my hot take is that while i agree the pokepad situation is stupid and anybody rule sharking it is lame, i think judges tweeting "if you call a judge on your opponent breaking a rule, then I'll actually penalize you" is INCREDIBLY unsettling
Pokémon Center just randomly restocked Battle Styles ETBs earlier without a queue at 6:38 am EST/3:38 am PST
It's possible there will be more early restocks on products in the future, beyond the occasional queue release
@The_PokeDrop@itzJodan@Mr_PoKEMoN_Xx Huh? If you choose to sell your stuff privately to avoid eBay fees, that doesn’t mean I should be paying your PayPal fees. You’re choosing to sell cards to make money, you must pay your dues. When I purchase something, I go into it knowing the tax/fee. You should too selling.
@itzJodan@Mr_PoKEMoN_Xx Why I always say the buyer and seller should split the difference on fees. That way each party benefits from a private transaction. Seller nets a higher amount and buyer gets a lower price. If you have $100 in eBay fees, take $50 off rather than $100 off.
5-0 the Smoke and Mirrors League Challenge with Diance deck
No leaks cause friends may be playing it at curtiba tomorrow…
Huge thanks to Reese and manu for the Garde talks
Houston Regional Pokémon players! Check the Know before you go email that was sent out to everyone attending Houston! :)
Good luck everyone! Let's have a great time!
@VOIDPTCG@spad1lle@amcharles0 Incorrect. The Budew and Pult line IRs were already released in January and that drama was for a Tourny in February. POR PokePad will become legal on the on the day of its release just like Budew and Pult line IRs did, but that’s not until 3/27.
@spad1lle@amcharles0 But fact that this doesnt apply to pokemon but it does to this is just doesnt add up will like the cards already in format I understand this now but its still like a wtf moment cause we just had this controversy with IR Budew and the Pult line
PSA TO ALL Houston judges!!!!!
I heard if you collect 5 DPL’s for Perfect Order Poképads instead of Ascended Heroes ones you “ascend” to a head judge position and get to judge WORLDS 😃😃😃 GOOD LUCK!!! I LOVE TPCI!!!
(This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard)
@kaddy_kay_@willbeers This is a very unique situation for PokePad only as perfect order doesn’t release until the week after Houston. But the prerelease is before Houston (which doesn’t count toward legality of the card)
I’ll say it, since others can’t.
Houston’s organizer sent out a memo saying that Poké Pad POR would be legal for the tournament, which contradicts TPCi’s legality rules. Staff was allowed to confirm that Poké Pad POR was legal for play if asked, but not allowed to disclose the reason why.
This obviously didn’t sit well with TPCi and now the organizer is asking staff to delete all social media posts and blaming them for talking about it at all, even though they were initially permitted to.
As it stands currently, unless TPCi makes an official announcement permitting the card, if it’s allowed to be played at Houston, it is in direct violation of TPCi’s wishes.
@TweetTheEars@willbeers It’s not “technically legal”…….
Their reals specifically tell you that it’s NOT legal as it doesn’t meet the requirements of being legal.
@willbeers It's more concerning that TCPI is so secretive. They weren't transparent about Gabriel Fernandez's Ban, leading to speculation and harassment online. And now they're hushing people over a card that's technically legal.
They'd fit will in Trump's cabinet.
@AMPY0UVERYMUCH@IppoDR No one said I’m having trouble? I said we’re tired of it. I also said the same about Gardy. You know what they say about assumptions
Still testing out a couple different avenues before we repost this drop. Looking at going with droppable since that's the cheapest option for bot/queue protection. We did not like the raffle system as we were getting some sketchy similar emails and we believe that is easily botted too.
I really hate being mean, but against my better judgement I'm going to dish it right back at everyone that took shots at me today. This drop put a bad taste in my mouth. A month ago we couldn't sell FB04 or any other DB set for more than $30. Now that it's popular EVERYONE wants it. NO TCG right now can meet demand minus Yu-Gi-Oh LOL. Everyone that was claiming we were engagement farming, feeding the bots, etc. can unfollow and block me now. You're not welcome here, and probably wouldn't be here in the first place if it were not for us selling at MSRP which is what we have strived to do with my business since day one.
We appreciate the suggestions, but aside from creating something from scratch everything is by-passable, can be manipulated (i.e. raffles), time consuming, and on top of that we are not going to be able to make everyone happy. Especially with how little product we get. We could have easily said screw it were putting this at market price on TCGPlayer and calling it a day, but I digress.
We are passing on the cost of this to the buyers. Once we figure out Droppable Boxes will go from $145 -> $155. The upside of this is you will still get free shipping buying just 1 box. I personally strive to be as transparent and cordial as possible but even I have my limits. Again, if you don't like/disagree with this post simply unfollow us and move on.
More to come.
Sincerely,
MRC Card Shop