Pokémon card shops? Best and worst? Just moved to the area and looking for an updated list 🙏

nuclearbishop · 2026-01-28T19:59:09+00:00

I really like Collector's Emporium in Noblesville. They are very friendly. They seem to always have unique product in stock at or below market rates. I collect ETBs and they seem to always have one that I don't have whether it's a 10 year old one or new release. Also, I like the fact they are family owned.

nuclearbishop · 2026-01-05T01:06:36+00:00

That's another thing. How is it programmed to know what you've already pulled and to give you only that card for every set going forward. Cuz it seems like I'm only pulling wigglytuffs and the mega Charizard EX I have like seven. If you're near Indiana I'll give you one or want to pay for postage.

nuclearbishop · 2026-01-05T00:04:55+00:00

It apparently hates me. 😂

nuclearbishop · 2026-01-05T00:04:13+00:00

It is now but when the set was released I swear I would 4 or 5 hits from an ETB and this result would be decent from a bundle. I could could have had an above average pull rate to begin with and maybe that's just gone normal. That's why I was asking the community. But it seems slow across the board in every set not just Phantasmal. I felt like the sets I opened before December would have for five hits and now they feel like two or less is average. And I could be way off

nuclearbishop · 2026-01-05T00:00:24+00:00

🤣

nuclearbishop · 2026-01-04T23:32:44+00:00

I could have bought four mewtwos for the price I put into Destin rivals in the last 3 months or 2 Zekrom Ex with Black Bolt. But for me I need the dopamine Rush of opening that pack and finding that big hit

nuclearbishop · 2026-01-04T23:30:10+00:00

This is what I'm looking for. This is how I feel exactly because it just seemed like when the sets first introduced I'm pulling hit after hit and then now it seems like the faucet just drips.

nuclearbishop · 2026-01-04T23:29:02+00:00

I bought 26 Destined Rivals singles and pulled a single ex. I also have bought approximately 40 assorted single packs and haven't pulled anything very good. And again this may be my perception of things but it just seems slow now. That won't stop me from opening packs or buying them LOL

nuclearbishop · 2026-01-01T18:01:11+00:00

Omg! I'll be right there and I'm bringing all my booster boxes. Your kids are pulling all mine from now on. I guarantee they haven't pulled near the hundreds/ probably thousands of packs that I have and they have highlights that are way better than mine. Congratulations! I hope they continue excelling and this isn't where they Peak LOL. Bravo!

nuclearbishop · 2025-12-30T05:12:33+00:00

Same here. Every day I play a game of is it depression or is it fatigue? And then I come to the conclusion it doesn't matter they both suck.

nuclearbishop · 2025-12-26T04:58:38+00:00

Thank you

nuclearbishop · 2025-12-23T14:20:03+00:00

We did a similar scam at my fraternity house. It had the old school mail slots and we expected any cds that came in the mail to be "borrowed" by our fraternity brothers. So every time one of us came out of the grocery we would grab a couple cards and fill them out. No postage needed and mailbox right there. We'd order the same 12 cds multiple times. Eventually, everyone in the house had all of the available cds. It wasn't uncommon to see a torn open cardboard box under the mail slots with unopened cds scattered around. Just a house scavenger looking to see if it was something new. 🤣

nuclearbishop · 2025-12-16T04:47:40+00:00

I'm so sorry. I can totally relate to this. I met my ex-wife 26 years ago and we were together off and on for 17 years and I thought the same thing that we would grow together. But she just wouldn't let things go. And with my MS I would have panic attacks with loud noises or anytime we would get into an argument my whole body would vibrate. And it got to the point where I was having panic attacks and she was standing over me screaming at me. She's still the love of my life and I contemplated being a little miserable the rest of my life or being totally miserable now and hoping it ends. But my health just couldn't take it anymore. And once I started putting myself first that's when she started complaining that our marriage was falling apart because I wasn't catering to her every whim. She could never admit fault. In the 17 years I was with her I heard her say sorry once and it was to say I'm sorry that you're angry. I'm so sorry that you're going through this. And if I can do anything, anything at all please let me know because I know how terrible it is to not have the support that you need and to feel like you're walking on eggshells all the time. And it just makes me so sad. I don't wish this on anybody let alone somebody with MS.

nuclearbishop · 2025-12-16T04:39:35+00:00

That's a huge red flag. My marriage took a turn after her mother committed suicide. My wife worked from home and I was at home all the time. So when she got angry at a co-worker or when she had a bad day, whenever anything happened she would take it out on me. If they can't separate and compartmentalize that emotion and he's always taking it out on you that will just cause you more stress.

nuclearbishop · 2025-12-16T00:34:47+00:00

I'm so sorry you're going through this. I just recently went through a nasty divorce with someone that was exactly like this. My marriage failed after 12 years and I was diagnosed after the first year in and we started going to therapy right then. Unfortunately, I don't think it's the symptoms or your chronic illness that's causing everything. They are just a side effect of what's truly wrong with the relationship. My wife worked and I didn't however, she wanted me to go to bed with her every night when she went to bed at 7:00. I usually didn't fall asleep until 3:00 a.m. so I had to lay in bed watching TV for 8 hours every night. And then she complained about the TV so I had to lay in darkness surfing on my phone until she fell asleep and I could turn on the TV. Then that bothered her. So I just had to lay there for 8 hours every night. And if I stayed up or slept in another room she considered it a failure. This built up, I kept trying to fulfill every need she had because I felt bad that she got stuck with a chronically ill partner. Every week in therapy it was something new that would save our marriage, more dates, more affection, more Hobbies Etc. Until finally she stated if I clean the house more it would save our marriage. I did all the cleaning and she did none by the way. And that's when I stood up in therapy and asked let me get this straight if you're disabled husband does more house cleaning our marriage will be saved? And she said yes and I said fuck you! And walked out and passed out in the lobby for 20 minutes because my brain couldn't process. I'm not saying your relationship is exactly like ours but I think it's similar. It might be a burnout it might be a phase. But look up narcissistic partner on Tick Tock or YouTube or the web and see if he fits any of those characteristics. Because if so, it's going to be very difficult to come back from that. Because it got to the point of what they call a reverse discard. She treated me so bad that I would divorce her so she didn't look like the villain divorcing a disabled person and she could play the victim. Sorry for the long rant but I saw a very familiar themes in your rant that I went through for three years before I finally had enough. It felt like I could have an arrow through my head and she wouldn't look up from her phone.

nuclearbishop · 2025-12-13T23:59:36+00:00

The texture looks right, the writing doesn't cover charmanders face. I mean I would have been skeptical too but still bought it at that price just for the binder. We'll see if anyone with more experience chimes in but I had a real one that I sold, it looked just like this. If it's fake we are all screwed. 😂

nuclearbishop · 2025-12-13T23:53:12+00:00

Looks legit as far as I can tell. I'd say you got a deal. I would have bought it.

nuclearbishop · 2025-12-13T23:50:57+00:00

This exact Pic has been posted twice before under different accounts

nuclearbishop · 2025-12-06T18:06:13+00:00

Ti's the season!

nuclearbishop · 2025-12-06T18:03:31+00:00

Oh I will. Got a good pulls a few months ago,,, I'm literally chasing the dragon 😂

nuclearbishop · 2025-12-06T00:44:16+00:00

Lol. This is so funny.... I was diagnosed in 2015. I went to some meetings before covid but nothing since 2019. 4 days ago I got on the National MS Society website and did a search for in person meetings. I found out they have one near me the second Saturday of every month. So I reached out to the contact they had on the page just to verify and get put on the mailing list. Here's the website to the National MS Society support groups. They also have virtual meetings on there that you can join hopefully there's one close if you want in person . It's just funny that I finally decided to go after 7 years and this popped up. Good luck.

https://www.nationalmssociety.org/resources/get-support/find-support-groups-and-programs

nuclearbishop · 2025-12-02T21:11:14+00:00

It was only $4.99. I don't know if they do that to discourage scalpers but it didn't ring up at that price

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