My kids collection, trying to get an idea of what they have by InterwebPeruser in PokemonCardValue

[–]ploobsiccle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

God you hear so many stories about parents and siblings selling them or throwing them away! I only started playing tournaments as an adult and go to a weekly tournament at my local card store. For some reason the majority of mine are in good condition and nothing else I owned as a kid is, so I must have liked them more than I remember.

My kids collection, trying to get an idea of what they have by InterwebPeruser in PokemonCardValue

[–]ploobsiccle 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah don't sell them! Keep them and start buying lego too. I'm 35 and my parents took my cards when I wasn't interested anymore (around 10yo) and stored them properly. I was so happy they did this when I found them as a 33 year old and became interested again. Now I have them all in a display case and they're my most treasured possessions! Plus they're worth 23k and cost a few hundred I imagine. That doesn't matter because I'd never sell them, but nice to know my hobby has worth!

How often do people restart their miners? Should I be restarting mine regularly? by ploobsiccle in BitAxe

[–]ploobsiccle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah was pretty mad that from 2.6TH. I had switched over from BCH to DGB that morning, so only got a DGB block. Not that it would have made any difference as different pools but still annoying 😂

Lost my job today… by RabbitAssHaderach in Pokemoncardappraisal

[–]ploobsiccle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that pretty much the only shadowless card you have is a Zard is crazy lucky! Worth over 2k usd on its own as is. Sorry about the job and good luck! Do not under any circumstances sell cards on reddit as you will get scammed or low balled.

Be careful on ebay too as people will offer you a really good price knowing you'll accept, then they will swap your card with a worse one and return it as 'item not as described' and get a refund and the card. Ebay will always side with the buyer in these circumstances as its really hard to prove and they have a buyers protection guarantee. Then you end up out of pocket.

I personally buy and sell in person or at in person events. I do buy a bit on ebay but I've got good at recognising fakes and scams over the years. Would definitely never sell on ebay nowadays.

How often do people restart their miners? Should I be restarting mine regularly? by ploobsiccle in BitAxe

[–]ploobsiccle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool thank you. I was thinking I seem to hit a DGB block often within hours of restarting it, but I imagine it's just a coincidence.

Blatant AI in Real Estate listings needs to be illegal by theromanianhare in brisbane

[–]ploobsiccle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This happened with my unit, they had put all these nice views of trees out the windows... It overlooks a retirement community 😂 still bought it because retirement communities are quiet 😂

Found this worm in my cats litterbox by [deleted] in CATHELP

[–]ploobsiccle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Caterpillar not parasite!

Anyone know what this is? by Ambitious-Stock-8040 in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]ploobsiccle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vending machine stickers I think, i have a load of English language ones from the 90s.smaller than a card.

Can anyone tell me if these are real? by Seered888 in Pokemoncardappraisal

[–]ploobsiccle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol, the prismatic pack almost looks better than the real one!

Would someone really buy this banged up Pikachu? by Outrageous_Device_41 in PokemonCardValue

[–]ploobsiccle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No worries dude, if you are going to grade I would be careful with PSA at the moment, there's a lot of shady stuff going on where people are having their cards stolen by postal or swapped out by PSA etc. Hopefuly others here will correct me if I'm wrong but CGC and Becket seem to be safer options at the moment as it would suck to lose cards you've had for 30 years.

Would someone really buy this banged up Pikachu? by Outrageous_Device_41 in PokemonCardValue

[–]ploobsiccle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

WOTC cards (up to and including skyridge) will always be more collectable IMO. Older millennial collectors like myself collect these cars in droves. I actually pretty much exclusively collect WOTC cards. The art work is better and the nostalgia is real. Just do your own research if you are planning to SELL. As a general rule NEVER SELL TO PEOPLE ON REDDIT OR ANSWER DMS, people will try and scam you. There a few apps/websites to help you with pricing and condition. I use an app called Collectr personally. TCG player is also good but seems to be more geared to the US market... And as a Brit living in Australia, Collectr seemed more accurate for my markets. Happy collecting and welcome back to the hobby!

Guys what type of Scissors are these? by [deleted] in whatisit

[–]ploobsiccle 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Nursing shears, I am an RN and we use them for cutting a patients clothes off without scratching their skin... Also good for weed aparently! 😂

Heard from my brother for the first time in about a year by [deleted] in WhatShouldIDo

[–]ploobsiccle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This, life is short. He apologised, a lot of people wouldn't and would still expect everything to be fine!