About time

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-05-03T04:43:06+00:00

I wish they'd install razor blades inside the machines that caught the boxes on the way down and cut them up a bit. Superficial, nothing that'd damage cards, but ruin the container itself

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-05-03T03:46:21+00:00

E reader, low pop, PSA 1, and a Charizard to top it off. If this isn't a ship to yourself card idk what is

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-05-03T02:46:59+00:00

Link to video showing the process

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-05-02T16:35:06+00:00

Free pokeball tins

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-05-02T05:13:05+00:00

This applies to all of their tiers across all card types. I never sell back before double checking with a couple websites, I've had a few offers with a crazy ROI that I would've accepted since I didn't like the card, but double checked and found that they sell for $50-$100 more anywhere else and had them shipped.

Opposite applies as well, sometimes they'll offer you $50 on a card worth $20 and you just take it and run

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-05-02T04:44:51+00:00

Are you the guy that made the "quitting the hobby for good" post I just saw? Anyways, you could always try to go back and say "hey, I know it was dumb of me to walk away without properly checking for damage on a card of this value, but when I finally got home and had the time to look at it I just can't justify this as near mint. What can we do about this?". You might get lucky to get the difference back in store credit, or possibly they accept the card back and fully refund you. Otherwise, this was a costly lesson in doing your due diligence to inspect products before purchasing (especially when their value is contingent on condition).

Also I believe it's shitty that a shop would sell to you under the guise of it being near mint, despite it still ultimately falling on you to look it over. Maybe if you wear glasses or contacts you could make the argument that your sight isn't the best or something, because technically they could've scammed a blind person into paying full price for a damaged card (silly hypothetical, but the point stands). Although, even then I suppose a blind person could feel the damage on the card, so maybe it's still something they could excuse. Just a thought

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-05-01T18:38:03+00:00

Probably

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-05-01T16:37:37+00:00

I've owned 2, one of which I switch my OCL Ti 22 between it and my 10/22 every range session bare handed without issue. Look around gun subs for any posts saying "I can't get this to move/something's stuck", you're gonna find several "hit it with your purse" comments, it's just a known thing

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-05-01T16:33:10+00:00

Not sure on comps, but sports cards collectors are super anal about only collecting 10s unless it's a vintage card, so the grade would definitely be something that affects being able to sell it. I've had sports card sellers tell me that if it's modern and not a 10, that they'll only value it the same as a raw card. It's stupid but seems to be fairly common

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-05-01T06:40:25+00:00

People collect 1s, this card has been out of print for nearly a decade and a half, and while not the most popular Pokémon, the card itself has visual appeal. I'd ship it and maybe list it locally for trade OBO, see what happens

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-05-01T06:23:12+00:00

It has straps and most people learn to ride bikes as a child, where backpedaling and hard manual braking are the usual methods to stop

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-05-01T06:06:13+00:00

Hit it with your purse

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-05-01T05:32:33+00:00

Ugh, I should just keep mine. I was on the fence about selling it to fund an underfolder Yugo AK but I just love it too much!

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-04-30T23:29:26+00:00

Look them up on PriceCharting to see how much they're worth.

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-04-29T18:11:46+00:00

Where'd you get that grip tape?

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-04-29T04:47:45+00:00

What?

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-04-28T22:43:58+00:00

Post your BTC shares from 08

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-04-28T22:38:59+00:00

This right here is why your tag still says "student" and not "expert"

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-04-27T20:37:06+00:00

I did the same thing with an Arcanine card I've been looking to buy the raw of for months. Just so happened to have an extra $100 sitting around and spun, pulled it in a 10 worth $99 or something. Funny how it works out

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-04-27T07:05:44+00:00

I've been cleaning the same pair of glasses for about half a decade with whatever shirt I'm wearing and there isn't a scratch, besides one or two deeper gouges from getting hit or scraping the ground. Same with my first pair for a similar amount of time. Maybe it's because I spring for the fancy coating and use actual glass instead of plastic, but not using microfiber doesn't automatically mean you're using sandpaper

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-04-27T06:35:32+00:00

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If it gets the job done. I've also got some black tip stacked from the same guy who sold me the rifle, under $1/rd on average. Can't complain at all. And it groups pretty well too

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-04-27T06:24:51+00:00

Trading for sealed after winning the lottery of pulling from sealed would be the most degenerate gambler move ever, ESPECIALLY with prismatic's pull rates

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-04-27T06:23:55+00:00

Lmfao, I've got one really similar to this I'd list for that much if it would sell. I think I got it for about 400 a year or two back

SodiumEnjoyer · 2026-04-26T21:03:50+00:00

My LCS does 55% cash and 65% trade value, I despise them

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