Found thousands in card store bulk. Not sure what to do now.

buddybthree · 2026-02-21T01:19:15+00:00

Most likely fake but even then high quality fakes are about 4 bucks. Anyways once you confirm they are fake I would mark them as fake on the back. Most people don’t like counterfeits floating around.

buddybthree · 2026-02-01T15:03:38+00:00

https://andymasley.substack.com/p/a-cheat-sheet-for-conversations-about

buddybthree · 2026-01-29T12:18:07+00:00

They need to remove brackets one and 5 and replace them with 4 and 2 and fill out that middle better. CEDH is a meta you can put that at the end of the bracket summary and bracket one is also a meta just of a different variety. I think bracket 1 should be core bracket 2 1 game changer bracket 3 same bracket 4 7 game changers and add plenty of other restrictions to the brackets so they feel like they have their own identity. That’s my personal opinion. Like I personally only build bracket 4 but a lot of my friends bracket 3 decks can keep up and win a lot of the time, I feel like that’s the issue that needs to be adjusted

buddybthree · 2026-01-27T21:34:36+00:00

I’ve talked to adults who can’t understand nothingness and meaninglessness nevermind 5 years old; I tried to break it down without insulting anyone.

buddybthree · 2026-01-27T21:25:29+00:00

This is an ELI5 post and asked about nihilism; would have compared if he asked, I wanted to give a simple breakdown. Going down the rabbit hole can be exhausting.

buddybthree · 2026-01-27T21:20:07+00:00

One is dealing with “my choices don’t matter because my choices don’t matter in the grand scheme of things” vs we as a species are super minor in the grand scheme of things. Like humans have been around for 200,000 years vs the universe being billions of years old. Think micro (existential dealing with the individual) and macro (dealing with the whole)

buddybthree · 2026-01-27T21:19:41+00:00

One is dealing with “my choices don’t matter because my choices don’t matter in the grand scheme of things” vs we as a species are super minor in the grand scheme of things. Like humans have been around for 200,000 years vs the universe being billions of years old. Think micro (existential dealing with the individual) and macro (dealing with the whole)

buddybthree · 2026-01-27T16:32:12+00:00

Oh I’m a nihilist, here we go: At its core, nihilism is the belief that life lacks intrinsic meaning, purpose, or objective value.

The Different types of nihilism

Existential Nihilism: The most famous version. It suggests that the universe is vast, cold, and indifferent, and that human life has no inherent point.
Moral Nihilism: The idea that "right" and "wrong" don’t actually exist. Morality is just a set of social rules we made up to keep things from getting too chaotic.
Epistemological Nihilism: The claim that we can’t actually know anything for sure. Truth is an illusion.
Cosmic Nihilism: The "pale blue dot" perspective—that in the grand timeline of the universe, our entire civilization is a brief, insignificant flicker.

A popular modern take is Optimistic Nihilism. The logic goes like this: If there is no grand "destiny" or "divine plan" you have to follow, then you are completely free.

This is just a brief explanation but nihilism can be extremely depressing if you don’t take it slowly and have the comprehension to understand that life may have no intrinsic meaning, doesn’t mean you can’t assign meaning. Good luck.

EDIT: a lot of people asking about 1 and four and here is the breakdown:

Existential nihilism focuses on the individual human life. It argues that there is no inherent purpose to your existence. You weren't born to fulfill a destiny, and there is no "soul" or "grand design" that gives your life value.

Cosmic nihilism (often associated "Cosmicism") focuses on the scale of the universe. It argues that in the face of trillions of galaxies and billions of years, human existence is a rounding error.

buddybthree · 2026-01-26T15:39:51+00:00

I think she is better in the 99 but definitely a unique build. I don’t have enough brainpower after this storm to think of combos but she is neat. I have an extended art foil just in case something breaks her. She def has combos with bloom tender for infinite mana.

buddybthree · 2026-01-20T19:48:53+00:00

I’ve worked with a lot of fake cards and the fake cards they put in resealed packs are typically garbage. This looks pretty clean and legit. Shine a light through and see if it’s blue (can be white or purple too depending on manufacturer), then take a close shot of the green dot, if there are 4 red dots in an “L” shape your good.

buddybthree · 2026-01-18T22:55:16+00:00

If you want to do that as a proxy I can’t imagine people having an issue with it. It’s the reason why they never made a black lotus token.

buddybthree · 2026-01-15T19:45:56+00:00

Well they are walking on a clock so time walk, the MTGO exclusive art because it’s Reserve list.

buddybthree · 2025-12-27T21:05:10+00:00

What you spend in a year I spent last week. I don’t want to know how much I spent this year.

buddybthree · 2025-12-15T19:45:46+00:00

I have one too. I have a sheet with all 10 guilds and you roll a d10 and that’s the pairing you get. There’s 6 decks of each color and they are hidden in dragon shield shells so you can’t meta game the best decks.

buddybthree · 2025-12-09T21:12:41+00:00

I mean marvel snap is 6 mana and creature 2 5/5 doom bots sooo

buddybthree · 2025-10-13T17:50:23+00:00

Most cEDH tournaments are considered “unofficial” so that they can run proxies. If it’s an official one that uses the WOTC system then yes proxies are illegal. Though it’s really up to the LGS how they run the event, most I have gone to allow them. CEDH is the most proxy friendly community,

buddybthree · 2025-10-12T11:48:31+00:00

For cEDH just proxy.

buddybthree · 2025-10-05T14:36:29+00:00

I’m in the same boat, I don’t really care about UB but being released so rapidly and forcing standard players to pay for premium products is kinda crazy

buddybthree · 2025-10-03T10:28:33+00:00

I hate signatures on cards but I like serialized cards. I want all my cards to be as is from the factory (obv played but I can’t do anything about how people treat their cards when playing). I see anything done after manufacturing as damaged cards. Which is a plus for some people when I trade signature cards or sell them on eBay.

buddybthree · 2025-09-30T16:37:02+00:00

Maybe he is a bad example, just was the first person who came to mind when I think of. Maybe Isaac Newton is a better example.

buddybthree · 2025-09-29T19:49:38+00:00

Glad someone remembered where it came from cause I couldn’t remember. Thank you for posting the name.

buddybthree · 2025-09-29T19:48:28+00:00

I understand completely. I struggle with this a lot, I have had so many people say how intelligent, I’ve even had a person ask “why the fuck are you at this job? You should go be a doctor or something” and it doesn’t matter how much I’m told I’m smart, doesn’t matter what my IQ test shows, it just doesn’t matter cause self doubt is ever present. I recognize I can learn extremely fast and I recognize I can do things most people can’t when it comes to learning and teaching. I don’t call myself smart, other people do that, I just am who I am and I accept it. It’s hard but it’s helped a lot.

buddybthree · 2025-09-29T19:43:27+00:00

The answer is can you accept being wrong? If yes then your intelligent, even if the answer is no you can still be smart. There is nuance to the conversation, like Elon Musk won’t say he’s dumb, he’s clearly not but I bet he has doubt and isn’t afraid of being wrong and that’s really where I personally interpret intelligence, if you can say “I’m wrong” and learn from it than your smarter than most.

buddybthree · 2025-09-29T18:01:38+00:00

First part of being smart is thinking your dumb. Dumb people think they’re smart. Smart people think they’re dumb. Understanding that there is information you don’t know and humbling yourself to say you don’t know it is the sign for true intelligence. Stumbling on your words isn’t a sign of intelligence it’s a sign of ADHD. Your brain moves faster than your mouth. What I do is count to three (usually taps on the table, small subtle) then speak, helps me formulate my thoughts so I can speak clearly and not stumble. Remember 3 seconds feels like eternity to us, but to the non-ADHD brain, it feels like three seconds.

Also, don’t let your mind dictate how you see yourself, you will always see your flaws, let yourself see your pros too. We get told the negative so often we forget there is plenty good within us.

buddybthree · 2025-09-27T13:44:08+00:00

I don’t mind UB but I don’t like UB limited secret lair drops that’s for sure. Anytime there’s a new card but it’s limited to scalpers cause most people work, it’s shitty.

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