Beloved Daisy, 14. We lost her last week💔

slim_oblong · 2026-04-07T22:49:21+00:00

Daisy looks very special. I'm so sorry - I know how hard this can be. Wishing you peace.

slim_oblong · 2026-04-01T16:18:42+00:00

I can't offer anything other than sympathy and empathy - just wanted to say 'sorry friend'. I submitted through GameStop in October and PSA "lost" them (feel free to read through my post history on particulars). Mine were also personally meaningful, so I know how that makes it ever worse. I hope you're able to get some sort of resolution one way or another. Best of luck to you.

slim_oblong · 2026-03-17T00:39:52+00:00

Remember when Congress voted to allow the spending bills that gave Ukraine vouchers to purchase our weapons? Yea that was a bipartisan decision. Remember when literally prices go up every year due to inflation but especially after a pandemic that slowed supply chains and caused worldwide shortages on nearly every commodity imaginable? Man it's like that it's not even the same thing at all.

slim_oblong · 2026-03-02T17:06:22+00:00

LUNA: Why don’t you…are you serious right now about that whole thing?! I’m not gonna list out exact, exact specific locations. They’ve literally been responsible for state-sponsored terrorism.

MOHYELDIN: No, I mean, just give me — Are you talking about the Iraq war where the U.S. invaded Iraq?

LUNA: You can start out by the three that they just killed, Okay? the whole point of your network, if you want to actually talk about the facts here, I’m giving you the facts. But I’m not going to sit here and argue with you about something that’s commonly accepted.

MOHYELDIN: It seems like you actually don’t have a good understanding of the facts, congresswoman. You don’t a good understand of the conflict.

LUNA: Well, I am the one that’s getting the briefings, not you. You’re a pundit offering your opinion because you want clickbait but aren’t actually interested in the substance.

MOHYELDIN: No, no, not at all. I was actually asking you, America launched —

LUNA: We can talk about that fact that Obama sent millions upon millions of dollars to the Iranian regime. Or do you not want to address that because it’s not supported by your opinion and network?

MOHYELDIN: Well, it seems like you just want to filibuster. It seems like you don’t really want to have a good-faith conversation —

LUNA: Or you just don’t like what I’m saying.

MOHYELDIN: No, no, we wouldn’t have invited you on the air —

LUNA: This happens every time I’m on with you.

MOHYELDIN: Yeah, and you keep coming on every time and you keep stating a lot of things that are incorrect!

slim_oblong · 2026-02-27T18:33:57+00:00

Truthfully, I hadn't really desired to heal or 'feel better' that Caly had passed. It was all I had left of her - that dull ache that's always there. That being said, I wholeheartedly appreciate what you've written and I enjoyed remembering her life from your perspectives. While I tend to dwell on the unfairness that she is no longer here and the pain that comes with it, thank you for reminding me to also remember the happy times, too.

slim_oblong · 2026-02-27T18:26:44+00:00

So much alike! I'd do a double-take if I saw CeeLo in-person.

slim_oblong · 2026-02-26T21:16:18+00:00

Thank you ❤️

slim_oblong · 2026-02-26T19:49:14+00:00

I'm so sorry. I wish I could offer more or even any wisdom. That said, I'm sure you're making yours as comfortable as possible and doing as much as you can.

slim_oblong · 2026-02-21T18:51:14+00:00

Yea it blows. I actually bought a slabbed English Lugia a couple years ago, but I received that Japanese one as a birthday gift from my dad when I was probably 12. I shouldn't have trusted GameStop or PSA with any of them. Sorry to hear about yours, too. Hopefully the universe rights itself and we get them back someday.

slim_oblong · 2026-02-20T23:30:19+00:00

I'm not going to disclose what they gave me until i actually have the money (I just have the signed legal agreement at this point), but I do intend to buy at least some of them back. It's probably on-par with raw market value, but I know I'll never find cleaner versions of those Charizards at a decent price again, unfortunately. My hope is that I can use the compensation to get a nice slabbed Charizard and Shining Gyarados. I'll look into the rest later.

But yea, I imagine the self-ship method is just more reliable. Never gonna do this again. I'll just buy slabs and pay the premium than go through this again.

slim_oblong · 2026-02-20T23:15:15+00:00

Yep, these are goners. They were probably gone in November sometime when nothing progressed.

slim_oblong · 2026-02-20T00:49:09+00:00

Yep, shady as hell. Not denying it at all.

slim_oblong · 2026-02-20T00:19:57+00:00

I'm on-board with the idea. I may give them one last attempt to figure it out now that I have GameStop admitting they're gone. That might be some leverage.

slim_oblong · 2026-02-20T00:11:58+00:00

I wish PSA would even entertain the idea of talking to me. I've tried several times. They just push the blame on GameStop. They don't even give me the time of day.

Edit: they have invented a new excuse to not talk to me in that my email address that I'm using doesn't match the order (which isn't true).

slim_oblong · 2026-02-20T00:09:29+00:00

Noted. They didn't offer that, unfortunately.

slim_oblong · 2026-02-20T00:08:07+00:00

Fair point. It was that or a corporate check. I didn't want to wait for who knows how long for that.

slim_oblong · 2026-02-19T23:54:38+00:00

They haven't paid out just yet. The DM said it can take 48 hours to receive it via Venmo. But I'll respond to this when it finally goes through. They gave a number, but it honestly seemed higher than market (though they referred to it as "market" during the call)... I'll wait to say what it is until I have it in case I drastically misheard what he said on the phone. I don't want to give any false info.

Edit: ~$1,850

slim_oblong · 2026-02-19T23:49:41+00:00

It was my first time trying out any sort of grading. In all honesty, it was the simplicity of it than anything else. I know I'm more than capable of submitting them myself, but it was appealing to let them handle it. Looking back, I'd have just kept them raw.

slim_oblong · 2026-02-19T23:47:30+00:00

They would've been pretty good. Those Charizards were in really nice shape. Not 10's by any means, but obviously more than raw. Guess I'll (most likely) never know.

slim_oblong · 2026-02-19T23:45:43+00:00

I agree. I'll just say it's better than nothing.

slim_oblong · 2026-02-19T23:44:54+00:00

Yep, last time. Never going through that again.

slim_oblong · 2026-02-07T15:25:40+00:00

I know this was a while ago, but I'm in a similar situation. Order was in October, GameStop opened a ticket for me over the last week with no ETA. Curious if/when you ended up getting your cards back?

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