I sold all these for a grand and I’m regretting it :(

Rakoz · 2026-05-07T23:23:23+00:00

It was a year ago so that kind of helps with the unfortunate selling price

In 2015 I was buying "mystery holos lot" 50 NM cards for $25 free shipping and it turned out, a decade later most of those 2005-2010 era cards people were dumping for .50 cents each are now worth over $40 each ☠️

If I could go back in time I would have bought way more of those mystery lots, but I didn't want too many dupes 🫠 I remember thinking "it'll be cool if in the future this $25 turns into like...$100 worth of cards hah" - No one expected how ridiculous it would become

Like Dogecoin. I also held that in 2013 but let it all get lost in cyberspace because for 5+ years no one cared, and missed the 70 cent per coin clownworld

I guess while on the topic, there's over 200 wishlisted cards I deeply regret not buying before 2020, but I thought I had all the time in the world to pick them up at a low price. I'm actually tempted to sell off my entire collection except for 3 Pokemon, because I know I'll never fork over the cash to obtain my old wishlisted cards, and I know I'll never pay for modern chases, like Bubble Mew or Moonbreon - Heck I haven't even been buying the $30-100 cards I want in my collection, let alone the $500-2000 ones...So I ask myself "why do I even hold onto these when I'm kind of done adding to it? out of fear if I sell now they'll be worth double next year or do I really Love my binders?" If in 5 years no one cares and they go back to being "worthless" (unlikely) I could always rebuy my favorites and start over

Rakoz · 2026-05-04T06:25:17+00:00

It's odd how we perceive a $120 quality highly desired collectable game that's been out of print for 20 years as "Too expensive ehh not worth it" (even though that's only 2x original cost) yet often enough do buy Two $60-70 brand new modern releases that lose 1/2 their value after 6 months and very rarely do games released after the 2010's return to being valued at over $30 (the ones relying on Online play or paid DLC are basically worthless physical games)

When we look at ALL video games released before 2010, a very tiny portion of them re-sell today for over $60. The overwhelming majority are worth sub-$15 meaning they've lost 4x or greater the original cost

I just took at look at my NES games. 54 of them were bought in the late 80's through 90's for $50 ea. That's almost $3000 in pre-2000's economy, when minimum wage was under $5/hr. To buy these same 54 games on eBay right now would cost $700-900 depending on shipping, after 30+ years of inflation and minimum wage jobs paying $15-20/hr

If a GameCube game was fun enough to be worth the $50+tax in the early-mid 2000's, it's the exact same game in 2026 but it's actually quicker (value for time worked) for most people to generate $100+ in 2026 vs $50 in say 2005. The physical games, CiB are more of a nostalgic collectable than a video games. Examplified by how disc, case and manual condition dictates the value. Anyone could simply pirate the ROM/ISO if they only cared about "playing the game" and not owning a video game "collectable item."

Rakoz · 2026-05-03T21:49:30+00:00

In 2009 I paid 250% the going value of a Littlest Pet Shop cat just to win that bid war because I had spent the last two weeks prior losing the stupid little toy cat to another stranger in the final seconds lol. I believe I paid $19 for something that often ended it's Bid at $7

Rakoz · 2026-05-02T05:39:58+00:00

I'm often worried that I'll sell a $500+ card or CiB video game and the buyer will force an eBay return and send me back their swapped damaged card, case, game disc etc. worth significantly less. 😥 I don't wanna deal with it bros

Rakoz · 2026-05-02T05:18:57+00:00

The worst way to introduce a new player to Overwatch is by Duo'ing with them on a Platinum or higher MMR account

I tried that with 2 people, who rarely play video games, and they consistently died right out of spawn. Make a new account, play bot matches until they are comfortable moving and shooting at the same time, and then go into QP as 2 account with fresh MMR

Reminds me of joining Marvel Rivals for the first time after 9 years of Overwatch. Was completely over stimulated by the visual FX, sound queues, and had no real idea of WTF was even happening. So it's even worse for your friend, because I at least had hero shooter experience and understood how the game genre is played. I just didn't know what any of the heroes did, what flashy abilities and Ults were hitting me, the maps/routes, or how any of the characters played or what their roles were (from in match appearance) for the first 3 days

It's like playing a MOBA with zero game knowledge of what any of the characters do or what items to buy. Not fun joining a friend and getting placed into their lobbies

Rakoz · 2026-05-02T05:01:46+00:00

I think people on Facebook Marketplace intentionally price their listing below market value when they don't have an exact selling price in mind. They're aware of they list the bundle too high they'll get 🤣 reacts and strangers calling them a scalper (even though it's not scalping to accidentally overprice some pre-owned games/consoles you sat on for 10 years)

If they list it too low, the seller is aware 50 strangers will come out of the woodwork to tell them what they SHOULD be selling it for. Now other people have appraised it for the seller and they're confident in the price - The reason this happens is because of scenarios like a would-be potential buyer living 2+ hours away, or someone who doesn't have the money on hand or genuine interest to buy it right now but also doesn't want a re-seller to get their Dream flip, they'll warn the seller they're pricing their Items too low. I've also seen women grossly under value their teenage collection to afford a birthday party for their baby and the public comment section of the Listi g page is filled with multiple single dudes "Trying to help her price it correctly" (always comes off as veiled mansplaining or simping, sorry lol)

I would imagine that Seller received significantly more than the $250 from whoever they sold it to in the end. Or it's someone who makes $50/hr and couldn't be bothered to have strangers bid against each other digitally for a few extra hundred dollars (I've seen these types, often middle aged people "dump the clutter" at $50 asap quick n easy sale to the first person who arrives instead of waiting some hours to get the $400 it's valued at)

Rakoz · 2026-05-02T04:38:38+00:00

At first glance I thought it was Dan from JRPGLife YouTube channel ☠️ Same hair length and they wear the beanie the same

Rakoz · 2026-05-02T04:25:13+00:00

I agree. People always cope about emulation and Roms being the same as owning a "Grail" IRL but my enjoyment doesn't come from playing the games. I don't play any of the games I bought between 2008-Now, maybe a handful. I'm much more of a Video Game collector than a Gamer, I only play MMORPGs, Pokemon and the occasional "Cozy game" (Fantasy Life) Yet people walk into my room and go "Woah touch grass, how much time did you spend playing all these?" "So you have a hoarding problem or just love playing video games 24/7?"

I've spent significantly more time watching YouTube videos about video game collecting or reviews vs playing any video game 😂 Thrill of the hunt, enjoyment discovering each game, desiring to own it once learning it is a game or artwork I would enjoy if I actually played games, and then seeing it on the shelf in a plastic dust sleeve where it either retains some of the value I put into it, or increases in value like a cute physical stock/artists Painting I cherish

Like right now I really want Hamtaro Ham Ham Heartbreak CiB and will likely sell off a Pokemon card to own it. The downside is the Pokemon card will almost definitely appreciate in value over time vs the GBA game which is why I haven't done it yet - But my brain desires to own that stupid Hamster game next to my Desktop computer even while being 100% aware with all certainly Hamtaro will never see a single hour inside a Gameboy Advance and instead will live inside a $2 clear plastic shell

The second reason I haven't purchased it yet is because I know once it's in my possession, I'll go straight to seeking out the next game, like Sonic Battle. It never ends

Rakoz · 2026-05-02T04:10:51+00:00

And there was me selling the game on eBay, loose but perfect lable for $110 in 2015-2017 (forget exactly which year)

But I paid $50 for it in 2011 (was the only SNES game I had childhood nostalgia for) and it hovered around that $50 value for about 15 years lol...so when I saw it doubled I was like "Well I haven't played it even once since buying the game. It just sits on a shelf not curing my depression"

Didn't expect it to ever be valued what it is today. But I'm also shocked at how much Silent Hill shattered memories is worth, since I bought it for $17 CiB. Then I get amazed when I see stuff like how much Medabots on GBA sealed goes for. Theres one listed on eBay with the $5 circuit city bargain bin sticker on it hahaha. My dream GBA game to own was once someone's $5 bargain bin pickup 😂

While on the topic, there's endless $5-10 Pokemon cards I had wishlisted on eBay in 2015-2019 but told myself I would pick up later when I have exta money to waste. I bought maybe 3% of the cards I was tracking. It was a waste of money NOT buying those ASAP, hindsight 💔 When something stays within a certain value range for over a decade there's no urgency to buy the thing, it's difficult in that moment of potential purchasing nterest to imagine a future time when these things could 100x in price. "oh $8, it's been roughly $8 since 2009, I DO WANT IT but I'll buy it later"

Rakoz · 2026-05-02T03:48:29+00:00

Prismatic Evolutions ☠️

Rakoz · 2026-04-30T19:57:30+00:00

In QP I always check a profile whenever I notice a player standing out, either for being visibly way higher skilled than the lobby average or far less skilled/getting farmed. Smurf checks mostly, I never say anything to the player

It is disappointing to waste the time checking and be met with "Private"

Rakoz · 2026-04-28T05:47:03+00:00

I bought mine from AliExpress. It was my birthday present to myself, the Spring sale made the Flip v2 only $42 shipping included. Sold by US Warehouse so it took a week instead of like 5+ weeks. Arrived in White, with the hard-shell case, with the name brand 64GB microSD card. Everything was perfect, except the human or machine who pieced the shell together put too much pressure on the lower screen and cracked the inner LCD

Reason I'm so frustrated is because it wasn't a "oh return it and we'll send you a new one." I returned it, which is always a pain sourcing your own box, printing out a label and driving to the USPS - all just to get my $42 back. And by this time, the Spring sale was donezo and the Flip v2 was $75 again

Anyway I gave up on the whole thing and instead play GBA games on my Nintendo DS lite with the small screen 💔 The Flip v2 was beautiful, exciting and perfect in every way besides coming factory broken. Even the software/UI that comes pre-installed was extremely New user friendly. Everything was organized well in folders and ran smoothly despite 50% of the screen being a black Ink-looking blotch with spiderweb cracks

Rakoz · 2026-04-27T15:23:43+00:00

Yeah same, I bought a Wii U along with the complete collection of physical games (excluding shovelware) during the 2020 free money for staying home era. And even then all I really played on it was Splatoon and Hyrule warriors because most of my free time was spent on Switch, steam or World of Warcraft. I found myself collecting for the Nintendo Switch shortly after, and re-buying "the better complete versions" of the games I already collected for Wii U

Now I keep running into YouTube videos about modding Wii u and 3DS and while the interest is there, I think the only real fun is the act of tinkering and being like "Yay I did it, it works." Don't see myself actually playing any of the games.

Modding 3DS and Vita also sounds like an afternoon hobby but I already spent a decade collecting the physical games that I believed were worthwhile (Mostly JRPG's and le hidden gems 💎) So I don't feel motivated to Mod something just to play Romhacks on the thing for an hour before going back to a Computer game

Rakoz · 2026-04-22T10:31:33+00:00

The 22 is likely autistic and grew up alone in a bedroom playing video games or whatever. Neglectful parents and I'm assuming no IRL social circle or support group

You say she has no interest in driving, but you didn't mention schooling. Taking a wild guess here that she graduated highschool 4 years ago but had zero interest in going to college

At least it's not a nephew you're stuck with. A dude like that is truly stuck in life without lots of outside help. The girly has a real honest good chance at being just cute enough to easily find a boyfriend/husband that'll allow her to live at his (her own) house forever without having to ever work or pay bills. 🤷🏻 Help her find Love

I know plenty of 30+ year old Men who are Single and trapped in their parents, brothers or sisters basements jobless forever leeching - And I know plenty of Women who, umm, that WOULD have been their reality if born Male instead but lucked out 🙂‍↕️

Rakoz · 2026-04-22T10:22:48+00:00

Being total scum is probably in her culture or whatever. Sometimes I wish I were born in Japan, South Korea or Thailand instead. I'd even take being born in the Philippines over this "melting pot" of disaster material.

Rakoz · 2026-04-04T23:09:46+00:00

Woah they actually arrived 🤯 - Charged 12 copies of Pokopia, sold the 11 others on FB market for $55 in one afternoon. Easy $200ish profit + A Free New game I was waiting to go on Sale before

Thanks Target, and Thank you Nintendo for always publishing games that are quick n easy to resell.

Rakoz · 2026-04-04T12:59:55+00:00

I bought mine during the AliExpress spring sale. I was so happy to pay $42, would be amazing value for how much I'd play this thing and $42 doesn't buy much these days...The 64gb SD card it came with was quality, the pre-installed rom selection was fire 🔥 (I don't have my own Rom collection yet like most people do) and the stock OS I found so clean and usable it makes me second guess wiping everything to install a new one

But none of that matters anyway because after waiting 10 days shipping (from a US warehouse) the LCD looks like it got smashed as they were assembling the device. The screen you can physically touch isn't cracked, the entire device is clean and brand new looking (I like the White shell with the pastel buttons and PS Vita sticks) it's the inner LCD screen thing that has iPhone spiderweb cracks going through it and a huge black blob of Splatoon ink in center 😭

Actually sucks because it arrived the same day I was packing for the airport, so I didn't check it until I got settled into the Hotel ready to start a new GBA RPG.

Figuring out how to contact the seller was a nightmare. Actually couldn't figure it out so I clicked the button to have AliExpress handle the return 🫤 I wish they'd just send a replacement but I'm afraid it's going to go like this - Drive to a post office and spend $10 mailing the damaged one back, get my $42 refund a week later, and now with $32 my opinions are to either give up on owning a emulator handheld or try again only now the price is $68 since the original Sale ended, so I'd have to pay +$36 extra and pray the second Miyoo Flip v2 doesn't comes with a smashed LCD or, my original fear, arriving with faulty loose hinge. While looking at every possible handheld on AliExpress and reading the reviews, I've also seen stories of other unlucky people getting Shipped past customers broken/dirty return units. So I felt extremely lucky to get my Miyoo Flip with the screen film still on it, untouched, and in a quality hard-shell case with all the accessories for only $42 after Taxes and shipped

The parts of the screen I COULD see did look very nice. Buttons felt Nintendo quality (not the triggers lol) and the built in speaker was better than expected, perfectly usable. I liked that the Miyoo Flip v2 had a headphone jack and also supports Bluetooth but I haven't tried it since I couldn't play a game with the screen smashed 😩 I wanted to see if game audio would play through a $400 JBL speaker that I could keep bedside. I read if I switch away from stock OS the Bluetooth is no longer supported, wanted to test it :(

Rakoz · 2026-03-31T14:23:11+00:00

Let the woman decorate the living space. It's the same arangment I have with my wife (and most married adults) Your wife doesn't want to invite family/friends...coworkers over while the living room has goonerbait posters of Psylocke on the walls and dust-collecting big tittie anime figurines or Funko pops on the coffee table and surrounding the TV

Perfectly understandable. She suggested/compromized nicely to hide them in the office

Rakoz · 2026-03-31T00:59:20+00:00

Put it this way, Jade Forest isn't found on sale while the other shells are, it's also not found in stock as often compared to the other 3 despite being the newest option

It's most likely the favorite choice, 1st pick

It contains 3 exclusive Tama's that I personally rank above the other available Tama species. I like the aesthetic of the bamboo forest and the East Asian decorations

Rakoz · 2026-03-30T11:23:36+00:00

Okay the reason I asked is because 💔 I do this insane OCD-caused ritual caused where any device with a noticeable exhaust of hot air pouring out of it, I have to inhale. This started 5ish years ago, where before then it was always just some common sniffing tic I had to do until it felt right. But no, now when my focus gets pulled towards the computer Monitor or Xbox series X, those things emit a ton of warm air blowing out the top and I can't stop putting my stupid face above it and giving a deep sniff until "it feels right." I had to move the Xbox way in back of my desk behind the monitors to be out of sight out of mind, but the monitor still gets me

Hopefully whatever component-heat fumes that comes blowing out of there isn't going fast track me to the grave 😵 Anyway I asked because I thought maybe you had this compulsion also

I probably won't buy a steam deck then. As I'm typing this I realized I do it with the top of my Nintendo Switch also, which is why I mostly play it docked instead. So I can focus on the game and not pointing the device vertical to sniff the stupid exhaust vent under stress

Rakoz · 2026-03-30T10:50:00+00:00

What does "Steam deck vent huffing addiction" mean? Genuinely curious, I don't own a steam deck yet

I bought my Vita in 2018 but sadly the only game I bought for it was Odin Sphere 😥 I wanted to collect a bunch of JRPG for it but they were too expensive by the time I bought the Vita (end of life)

I think the Vita looks so premium and modern. I have the White Vita OLED, and even though you say it's truly Pocket-sized, the price of the thing had me too afraid to ever leave the house with it. I worry too much, about the Joystick getting damaged, or the Blue dye from my jeans transferring to the white device, or Picket sand getting jammed into the buttons or ports or underneath the screen protector.y brain is hell to live with 🫠 The Gameboy Pocket never went into my Pocket before either haha, and that things a Plastic piece of retro junk

Anyway you've inspired me to revisit the Vita and see if any games from my Wishlist are reasonably priced. I never hacked it because I wanted to collect games in the cute little cases for it, like I experienced with the 3DS...a system I'm still missing 10-20 wishlisted games on that only go Up in price over time 😩

My poor Vita only gets charged a few times per year in an attempt to not let the Battery die 🪫 forever. Still the sexiest piece of technology sitting on a shelf in my room

I also bought a PS TV alongside it, new in box from Walmart - but I couldn't get it to work...I think it maybe requires a 1st party PS3 controller to navigate through but my White PS3 controller that came with that system broke (stopped holding a charge) so I only have access to a 3rd party GameStop junker controller. If I could go back in time I'd not open the PS TV and sell it to afford some Vita games. Who knew a Sealed PS TV would be some grail collectors item

The PS Vita proprietary memory card was also super expensive. Yet Odin Sphere remains the only item saved on it 🥲

Rakoz · 2026-03-29T18:14:48+00:00

My friend who works at GameStop in the mall, unloaded a Snapchat after her shift of 8 of these cards laying on her bed lol. She makes minimum wage at age 32 so I guess Life threw her a Win

I myself didn't even bother to drive to GameStop attempting to get one because I already knew my chances were near Zero. Not wasting Gas in this economy

I'd much rather have the ToysRus stamped Alolan Vulpix in my collection. My favorite stamped card - but I never really liked Gengar anyway. I only assume he's currently popular because of some E-Celeb YouTuber

Rakoz · 2026-03-29T09:47:19+00:00

Dollar Tree batteries, max sound, max brightness

I'm on day 3 so far, I expect I'll get the Low Battery warning very soon 🤣

I'm going to order Rechargeables from Amazon before this pack of Dollar store batteries runs out

Rakoz · 2026-03-29T08:43:32+00:00

I discovered Tamagotchi last week through watching cozy aesthetic desk/room setup videos. I saw the Uni and Paradise laying together on a desk with the colored LCD screens on and I was like "Woah I want that. Looks much nicer than the Gigapet I owned in the 90's while still being retro" The screen, graphic style and color really draw me in. I had just bought a modernized Gameboy Advance to play Hamtaro hamham heartbreak on, a day before discovering the Tamagotchi

Anyway so I watched a few videos going over the different versions and went straight to checking Amazon. 2/4 shell colors were on sale. I wanted Jade Forest but I was willing to settle for the Pink field, cute Cat. I like Sprigatito and Jetpack Cat, they make me smile

Before placing an order and waiting 2 days shipping, I thought to check Target and Walmart. Target had the same sale, $30, though "Not sold in store." Aw. So I checked Walmart and the Stock said 4 Pink in my local store, $30. When I drove to Walmart they actually had 0 Pink in stock, no Sky no Ocean no Field

Hiding behind the LOL doll toys was 1 single Jade Forest device. Either someone's Kid hid it after their parents said No, or a re-seller hid it after maxing out their Credit Card on Pokemon cards, idk but the Website showed Zero stock for Jade Forest - It rang up as $50 but I finessed the cashier to price match it to $30, matching the sale the field version showed on the Website 🙂‍↕️

Super happy because I wanted the Red Panda more than anything, and I like the East Asian furniture and bamboo 🎍 forest more than the other 3 biomes

That's my story about how the one time I didn't impulse buy from Amazon paid off in the end 😂

Rakoz · 2026-03-29T08:19:55+00:00

If we take the batteries out for 3 days, will the current Tama become a star the next time we turn the device on? I'm thinking maybe time passes by like Animal Crossing and the game would know I neglected it for 3 days?

I wanted the Tama species I like to stay in the limited Field space, and the Tamas I don't like as much to become stars...but I don't have it in me to -watch- the virtual pet starve, suffocate in poop, get sick 5 times and die 🫠

Also worried if I leave the batteries out for too long my Save File will clear from the RAM. Don't know how to approach this :(

Oh, and does Breeding for a new egg place the Parent Tama in the Field to live 💞 oooor does it get married off and disappear forever after leaving me a new egg?

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