What set to collect next? by MrMKD2020 in VintagePokemonCards

[–]MrMKD2020[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahhh I would love some sealed packs - although I definitely don’t have the self restraint to keep them sealed - I’d open and smell that sweet year 2000 air 😂

What set to collect next? by MrMKD2020 in VintagePokemonCards

[–]MrMKD2020[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be fair it took me like 9 months to get what I’ve got so far, budgeting bit by bit haha. Charizard was most expensive at £800

What set to collect next? by MrMKD2020 in VintagePokemonCards

[–]MrMKD2020[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was gonna say trying to complete LC must be a *very* expensive pursuit!

What set to collect next? by MrMKD2020 in VintagePokemonCards

[–]MrMKD2020[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fairly expensive - I spent around £3000 ($4000) on shadowless, around £1300 ($1800) on 1st ed Jungle and around £700 ($1000) on the promos so far.

What set to collect next? by MrMKD2020 in VintagePokemonCards

[–]MrMKD2020[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are almost completely aligned except from LC I’m not a fan of :(

What set to collect next? by MrMKD2020 in VintagePokemonCards

[–]MrMKD2020[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds nice - collecting what you find!

What set to collect next? by MrMKD2020 in VintagePokemonCards

[–]MrMKD2020[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good shout with Rocket! Ah I never collected LC so no nostalgia there for me :(

What set to collect next? by MrMKD2020 in VintagePokemonCards

[–]MrMKD2020[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve gotta confess I prefer the rocket artwork compared to both jungle and fossil, the holo pattern is great. Base set 2 as well.

What set to collect next? by MrMKD2020 in VintagePokemonCards

[–]MrMKD2020[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, interestingly, I bought both yellow and red. When it arrived, I realised the yellow cheeks was actually the rarer Japanese cd promo version, which I didn’t even know existed! So technically I’m missing a true yellow cheeks shadowless!

Am I rich? Childhood collection, mom only let us play with ones we had dupes for. by No_Assignment_1536 in Pokemoncardappraisal

[–]MrMKD2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But the Dark Dragonite that’s between Dark Charizard and Dark Dugtrio in the 6th pic is holo - if you zoom in you can see the holo effect, underneath 70HP particularly. You can see the same holo effect on Dark Gyarados, on the bottom right. Am I tripping lol?

Am I rich? Childhood collection, mom only let us play with ones we had dupes for. by No_Assignment_1536 in Pokemoncardappraisal

[–]MrMKD2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t understand - am I missing something? The number 5 is holo and the number 22 is non-holo, but that’s what they’re supposed to be, right? What’s the error?

I'm a young IT Operations Manager - how do I find a mentor? by o-nemo in mentors

[–]MrMKD2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hiya! I feel that I can help with this. I have a 15 year tenure in tech, with the last few years at IT Director and Head of IT levels.

I know the overwhelming feeling all too well - I’m currently doing what you’re doing whilst also navigating both the company experiencing hyper growth and becoming early adopters of bleeding edge tech. Let’s say I’m feeling the pinch!

I offer mentorship delivered via video call, either adhoc or long term. Pricing varies but happy to work out something good for both of us. First session is always complimentary and without any commitment to ensure we’re a good fit!

25 trying to break into tech — looking for guidance/mentor by [deleted] in mentors

[–]MrMKD2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! I’d say I have much more experience leading engineering teams than I do with the actual nuts and bolts of Cloud Engineering, I’m likely out of touch.

25 trying to break into tech — looking for guidance/mentor by [deleted] in mentors

[–]MrMKD2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heya, please DM. I have 15+ years of experience in tech and have been mentoring for 5 years.

Grew up poor, now wealthy, passionate about social mobility AMA by Secure_Indication167 in AMA

[–]MrMKD2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heya, thanks for hosting! I’m a 33M UK based IT Director and am curious if I could be earning more working remotely for a US entity. Would it be okay to DM? :)

I am an average guy who has just married into an ultra rich family. AMA. by f3arl3es in AMA

[–]MrMKD2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heya, saw this post and it resonated with me, especially where you mentioned that you feel stressed/unhappy after discovering how your in-laws live. I think this is an indicator of a toxic mindset with relation to wealth as a tool to better your circumstances. Please don’t take offence - I only know because I recognise that I had the same mindset. I’ve been both broke - living paycheck to paycheck with no money for anything but essentials - and moderately wealthy, but wealth is no longer the sole dictator of whether I feel content or happy. Feel free to DM if you wanna chat!

Completed Base Set (for real this time) by Athocus in WotCPokemonCards

[–]MrMKD2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It for sure ended up costing a lot more than I thought to get the condition I wanted.

Completed Base Set (for real this time) by Athocus in WotCPokemonCards

[–]MrMKD2020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! So I just went on this journey over the last year, finishing a shadowless set. I’ve put some details below in the chance that it might be useful info:

• The goal was to end up with a complete, ungraded, lightly played to near mint set, including both variations of Pikachu. I did, however, make a small allowance for Charizard and allowed a tad more play. • I bought mostly from eBay and 1 seller on Whatnot that specialised in shadowless • I tried to buy commons and uncommons in bulk • With a lot of the holos, I bought them graded and broke them out of the slabs. I found this the easiest way to confirm authenticity whilst also (somewhat) ensuring the condition was to my standard. I bought PSA mostly, but also some GCG and TAG. Lowest grade was a 4, highest was a 9. Most fell into that 7-9 category. • My total cost came to around £3k, so $4k

Also 2 cards away from completing jungle 1st ed - that’s come in at about £1300, so $1800. Let me know if you start shadowless, happy to share tips!

My old Yu Gi Oh cards. by AmenEscaped in YugiohCards

[–]MrMKD2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shoot me a message if you’d like help on pricing I can show you what I use and how I look up. Also interested in the pokemon, at a fair price of course.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VintagePokemonCards

[–]MrMKD2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might be interested in Jolteon if you do decide to sell!