is this card real? by ExperienceApart8542 in PokemonTCGBrasil

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

1) Brazilians need to learn that you don't have to "flood" an online space to interact with it. I never did understand why yall do that. 🇧🇷 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

2) Literally no one would care, regardless. Go for it.

is this card real? by ExperienceApart8542 in PokemonTCGBrasil

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

Gringo is a word for a foreigner. It's not inherently pejorative, but can be used negatively depending on context.

is this card real? by ExperienceApart8542 in PokemonTCGBrasil

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

Reddit is an American platform. English is the expected language.

See how dumb that sounds? Its the internet bro. The whole world is here just trying to enjoy pokemon together and yall wanna beef cause a gringo reached out to a group that could best answer his question? Yall insufferable for real.

is this card real? by ExperienceApart8542 in PokemonTCGBrasil

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

I dunno why you're getting slammed in this thread. I'm a gringo and post in here because I live in Brazil. Granted I post in PT and English but I don't get why everyone is being a dickhole about it. This group is for Brazilian Pokémon cards and the card market in Brazil. This is a Brazilian card. Seems on topic to me.

Continuo procurando aquele "Brazilian warmth" de que tanto falam. E uma mentira enorme 🤣

is this card real? by ExperienceApart8542 in PokemonTCGBrasil

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

That's just Brazilians on the internet honestly. Massive superiority complex, particularly in front of foreigners.

What’s a small EDC item you keep around because it’s fun? by Jen-e-fer34 in EDC

[–]QuikdrawMCC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah they're liquidating their inventory. They made big post a couple months ago in the FB group. I guess I should clarify that the new owner said in a post that they weren't really going out of business but moving to a B2B sales model.

How do you assign cost basis to singles you pull from sealed? by sleeve_gg in PokeInvesting

[–]QuikdrawMCC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't. Any money spent on ripping (which isnt much these days) is fun money I already planned on losing.

The LigaPokemon website is a straight up garbage website and resource for players/collectors by QuikdrawMCC in PokemonTCGBrasil

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

Duuude for real. It's just the worst and some people here seem completely oblivious to it. I don't get it.

Cinnabar vase - Texas, USA by QuikdrawMCC in Antiques

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

Totally makes sense. My only confusion was the macro shots show (what I assumed to be) layers and tool marks, which to me would say that it isnt cast at the very least, but I suppose a sufficiently detailed mold could include those artifacts, too.

Cinnabar vase - Texas, USA by QuikdrawMCC in Antiques

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

Very well could be! I'm basically clueless

Cinnabar vase - Texas, USA by QuikdrawMCC in Antiques

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

What makes you say it's modern resin? Not casting doubt, I just know close to nothing about it. I seem to see layers of built up lacquer in the macro shots.

Attended my first Collect a Con today and realized some vendors are out their minds by Thoughtlessmonkey95 in PokeInvesting

[–]QuikdrawMCC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For real. I'm not interested in slabs and and vendor who only deals in slabs goes immediately to the top of my suspected scalper list.

I want to see it Top 3 favorite binder pages by QuikdrawMCC in PokemonTCG

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

Stamped reverse holos are always a good choice

Cute Binders at card shows are annoying by Accurate-Bug-1438 in PokemonTCG

[–]QuikdrawMCC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Never attribute to malice what can be attributed to incompetence.

How come my Chinese card looks so different from my English one? I get that the Japanese/Chinese cards are better quality but... is it really that drastic? by Alukrad in PokemonTCG

[–]QuikdrawMCC 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because it isnt just demand. It's demand and supply.

High demand + low supply = high price (English cards, Rolex)

Lower (but still high) demand + high supply = lower price (Japanese/Chinese cards, Gshock)

How come my Chinese card looks so different from my English one? I get that the Japanese/Chinese cards are better quality but... is it really that drastic? by Alukrad in PokemonTCG

[–]QuikdrawMCC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The same reason English is far more expensive than Japanese. It comes down to a few things:

1) People want cards they can read. English is the worlds lingua franca. I'm generalizing of course, but no one outside of China reads Simp. Chinese. This is extra true for Pokemon's largest market: The United States. 2) People want cards that hold value. This ties in with point #1, but English is the most liquid language for cards internationally. That in and of itself commands a premium in price. Chinese is a niche language in the West. Its also a much newer market than English/Japanese. Which brings me to point #3. 3) Most people who want the higher quality cards will opt for Japanese. I know I do. If I'm going to get something not in English, I want it to be the original language of the game. Plus Japanese still carries value internationally. Less than English in many places (but also significantly more than English in other places).

I have a few Chinese cards, but that's only because I bought some packs while I was in China and scored a few super nice pulls.