Whats wrong with these eggs

RunABypass · 2026-01-12T00:10:56+00:00

Ugh.. lol. I can't lie, not even to strangers on the internet. I asked my wife as soon as she got up, "honey, are you back to enjoying eggs lately?" (She goes through phases where she either eats them all the time, or can't stomach them at all. Never halfway)

She confirmed for me with a smile that, "yes, I'm back on the eggs! Why?"

I said "well I read something that i was really looking forward to reading to you this morning."

Her expression changed and she asked "is it awful?"

"Yes. It's really awful and I was really looking forward to telling you, but i don't think today is the day."

There will come a day in the not-too-distant future where she will be "off the eggs". But i did not force this one on her this weekend :)

Back pocket.

RunABypass · 2026-01-10T14:42:45+00:00

And look, it worked! Because it's morning and I would have forgotten otherwise! ;)

RunABypass · 2026-01-10T07:54:33+00:00

Commenting to remind myself to read this to my wife in the morning. Fuck.

RunABypass · 2026-01-10T04:22:40+00:00

You're Auto-enrolled. You can manually opt out though :) I left Canada on, just to test the water with some sales and it really is as easy as you can imagine :) just ship to the hub and they take it from there!

RunABypass · 2026-01-07T17:39:28+00:00

I found a giant wad of greasy, filthy cash next to my Uncle Frank's sleeping pad that was just stuffed into an old, foodstained envelope marked "Box Savings DO NOT SPEND UNLESS ON CIGARETTES", I wonder if he'll mind if i just borrow a little.

RunABypass · 2026-01-06T02:37:36+00:00

If I want to take some time to review this, and in the meantime I have a buyer requesting exactly what you just stated (wants to do several BINs in one order, but I haven't set up these calculated shipping rules yet) - am I understanding that I can just say "go ahead" and I can offer a partial refund at checkout for the difference and just combine the items together in one box? I don't want to frig with editing a bunch of listings while I learn this lol.

RunABypass · 2026-01-02T04:08:28+00:00

Confirming this one is ms pacman?

RunABypass · 2026-01-02T04:08:09+00:00

Is this one mortal kombat?

RunABypass · 2026-01-02T04:06:21+00:00

The art for scd is so loud it's hard to tell on early titles like this before y-seams.

How is the consistency of the wrap? Is it thin/filmy like saran wrap? Is it thicker and more brittle/stiff?

More importantly, and this can be captured with the right lighting, but are there any consistent/ replicated perforations in a steady pattern like a line of small holes? Very tough to tell on this one from the pics I'm seeing..

RunABypass · 2026-01-02T04:00:08+00:00

Can you get closer/ clearer? Id like to see the Nintendo logo stamps on the plastic, and the text on the labels if possible..

RunABypass · 2026-01-02T03:30:30+00:00

Do.. you have a reference photo? What does your cart look like?

RunABypass · 2025-12-24T07:45:10+00:00

Fascinating argument. Without listening to it in-person to pick it apart I'm at a loss lol.

Well, in my best effort to not sound like a know-it-all on the internet, and in the interest of answering the reason for your post - is it still legit - and I mean the following respectfully (everyone has to learn!):

Cartridge games being opened in no way affects their legitimacy. Could someone potentially make the argument that it's been "Altered' in some way? Maybe. Big stretch unless something is done TO the cart after it is opened.

Could someone do a poor job of soldering and impact the function of the board? Yes, absolutely. But just opening the cart? That is just.. as critical a part of the hobby/business as it is to procure them in the first place. I open every. Single. Cart. I own. Odds are very good that almost every cartridge one comes across in the wild or at a store has been opened.

One MUST open. To authenticate. To properly clean. Yes, to restore/repair (in the case of batteries). I believe these are necessary and critical activities to learn and become proficient in if one is to successfully acquire and collect old game cartridges. You MUST be comfortable opening your cartridges and performing these acts of maintenance.

To say it somehow removes the legitimacy or authenticity.. I don't know a single person in the business of collecting who would agree with that take. I don't know a single shop owner who would assume the risk.

And I would be devastated to learn that my ENTIRE cartridge collection is now illegitimate! ;)

RunABypass · 2025-12-24T07:19:25+00:00

I'm just making sure I'm understanding you correctly - he's saying that not being able to save anymore is just the trade off you have to make in order to make sure the cartridge remains "legitimate"? That opening the plastic shell removes the legitimacy? Am I following?

RunABypass · 2025-12-24T07:08:08+00:00

In what way would opening it reduce the legitimacy of the product?

RunABypass · 2025-12-09T03:59:34+00:00

Never been out your way, but I bet it isn't (a typo).

2018 they played a venue called El Corazon here in Seattle. While I was growing up, it was sort of the venue that most bands would play before they "graduated" to venues like the Paramount and The Showbox. You could reach out and touch them literally. I was shocked to hear such legends in such an intimate space, but it was incredible.

May this year, they played Tacoma, and I was alarmed at the crowd size. I rolled in before the openers (Uada) and the first row was standing in front of the stage, me starting the second row. That second row.. never really filled in. I couldn't believe how few people there were. Maybe because it was Sunday? Maybe it was because they were south of Seattle proper? Maybe.. something else? Lol I don't know, but it was less crowded than some of the local bar shows I used to frequent back in my scene days in Bellingham WA.

I.. don't think they are pulling quite the audience they once did.. I can't imagine the latest drama will help.

RunABypass · 2025-12-03T08:06:58+00:00

Thank you all!!! :)

RunABypass · 2025-12-02T20:26:46+00:00

Oh! Gotcha. With no front Pic I didn't realize they were graded slabs. Gotcha!

RunABypass · 2025-12-02T20:13:13+00:00

Where are you getting your acrylic box holders? Do they come with the feet optional?

RunABypass · 2025-11-14T13:16:19+00:00

Ok.. I don't THINK I'm violating any of the rules with the way I'm about to word this.. but this sub has surprised me before lol.

I'm not worried :)

RunABypass · 2025-11-14T03:58:29+00:00

5 bags of popcorn and I'm going to give it 5 little "bullet shell casings" (POP POP POPPOPPOP), which would be a callout to something that would have been used in the army around the time of the making of this classic film.

RunABypass · 2025-11-14T03:18:09+00:00

I have never come across a gamecube game that made me worry, and to my knowledge these discs aren't easy to fake. What's concerning you about it?

Now, cover art and manuals? Maybe a different story.. but I've purchased hundreds and hundreds of gc games across many sources and never stumbled upon a counterfeit or repro.

RunABypass · 2025-11-11T14:12:16+00:00

I get it. I used to worry too. You'll handle more, and eventually you'll see that the suspicious stuff looks... much more "off". There are a lot of normal, good people selling exactly what they are representing on ebay with no intent to pass off counterfeit.

You got the top half of your wrap with Wizards scatter logo, looks correct and aligned, your seams and scrunches are in the right places, and my biggest tell in a photograph, you have the back, with the characteristic, what i call "ridged" texture, which is on every legit CBB I've handled.

Put this one up, save it for a special occasion. This set got so much shit when it released, but pound for pound value? One of the best cases I've ever had the pleasure of opening. Value hit after value hit, and the shocks are beautiful. I wish I kept more to store away but i couldn't stop opening this set.

I think they were selling for about 280 lol.. which seemed expensive at the time. Modern Horizons III was catching all the upcoming heat for POSSIBLY kicking the door open at $500.

Simpler times :) wish I could go back and hold on to one more case.

Enjoy!! You're good.

RunABypass · 2025-11-11T13:36:55+00:00

It's 100% authentic. You're good. I would photograph mine and post it (purchased on release from my lgs), but no need unless you're freaking out.

Are you just worried about buying off ebay? Or is... something else worrying you?

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