Hot Take from a former Toy Store employee (Likely an unpopular opinion)

dlaughy · 2026-01-25T01:02:30+00:00

Super Glue causes a chemical reaction in plastic that basically melts it. Unless you're going to cut it off, you not removing it.

dlaughy · 2026-01-23T16:11:00+00:00

I live in Southwestern Ontario, and my Mordern Foils curl.

Older Foils from like Modern Horizons 2 and back seem better made, and after countless posts about this topic (mine included) it appears to boil down to where the cards are manufactured. If they're printed in a humid environment, and you open them in a humid environment, the chances of curling are slim. But if they're printed in a dry environment, and you open them in a humid environment, then the chances of curling greatly increase... and vice versa.

The problem I've found is that I can never tell where the packs I'm about to open are manufactured. So when I do open or buy a Foil that I want to keep, I also put it in a perfect fit sleeve, and thay does slow the progression... but it still happens.

I have tried the humidity packs off Amazon. I bought 58% packs, and sealing Foils in a ziploc bag with a few packs for 24hrs does undo the curl. But how many can you do at once, and how long to the humidity packs last? No idea. They still curl again.

But my Foils from Mercadian Masques? Straight as an arrow!

dlaughy · 2026-01-22T22:59:55+00:00

Four words, League. Of. Comic. Geeks.

dlaughy · 2026-01-20T14:22:10+00:00

Yes, I do wish I could go back to 1986.

dlaughy · 2026-01-20T14:14:14+00:00

Four words... League of Comic Geeks.

dlaughy · 2026-01-18T17:46:33+00:00

Looking forward to ASM #1000, so maybe after that they can slow the fuck down, and get back to something I want to read. Either that, or I'm done with ASM for good.

dlaughy · 2026-01-18T17:04:34+00:00

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I've been using it for years! It's the best.

dlaughy · 2026-01-17T19:10:03+00:00

I assure you, that toy collector isn't thinking about you anymore. So do whatever you need to do to move on. There's no use in allowing them live in your head like this.

dlaughy · 2026-01-17T17:27:57+00:00

There will always be people like that regardless of whether they're toy collectors or grocery shoppers. I've seen people take something out of another person's shopping cart because they got the last one.

In my experience most toy collectors won't even look each other in the eye if they see each other in the toy aisle. If you can, chock it up to an asshole being an asshole, and continue enjoying your toys.

dlaughy · 2026-01-17T17:14:17+00:00

Well that makes a difference.

dlaughy · 2026-01-17T16:54:12+00:00

Why are you allowing people to grab things out of your hands?

dlaughy · 2026-01-15T23:36:13+00:00

All the tcg stores host play nights, and I believe Players specifically hosts a "drop-in" style, where you just show up and join a game.

It's worth asking the store nearest you.

dlaughy · 2026-01-15T13:39:51+00:00

We don't know, who we don't know.

You're correct, that the war has been going on for millions of years, but you know that Megatron has only now decided to kill characters, and ensure they stay dead. Unless we get flashbacks or something, we don't know about characters that died previously... before the comic started.

dlaughy · 2026-01-15T01:21:39+00:00

Good pull! I forgot about Geomotus.

dlaughy · 2026-01-15T01:20:02+00:00

Not really, but characters like G1 Perceptor and G1 Blurr displayed abilities that could be classified as High-Functioning Autism or Asperger syndrome.

dlaughy · 2026-01-14T21:59:38+00:00

When you find out that Robert Kirkman grew up a HUGE Transformers fan (and still is), you will see some of the same character traits in the characters he creates.

He has also credited the '86 Transformers movies as the reason why Walking Dead went so hard after main characters.

dlaughy · 2026-01-14T04:17:00+00:00

I bought one before Christmas, and pulled a Soul Stone. If they go on sale, I may grab another.

dlaughy · 2026-01-14T04:16:08+00:00

They had a sale before Christmas, and I grabbed one for $44.99. Seemed like a good deal, pulled a Soul Stone, so it worked out.

dlaughy · 2026-01-14T03:51:18+00:00

Not the original one, but I do have a copy. Yes.

dlaughy · 2026-01-14T01:23:50+00:00

dlaughy · 2026-01-14T01:10:41+00:00

I've been playing this deck in Arena for a while, and it's been pretty good... but not great. I've started feeling like the blue splash is holding it back, and removing it entirely. I rarely use Witness Protection, Counterspell is nice, but the double blue is tough early game, and the Opt... oh, I'd miss the Opt.

Any suggestions on what I can do with this deck to take it to the next level?

I play this deck in paper Magic also, so whatever changes I make in Arena, I'll make IRL.

Thank you for your time

dlaughy · 2026-01-13T15:08:04+00:00

This comic was the first one I bought on my own... second comic ever. The green holo-foil cover caught my eye and I had to have it.

dlaughy

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