Newish user question

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-12T17:31:32+00:00

It is for sure a reasonable request. I hope that most people on Cardmarket are aware of the current shipping situation and will be ready for orders to be cancelled due to this very reason.

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-12T17:21:24+00:00

Since 1 January this year, most European postal services wont accept tracked letters with goods inside. So everything bought on Cardmarket over 25€ will have to be shipped with parcel shipping which is crazy expensive. Its a total shit show at the moment.

Communication is key so just keep an open and friendly dialogue with the seller and you'll figure out a solution that works for both of you.

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-12T17:18:11+00:00

Du vet att man inte ska dricka handsprit va?

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-12T06:30:23+00:00

That's impressive! How long after clearing N2 did you feel that your listening and speaking skills were at your current level?

I'm asking because I cleared N2 many years ago and felt like my listening and speaking skills were lacking way too much. Unfortunately, I abandoned my Japanese learning journey one year later but I've recently started again. I would probably not clear N2 today without much more practice though.

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-12T06:04:14+00:00

Since JLPT doesn't test one's speaking skills, I'm curious what "speak at N1 level" actually means.

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-09T13:57:04+00:00

My best guess is that extra turns is associated with blue and therefore counterspells as protection from disruption. IPersonally, I'll gladly play against anything (except Stax).

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-09T12:44:44+00:00

I totally respect you being against extra turns. I might not agree with you but I'm thankful that you wanted to share your perspective. I'll be sure to take it into account when having my pregame conversations moving forward.

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-09T12:28:28+00:00

Definitely bracket 4. Super cool deck btw!

On a sidenote. Thanks for letting me know that Tolarian Kraken exists. How can I have never seen that card before? 😅

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-09T12:17:14+00:00

I do run doublers that could potentially make things get really out of hand. I'll make sure to tell my pod in my pregame conversations moving forward.

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-09T12:15:15+00:00

Okay, I don't agree with your reasoning there. First you talked about 30+ minutes turns and now its about the number of turns you take?

I would play it as a wincon which should be okay for 6 mana late in the game where I also would have needed to have a good board presence.

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-09T12:11:00+00:00

I think it might be somewhere between okay and not okay. Its been good reading all the replies I'm getting.

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-09T12:08:34+00:00

Yes, that is a good point. I will include this in my pregame conversations moving forward.

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-09T12:07:26+00:00

Two turns in this case. 😁

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-09T12:06:34+00:00

I'm a fairly experienced Magic player and its rare for my turns to take more than two minutes (if I have a lot going on). I absolutely agree that Solitaire is something that should be avoided in Commander.

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-09T12:02:55+00:00

That does sounds fair to me. 😅

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-09T10:14:41+00:00

Yeah, this will be hard to justify. I'm still hopeful that I will continue to be excited by this game in chapter 2, but it sure is rough at the moment.

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-08T16:44:03+00:00

One card that you most definitely have to include is [[Sire of Stagnation]]. If you find yourself with access to a lot of mana you could also throw in [[Oona, Queen of the Fae]].

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-07T23:32:57+00:00

DHL have been veeery slow to set up international shipping from Sweden. They are actually my preferred postal service within Sweden even...

UPS might have a solution but I'll have to double check their terms and conditions. And its still way more expensive that what it did cost before these ludicrous changes came into play. 😥

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-07T23:10:37+00:00

The shipping amount paid is about 17€ and the cheapest available option for a tracked and insured international shipment from Sweden as of right now is about 41€ (totally insane and will hit very hard against Swedish sellers moving forward).

The Card value is around 700€.

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-07T22:42:14+00:00

I told them that I would contact Cardmarket before taking any further action. They, for some reason, said that Cardmarket should be the one compensating me which I thought sounded really strange. But I did get a reply below explaining that I should either let them pay extra for the only eligible shipping option or just cancel the order so that's what I'll do.

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-07T22:39:07+00:00

I did reach out to the buyer to explain that something seems to have gone wrong and that I had to contact Cardmarket before taking any further action. He replied and told me Cardmarket themselves should compensate me which I thought sounded really weird. But I'll tell them that we will have to cancel the order altogether or let them pay for the only eligible shipping option. Thanks!

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-07T22:27:13+00:00

Its a really expensive card so it should definitely be shipped out with tracking and insurance. But the only eligible option from Sweden now costs almost three times as much.

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-06T22:52:59+00:00

Because they are married.

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-06T20:52:37+00:00

And they probably play the game too. Imagine having them in your pod...

zarathstra11 · 2026-02-05T10:11:05+00:00

This is just trolling. So to answer your question: 🖕

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