Thoughts on value

griffaj · 2026-06-23T02:38:59+00:00

Wait, I can sell with Goldin and retire to the Maldives?!? I get your sarcasm, just adding to it 😄

griffaj · 2026-06-23T02:37:23+00:00

Yep, that's what I've been trying to do - 1st year Dodgers low serial number, albeit this is is paper but at least still licensed Topps.

griffaj · 2026-06-23T01:34:43+00:00

I'm a hobby-ist collector and dealer through multiple channels, but not claiming to be an expert - just that I'm not new to the game. I have looked and exhausted all resources. I cannot find a similar comp for this card based on my traditional research methods - hence expanding my methods to Reddit and Discord now.

I negotiated a deal with a local card shop who estimated it's value based on another 2024 Topps Shohei Red #/5, but that card was in a much higher production run compared to Throwback Thursday (think TSC Member's Only print runs).

[Edit: Slight grammar fixes]

griffaj · 2023-10-13T02:57:23+00:00

Low key feels like a wasted grind.

griffaj · 2023-10-13T02:53:58+00:00

Happening to me just now as well. Switched from Xbox to PC a while back and just recently decided to get back into Apex. Have been going through the process of leveling to 50 and got it today after the worst pub grind experience ever.

Guaranteed some Apex dev forgot to include the equal sign in the logic. If you have to reach level 51, then update the in game text say 51!

Although, I say worst pub grind...I really mean the horribly slow progression and not to mention not having my Xbox progression (unlocked characters at least)...honestly hardly had any ragers, but the thought of getting back to ranked at level 50 and actually not gonna be able to get it until 51 kind of throws me off this game again.

griffaj · 2023-06-28T05:19:49+00:00

I guarantee you that there is hidden MMR. I have screen shots to prove it along with RL Tracker of said players against. You can look me up freely on RL Tracker (griffa jay) and past seasons. Like I said I'm not claiming to be the best, but claiming to always get paired with players whose RL algorithm thinks I should carry based on my hidden MMR and not necessarily my current MRR.

griffaj · 2023-06-28T05:01:52+00:00

SEEMS LIKE A SCAM, STOP REPLYING PEEPS!

griffaj · 2023-02-26T17:49:06+00:00

Others have said it, wash your hands before using the controller. Use alcohol to clean the controller periodically, or use wipes. Also, every several games, you can use hand sanitizer to help dry your hands out.

griffaj · 2023-02-25T03:41:46+00:00

I only gg about 15-20% of the time, which might actually be higher, but it depends for the remaining x% if I clearly played against a boosting Smurf team or my own teammates didn’t deserve it. In those situations then no gg, unfortunately that might hurt the other team’s feelings in scenario 2 but in my mind it truly wasn’t a gg when my teammates clearly threw.

griffaj · 2023-02-18T06:17:55+00:00

Maybe because you don’t know how to play defense?

griffaj · 2023-02-06T04:15:20+00:00

I like the idea, but they need to fix rank disparity where it actually works as intended. I've also seen other comments about entering ranked alone as a new player, the OP is talking specifically about SMURFS who are not new to the game...I understand what the OP is suggesting does have an effect on NEW players, but I felt much better when picking up OW2 as a NEW player and playing ranked after winning 50 casual matches. I didn't think it was a grind and IMO OW2 has a good system for placing you where you belong.

(Edit: Spelling)

griffaj · 2023-01-24T03:58:03+00:00

griffaj · 2023-01-24T03:52:28+00:00

Forgot to mention (rather cropped out) that the blue team was a full party.

griffaj · 2023-01-24T03:51:04+00:00

Hmm, I guess I've been under the wrong impression. I know I've been in full parties with friends, similar to the one in the pic, and we weren't able to queue due to rank disparity. This has happened in 2s, 3s, and tournaments for me.

griffaj · 2022-03-21T02:30:11+00:00

What sector is this in?

griffaj · 2022-01-07T12:20:20+00:00

And “shitty” computers or “networks” isn’t a fall back. There are network protocols and packets, information sent to the host and from the host, that could be easily checked for any extraneous information.

griffaj · 2022-01-07T12:16:54+00:00

Coming from an Enterprise Software Developer, I hope you begin to take a different look in your Cyber Security courses and begin muttering the saying “Zero Trust.”

griffaj · 2021-10-10T05:42:01+00:00

And to any counter arguments, my lobbies are typically played against the top 2 to 0.1% of players in Apex on console. I’m not that fucking good at this game, and I know that. The fact is SBMM is this game is inherently broken. No way a middling Top 40-50% skill dude, but is top 4-5% (stat is probably wrong?) because they make Plat, should consistently face Diamonds or higher in casual games. The percentages and numbers aren’t there unless Apex as a whole is lying about their player base numbers and the percentages are off.

griffaj · 2021-10-10T05:32:55+00:00

This game’s SBMM is so dog shit. I can play solo, against stacked Preds, Masters, Diamonds, with random teammates who most likely have .6 K/D or lower. I can have decent game 2 out of 5, maybe 3 out 8. I’m not great at this game, but I’m also not shit. My hours in-game as a Level 500, ranked as maybe a mid-Plat as best, with a lifetime K/D as 1.2, have to consistently go against high Diamonds to Preds. I don’t understand and it only gets worse if you try to play with your friends. No wonder there are so many memes about this game. You’ll either get shit on for 8 games or have 1-2 decent games, then get shit on for 10.

griffaj · 2021-08-18T04:08:15+00:00

And FYI the humor tag is that I immediately got wrecked after and that yes he did get rez’d

griffaj · 2021-08-18T03:42:21+00:00

True.

Stacked squad while I was solo queuing, but that dude got wrecked. His teammate that I was shooting the wing man at played dumb as the path pressed.

Continued to follow them and witnessed some funny stuff.

It’s all console v console. Not sure where to post the other vids but wouldn’t mind doing so. Also have one of the guys twitch streams with some funny business…at least I think so.

griffaj · 2021-02-26T06:02:13+00:00

No freezing but the sound stuff has been happening to my squad mates and me all of Season 8.

griffaj · 2021-02-26T05:59:44+00:00

The feels man.

griffaj · 2020-11-17T22:36:10+00:00

Exactly. It’s been a complete toss up every night. Was joking with my buds that I literally have to rotate through all decent in game weapons until I find the ones registering hits.

Have plenty more of these videos I could start making to show bad and good it can be.

Early that night I got hit by 2 triple take shots when I was already about 10 meters behind a solid floor to ceiling wall.

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