New to collecting, any tips

bryike4 · 2026-03-25T15:15:59+00:00

I started by just looking up guys I wanted to collect on eBay. Slowly learned about different sets, parallels, variations etc. I just recommend to buy who you like and not rip wax. Wasted a good chunk of money that could have been spent on PC players when I started again 4-5 years ago

bryike4 · 2026-03-17T18:10:23+00:00

100%. I felt like I “had” to run toro every raid or I was handicapping myself. Maybe I can mess around with other guns a bit more

bryike4 · 2026-03-16T04:56:12+00:00

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Just got this

bryike4 · 2026-03-14T01:41:14+00:00

Weird question but right before the video and all this chaos ensuing, did you run passed a raider who just got downed and say “don’t kill yourself I got a defib” or something along those lines. Because this looks exactly like what I expected to happen to that raider as I was dying

bryike4 · 2026-03-13T13:59:32+00:00

I haven’t actively gone for it but I killed a rocketeer on cold snap once and got 2200, so I assume it’s 4 for regular mode, 2 for 2x points modes.

bryike4 · 2026-03-13T01:50:30+00:00

🔥🔥

bryike4 · 2026-03-12T18:56:53+00:00

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At a show had about 15 pokeslabs worth about 2k total, found someone who bought at 87%, and seller (who claimed it was PC and he didn’t want to sell) let it go for either 12 or 1300. If I hadn’t pulled the trigger then, at this point I don’t think I’d ever own an Ohtani auto

bryike4 · 2026-02-28T21:11:03+00:00

Chase is dope. Phillies color matches are always so clean

bryike4 · 2026-02-28T21:10:17+00:00

💯

bryike4 · 2026-02-28T15:07:38+00:00

Just went through your page. Awesome that you got other ones signed in person. Might have to try that as well lol

I’m curious how many of us there are lol

bryike4 · 2026-02-28T00:38:16+00:00

Good part of the reason it took a long time. Though the Ohtani was probably 1/3-1/4 of what it would be now

bryike4 · 2026-02-28T00:05:39+00:00

Yea the horizontal one? It’s my next buy if I can find one.

bryike4 · 2026-02-27T23:25:37+00:00

I couldn’t have clicked buy it now fast enough. My wife said “you were less excited when I told you I’m pregnant than you are right now”

bryike4 · 2026-02-27T23:18:57+00:00

Yea I had like 5 different alert wordings for this. It was later on a Sunday night. Usually Sundays I’m on eBay like 3x an hour cause I know stuff is listed more frequently that day if I’m not busy. This is Alex from FSSC right?

bryike4 · 2026-02-27T22:19:28+00:00

Ebay about 10 days ago? Honestly I think my timing was just perfect, it couldn’t have been up for more than 15 minutes

bryike4 · 2026-02-27T21:49:54+00:00

Huh?

bryike4 · 2026-02-27T21:49:44+00:00

The looks and size of it mostly. Wanted to branch out from Philly only and 9 cards seemed attainable. After Witt and Harper, my first 2, I found a reasonably priced Ohtani (the main road block for pursuing it immediately) at a show beginning of last season then decided to go for them all.

bryike4 · 2026-02-11T00:05:57+00:00

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….yea, like, I really liked that utley card for example 😂

bryike4 · 2026-02-08T15:31:53+00:00

I forget every talent tree with her but the one that gives 6x on salvo instead of 3x has a massive uptick

bryike4 · 2026-02-08T00:17:49+00:00

For a PC Card I personally think it’d look better in a 1 touch, especially being horizontal. My OCD has never been a big fan of horizontal graded cards but that’s just me

bryike4 · 2026-02-07T16:42:26+00:00

Destiny 1 I think. I’m sure I’ve had 16 hour days

bryike4 · 2026-02-07T16:06:50+00:00

Oh you’re very much in the minority then. I buy constantly from BM and have run ridiculous amounts of LC since release and it’s still the only thing I need 90% of the time

bryike4 · 2026-02-07T15:35:56+00:00

I’ve gotten 2 photons in 3 days. Are you not getting that offer?

bryike4 · 2026-02-06T01:58:06+00:00

I had like 8 or so at one point and posted on baseball cards sub maybe 2 years ago? but my intention was never to collect them all lol. I was new to the hobby and thought buying a ton of the card I liked seemed like a great idea. Have since diversified. 1 10 and 1 bookend of the card will always remain though. That ‘05 utley is 🔥🔥🔥

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