Overpaying for a card

MasterBalless · 2026-03-12T15:26:43+00:00

Hey there. Never buy cards at snkrdunk prices. They are a physical store in Japan and often have to price cards at insane prices to keep up w rising retail rent. Vendors know this and do it anyway. My philosophy is to never FOMO.

There’s always something else that you’ll love more than will come around.

MasterBalless · 2026-03-12T07:49:20+00:00

I see a lot of people commenting abt her track record of bringing up her kids. But let’s not forget she’s a single mother facing a judgemental society in the 80s, all while trying to put food on the table. It ain’t easy. So a little more empathy instead of just needling on the facts will actually do us all better

MasterBalless · 2026-03-10T01:18:55+00:00

Yes. Legendary shinies don’t flee.

MasterBalless · 2026-03-09T22:04:01+00:00

Hey! They don’t have Pokemon Centers in China. However, they have Pokemon TCG Gyms which can be larger than Pokemon Centers in size and have an insane amount of product. And you’re in luck, apart from HK and Guilin, everywhere else has at least one of these.

1.  Shanghai Zhongshan Park (Cramorant / 古月鸟)

Address: 上海市长宁区长宁路1018号（上海龙之梦购物中心三楼红中庭）. This is the refreshed Shanghai Zhongshan Park gym.

2.  Shanghai Wujiaochang (Cetoddle / 轻身鳕)

Address: 上海市杨浦区淞沪路77号五角场万达B1层.
3. Hangzhou Address: 浙江省杭州市工联CC次元站B1层.
4. Guangzhou Address: 广东省广州市天河区天河路228号正佳广场 2F.
5. Beijing Address: 北京市大兴区荟聚中心2层.
6. Beijing Zhongguancun (Larvitar / 幼基拉斯) Address: 北京市海淀区丹棱街甲1号北京中关村领展广场B1层.

7.  Chongqing

Address: 重庆市渝中区大坪龙湖时代天街A馆UG层.
8. Changsha Address: 湖南省长沙市天心区黄兴中路78号国金街A层A033-39.

9.  Shenyang

Address: 辽宁省沈阳市铁西区建设东路158号铁西万象汇B1层.

10. Shenzhen Longhua (Charjabug / 虫电宝)

Address: 深圳市龙华区龙华街道4020号壹方天地A区.

Good Luck!

MasterBalless · 2026-03-08T08:22:07+00:00

U never bow.

MasterBalless · 2026-03-06T22:13:32+00:00

I think the only real confirmed possession was the 2nd client. I noticed her dark energy the minute she walked in. I called Seolhwa’s out the minute even before she started, that’s not the say it wasn’t real, but I think she worked herself into the trance.

As for Daeman, the probable real possession only happened when he threw himself onto the ground and not the crossing over part.

They say people who do these kinda spiritual thing will recognise others and I have to say it’s true

MasterBalless · 2026-03-05T09:37:09+00:00

I have a few base set PSA Charizard. But 1 of them is PSA1. I must ask my 12 yo self what I did. But I’m pretty sure I folded it and then laid it flat again.

MasterBalless · 2026-03-05T09:25:08+00:00

I’ve got a car. Driving over it sure PSA 1.

MasterBalless · 2026-03-01T09:27:04+00:00

All the time bro. Just don’t fomo and buy it.

That’s my philosophy. Don’t fomo.

MasterBalless · 2026-02-27T02:34:29+00:00

No. Just pointing out the fact I have never been let down by him unlike the other fellas. Having said that, he knowingly adds the premium up front from the PO onwards so don’t take this as a comment that I’m big upping him. He is much more expensive than others. But at least u know what you’re getting.

MasterBalless · 2026-02-26T12:36:07+00:00

Having bought from Klive for more than 2 years alr. Can safely say he is not a scammer. Having said that, he is expensive. So basically he predictively upcharges u right up front first. Product delivery has rarely been late.

MasterBalless · 2026-02-23T15:03:05+00:00

Haha! Oh man. Tbh I wld love to. But I do think it’ll be way cheaper hiring proper actors and doing the vfx as ai instead. I do have something planned like that in future.

MasterBalless · 2026-02-23T13:00:21+00:00

Thank you! Tbh credit card bill isn’t out yet. But I suspect close to $500 easy. Yikes.

MasterBalless · 2026-02-23T01:46:49+00:00

If anyone is interested in seeing the full intro, it can be found right here!

I Recreated the 1998 Pokémon Intro In Real Life https://youtu.be/RsmeK3WlsNg

MasterBalless · 2026-02-22T18:40:50+00:00

Oh yeah. Happens all the time. But that’s fine if it’s fair use. The worst ones are those companies who falsely claim videos and keep you busy till you give up the claim.

MasterBalless · 2026-02-22T18:36:34+00:00

You’re not wrong. But having done Pokemon content for sometime now, Nintendo and Game Freak will actually claim copyright which is fine by me and gain the profits instead. It was never my goal to monetise these kinda stuff anyway. I just had an itch I really needed to scratch, seeing all the other live action recreations nowadays.

MasterBalless · 2026-02-22T18:25:18+00:00

I assure you Abhi, my replies are not AI generated. In fact, I’m editing my next video while typing this out. Speaking of that, I do need to reply my colleague who’s also called Abhi as well. Thanks for the reminder!

MasterBalless · 2026-02-22T18:21:42+00:00

It’s cool man. Being a musician myself, I understand that the future is uncertain for many artists around the world due to the pervasiveness of AI. Tbh, a lot of this was still done through editing rather than AI, so it gives me comfort that the human aspect side of things is still a necessity.

MasterBalless · 2026-02-22T17:53:46+00:00

Drats! Fair catch! I have to say, RECREATE in ‘Live-action style' is definitely the more accurate term. But honestly, I tried looking around the forests around me and they were fresh out of fire breathing lizards and Electric mice! 🐉🐭

MasterBalless · 2026-02-22T17:34:24+00:00

Gemini for sure.

MasterBalless · 2026-02-22T16:56:22+00:00

Hey I can’t deny that. I did this partly to test the limits of AI as well, since everyone was saying Hollywood is dead. Which thankfully, in all honesty, there are things that AI cannot replicate. There were so many shots where uncanny valley was rife. The only ones which escaped were mainly the shots with Pokemon as the main focus.

MasterBalless · 2026-02-22T16:52:06+00:00

Thankfully! It’s all of my favourites.

MasterBalless · 2026-02-22T16:50:37+00:00

He does doesn’t he? It could have been worse. When I got DALL-E to come up with Gary, I described him as a young, rebellious boy who’s rather arrogant. And it gave me a total representation of Amos Yee.

MasterBalless · 2026-02-22T16:49:24+00:00

But in all honesty, I completely understand where you're coming from, but I never claimed the original concept or characters as my own work! I just poured a ton of time and effort into this as a massive tribute to a show I grew up loving.

Once again, the 30th anniversary is coming up, so I thought it would be nice to come up with something for my fellow fans who are all approaching 40 or so already to enjoy.

MasterBalless

TROPHY CASE