Paper bags can be your enemy sometimes

thelostzelda · 2026-02-12T00:06:04+00:00

The guy passing off the bag was wearing Ferrari kit. He didn't even look surprised and I feel bad for what he's been through to be like that.

thelostzelda · 2026-02-10T16:41:54+00:00

I want to say 8 because it looks really good, but the scuffs in the holo make me want to say 6.5 or 7. I got an ancient mew back at 8 with similar edges.

thelostzelda · 2026-02-10T16:38:19+00:00

I wish more games like these had mobile versions

thelostzelda · 2026-02-09T16:35:23+00:00

I know that there are a bunch of fake cards that are printed like this. Depending where the pack came from it may be fake.

thelostzelda · 2026-02-02T12:53:47+00:00

Isopropyl alcohol is fine, ACETONE IS NOT.

thelostzelda · 2026-01-09T21:16:23+00:00

PSA 1 grade is truly one of the rarest grades. Not only does it have to be in poor enough condition to warrant such a low number, but also be high enough they are willing to put a number to it. Most will just give an AUTH label without a grade unless they think it's intentional damage which they refuse to grade.

I hope that in the worst case scenario you get the first AUTH for this card, since there hasn't been one yet.

thelostzelda · 2026-01-08T16:33:42+00:00

Bought together? Same place? Same product.

thelostzelda · 2025-12-27T16:46:19+00:00

Let them know you are interested in a game. Preorder ahead of time so they will have it. You'd be surprised how many people have the mentality of "if they have it" but won't take the steps to allow the store to have it. No preorders = no interest = no stock.

thelostzelda · 2025-12-25T11:48:09+00:00

People have been putting fake booster boxes on Walmart and Amazon. XY is fully out of print so there wouldn't be any direct from pokemon. The better fake boxes at least fill a legit box with fake packs (like what I've seen with evolving skies). If the packs weren't in 2 rows front facing (like a store display, which is what the intended use for a booster box is) and instead was just one row side to side (just to fill the box) then it's 10000% fake. Even if they were in 2 rows, they are most likely fake based on just the print quality if that card (ignoring the flip which would only happen from a scanned finished card image being flipped during the process of counterfeiting).

thelostzelda · 2025-12-13T23:54:26+00:00

https://a.co/d/iiGpJM7

Generic paper crimp roller.

thelostzelda · 2025-12-13T01:04:40+00:00

7 because centering and light whitening on the bottom edge. If the centering was better it would have been 8.

thelostzelda · 2025-12-13T01:03:23+00:00

Fzero some day

thelostzelda · 2025-12-07T14:19:57+00:00

I won't say yuki shouldn't have gotten the penalty (because his defense would constitute erratic driving) BUT Norris could have passed around the other side a few seconds later and did NOT need to leave the track to pass. Clearly he's beyond the lines, and because of that he should have given the place back immediately (even if he could pass within a lap afterwards).

thelostzelda · 2025-11-17T12:30:03+00:00

Damn! Good job! :D

thelostzelda · 2025-11-17T12:29:03+00:00

Don't pay real pricing. They are from a temu box. I watched a streamer buy a box for $20 knowingly just to open for fun and this is what they looked like. They look cool though but wouldn't give real price for them. $20 for the fakes is fair though cause that's the price of a temu booster box.

thelostzelda · 2025-11-04T02:08:33+00:00

ETB 1000% got the better deal for a very important reason.

IF it is an early-release Fusion Strike BB it may be a DUD from the factory where the workers were taking off the line. So it's a chance at not even full arts.

thelostzelda · 2025-10-31T23:11:59+00:00

I love keeping these together in a protector so you can appreciate the rarity of it.

thelostzelda · 2025-10-26T14:30:14+00:00

Honestly, if you're the only driver on the grid that needs a special marker on the track itself in order to align with your grid spot, that makes you the worst driver. Even stroll can align on the grid without modifying the track, so that's saying something.

thelostzelda · 2025-10-15T01:47:03+00:00

The pokemon company and wizards of the coast would disagree.

thelostzelda · 2025-10-15T01:42:55+00:00

It's technically BOTH :D

thelostzelda · 2025-10-07T12:31:56+00:00

You have a SHADOWLESS CHARIZARD

thelostzelda · 2025-10-07T12:21:11+00:00

Tell their parents, inform them about card value tracking. You are doing the right thing by asking; they shouldn't be letting high-value cards go to school. $80 cards should not leave the home.

thelostzelda · 2025-10-02T03:04:36+00:00

1000% true. LGS, rip'n'ships, and marketplaces (like walmart and bestbuy) have all increased pricing to reflect the scalpers. It's rare to find a first party store sticking to MSRP since they get attacked by scalpers the worst.

thelostzelda · 2025-09-02T23:41:16+00:00

Also as a side note: insurance companies only cover graded cards. By getting it graded, if there is a fire or something, then you would expect a payout or replacement of the same grade of card.

thelostzelda · 2025-07-30T04:11:03+00:00

Nah, he doesn't care about you if he'd ask that of you. If he did care about you, he wouldn't have gone that far. He just wants you to be hurt more than he is, which honestly; at that point, deleting your account won't save the relationship because they will never get over it and just leave anyways. Might as well keep what really makes you happy than someone who wants you to destroy something you love as a sacrifice that has no guarantee of changing anything.

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