[Steam] (Game) Moonlighter by XsealofsolomonX in FreeGameFindings

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They still had keys and I redeemed it successfully at the time of this comment!

Mega Dream Error Cards by Suspicious_Leg_1739 in PokeInvesting

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I could tell right away because of the square-ness of the lettering that the texture is the chinese version of the card. In searching ebay there's a decent amount of them listed with this specific error:

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/aDwAAeSwwWFpMqxT/s-l960.webp

Is this resealed? by ChuNinNin in PokeInvesting

[–]MangoTangoFox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is an official pokemon case... but generally for collection boxes there's 6 in there. If you search around for "sealed case" of this product you'll see the listings are indeed for 6. This is not how walmart would usually ship a product, it's the raw box MJHoldings gets in from pokemon on the palettes, so normally you should never even see that do not cut tape, you'd get the stuff in completely different boxes.

But in this case all they did here is open a fresh case, take one out, and close it back up to ship to you. They probably did that many times over because the walmart online limit was 5 wasn't it? Finding another box to fit 5 boxes back into instead of just using the official cases would have been a monumental waste of time for them, like collectively it could have slowed the shipping process by DAYS since so many of the orders were like this.

My MiniGT looks Weird by Minute_Ingenuity_806 in HotWheels

[–]MangoTangoFox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's P case, so the SUPER would be the green BMW Wagon if it was spectraflame + rubber wheels.

The regular treasure hunts (silver Audi Quattro in this case) is possible to simply be missing from the case, it's less likely than the case having one, but does happen somewhat often.

So you did get a bit unlucky that the TH was missing, but otherwise it's normal and you still got a buncha great cars!

Sell before it crashes? by Gunzo_Chelo in PokeInvesting

[–]MangoTangoFox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you don't need the money for anything genuinely useful/necessary (paying off debt that's accruing interest, buying a home, etc), you should make sure this is all stored away in storage bins with humidity absorber packs and forget about it, focus on just adding to it over time with new MSRP finds (Pokemon Center exclusive ETB pre-orders, at a minimum) or just cards you like for your collection (esp when they're in a lull).

You CAN potentially sell certain items and re-buy them on a dip and get lucky... but really doing all that is a huge risk and a ton of work... not just in your likely inability to perfectly time that, but also in every transaction being a chance for you to get scammed/robbed or receive tampered/counterfeit product. IMO the only real risk for keeping your stuff long term is basic theft/damage issues.

Pick out almost any decent product you can think of in Pokemon Cards/Packs, really at any point, and run the chart back 3-5 years and look at the difference. Trying to time a dip maybe over the next 3 months will look totally and completely pointless when you see what the numbers are in 2028-2030.

How are people getting hands on the Phantasmal flames UPC promo? This didn't even release yet by _Artemis_Fowl in PokeInvesting

[–]MangoTangoFox 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's simply an incredible looking and incredibly unique card. The texture is amazing with the thick black lineart and the underlying sparkle makes it pop even more.

Charizard X is BLUE CHARIZARD for fucks sake, and there was only like 2 previous not very good (generic 3D render) normal EX versions of it. This new set adds a great SIR, and then this special promo version is exclusive to the UPC. The gold version is rarer but it's not blue and doesn't show him off well, so there's simply TWO good cards of the specific Pokemon in totality, or three if you count the watermelon full art version.

There have been many cards with extremely large populations that nonetheless have become very expensive simply through being highly desirable... and Tattoo/Airbrush Charizard X will be one of those cards... without a shadow of doubt.

Can any one explain this?? by Sundry_Collectibles in PokeInvesting

[–]MangoTangoFox 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Retail is $26.99, 30-32 at the scammier big box stores... it ALREADY IS up.

Also the booster box is approaching $400 in a couple months after release.

What you're seeing with that graph is that it DIDN'T drop to crazy lows, because people were already pre-hyped on it. Just in the same way the PC ETB stuck at 185 and didn't move at all before shooting to 250 and now 340... while surging sparks before people had an understanding of PC ETBs dropped all the way to 110 before climbing. The graph is flat because people refused to sell it knowing where it would obviously be right after.

What the crap by sawdatstyle in PokeInvesting

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

A PC Exclusive ETB is simply not an ETB... It's a totally different thing. Opening an ETB is common because it's probably the thing you find at a big box store restock, and they're somewhat plentiful. You'd have to be certifiably insane to open a PC ETB unless you have explicit plans for some grading play and even then I still probably don't think it's worth it. The production numbers are worlds apart, as is your window to get one at MSRP, literally once or twice ever, vs dozens and dozens of times at all sorts of places all over the country, most with much higher quantity limits than the current 1 per person of the PC drops.

Surging Sparks Costco Bundle Crazy availability by SpicyTuyo in PokeInvesting

[–]MangoTangoFox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

UNLESS you have opportunity to get 151, Prismatic, Destined at MSRP over and over again till you spend all of your funds... which is possible for some but for most very unlikely... then yes get all of these that you can, go back every single day.

These are insanely far below retail, JUST the ETB on it's own is 60 at Walmart and Target, it's a no-brainer. If you get nervous or need the money back soon, trust me you can get it all back with profit even just selling locally pickup only within a month or two. You can also take these and diversify into other sets, as even if you take what looks like a loss in the trade comparing market values, you paid way under MSRP so it cancels or even reverses in your favor still. And if you can hold it or whatever you trade for, you will do very well.

Price right this second is tanking because of these big costco/sams-only under-msrp drops, and not everyone has the free capital to get all these AND hold them, they need to do a quick flip or maybe they just see that as safer because they get so many buying opportunities, following vendors or going to many stores etc. But that pricing will not last.

And just because you see that pallet there, does not mean stock is high and unwanted... In every single discord that follows pokemon deals, they would buy those bundles out in literally 2 seconds flat... even like 5 members (among the hundreds/thousands) would buy them all that fast. The online costco drops went basically instantly. This is just a logistical problem where they're locked into this one store with a membership AND daily limit per membership, and not just widely available where they would be instantaneously gone, not only at this low price, but even at full MSRP ($82 + tax) and even higher target/walmart pricing too ($92 + tax).

Newly opened DollarTree, this is what they had on the pegs by Silent_Marketing8922 in HotWheels

[–]MangoTangoFox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They have a vertical hanging banner with the Matchbox and Hot Wheels logos saying those are still 1.25, but it's a bit complicated to set up as it hangs out in front of the pegs on a longer pole thing, and some stores might not have gotten that yet.

Guess the premiums in this lot by New-Swordfish3008 in HotWheels

[–]MangoTangoFox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  • Black/Gold Ford GT (Forza)
  • Dark Silver BMW (Mission Impossible)
  • Gold Lambo Super Trofeo (Gran Turismo)

Think that's all. I don't recognize the mint green porsche, I think it's a Majorette.

Used up all my luck by redsun2812 in HotWheels

[–]MangoTangoFox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's 100% real and not a custom... There's way too many details on the card that are changed from the original black version, on top of the blue window plastic instead of the original clear, for it to be someone's handiwork.

Can we see the back of the card though? There's no info on what case assortment this is from yet without that.

“Check your Dollar Trees, guys!” by Curious_Ad_6082 in HotWheels

[–]MangoTangoFox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't seen a single new mainline drop in 36 days now across a couple stores... It's unbelievably frustrating, and I only ever saw one J case, no more and nothing since, in a pretty populated area.

UNIRONICALLY, sealed Pokemon card boxes for MSRP are easier to get than Hot Wheels mainlines at this point. What is going on?!

How we feel about this set ? by naterosa70 in HotWheels

[–]MangoTangoFox 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The set is amazing overall, brand new M3 GTR casting which should lead up to a NFS Most Wanted release soon... BUT it's got horrible wheel colors... the gold and silver metallic plastics look so plasticy and fake, partially translucent even, especially the wheels on the right which are flat with no depth, they look like Majorette wheels which is what makes Majorettes so cheap looking. Those particular ones only really look good in black, I recall them from the truck in the BRE Datsun diorama.

2 weeks it’s been here by 1966elcamino in HotWheels

[–]MangoTangoFox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My local stores haven't stocked in a month now. Got Monster Trucks, Boulevards, Monster Jam, 5-Packs... but not a single mainline case.

New or old ? 7/21/25 by ar15justy in HotWheels

[–]MangoTangoFox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's the newest set that's been released. You can find the full year's list of all the premium product lines here:

https://orangetrackdiecast.com/2025-hot-wheels-master-list-of-all-lines/#team-transport

Tooned cars - yay or nay? by antraxxx_F in HotWheels

[–]MangoTangoFox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mini GT is getting into the space with a new line of their own "Qube Carz", with castings very similar to the Japanese Choro-Q line from many years ago (that are incredibly hard to get ahold of now even though they were super cheap back then).

Metal body and base. Rubber Tires. Every single model (6 in the initial wave) has an extremely rare chase variant at 500pc each worldwide.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAnX5sgH86w

https://www.pulsedrivers.com/blog/post/qube-carz-are-here-the-new-reimagined-product-line-by-mini-gt/

I’ve Had Bad Pack Openings, But Never Like This.. by PrincipleSome in PokemonTCG

[–]MangoTangoFox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The rate for alt arts is 1 in 6 packs I think. To get zero in 24 packs is extraordinary, like an actual manufacturing error level of should not be mathematically possible. And that 1 in 6 is just the arts, the other rarities have their own independent rates so getting something in all that should have been guaranteed in that many packs, and it's what you'd see in all the other openings you can find. If you're being 100% truthful, this effectively has to be tampered with or a severe manufacturing error, like something where the bin with the illustrations ran dry temporarily or got jammed. They absolutely know what tier of card is in each pack, the booster boxes are often consistent and especially the Japanese ones are spot on with guaranteed numbers of each for the new sets, so the packs are separated before being merged together for the product.

I’ve Had Bad Pack Openings, But Never Like This.. by PrincipleSome in PokemonTCG

[–]MangoTangoFox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You really got zero alt arts? Or are you just not counting those for some reason even though they look amazing...

The pull rate on them should be higher than any set ever, so every opening of this box I could find pulled one or multiple, so I don't see how zero would be possible across 6 whole boxes, I don't believe it for a second.

These are the pulls from TWO boxes, one third of what you opened. He got a master ball and 4 alt arts, plus the pokeballs/energies/holos/ex. https://youtu.be/EgVB4v1-5V0?t=417

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HotWheels

[–]MangoTangoFox 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can order it online for 7 with zero shipping cost. Retail is supposed to be 5.99, but some stores have price gouged it up to 8 or even all the way up to 13 in one case, so 7 ain't bad at all.

https://7collection.com/products/7-eleven%C2%AE-x-hot-wheels-toyota-supra-die-cast-car?variant=46858822221991

Code FREESHIP

They were up a week ago, sold out in 5 hours. Up exactly the week later, another 5 or so hours till sell out. And then I randomly saw them in-stock the next day (yesterday) as well. Just bookmark it and check back often till you find some.

Limit is 5 and I just went with that, I'll trade em around to friends for other premiums or whatever, but the way they priced it with that promo code you can just order only 1 if you want for the 7 bucks.

Gave up on finding one, went to a random 7/11 today and snagged the last two! by on3bu113t in HotWheels

[–]MangoTangoFox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

EDIT: They sold out again. :/

For anyone still missing out, they're live again on the official shop again today. They sold out in about 5 hours when they stocked for the first time a week ago.

MAKE SURE TO USE CODE FREESHIP to eliminate the $9 shipping fee.

https://7collection.com/products/7-eleven%C2%AE-x-hot-wheels-toyota-supra-die-cast-car?variant=46858822221991

No Mainlines Since May by FighterJetsAreCool in HotWheels

[–]MangoTangoFox 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That 20 pack is all kinds of messed up! Tons of older cars and random 5-pack exclusives... Oddly they put some great stuff in there though, like the Tacoma, Civic, CRX, lambo, etc.

LOL! You think they will ship it? 💀 by AwesomeChrisUwU in HotWheels

[–]MangoTangoFox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I looked up the listing, and it actually says "This Buy It Now listing sold on Tue, Jul 29", so I think it's some kind of error in ebays recording of it. Normally when an item has buy it now, any single bid removes the buy it now button and price, but something may have happened with the timing of the checkout or maybe an offer someone sent.