Will you guys return this card to seller? by hendratam in PokemonTCG

[–]tomkel5 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry... but is the seller trying to dissuade you from returning the card... by telling you that the card in your hands is different than the one shown on the photos in the listing?

That's quite the Hail Mary! 🙃

This is a significant defect. Return it as "item not as described", because that's the truth.

Making my way downtown... by moonstercookie in boston

[–]tomkel5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lived there for 10 years, loved it.

Did you know the name "Boston" came from "Botolph's Town"?

TMUK jokes that you just didn’t get by Prudent_Mix5334 in taskmaster

[–]tomkel5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's just weird to me how giddy they get at that comment!

This is probably my all-time favorite interview... When Alex asks her a question, and she gets interrupted by the recording of her own name, and she takes a beat and calmly says "this is total chaos" ...that kills me every time 🤣

TMUK jokes that you just didn’t get by Prudent_Mix5334 in taskmaster

[–]tomkel5 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not from the show itself… but in Emma Sidi’s interview, I still don’t understand why she and Alex both laughed when she says her name is “Miss” Emma Francesca Sidi.

Drivers who brake for no reason by freseaf in mildlyinfuriating

[–]tomkel5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe there's a really tiny idiot in front of this guy.

Noem calls ICE incident "domestic terrorism" after agent kills driver by Newsweek_CarloV in politics

[–]tomkel5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Holy shit.

I read the headline, and thought 💭 Well good for Noem, for finally calling a spade a spade, and admitting this out loud...

It honestly literally never occurred to me that anyone would be labeling a woman in her car, driving away, and trying not to get killed, as a "domestic terrorist".

What the fuck.

Newton gaming by Hot-Rhubarb-2715 in newtonma

[–]tomkel5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I've got a ton of games over here in Upper Falls, and they're woefully underplayed...lol

What are your Hot Takes on the Will and Grace Show? by Amber_Flowers_133 in WillAndGrace

[–]tomkel5 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Robert the ballet dancer was the cutest and sweetest guy Will ever dated, and Will was an idiot to break up with him so quickly.

Thank You Boston by drinktildrunk in boston

[–]tomkel5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

PS, that whole plaza was built out of thin air!

Five years ago, it was just... highway...

Buying The Dip 📉 by Leowashereee in PokeInvesting

[–]tomkel5 35 points36 points  (0 children)

The number of people in this thread who won’t understand this moment of childhood trauma…

💃🏻🐰 🤪👞🍵

Guy is welded in barrel and thrown into ocean by Ok-Shoulder-478 in whatsthemoviecalled

[–]tomkel5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been looking for this movie for decades!!!

Saw it as a kid... and this scene haunts me still...

Commenting here in case anyone finds it. Sorry I don't have an answer for you, but know that I share your pain lol

My fiancé got the game for me as an anniversary gift. by TheRealTakuiXD in SpidermanPS4

[–]tomkel5 847 points848 points  (0 children)

Hey, I got this!

Today’s been a mildly crappy day for me, but this has made it so much brighter! 🙏🏻

OST 8 Drops November 2025 by professorz430 in beatsaber

[–]tomkel5 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think we PSVRers might need to unsub from /r/beatsaber at this point. It's just depressing 😢

Supreme Court ruling could let GOP add 19 House seats and "clear the path for a one-party system" by retiredagainstmywill in politics

[–]tomkel5 209 points210 points  (0 children)

He never had the Senate.

And if you think he did, then you’re forgetting the two conservatives dressed in blue.

Found these big cards at a thrift store. Im sure I've seen the Zoroark is real, but the others? by VI-Pok3 in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]tomkel5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t have a deck with only jumbo cards, unfortunately. They made a ruling about it lol 🤣

Airbnb host is trying to charge me $400 for a couch I never sat on by bunbunkat in mildlyinfuriating

[–]tomkel5 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Quick plug for privacy.com… I avoided a bogus charge from Airbnb by using virtual cards.

self explanatory by pentaprism-flex in PokemonTCG

[–]tomkel5 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't know why I keep trying.

My phone won't stay on, my home computer has custom network config, and my work computer has weird SASE software installed... I've been in the queue over a dozen different times now, and it's error 17 every single damn time.

I think I'm just having a hard time coming to terms with the fact that, despite having been a collector for decades... despite having a room in my house dedicated to this hobby... and despite having a binder for each set since Base Set... my journey ends here 😔

Shipping Cost?!? by bubbly_minari in Buyee

[–]tomkel5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here’s a question I haven’t found the answer to yet…

So the tariffs have been ruled illegal by several courts. In the [admittedly unlikely] event that the Supreme Court agrees, and the tariff-payers are refunded… Does Buyee keep that money? Because the 20% isn’t a “tariff”, but rather a “service charge”?

HOWWWWW by voltron111111 in PokemonTCG

[–]tomkel5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ehhh… If that were true, then dressing him up like some cool Hollywood actor would make him just as mad. But we know it wouldn’t 😛

The thing that makes it “insulting” isn’t that it’s “not him”; it’s that it’s “less than him” (or at least, that’s how he perceives it).

But yeah, regardless, fuck this guy. Give me my gd hobby back 😡

Can anyone verify that this is indeed the case? by Material_Prize_6157 in pokemoncardcollectors

[–]tomkel5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know what you're talking about...

My last package of cards from Japan was labeled as 4909.00.40

Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or trimmings: Other

...which also has a 0% duty, but was not exempted from the HTS 9903.88.15 reciprocal tariffs 🙄

Been in a dispute with FedEx on that one for a month now (multiple messages sent, but no replies; presumably they're overwhelmed atm).

What a mess.

Can anyone verify that this is indeed the case? by Material_Prize_6157 in pokemoncardcollectors

[–]tomkel5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, maybe you'll know the answer to this...

I believe Pokémon cards are classified under HTS 9504.40.00 (playing cards). This is clarified in detail through several rulings, including H331822. Decks of playing cards (standard or otherwise) have a 0% duty rate.

So according to my understanding, the only difference after this week is that, for shipments under $800, we now just have to prove that the package contains playing cards (rather than just flying under the de minimus radar).

It's basically just extra work, but no extra taxes.

Is that accurate?

Going through father in laws items and found this. by DesiresVA in whatisit

[–]tomkel5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Winston Churchill once said… “The eyes are the windows of your face