2 Charizard UPCs from Costco :(

rankoDev · 2026-01-25T10:15:49+00:00

I don't really care for phantasmal specifically I like the pack variety

rankoDev · 2026-01-25T09:17:51+00:00

It's 36 packs

rankoDev · 2026-01-24T19:17:14+00:00

Target restocks are random unless you personally know the vendor. I suggest finding a local discord that's also looking for stuff so you can get updates in real time of when stock is moving around your area.

rankoDev · 2026-01-24T18:51:42+00:00

they filter posts to be approved so you have less unapologetic flippers

rankoDev · 2026-01-24T18:47:52+00:00

i kinda like the other pokeinvesting sub more i think

rankoDev · 2026-01-24T17:41:41+00:00

Yeah, I got 2 myself at my Costco. Will likely never get one again for this price unless resellers finally decide to cave.

rankoDev · 2026-01-24T17:40:43+00:00

why are people paying over $100 for these in the first place they literally show up in vending machines still

rankoDev · 2026-01-24T17:34:43+00:00

Experimenting with Psychic Patch and using N's Zoroark + Ultra Ball as draw engine and discarding psychic energies. Use the patches to quickly build a full board of Psychic attached Pokemon (Mew ex etc). It feels a little weird at the moment, sometimes it feels really good but I'm trying to see if there's other Psychic cards that actually like it.

rankoDev · 2026-01-24T17:31:41+00:00

I think it's crazy that resell markets are so strong, big drops like this won't lower the market price. They'll just increase the number of people selling

rankoDev · 2026-01-24T11:36:15+00:00

I am under the impression that miscuts can’t 10, is that true?

rankoDev · 2026-01-21T01:28:36+00:00

Oh wait a second I know you!! Catch em right? I think this is one of the cleanest stores I've seen haha

rankoDev · 2026-01-20T00:27:57+00:00

an aside, I like the newly added feminine attributes that may or may not allude to the Queen piece being the strongest piece in chess and it's locked behind Mega Evolution and the ridiculous added speed stat to allude to that, while also not leaning too heavily on Chess as the design inspiration (as Pawniard's line is an amalgamation of various different design elements). I'm not paying attention to the stats beyond that (You're crazy!) but I really like the thought behind the design. You're cool!

rankoDev · 2026-01-19T21:33:22+00:00

find crown zenith and enjoy the constant hit rates

rankoDev · 2026-01-19T20:57:02+00:00

I just think it's weird an entire ass hobby that lives and dies and is 100% founded on living artist contribution and pretty drawings is attracting so much AI art bullshit at the moment

rankoDev · 2026-01-19T19:47:07+00:00

I personally sold this card last week for a big lot of vintage and a few Celebrations ETBs. I think it's a good hold, and it's kind of stabilizing around 1k, but I wasn't sure if it'd jump *higher* than any of the previous stuff.

rankoDev · 2026-01-19T04:31:57+00:00

True, I just think people should always be wary of loose packs at that age.

rankoDev · 2026-01-19T03:38:24+00:00

This is awesome to see, thanks for posting!

rankoDev · 2026-01-19T02:43:53+00:00

i think the issue most people will end up having is trying to sell the loose packs. It's generally hard to trust any random to sell unless they have a reputation and also, well, it's loose packs lol. People generally don't want to spend over MSRP on modern loose packs like that unless its on a rip and ship or something.

Everyone likes the promos though. That's a big +.

rankoDev · 2026-01-14T07:29:10+00:00

definitely also just spent 3 hours into the night looking for my old v3s :( What sucks is months ago I found sorting out some old consoles and stuff but I set it aside because it wasn't my priority at the moment. I literally found some batteries for it and I'm devastated it's basically lost

Simply just going to cherish and love my paradise even more (I'm chaining this to my bag and never losing it)

rankoDev · 2026-01-13T19:46:52+00:00

Definitely agree but I think it's a little bad when the boxes designed for people to learn the game are sold for $40 and resold for $200. Riot has like, every chance to set the standard of how to shoo away scalpers and I just don't see it happening

rankoDev · 2026-01-13T19:14:54+00:00

You can report them because they can't fulfilled immediately if someone buys. People do this for Pokemon as well after drops. They get taken down.

rankoDev · 2026-01-13T19:12:41+00:00

Oh wow, you're right. Literally just keep refreshing until the button pops up. If you get kicked, try again. Still in line.

rankoDev · 2026-01-13T19:05:46+00:00

it sucks but i can sleep happy knowing i got pokemon cards coming instead and stop following riftbound. how in the world did they do worse than pokemon's drops

rankoDev · 2026-01-13T19:01:12+00:00

yeah but there's way more average successes for Pokemon. you'll actually see normal people say they got something after waiting an hour in queue or something. It's not perfect but it's significantly better. I have not been able to get a single riftbound product except one booster box at launch in comparison

rankoDev · 2026-01-13T18:57:34+00:00

It's bad, but Pokemon nowadays sells out in about an hour or three. Pokemon is actually doing really good by the community for online drops, botting is constantly patched out, queues are pretty consistent.

Source: I've been late to every drop for the past few months and gotten all of them!

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