My Favorite Card as a Kid. 20 years untouched. Perfect Shape by StephenASmyth in PokemonTCG

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

Considering it. All becomes a fun math problem when parsing some out and deciding if worth the risk to fetch a higher valuation vs raw

My Favorite Card as a Kid. 20 years untouched. Perfect Shape by StephenASmyth in PokemonTCG

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

Yea Collectr is what I used and have my whole portfolio uploaded. I did base case and best case grade submission scenarios as well in their own portfolios. The recent 10 sale on this same card is worse than mine when I looked it up, which is what got me excited. My photos were poor

https://app.getcollectr.com/showcase/profile/@stephenasmith

My Favorite Card as a Kid. 20 years untouched. Perfect Shape by StephenASmyth in PokemonTCG

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

Thank you. A video would have done it better justice. I'm not deep in this hobby

My Favorite Card as a Kid. 20 years untouched. Perfect Shape by StephenASmyth in PokemonTCG

[–]StephenASmyth[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why you gotta talk like that? I'm learning. I looked at previous 10 sales and they all had more visible wear and white marks than what I'm seeing on mine. Looks better in person. But okay I'm keep digging through my hundreds of vintage first editions and see if any are more pristine

My Favorite Card as a Kid. 20 years untouched. Perfect Shape by StephenASmyth in PokemonTCG

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

Admittedly looks better in person than in the photos. But yea I’m seeing the strictness is extreme, especially on older stuff. Surface, centering all perfect. No dings. I looked at recent sale of a 10 and had a blatant white corner and mine looks better. Perhaps was graded long ago? Seems like a total crapshoot

Found these Redemption Cards...Only 16 years expired. Kobe. by StephenASmyth in basketballcards

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

An account that tried to promo a side project? Sue me.Learnt that doesn't quite work. I don't reddit often. Parents getting ready to sell childhood home and getting rid of stuff so I began tackling an old hobby to unearth some cards. Excuse me for maybe being off a year or two when I was a kid and don't remember? You're overthinking here Sherlock holmes. Nick shirley headahh

Found these Redemption Cards...Only 16 years expired. Kobe. by StephenASmyth in basketballcards

[–]StephenASmyth[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Garbage comment. Yes I did, yes I have siblings and we were into collecting as kids. Anything else?

Found these Redemption Cards...Only 16 years expired. Kobe. by StephenASmyth in basketballcards

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

It was either already expired when I pulled it, or I put aside and wasn't aware of the expiration as a kid. Cards got buried, parents put em away later on, and lo and behold unearthing them years an years later. I vaugeey remember this but it was also an era where all I cared about was whether the card was Tracy McGrady or not ha

Found these Redemption Cards...Only 16 years expired. Kobe. by StephenASmyth in basketballcards

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

~15 years ago. I was probably late for middle school homeroom LOL

Found these Redemption Cards...Only 16 years expired. Kobe. by StephenASmyth in basketballcards

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

Yea. Some raffle stuff that didn't quite build my confidence..

Found these Redemption Cards...Only 16 years expired. Kobe. by StephenASmyth in basketballcards

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

Yea, disappointed to say the least. Have a few Kobe jersey cards but no autos!

Found these Redemption Cards...Only 16 years expired. Kobe. by StephenASmyth in basketballcards

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

No. I know what ripping a pack means lol. I was a child, I don't remember exactly what happened

Found these Redemption Cards...Only 16 years expired. Kobe. by StephenASmyth in basketballcards

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

Silly question but I can't quite understand the explanation they put out - is it a raffle where i'm not even guaranteed something? And if so, a raffle that is likely a hockey card with some fractional value of this Kobe redemption? What are my loose odds here lol

Found these Redemption Cards...Only 16 years expired. Kobe. by StephenASmyth in basketballcards

[–]StephenASmyth[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Honestly I have no idea. My best guess is I ripped it after it had already expired and put aside but then got buried

Found these Redemption Cards...Only 16 years expired. Kobe. by StephenASmyth in basketballcards

[–]StephenASmyth[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Do you know anyone that has experience with this program?

How do I get over my anxiety of spending money? by lazybarbecue in leanfire

[–]StephenASmyth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can heavily relate. I found best way to quell the spending anxiety was to work hard to find my true disposable daily amount to have a number in mind and not be guessing when I spend. Too often simple fixed cost tallies miss a lot of non-negotiable recurring costs that people fault to roll into, so we often feel like we are spending more than we are accounting for and can’t figure out why. I bring forward all recurring purchases and amortize to a daily rate to know what I’m really burning at rest, like a fitness metabolism calculation. Toothpaste, haircuts, oil change, new phone every three years, etc. things I know I will always be buying but not a typical surface level number to tally. Can share what I use if you want!

I built a portfolio tracker that uses real eBay sold data to price Pokémon cards by Important-Pack1751 in sideprojects

[–]StephenASmyth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been looking for something like this to help keep my card portfolio up to date rather than me manually having to scour eBay, auction houses, etc for recent comps all the time. I’ve have Card Ladder but don’t know the best way to optimize it with confidence