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celeryspuds 🥦
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I asked Grok what are the worst Pokemon accounts on X
Congratulations All!
@SteeloAndKri @LlcPickaxe @LordCharizard33 @PeakHobby @PokeDuelsTikTok @TCG_Family_2020 @PokeHEX5555
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@CardGameNomad Man at this point TPC should just bring back early SV pull rates and print to demand…
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“Early access” ≠ no more drops.
Feels like they’ll still do regular releases—just with less supply.
But bigger issue…
The hobby is killing its own future:
• Overpriced sealed
• Singles at absurd prices
• 8+ hour lines for restocks
• Timeline full of fights + grown adults clearing shelves
That’s not appealing to the average buyer.
And if this turns into a true random lottery?
We’ve seen how that goes:
Bots eat supply → prices explode → average collectors get pushed out.
Sports cards already went down that path with most hobby boxes.
If PC ETBs go full random… don’t be surprised when $300+ becomes the norm for bad PC ETBs.
Hank Smoth@hankthetank694
@CardGameNomad For local yes, for nationwide global brand you will absolutely kill any future customers. If they were smart they’d do a partial lottery and then a complete normal drop. They’ve already taken good steps against botter; going full invite would be a horrible long term strategy.
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2nd time’s the charm? Obsidian Flames was cheap also because of the AMZING pull rates, the IRS were always good. Ya’ll done pumping the popular sets and now reaching to the less popular ones at the time…
PokéCardsDaily@PokeCardsDaily
“ObSiDiAn FlAmEs WaS sUcH a BaD sEt”
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@T2UCrp After taxes and your time, this must not make financial sense, not that these people are paying the IRS anyways…
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@corymwatts94 @jennmelondies Your’re right! I totally forgot about that one
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deadass if you were given $1 for every pokemon you can name, how much money you making?
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@celeryspud @PokeHEX5555 Everyone has always saying this, where’s the crash?😂
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@onlyJESK Yeah they should be 55$ or less. But here we are at 100 and “so low” what has this hobby become 🤦♂️
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too many nice IRs in these for them to be sitting so low!
Atikin@Prof_Atikin
Why are people sleeping on these sets?
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@jennmelondies I dead ass ask if they are waiting for something, usually they end up tapping it right away. If they don’t I would ask if I can tap but hasn’t gotten to that point yet. If they say no then the store manager is getting called
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@jennmelondies Im at 100 packs and no SIR, hell, not even a MAR at this point I’m just building up for a god pack… right? 😭
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“every girls biggest fear is being cheated on”
every girls biggest fear is ripping so much ascended and never pulling one of these
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This is the sort of crap scalpers and people that are here only for the money. Most actual Pokemon fans are nice and civilized and would gladly share a restock with each other
PokéStreetz@POKESTREETZ
🚨 Known #scalper causes scene at Walmart 😳 San Antonio, TX — April 9 11AM According to the submission, the man in grey sweats is a known scalper & tensions were already high during the wait… leading to another argument at the drop Same faces, same problems. #PokeStreetz
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@CardGameNomad Agreed! They went hard for Mega Evolution and small for the other sets
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Collector perspective: Phantasmal Flames over Mega Evolution is crazy work.
If you removed Charizard, half the PFL glazers would hate the set.
Mega Evolution has Lucario, Venusaur, Latias, Latias, Absol…. A bunch of top tier Pokemon with top tier artworks
Peak Hobby@PeakHobby
Is this still accurate?
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@BrodieOnLinux Use herman miller aeron for 300$, 700$ if you want a newer ine. Worth it every penny
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Office chair reviews are a fascinating part of Youtube, basically the conclusion everyone comes to is if you're not spending $2,000 on a chair you're wasting your money.
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@CardGameNomad If it wasn’t for target, which is and always has been a bit over MSRP, I would not have bought anything, these prices are too crazy.
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$4,000.
That’s the problem.
Not what someone spent… it’s what $4K gets you now 😭
This same money used to go WAY further—and everyone knows it.
Collectors. Investors. Rippers.
We should ALL want that value back.
LILY@lilybrodi
the best part about being an adult is that i can spend $4,000 on pokémon cards and no one can stop me the worst part about being an adult is that i spent $4,000 on pokémon cards and no one stopped me
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They are getting so desperate to pump something it’s getting to the point they make shit up now
TheCollectorGroup@collectdotrip
Now: - Perfect Order sitting on shelves - Everyone who cares about the cards can buy and rip - Cheapest cards have been in years - It becomes one of their top sets - Masses ignore it, don't rip it, and don't tuck any away - Lower pop on chase cards - Inventory gets discounted slowly makes it's way into the hands of massive patient investors Fast forward 5 years: - New Pokemon surge - Kids and collectors yearn for their favorite set in recent memory - Nobody has any in their closet - Sellers market so they price how they want Fusion Strike 2.0 (no gengar or mew so to a smaller extent)
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Oh fuck no, why is Pokemon being talked about like this?!
IGN@IGN
Here's why Pokémon TCG's new Perfect Order expansion is actually the best Pokémon investment in years: bit.ly/4c67Kui
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@CardGameNomad In a low and slow market they get desperate and try to pump cards that have a long history of being “undervalued”
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Blue check grifting consumes everyone eventually 😂
Lord Charizard@LordCharizard33
There’s absolutely no reason on planet Earth that full art trainers don’t get more love. This should easily be at least a $20 card. One of the better full arts of recent sets.
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@PokemonDealsTCG Sold out fast, I can’t get anything at these stock level, finally time to go to bed!
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Ascended Heroes Gardevoir Poster Boxes at Target howl.link/rn1tl61gnnlsw
#AD
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