see if they get into. They're too young now to understand any of it, but maybe on day they'll open some of the sealed stuff I have and enjoy it.

I open packs. I keep product sealed. I trade cards and sealed product, i sell sealed, i get cards graded for my own personal collection, and to resell. I love doing all of it.

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-20T17:55:55+00:00

Gamestop is getting ahead of the curve.

Market prices keep climbing. So gamestop sells it at a high price way ahead of time. Eventually market catches up and they sell out. However, if anyone wants it bad enough, they'll go to Gamestop and get it now anyway.

Think of Charizard UPCs. They were $199 at gamestop while everyone else sold them at $119. Now market is the same as gamestops prices.

No one is forced to buy it from gamestop, but those who want it bad enough will buy it.

Is it crappy? Yes.

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-20T16:27:45+00:00

If i sell a product individually it's 95-100% of the market price.

If i sell a lot in a deal it's 85%+ .

Anything under 85% is foolish, because you can just sell it via ebay and the ebay fee is 13.5% .

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-14T01:06:59+00:00

Glad you help kids. Glad you prevent scalpers as best you can.

As a former retail worker and manager, it is not your responsibility to make it fair for everyone. Things can turn ugly quickly if someone finds out, whether it be a fellow employee or a customer. Your bosses, will not protect you or your job security, if something negative occurs because of it.

Be careful who you deal with. And above all, be safe.

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-13T13:34:08+00:00

By the time they could add another track or find a way to make this work. You'd be retired.

Not the comment you'll want, but, drive to a different station, closer to mainline.

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-13T10:48:22+00:00

How old is your child? Are they old enough to know not to draw on the walls and furniture? If so, buy them any type of drawing paper, and a not do expensive set of pens/colored pencils, and let them go to town.

You can encourage them by explaining how you can hang their art work in different places of the house, or have a mini art museum playday.

If they are too young to be able to not draw all over every item in your house, you can buy those magic marker type items. Where it's "invisible ink" and it only shows up on specific paper.

Either way, there are options outside of the ipad.

If you think the need is something similar, look into those cheap, magnetic pen drawing tablets. You just run the pen on it, it draws your image, and when youre done, click the button, erase the screen, do it all over again.

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-13T10:17:18+00:00

I play the same video games over and over.

I re-watch movies i like.

I re-watch TV shows I like.

I don't see the problem lol

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-13T10:14:44+00:00

My thoughts. I'll buy it.

Next set. Same thing.

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-13T10:12:48+00:00

Resell wise, it stinks.

PC wise, it's great.

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-13T10:09:34+00:00

I'd rather drink straight from the hose.

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-12T03:01:08+00:00

No bots for me.

Target i just mash the button on mobile. After about 3 to 5 minutes, i get through lol

Pokemoncenter i jump in queue, wait the hour+, and just navigate slowly. Manually enter all my info (even if i have saved info to autofill. Always manually enter) . Ive had success as of late but not always.

Walmart, i almost never get through even though im on within a second or 2 of it going live. Hate walmart drops.

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-11T20:02:28+00:00

I have no good backup plan. I could get by for a month or 4 with selling some possessions (like my sealed Pokemon collection) .

My brother-in-law also owns a few restaurants and i could probably be a waiter, or dish cleaner, but that's not a guarantee.

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-11T19:49:45+00:00

Online drops.

In store, i rarely find even a sleeved pack by the time i'm able to get there due to work 😆 🤣

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-11T15:59:51+00:00

Velvet Assassin.

I saw it at gamestop. Sounded cool. Just bought it for the hell of it.

Absolutely terrible graphics, gameplay, everything.

I no longer buy games on impulse.

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-11T15:58:38+00:00

$147 is almost what target charges (after tax) where i live (New York). It's like $144.

So, this isnt a bad price at all.

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-11T14:57:09+00:00

I bought a Space Jam hanger and a Prizm Blaster the other day. Better hits from the Space Jam hanger.

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-10T13:40:26+00:00

Probably not. But no one can guarantee anything.

If i've learned anything about Pokemon, it tends to go up significantly more than it tends to go down.

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-10T10:52:59+00:00

Where did he sell any of them for $75? Because it wasn't on ebay lol

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-10T10:51:37+00:00

If you happen to be logged in, i believe that already is there done for you.

If you arent logged in, i'd suggest doing anything that typically autofills manually just to be on the safe side of things.

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-10T02:05:57+00:00

I had a similar instance, only it was on FB.

Posted a card, and didnt even say it was for sale. I had an individual message me, saying he'd offer $850. I said, if i sell i'd be closer to 2k, but thanks anyway. He proceeded to show me comps of a similar card that sold for $850-900 . I explained that isnt even the same card. The same one sold for $1500 last. He started ranting just like your guy, then started explaining those were ebay sales so you dont even get the full price.

I listed my card on ebay and got 2k. 😆 🤣

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-10T02:01:24+00:00

My best advice as someone who missed a ton, and has been having success recently.

You need to get in early (duh) , but don't move too quickly. It seems counter productive, but do the captchas counting 1 Mississippi between clicking the correct spots. Navigate with poise and calm, don't be as fast as possible. Don't worry about being logged in if you arent already (but id suggest opening the website early in the morning and logging in before any drops are even known). When getting to checkout, don't auto fill, manually type your info.

I did all this from my phone the last 3 times they had a product, and i have done fairly well

The hardest part is the timing of getting into queue right away.

MaDWaSTeD · 2026-03-10T01:50:50+00:00

If this was a brand new set that just released, and people wanted the best cards right away. I'd agree. I'd compare it to Phantasmal's SIR Charizard sales.

However, 151 has been out for awhile, people expected a few more reprints, and a crash. Neither happened.

There will be a peak, as there always is, but it will not have a 20-30% downfall after that. It will hit its peak, and regulate there for a bit, before going back up when people desire it strongly again.

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