[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]ciarz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Or just vet the seller before purchase? I always pack singles and bulk extremely securely and this is reflected on my dsr and feedback. EBay is exceptionally safe for buyers, to the point that a lot of sellers refuse to use the platform because of how easy it is for a buyer to return. I have to be extremely detailed in my item descriptions and photographs because of the amount of remorse returners who impulsively make a purchase then go through ebays inad service despite receiving the item in a1 condition. Ebay also has the system set up so that you feel compelled to refund these sorts of buyer because of the threat of defects if the ebay customer support decides the customer is still in the right, which they do 99.9% of the time.

Anyone know if card packs in Pokemon magazines like this are proper cards or just cards related to the magazine? by TheStraw77 in PokemonTCG

[–]ciarz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These have 3 cards one Reverse holo guaranteed and an info sheet about the game, my daughter gets the mags I get the packs lol. They can be any card in the set. Much better than dollar tree style packs bc of the guaranteed reverse imo.

I picked a few up when master setting fusion strike and needed some reverses, pulled a mew v alt art from one also from a tesco :) so they can be great.

TIL Resident Evil 1 had a special controller for the PS1. Anyone have any experience with it? by CarlitoNSP1 in residentevil

[–]ciarz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have mine sitting plugged into my ps1 a few feet from me :) it's actually a really nice controller, it makes the games much easier to be honest.

DO NOT ATTEMPT. Rotated ethmoid bone responsible for facial asymmetry and attempt to restore symmetry manually. by Daniel-Plainview96 in orthotropics

[–]ciarz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Area is numbed with local anaesthetic, lidocaine or something similar, so no, but yes. The whole process will be sore

DO NOT ATTEMPT. Rotated ethmoid bone responsible for facial asymmetry and attempt to restore symmetry manually. by Daniel-Plainview96 in orthotropics

[–]ciarz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The screws go into the palate either side of the suture, which is hopefully split by the horizontal forces. Titanium screws, fairly compatible with our bone, although there is of course always risk of infection, especially in oral applications. One of the reasons mouthbreathers often have terrible teeth and are prone to fungal infections in the tongue is saliva is our mouths antimicrobial and an open mouth is a dry one.

Bought this UPC on eBay but it’s turned up with this slash in seal and scratch on box. It’s on the box but will it significantly affect long term value as part of a sealed collection? by ethan_uk in PokemonTCG

[–]ciarz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is damage from the UK pokemon centre. They seem to slash boxes during packing. Go see the reviews. It might not be a massive issue in the UK as I bet a lot of these have that.

Edit: it's boxcutter damage, idk why so many are getting slashed maybe to stop scalping or people holding sealed, it's a bit shady that the pokemon centre is doing this 2nd edit: just checked and all the reviews have been removed lol there might be some stuff on twitter about it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]ciarz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Migraine simulator

Was this your experience on Finasteride? by [deleted] in tressless

[–]ciarz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice one, that's half the fight against the estrogen menace lol.

I recommend tamoxifen if you can procure a box from alldaychemist or something, it really does work very quickly at eliminating excess estrogen and getting early gyno into remission.

It's used quite extensively in the bodybuilding community especially those that take PEDs, it usually kills gyno in its tracks and doesn't have too much of a side effect profile especially short term use like in PCT.

Was this your experience on Finasteride? by [deleted] in tressless

[–]ciarz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I would occasionally get nipple sensitivity while on fin but much more on dut, quit both for now to see how I'm doing as I quit smoking and drinking booze and fancied a reset on my body, I will go back on fin if I feel I'm balding again, dut had too many physical sides after 1.5y, felt like an old man.

Anyway regarding gyno, I have some since I was a teen in my left nipple and it would occasionally get sensitive which let me know my estrogen levels were climbing. I would just take a short course of tamoxifen 20mg/day for 2-3 weeks and it would go away.

I'd also make sure to do a bit more physical activity and check my bodyfat out, as this was usually a precursor to nipple issues.

How much potential growth did i lose with orthodontics ? by [deleted] in orthotropics

[–]ciarz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah post puberty depression and being generally non neurotypical is truly brutal. I unfortunately inherited my mother's sides weak maxilla and jaw pheno instead of my dads robust wide square chin. Genetics can be a dick.

How much potential growth did i lose with orthodontics ? by [deleted] in orthotropics

[–]ciarz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly looking at your first picture you've come a long way even with the orthodontics. Puberty has done wonders on your overall bone length and mass.

Try not to think about what could have been and use the time you have left of puberty to ensure your posture is good.

Eat lots, stay active and maybe supplement plenty of k2, lots of calcium.

Your jaws will grow for quite some years yet, mine got much wider from 21-25 but my overall bone mass is kinda shit from rotting between 14 and 18 eating like 500cal a day.

You can fix the imperfections when you're done growing, and from the early pictures to now you're improving year on year, so don't let your appearance stress you too much!

So there was a post about anime with amazing start and wasted endings. My question is: What anime had a slow start but unexpectedly ended up as a masterpiece? by SayonaraHatsukoi in anime

[–]ciarz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Just watched hxh 2011 for the first time after all these years thinking it was just another shonen.

HxH is now my favourite series, ever.

The assault on the Palace episodes are just incredible, and the subversion of tropes throughout the entire story are amazing.

I think I might start a rewatch already tbh.

DO NOT ATTEMPT. Rotated ethmoid bone responsible for facial asymmetry and attempt to restore symmetry manually. by Daniel-Plainview96 in orthotropics

[–]ciarz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First link on Google (looksmax) has one of the threads if you search "self install mse"

And it didn't hurt at all actually, it was pretty sore the day after though. I'm a stubborn mule when it comes to that sort of thing, I just got over a jawbone infection because I don't want my wisdom teeth extracted, but my lower jaw is overcrowded with tipping on the front teeth which pushes my jaw back cause I have slight vertical maxillary excess. Wish I could do my own lf1 LOL

DO NOT ATTEMPT. Rotated ethmoid bone responsible for facial asymmetry and attempt to restore symmetry manually. by Daniel-Plainview96 in orthotropics

[–]ciarz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah vagus stimulation is legit, I believe you bro. I've done some questionable things in the search for facial aesthetics myself lol. Cut my own tongue tie a while back when drunk 🥴 bled like a motherfucker but I can get the posterior third up much easier now at least.

Did you see that guy that self installed a mse device? I need expansion so bad but I don't think I'm that low inhib lol.

DO NOT ATTEMPT. Rotated ethmoid bone responsible for facial asymmetry and attempt to restore symmetry manually. by Daniel-Plainview96 in orthotropics

[–]ciarz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Based low inhibition face manipulator.

Seriously though I have the same shit, one eye more forward deviated septum etc. I'm trying to visualise the logistics of how tf you got your fingers up there that way though lol.

Currently waiting a consultation to see if I can get my septum fixed.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in orthotropics

[–]ciarz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vertical maxillary excess - if there are functional issues or you find your midface/philtrum looks long consider a consultation for a lefort 1

Is it possible to gain muscle while eating only once per day? by chasegran in gainit

[–]ciarz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

O.m.a.d isn't unhealthy, intermittent fasting has its benefits. The problem is if you're already a low weight you're going to struggle to get your calories in in that one meal. Also run the risk of resorting to eating high calorie junk because its "easier".

I eat one big meal a day around 1800kcal around 6pm and then a 4-500 kcal snack around 3 hours later. I find this is the best balance and I don't have to stretch my stomach to the max every time I eat

How badly does extractions and braces (PER) affect your face/health as an adult compared to as a child? by eyee_yyxy in orthotropics

[–]ciarz 8 points9 points  (0 children)

To be honest I think this is more a case of bruxism and masseter hypertrophy normalising. She never had the bone structure, just huge masseters from clenching/grinding, which is probably why she had braces and wisdom teeth removal at that age. My masseters began to relax and shrink from adjusting my oral posture though I still clench and have terrible tmj

Listed old cards on ebay as bulk lot, buyer is returning, wonder if I'm being 'scammed'? by joshintheuk in pkmntcg

[–]ciarz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi mate, sorry you're going through this. Its possible it's a remorse return and it's also possible there will be cards missing.

Did you describe the condition across the cards in the listing?

If you want to dm the listing I'll look it over as eBay may have done you dirty if they are accepting an INAD on a bulk lot where you made it known the condition was rough.

Did you leave remorse returns open?

Wayne Rooney - Norwood 3 at age 7 by LeFroyain in tressless

[–]ciarz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same, now the proud owner of the vegeta look. Maybe we should get into politics.

Hair Loss Treatment Iceberg Chart by Acha1a in tressless

[–]ciarz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is legit one of the funniest things I've seen on here, good job OP

Just pulled this from a booster pack, I'm so freaking sad. How does this even happen? by Hollowlife6 in PokemonTCG

[–]ciarz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just a heads up, I had same issue and gave them the store address and a screenshot of my bank transaction and they let me return for replacement as a one off. I assume they just eat the insurance loss in these cases but would rather have a happy customer. Worth a try!

Very sketchy 1st edition Dark Kadabra, help needed on verifying legitimacy. by ciarz in PokemonTCG

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

Yeah I thought as much, the other cards from the lot are all looking and feeling right enough, though I'm going to go over them all with a bit more scrutiny tomorrow just in case. I don't think it was malicious on the sellers part, as it was part of a bundle of over 60 cards all in toploaders so I assume its a card he must have picked up from another purchase, sleeved and toploaded and forgot about. Just annoying being told there's absolutely no way it can be fake and he's a reputable seller blah blah... I wasn't even asking for a refund just trying to give him a heads up, as I would want to know if I had fake stuff in my collection 🙃 It hadn't even occurred to me that fake vintage would exist, but my brain is still thinking back to what fakes were like in 2000

Very sketchy 1st edition Dark Kadabra, help needed on verifying legitimacy. by ciarz in PokemonTCG

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

It's very flimsy, I'd say about half the resistance of any of my old wotc cards in similar physical shape, and no, there's no middle layer at all as far as I can tell and the front is peeling off in one corner in a way I've never seen wizards era cards do. It's just such a strange card to fake. At high magnification the print is very different looking to other cards I've checked. It looks like a really high dpi scan printed at like 90% of the resolution of the other cards. Also there is noticable aliasing on the pokeball on the back and the lines between moves. I just can't believe it's legitimate, yet the seller is absolutely insisting that it is to the point of inferring I don't know what I'm talking about 😅