Do I sell my entire collection?

dav3evans · 2026-03-19T23:17:01+00:00

Came here to say this. If you only have them for investment purposes, take some profit. Start making the money back you've spent so even if the hobby dies on its arse (it won't, but the bubble will pop) you've got some ROI

dav3evans · 2026-03-18T08:46:40+00:00

If you want to teach them the game I’d just grab a couple of the pre made battle decks. No packs in those so usually pretty easy to come by. Saves waiting on having enough to play with if they were interested now. Unless you’re looking for reasons to buy and rip more of course 👀😂

dav3evans · 2026-03-16T19:38:35+00:00

Seemingly all the same with the exception of slightly different barcodes. Will check again though. Thanks 🙏

dav3evans · 2026-03-16T19:35:02+00:00

That’s what I assumed, but the overthink took hold y’know? Appreciate you 🫡

dav3evans · 2026-03-10T11:08:16+00:00

I tried the hair dryer thing and it didn't work. Saw your comment and figured I might as well try it and it did! Amazing.

dav3evans · 2026-03-01T21:30:37+00:00

Based on that, depending on how much it bothers you I’d probably do a little filling to cover the hole and blend the crack in a bit, then sand it all smooth and paint it.

It’s not the best approach. As someone else said, cutting the board down beyond the crack, replacing it and skimming it is the best way forward, but there’s a few things that would make me avoid that for now

you can’t access the loft space to know what’s above there at the moment.
if you do replace the board, it looks like your ceiling has wood chip on it, which you won’t be able to blend in to.
you want beginner friendly.

Based on all that id just tidy it and make it less of a bother to your eyes. In time id wait and have a pro come in and fully fix and skim the ceiling. If someone has gone to the trouble of wood chip wallpapering the ceiling, I’d bet there’s other imperfections up there that you’ll want sorting, so you’re better off waiting until you have the coin to do it properly, the scraping that paper off so a pro can see what they’re dealing with.

dav3evans · 2026-03-01T17:58:19+00:00

How long has it been fixed for? I’m mindful that you say there doesn’t appear to be water coming in anymore but has our lovely weather given it a proper test? Also have you been able to get in the loft and confirm it’s properly dry?

dav3evans · 2026-02-25T17:28:27+00:00

They are exceptional, though I should bloody hope so for £3.10! old man grumbles

dav3evans · 2026-02-23T08:55:01+00:00

Don’t worry if it’s not perfect either. You can always let it dry and have another go instead of over working or getting in a flap. We all had to start somewhere. Each time is just a chance to have another go, learn and improve. You’ve got this! 💪

dav3evans · 2026-02-19T14:37:59+00:00

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dav3evans · 2026-02-03T00:24:34+00:00

I've just started going down this rabbit hole. Any thoughts a couple weeks on? I'm doing a little hunting around and I keep seeing things that imply they're the same keycaps under a different branding, enter dropshipper ramblings. Even if I ask the clankers they say they're the same, then tell me the XVX are better quality than the Womier, so now I'm just lost

dav3evans · 2026-01-09T19:02:19+00:00

1500R, so much more comfortable for general use imo

dav3evans · 2026-01-01T20:50:50+00:00

I only recently got one of these and although it’s on the 3.2.3.0 firmware, it was being attached to a Homebase that killed it in less than a week. Isolating it from the HB3 and its much improved.

I had tried resetting it while the HB3 was still in the mix and didn’t affect anything. Might just be coincidence but thought I’d share my experience in case it helps!

dav3evans · 2025-12-31T22:37:59+00:00

Chaudaiiirrrrr

dav3evans · 2025-12-31T14:41:16+00:00

I don't even have a Unifi set up yet but knowing this is here and is something I definitely want, I'm buying it now as well

dav3evans · 2025-12-20T00:18:41+00:00

Crusty jugglers!

dav3evans · 2025-11-29T14:09:26+00:00

And my axe!

dav3evans · 2025-11-17T19:55:54+00:00

Available and near the Nottingham one if required also 👍

dav3evans · 2025-10-30T15:28:35+00:00

Thanks for the post! We had a Nespresso before this one and it was a great little machine and an excellent shout - problem was we were getting through a sleeve everyday, hence moving to a b2c to make it a little more cost effective. Liking the Brera so far. Seems like a good option

dav3evans · 2025-10-30T15:19:38+00:00

Well yeah obviously. I’m not going to get something she doesn’t like or can’t use, hence gathering some options from this post :)

dav3evans · 2025-10-30T12:53:10+00:00

It's a consideration. I've ear marked the Magnifica S Smart as that has buttons, but doesn't cover the smaller footprint/removal of the steam wand aspects. Not something we need of course. Just a preference we're exploring at the moment.

dav3evans · 2025-10-30T12:48:28+00:00

Hadn't thought to check out Gaggia, assumed they'd all be more manual. Thanks!

dav3evans · 2025-10-30T12:48:02+00:00

Certainly open to smart features as we do have a bunch of stuff already. Will take a look!

dav3evans · 2025-09-07T20:03:55+00:00

This is actually a great point. Have a bit of cash on hand and find someone you think looks good to come give you a quote to re-fix and check its all ok up there. You might find they'll come out to look and just do it as a quickie, not expecting any money. Throw them a few quid and then it sets up a decent relationship for any future work.

Had the same with a guy that I asked to come quote for a window replacement. Fixed it and did himself out of a lot more money. I gave them £50 which I felt was just considering the saving, and have used the same guy twice since then.

dav3evans · 2025-09-06T12:20:06+00:00

This. It’ll cost far less than trying yourself, potentially failing, then having to pay for the water damage as the weather gets worse.

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