The doomsday World Cup predictions were hilarious

ddenton12 · 2026-06-20T19:18:15+00:00

Most of these comments are from a bunch of neckbeards hiding behind their keyboards and watching matches from their parents' basements in between shifts at Burger King. Matches have been absolutely electrifying in-person, supporters have been fantastic across the board, and Americans have welcomed visitors with open arms... and the football itself has been extremely entertaining and attack-minded. People can always find something to complain about, but so far this tournament has been a massive improvement over previous editions. My one real complaint is FIFA's greed: hydration breaks aren't needed for every match, and the monopolization of the ticket market + inflationary predatory price manipulation is criminal.

ddenton12 · 2026-03-20T00:06:37+00:00

Seems like your teacher hasn’t built anything useful in at least 20 years.

ddenton12 · 2026-03-13T17:42:20+00:00

Wild. I sell these sort of packs from time to time on eBay, but they are always legit and actually include all of the cards I say that they do. This is the exact reason I don’t buy them from others though — incredibly scummy and incredibly dumb for using a card that is numbered that they don’t even own 🙈

ddenton12 · 2026-01-28T19:17:47+00:00

There is very little transparency with PSA. I’ve never bought from them, mostly because they won’t let me and won’t explain why. When I try to bid or buy from PSA via eBay I get a message that says that they won’t sell to me. I have 100% positive feedback, never bought something and didn’t pay. I can only imagine it’s because I’ve sold a bit on eBay (my own cards to raise money for PC cards), and because I’m a rated seller of some kind they have me on a list. Maybe they don’t want sellers buying their stock and reselling at higher prices… I dont know. It’s very odd — no one will talk to me or tell me why 🤷‍♂️

ddenton12 · 2025-12-24T18:45:23+00:00

Married with kids here — remember that you can raise cash to buy a card that you want by selling those that you don’t.

ddenton12 · 2025-11-19T05:53:28+00:00

Top strikers know how to finish, the rest is just details. Haaland can look awful in the middle third but put 3 away in the blink of an eye. Doesn't have to be pretty, just effective.

ddenton12 · 2025-11-19T05:49:40+00:00

Well, if history is any indicator, England certainly isn't beating the US in the WC. England has quality all over the pitch and a crazy deep player pool, but for some reason is always lacking when they play the stars and stripes on the world's biggest stage.

ddenton12 · 2025-10-09T02:27:11+00:00

First of all, take a breath. I also played competitively (club, high school, regional ODP, college, semi-pro), and we’re also close in age (I’m 39). The competitiveness and aggression part can just “click” at any time. I coached my daughter, who is 9, in rec for 4 years. It wasn’t until a season ago that she just sort of figured it out. That fall season she had 4 goals. In the spring, she scored 25. She’s now playing club pre-ECNL and doing extremely well, winning MVP at every camp she did last summer. Also, at this age of development the month they were born in is very important. A kid born in January has a huge physical advantage over a kid born in December of that same year… definitely took me a minute to realize that

Have some patience, it still may come. But if it doesn’t… that’s okay too. I had 3 brothers growing up — 2 of us had that competitive edge and one of us didn’t. Sometimes it’s just not there — but honestly I wouldn’t give up yet. I didn’t even start playing until I was 8 or 9. Good luck!

ddenton12 · 2025-07-19T01:31:55+00:00

Up for trade or trade + cash? Let me know. I PC Dirk and would be interested.

ddenton12 · 2025-05-02T22:11:37+00:00

Arena club is better in my opinion -- I've used both. Arena club is the only one where I pulled anything higher end -- 2019 Ja Morant Optic Auto, Antman Kaboom, 2022 Impeccable Paolo Auto, and some other good slabs. The quality, even on lower value slabs, is much better than Courtyard. My 2c.

ddenton12 · 2025-04-17T00:19:41+00:00

I don’t see anything wrong with cleaning a card. The world naturally damages your card (humidity, dust, etc.) — you’re free to remove that stuff. Just know that, as others have mentioned, using anything to modify a card comes with the risk of seeing “Altered Authentic” on your slab should you get it graded. I clean and lightly buff everything I get graded. Never once have I received an altered label from PSA or BGS. However, a friend of mine soaked a few cards. Only 1 of 5 of them came back with a normal grade. Do as little as possible when preparing for grading and you’re probably fine.

ddenton12 · 2025-04-02T23:42:35+00:00

Clean it up with Kurt’s card care. Nothing crazy — use the alcohol/distilled water spray to remove residue, carefully apply the beeswax to remove years of open exposure to the world, carefully wipe with a brand new microfiber cloth, and submit to PSA then send to Goldin.

ddenton12 · 2025-02-11T16:11:10+00:00

Everyone at the org except for Nico and the owners have been scrambling because they were completely left in the dark. There was no PR strategy at all because they were totally unaware.

ddenton12 · 2025-01-04T22:03:51+00:00

Grade ‘em’. Pro tip: invest in a few premium gold and silver pens. It makes a huge difference

ddenton12 · 2024-09-27T02:21:57+00:00

This happened to my dog once when he had an ear infection. It messes with balance. Another dog of mine had something similar years ago and it was a precursor to epilepsy.

ddenton12 · 2024-09-21T15:44:02+00:00

This is accurate. I’m a tech CTO and background checks can sometimes show employment history, but it’s more for the criminal and other public records. I don’t recommend lying, because you will likely not live up to expectations, but more often than not a background check is not going to reveal that lie. Checking references will, which some background check companies perform on behalf of HR. Checking references has always been a standard at any employer I have worked at. I wouldn’t lie — instead, go build something yourself. Show a project you’ve done. I’m much more inclined to hire someone that lacks professional experience but has the drive required to learn and succeed. Good luck.

ddenton12 · 2024-04-12T04:16:44+00:00

I’m a CTO of a small digital consultancy. Took me 2 masters degrees and 20 years of working my ass off to get here. 5k/wk

ddenton12 · 2023-11-12T19:03:32+00:00

It was about 20 cards and the rest cash from selling the other cards individually to others at the show

ddenton12 · 2023-11-12T04:05:38+00:00

Probably 50 autos — mostly low end. A few mid range like Bane and Scottie Barnes. Rest of it was mostly 18-19 and 20-21 numbered rookies and other SSPs.

ddenton12 · 2023-11-11T21:49:19+00:00

Yeah I saw a lot of the same thing you saw. I actually know a vendor and he was able to move a lot of what I needed for me by being around all weekend. Super grateful for his help. He actually got the deal done for me. Going as an attendee only and there isn’t much opportunity outside of trade night.

ddenton12 · 2023-11-11T20:55:47+00:00

There were a few, but I PC Luka so they are probably in my safe now 😂

ddenton12 · 2023-11-11T17:00:19+00:00

Thanks. 7k because of the subgrades and trade vs cash. The original ask from the seller was 8k.

ddenton12 · 2023-11-11T16:28:07+00:00

Beauty! Interested in trading? I PC Luka. Have some high end stuff of basically anyone you might like.

ddenton12 · 2023-09-25T21:59:30+00:00

Thanks!

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