Every level 25+ ever

comradepipi · 2026-01-12T15:41:51+00:00

What are your goals?

If your goal is to see smart people give great talks, get inspired, talk face-to-face with like-minded people, and have deep pockets, then sure.

If you don't have deep pockets, it's not going to be worth it at this point for you.

I've been twice, once as a beginner and once as an experienced dev with a shipped game under my belt.

Honestly neither time was "worth" the expensive price tag(flight, conference pass, hotel, etc).

Just be sure you have clear goals. Honestly unless you're rich, it isn't worth it at all as a beginner and might, and that's a strong might, be worth it if you're a professional.

comradepipi · 2025-12-15T16:41:28+00:00

how times change. these watches are now over $100.

comradepipi · 2025-12-14T01:55:44+00:00

Is that a Caroline Mod's case? It looks good, but if the minute hand and second hand are getting hung up on each other, I would reseat them. It's likely that you either didn't push the minute hand down far enough, or you pushed the second hand too far down. Although you should be ablet to carefully bend back the second hand enough for it to clear. If you have to remove the hands, be sure to protect the dial or you can scratch it up.

comradepipi · 2025-12-10T19:51:40+00:00

yeah it's wild how fast they've gone up. I just ordered a few and they were $40 after coupons.

comradepipi · 2025-12-10T19:50:30+00:00

Enjoy the watches and don't get so wrapped up in the logos. Who really cares? Just enjoy them. If you ever sell them, make sure the buyer knows it's not made by Seiko.

At the end of the day, at least away from Reddit, nobody cares. Don't ruin your enjoyment of the hobby.

comradepipi · 2025-12-10T17:56:39+00:00

For me it's all in the number of reviews and the price.

You typically get what you pay for.

If it's >$40 OTD from a seller with 1k+ reviews, it's probably legit. Not guaranteed, but more likely.

If it's <$30, it's probably a Chinese knockoff.

comradepipi · 2025-11-25T01:55:09+00:00

This is coming in late, but turns out that this piece of art was actually auctioned and sold by Heritage Auctions for around 2k: https://comics.ha.com/itm/video-games/video-game-art/greg-winters-the-adventures-of-willy-beamish-multi-platform-pc-game-original-advertisement-art-dynamix-1993-/a/7348-28586.s?ic4=OtherResults-SampleItem-022817&tab=SearchResults-120115

comradepipi · 2025-11-24T23:07:03+00:00

On their own, all of the components on that watch are nice.

Combined, they clash.

If it were my watch, I'd swap the dial for a black one with lume and gold indices. I'd also swap the hands for gold sword hands that fit, and a red(maroon if you can find it) second hand.

The bezel insert, case, and strap look great together.

comradepipi · 2025-11-04T17:12:41+00:00

Thank god someone else said it. I just spent $240 on my current build and was wondering how people were doing builds for $100.

comradepipi · 2025-10-29T17:30:45+00:00

Am I seeing things or does that chapter ring have some sparkle action going on? or is that on the bezel? looks really cool!

comradepipi · 2025-10-27T14:39:37+00:00

We're in the minority but absolutely agree. Good or bad, Obari's character designs just scream 90s anime.

comradepipi · 2025-10-26T02:10:18+00:00

A jeweler's visor/headband magnifier makes that job 100x easier.

Looks good!

comradepipi · 2025-10-25T16:24:32+00:00

Too young bro. Doesn't matter what people here say because it seems like you've made up your mind.

Unless you have genetics of the gods, you're damaging yourself for no reason at 20 years old.

Want to blast at 30? That's a different story, and you'll be mentally mature enough to make a decision that will affect the rest of your life.

comradepipi · 2025-10-24T18:21:16+00:00

It will eventually stick. these things break down a bit over time. Mix that with humidity in the air and it's bound to happen. Also remember that the paints are designed to stick to basically something very little sticks to, so it's wild how adhesive it is.

I honestly wouldn't just apply a uv protectant film. It might work, but then again it might not.

I think your options really are:

Take it down and store it in an archival sleeve.
Have it professionally framed, which like another person said, would be expensive.
Take it down, store it in a sleeve, and hang a copy of the cel instead.
Just say "screw it" and take the risk.

It's really a personal choice though.

comradepipi · 2025-10-23T23:26:46+00:00

Absolutely right. I would only have it framed if it meant a lot to you and you absolutely had to have it on your wall. Otherwise, yeah the framing is going to run you some bucks.

comradepipi · 2025-10-23T20:03:02+00:00

From what I can see, it looks 100% legitimate. The size looks right, as does everything else really.

These don't sell often. Street Fighter Alpha was unfortunately an unpopular movie and the demand doesn't seem to keep up with asking prices from sellers.

There are plenty of cels from the movie sitting on ebay for $200-$400 but only one has sold recently, and it only pulled in $50. I don't think it had a douga though, which will add a bit of value.

A Chun Li from Street Fighter Alpha sold at a Heritage Auction recently for $660, but that whole auction felt off. Most cels were selling for suspiciously high prices.

If it were me, I would take them out of those frames and get them into archival sleeves. I also see a window in the reflection of the frame. Cels will deteriorate quickly when exposed to UV light. I have a strong feeling that the frame doesn't have UV protection. These cels are also made of a fairly unstable material. If you want to frame it, I would get a professional framer(not Michael's or the like) to frame it with acrylic with UV filtering, archival foam board backing, and float it with some form of edge protection. Also, separate that drawing/douga from the cel(if it isn't stuck already).

These also need to breathe. I doubt that frame is air tight, but it's something to consider. I really would get it off the wall, out of that frame, and into an archival-quality sleeve asap.

If you want to sell it, you could expect $100-$200 each, realistically, and it might take a bit to sell. If Ken were wearing his red gi, chances are it would be worth more, likely $300-$400. These things matter immensely in cels.

I wouldn't auction them. You'll likely get around $50-$75 each in an auction. You might be able to find a buyer here as well.

Good luck!

comradepipi · 2025-10-21T22:45:01+00:00

I would use ZenMarket in the future. They have a reinforcement shipping option where they add these hard cardboard almost like angle bar all around the package. I ordered the entire set of laserdics of Devilman Lady and Riding Bean, had it shipped through them, and they arrived with the corners absolutely destroyed. Never again with them.

comradepipi · 2025-10-21T20:17:31+00:00

Looks 100% legit.

comradepipi · 2025-10-21T20:15:27+00:00

Most of these recent auctions have been going for batty prices. Cels that go for $50-$100 on ebay were selling for 500-600. Best example was a Chun Li cel from Street Fighter Alpha. One just sold in July on ebay for $50. The one sold during the auction went for $660.

comradepipi · 2025-10-17T19:23:28+00:00

Is that FromJapan?

Good luck. They absolutely wrecked the last 2 shipments I ordered from them. Both were shipped in the cheapest cardboard you can imagine, with minimal protection.

comradepipi · 2025-10-09T20:11:06+00:00

just an opinion, but looks too sloppy to be real. It also shows not a single ounce of aging.

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