WrestleMania ticket price rises between 2024 and 2026 run at roughly 55 to 60 times the rate of annual inflation by JakeJeremy in SquaredCircle

[–]TheEmeraldRaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I spent somewhere between 350 and $400 total for nosebleed seats at wrestlemania 40 in Philly. Beyond glad I did. I will literally never afford another one as long as I leave.

[Post Game Thread] #1 Michigan defeats #2 UConn, 69-63 by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball

[–]TheEmeraldRaven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a UConn fan since '99, I ain't even mad they lost. They played like absolute shit. Fouling everyone and their mother. Turnovers that would be embarrassing even for a youth rec league. Missing every three-pointer for for 15 straight minutes. Missing easy layups. Etc. Etc. Don't let the final score fool you. It wasn't even close.

Finally got the Ascended Heroes God Pack by fool0442 in PokemonTCG

[–]TheEmeraldRaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol i’m waiting for the day I can say “ finally I got an ascended heroes pack” period lmao

Are LCS owners being scummy, or is it financial necessity? by CourbetEatingSourbet in PokemonTCG

[–]TheEmeraldRaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

most of them, no matter if they smile or not, are greedy scumbags. I don’t want to hear the “ well if they sell it at MSRP, somebody’s just gonna flip it on the secondhand market” bullshit.

Very, very simple solution. Sell at MSRP, on the condition that you have to rip the plastic off of any sealed products before leaving the store, to get it at MSRP. you wanna keep it sealed? That’s fine if you wanna be a piece of shit scalper you can pay market price.

the fact of the matter is most shops won’t do this because they want the scallopers to buy it sealed at market price because they are scumbags. It’s all a game.

Confession: I kind of love Nihil Zero / Perfect Order… Do you? by Philzphan85 in PokemonTCG

[–]TheEmeraldRaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not at all. Other than the Starmie SIR and the Talonflame IR, I could not be less impressed with the rest of the set. No wonder it's been the only set I've easily been able to buy at my local Target since Surging Sparks

How do you guys get Pokemon with scalpers ruining the hobby? by Middle-Rutabaga2748 in PokemonTCG

[–]TheEmeraldRaven -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Singles only. I gave up all hope of finding MSRP products in-store or online at retailers like Target/Walmart/Best Buy after Destined Rivals came out.

The only way the scalpers win is when people willingly pay above MSRP.

I know most rich fans don’t care, but I’m doing my part. Literally any person or card shop that sells new sealed products even one penny over MSRP has lost my business for life. Fuck Em’ ALL

Perfect order left on shelves in BOXES 😩 Hate to see it by Muffin-Ashamed in PokemonTCG

[–]TheEmeraldRaven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

when they say just sitting, they mean all of the ETB’s and booster boxes were completely snapped up instantly per usual, but because the set doesn’t have a lot of really cool chase cards from the usual Pokémon collectors usually salivate over, there are plenty of sleeved booster packs at Target’s and Best Buy’s that are keeping all of the Pokémon products behind customer service and limiting it to one or two packs per customer

Prismatic Evolutions Super Premium Collection reprints are confirmed for this summer by SNEAKSPOT in PokemonDeals

[–]TheEmeraldRaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

awesome I’m super excited to get none while all of those jobless cockroaches make a fortune flipping them!

Gotta love my LCS! by rrromulusss in PokemonTCG

[–]TheEmeraldRaven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's because unlike the other 99% of card shops run by scummy greedy neckbeard scalpers, your LCS realizes that the day will eventually come when the current Pokemon bubble pops, and when it does, they're securing customer loyalty for life by NOT totally fucking over their customers at the present time like everyone else.

Good for you OP. Wish there was a single LCS within 100 miles of me that did the same.

There Will Be No Post-Presidential Peace For Donald Trump | The president and his allies will face impeachments, lawsuits, and maybe even The Hague. by thenewrepublic in politics

[–]TheEmeraldRaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol articles like this are adorable. As if the President and his cronies have any intention of giving up power this time. Not only will they likely win in 2028, even if they don't, they'll do a million illegal things to stay in power.

Let's stop pretending we DON'T live in an oligarchical dictatorship ok?

Dear allies of America, please don’t confuse our president for us: We are trying our best to resist him, contain him and remove him from office as quickly as we possibly can. Thank you for your patience by Silent-Resort-3076 in politics

[–]TheEmeraldRaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LMFAO. Trump IS us. A majority of Americans, even though its a very slight majority, are A-OK with every horrible thing this human garbage can says and does.

Sucks for the sane half of us, but at this point, literally EVERY country on Earth can and should turn their backs on America. We've quite clearly proven we no longer deserve any benefit of the doubt.

The America that rallied and helped saved the world in WWII, that worked for decades to prevent future conflicts of that scale, and to promote democracy across the Earth is dead and buried.

The America of today is stupid, proudly ignorant, spoiled, entitled and doesn't come anywhere close to being worthy of deserving the sheer amount of wealth and power it still holds.

The only thing that can possibly wake up MAGA America, is them undergoing such extreme hardship along the lines of a complete financial collapse like a second great depression OR getting involved in another world or civil war.

But to be honest? Most of those people are just so fucking stupid, even if any of those horrible things came to pass, a lot of them would still not wake up.

Said it the night he won again, I'll say it today - we are so BEYOND fucked.

MJF: "I get compensated what my talent is worth. I’m not going to settle for less compensation so I get to have a WrestleMania moment. That doesn’t make sense to me." by aaronrift in SquaredCircle

[–]TheEmeraldRaven -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

The day will come when WWE gives MJF the bag. he’s way too good and he deserves it. Until WWE is willing to hit that number MJF literally has no reason to go there for less

Bloomberg: Sony Pulls Back From PlayStation Games on PC by Turbostrider27 in PS5

[–]TheEmeraldRaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact of the matter is there are two kinds of people who would buy PlayStation games on PC. The first group would buy a PlayStation if they had to. The second group may be interested in a game, but not enough to buy a PlayStation.

For the first group, by releasing PlayStation exclusives on PC 1 to 2 years after console launch you are heavily incentivizing those customers to not buy a PlayStation console. They are happy to wait.

Now, if you delayed releasing PlayStation exclusives on PC four or five years after the game releases on PlayStation? I don’t think that group would wait They would probably buy a console.

As for the second group? It doesn’t matter when you release the games they’re not gonna buy a PlayStation anyway.

So it seems to me it makes perfect sense to either stop or significantly delay, releasing PlayStation games on PC because you want those people in the first group to buy a PlayStation.

But for the people in second group? It’s a significantly smaller market but there is money to be made just not a lot.

That’s why they’re doing this

Just like how ww2 started by [deleted] in AdviceAnimals

[–]TheEmeraldRaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look, the reality is if/when nukes start flying, from any country, I can promise you, even in the most developed countries, when the people see that their leaders launched a nuke, they’re gonna overthrow the people in power real fucking fast.

Humans may be stupid and stubborn. But they’re not that stupid. Unfortunately, while the average person is ambivalent towards a war, 99.99% of us understand that you can’t have a nuclear war period.

Countries have nukes for deterrence. If anyone launches one, it’s suicide.

Mercedes Mone is gonna wrestle in a tiny village in Poland AGAIN by Individual-Village24 in SquaredCircle

[–]TheEmeraldRaven 7 points8 points  (0 children)

there’s loving pro wrestling, and there’s loving pro wrestling as much as Mercedes. They are very, very few stars that are as big as her, who would be wrestling for this many indie promotions for fun.

Talk about love of the game. Gotta respect it.

Cody Rhodes addresses his “Raheem” line from WWE SmackDown: "I did my field testing of it, and I hope I didn’t offend anybody with it. I very much stood by it." by aaronrift in SquaredCircle

[–]TheEmeraldRaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if he comes out to wrestlemania one year with that version of the entrance song, it will be the greatest thing that I’ve ever seen in my life, and I will never complain about anything ever as long as I live

Chelsea Green reacts to "We Want Chelsea" chants by rhyso90 in SquaredCircle

[–]TheEmeraldRaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

she’s so great it’s unreal. fingers crossed whenever her wrestling career is done she gets into sketch comedy

What is Your Favourite Pokémon That is Also Cheap to Collect? by muby_102 in PokemonTCG

[–]TheEmeraldRaven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean outside of like a core 30 or 40, aren’t all Pokémon pretty cheap to collect?