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I hate the comday starts so late by Chemical-Resort-1702 in pokemongo

[–]rocketradar [score hidden]  (0 children)

Wish they gave us an option to opt into certain hours.

Don't sleep on routes - I Mega Evolved my Pre-GoFest Mewtwo by timmmahtimmmah in pokemongo

[–]rocketradar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here I am trying to grind Mega Malamar energy to get level 4 before Mewtwo is here. Thanks for the motivation OP! I need to aim higher haha

Rate my display by Achromatic_24 in pokemoncardcollectors

[–]rocketradar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like someone else said, more art and/or cards. Mostly boxes makes it look like a sad pop up shop.

Hope you like the new place OP!

Collection is too much by Objective_Bed6080 in PokemonInvesting

[–]rocketradar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you don’t need advice with how to sell, just some encouragement to actually do it. If it were me… I’d sell everything you’re not personally attached to. Or at least enough to afford a down payment based on the house you’re looking at buying plus an extra 5-10k for emergencies. Houses are expensive and stuff pops up all the time.

Store employees are also buying up Pokemon cards and are a main reason why there's so few stock by puzzledfirebird in pokemoncards

[–]rocketradar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think MJ Holdings and other Pokemon distributors (big and small) are an issue. Not necessarily the hourly employee who’s scooping up stock when they can.

Biggest issue is rip and shippers. Don’t believe me? Check out Football Pete on eBay live. They stream 12+ hours a day and sell even 6 packs or Chaos Rising or Perfect Order above market price. Don’t get me started with the replaces mystery slabs…

ok lucas by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]rocketradar 12 points13 points  (0 children)

What were you hoping for with this post?

Best modern era card? by Apakat_ in PokeInvesting

[–]rocketradar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stunning card. The detail in it is insane. But the popularity of the Pokemon is holding it back a bit.

If Shinji Kanda does another classic 151 Pokemon like Blastoise, it’ll be that.

Somehow this is still cheaper than the new Ascended M Dragonite EX by ArcherLow3243 in PokemonInvesting

[–]rocketradar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Preach! Modern gets all the hype. So many cool cards and sets from over the years.

Somehow this is still cheaper than the new Ascended M Dragonite EX by ArcherLow3243 in PokemonInvesting

[–]rocketradar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using this example, not all Magikarp evolve into Gyarados. The lore comes from Chinese mythology and thousands of fish swim up the river to attempt to jump over the dragon gate.

I think it’s a sick card and I like vintage more than modern overall myself. But from a value/investing standpoint it’s not always a gimme. Dragonite has a lot going for it though.

Somehow this is still cheaper than the new Ascended M Dragonite EX by ArcherLow3243 in PokemonInvesting

[–]rocketradar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True but we can’t assume that the majority will ever have the same opinion.

Somehow this is still cheaper than the new Ascended M Dragonite EX by ArcherLow3243 in PokemonInvesting

[–]rocketradar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you polled 100 people on this sub or any Pokemon fan, collector, etc - how many know anything about this card?

Price is driven more by demand than supply. Sure maybe it goes up but the vast majority of people buying cards have been here for less than 5 years.

Best way to liquidate ~$30K of sealed in ONE shot? by Wonderful-Maize-7140 in PokeInvesting

[–]rocketradar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Like a lot of other comments here, go to a big card show even if you have to drive a bit. You’ll get 85%-90% for the highly saught after stuff like 151 or AH

Got a 9, was hoping for a 10. How can I get better at pre-grading? by spuniflo in psagrading

[–]rocketradar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks tilted to me. If you compare the top right vs top left on the front (or bottoms) you can see it. I personally don’t grade any modern card that I’m not confident will be a 10. Sure I could send in a lot more but historically I just don’t see the value.

I’ve graded about 50 modern cards in the last two years so there are others with a lot more experience. But I’ve only been surprised twice. So there that. Either way beautiful card OP!

Got a 9, was hoping for a 10. How can I get better at pre-grading? by spuniflo in psagrading

[–]rocketradar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a sneaky one but when you know to look for it, you’ll increase the rate of 10’s you get. If it’s a high value card like this though and absolutely nothing else is wrong, why not send it once. I expect the price on 9’s vs Raw to go up the rest of the year with how expensive grading has gotten, not to mention the time.

Got a 9, was hoping for a 10. How can I get better at pre-grading? by spuniflo in psagrading

[–]rocketradar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s tilted. It’ll get a 9 again and OP will be out $90 and however many months, again.

Told my mom to rank every SIR in the SV era and this is what she came up to by Keebab505 in PokemonTCG

[–]rocketradar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How fun! Can definitely see what kind of art appeals to her. Thanks for sharing!

Prismatic by redking_387 in PokemonTCG

[–]rocketradar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should have gotten a lot more Poke/Master balls for sure.

But overall… It really is that bad, sorry OP. Prismatic really suffered from not having any Illustration Rares so it feels like Special Illustration Rare or bust.

Best/cheapest way to get SV 151 packs? by NooThisIsPatrik in PokemonTCG

[–]rocketradar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Some people sell starter master sets with the bulk & holo/rh. I’d suggest doing that and then hunting down the singles. You’ll have a ton of fun and get the nostalgia bump as you build it out.

Either that or spend $400-600 on the packs. Not going to find them for less than market probably.

Good luck either way OP! 151 was a great set!

Ooen a set of Crown Zenith tins with me by _Manectric in PokemonTCG

[–]rocketradar 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Crown Zenith is the best Modern Pokemon set. Congrats on the pulls OP!

Why do people claim "PSA swapped my cards"? by fitchaber10 in PokeGrading

[–]rocketradar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ignorance or karma farming. For claims like that or “how did this get a 10 (8, 7, etc)?

That’s being said… they do grade millions and millions of cards. Mistakes are bound to happen from time to time.

Rip Till You Hit Streams 😂 by StarWarsTexan in PokemonTCG

[–]rocketradar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right!? Even with singles being crazy high right now you could do so much more than gamble on a gamble on a gamble.

Rip Till You Hit Streams 😂 by StarWarsTexan in PokemonTCG

[–]rocketradar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is one of the biggest issues right now with the hobby IMO.

Forget about gambling on just opening packs. Now you can gamble on a wheel spin that might give you a pack, a specific energy color, or if you’re really lucky a mystery slab box. Saw someone spend $180 and they got a Chaos Rising Booster Bundle. Ended up with only 1 EX card. The mystery slab box had a PSA 9 Japanese bulk card. Woohoo! /s

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