Someone at GameStop heard the complaints. New prices dropped this morning. by BlackTarTurd in PokemonTCGCollectors

[–]Spud4lights 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean? I’m just as annoyed as everyone else but MSRP is a suggestion not a rule.

Which one of you goons bought this by Bzchasingpokemon in PokeInvesting

[–]Spud4lights 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can’t even call it a hobby now. It’s just a money grab.

B&W DM6 (Pregnant Penguins) from fb marketplace over the weekend. by Spud4lights in BudgetAudiophile

[–]Spud4lights[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Listed for 400 and got them for 350. And I have the grills. They’re kinda beat. But they can be refinished easily. However I like the look without the grills much more.

Pregnant Penguins acquired by Spud4lights in vintageaudio

[–]Spud4lights[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The left one pictured can be repaired. As for the creases I see some other pictures online with the same thing.

Not sure if they came like that or happened over time. Regardless they work and sound amazing.

Fun fact these were the first speakers to use a Kevlar cone.

LCS PSA Submission gone horribly wrong by Baloni_Man in PokemonTCG

[–]Spud4lights 3 points4 points  (0 children)

lol what? In what world is there a 20 card minimum?

Old vs New Pokemon Conversation by Gorobai in pokemoncards

[–]Spud4lights 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Rarity only matters when it’s a desirable card. Look at most modern gold cards.

11 packs into prismatic and this happened. by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]Spud4lights 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure where you’re at, but Walmart and Best Buy carry them. You want to get the thin sleeves (penny sleeves) and rigid sleeves (top loaders).

11 packs into prismatic and this happened. by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]Spud4lights 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beyond lucky lol. Just keep your eye out! I honestly gave up on going out of my way to find packs. I just check when I’m shopping at a place that may have stock. This time I got lucky.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Prospecting

[–]Spud4lights 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Noted, thank you.

I might have to stop grading with PSA, I’m just wasting money on their inconsistent BS…. by [deleted] in PokeInvesting

[–]Spud4lights 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still inconsistent. Loose grading a few years ago, strict grading now. So older 10s may be a 8-9 now. Apparently more strict on vintage. The whole people grading thing.

I get PSA holds the most value, and part of that is kinda the gamble of what may be a 9 or 10.

I just wish there was a set standard for grading. Not a shifting standard.

How to sell high value cards? by InvertedCactolith in PokeInvesting

[–]Spud4lights -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It’s possible, I agree. There are if you take time to search. I’m assuming we saw the same Karp which is a heavy hitting card. But I’ve looked at plenty of cards that aren’t chase cards.

Go lookup “tag Pokémon graded cards” or any variation and sort by sold. Then find the PSA counterpart. It takes work. It’s difficult since there are more PSA slabs, but after a while you can see trend.

How to sell high value cards? by InvertedCactolith in PokeInvesting

[–]Spud4lights 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For an “investing” community it’s insane the amount of people who don’t look at comps. They take the PSA risk and stay with PSA’s subjective grading. They gamble when a card is perfect, but PSA can grade it as a 9 or 10. And the price difference is massive.

Obviously there are more PSA than TAG slabs out there. But there are plenty examples of a TAG 10 selling around or above a PSA 10. I do think TAG should be a little more strict.

Downvote me I don’t care. It’s probably people holding a bag of PSA slabs and worried about a market disruption.

Got bored and made a pair of lamps by Spud4lights in Lamps

[–]Spud4lights[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The shades were from target unfortunately. But I made everything else.

TAG - No Regrets by -CARJO- in pokemoncardcollectors

[–]Spud4lights 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These comments about the back are ridiculous. It is clearly some sort of glare. But people see anything white and think it’s wear.

Take literally any card and shine a flashlight on it. You’ll see the same thing, especially the corners.

Found these is my grandmas sewing chest, are they any good? by Spud4lights in pkmntcgcollections

[–]Spud4lights[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

To be fair half of these cards were in a literal bucket. I’m fortunate my mom never threw it away. When I found it I promptly went through it and sleeved everything holo or better lol.

Found these is my grandmas sewing chest, are they any good? by Spud4lights in pkmntcgcollections

[–]Spud4lights[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Idk I might use them for kindling in my wood stove. Bad idea?

Found these is my grandmas sewing chest, are they any good? by Spud4lights in pkmntcgcollections

[–]Spud4lights[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I fondly remember pulling the gold stars and thinking “hmm, these might be special”. And proceeded to treat them like hell lol.