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>>57217667

FAQ:
https://pastebin.com/MypNBzca
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>still grading cards
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>PSA Wagies, its just about that time. New Eeveelution sets. time to start grading faster. Wouldn't want to disappoint Pikachu now would you?
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Why is thinking about the misery of the wagies at PSA making me so happy?
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Anyone miss the regular holo cards where it's just the picture and nothing else? Does Gen 9 even have those? All the "holos" that aren't hits just look like boring reverse holos now.
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>>57222887
It's going to be like tamagotchi or hello kitty is now. It "exists" but is a shell of it's former self.
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>still buying waifus
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>>57222931
regular holos are bulk

its sad watching these people rip packs on youtube they don't even sleeve them
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>Just 10k more Umbreons this time goys.
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>>57222938
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>>57222938
>still investing
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>Still reporting PokéTubers to the IRS
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anyone still reporting scalpers
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NGL this era of pokemon had ugly ass cards IMO but they still have a bit of charm to them. I was 100% into yugioh at this point so I feel like this era gets forgotten.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwyApib9sYs
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>still scalping costcos
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>still buying vintage
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Will the new pokemon game on switch 2 with new hardware break card sales again?
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>>57223014
yeah I got some sneakerhead's inventory taken down.
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>>57222931
modern holos are kinda boring, but are also printed in bulk. cosmo holos are more comparable to vintage holos and I prefer cosmo holos. they look way better than vintage.
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>>57223031
>still buying modern
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Poketubers pump products, and in some cases livestream and do rip & ships, often times acquiring a ton of product to upcharge people for profit.
Sneaker bros are now investing in pokemon.
Crypto bros are treating pokemon sealed products as positions in investment.
The hobby is looking bleak.
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>>57223048
if SV can succeed, then ZA will easily break all records. Pokémon is in a new golden age and the card market will continue to be fucked for at least a couple more years because of the hype.
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how did a bunch of eevees in silly hats mindbreak /tcc/ so hard?
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>>57223134
Does anyone here have the s-chinese alola friends? Does the stamping go through the back like the jp version?
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There's no reason to open sealed booster boxes. The cards are already sleeved for you and just makes life easier :)
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>>57223018
>love the design of these cards
>Mudkip is one of my favourites
>£1000
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>>57223202
This. In the future, the trading card game will be done by playing sealed, encapsulated booster boxes on a table and the person whos box is worth more is the winner. Super based
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>>57222924
why are you fucking making shit AI images
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>>57223105
You should show the mid-era como holo
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>>57223074
What do you even report them for?
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>still buying modern
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>>57223194
I don't have a Chinese one but what do you by the JP version going through?
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Do you think buying a single booster box every month is a reasonable thing
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>>57223291
(You) had 10+ years to buy that card dont cry now
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>>57223448
A booster box a week is reasonable
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>>57223448
If you have the disposable income for it, why not?
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>>57223448
you have a mental disorder
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>>57223460
>>57223462
>>57223463
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>>57223448
That fully depends on your disposable income and if you are hoping for specific pulls or just enjoy ripping.
>>57223457
M8 I only got back into collecting last year, I was 8 when this released.
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>>57223448
I would not suggest doing it right now with the market going crazy but under normal circumstances if you can afford it why not waste some money having fun?
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>>57223475
how much does it cost currently in Usa? I can get a booster box for circa 130 dollars where I live
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>>57223177
>Pokémon is in a new golden age
Considering the downturn in quality, at least in the games, it might be more apt to call it a gilded age if you don't consider it a dark age.
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>>57223048
The people hoarding cards right now don't play the games or care about any Pokemon that isn't Charizard or Umbreon, so no.
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>>57223492
I'm not American either, can get a Twilight Masquerade box for like $130 here too. I more so meant not trying to keep up with the newest sets at their silly prices right now.
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>>57223469
I’d rather not get anything for a year and then be better able to justify a large purchase like the £1000 Mudkip gold star you mentioned (although I’d go for a low grade if graded at all)
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1/1 sketch cards when?
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Death to scalpers
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>>57222209
eBay Charizard anon, congrats for getting your card. It’s a beautiful one, take good card of it!
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>>57223593
No time soon
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>>57223543
yeah of course :)
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Can someone post a picture of a physical full art of Dhelmise V for me please? I want a card of some kind but the full art has a white outline and those sometimes look weird. I was considering getting all full arts for various Pokémon but I don't want to commit to that if one of them is going to look jank.
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>>57223652
y not? It's the only thing I would buy modern for
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Fuuuuck somebody is selling psa10 cynthia for $70 which is basically half the market.
I already overspent this month on these cardboard scraping hobbies... fuuuuuuck
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>>57223850
What is your spending limit each month
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>>57222895
Prismatic evolutions pullrates are abyssmal

https://x.com/switchstock/status/1878895071967502776
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>>57223852
Tbh $70 is the right price on US market, but this one is free shipping to Aus.

>What is your spending limit each month

$300 aud, which is about $200 usd.
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i really want to collect the Vending series cards, am i dumb, the art is just so awesome

Also do you guys collect any specific artists? im trying to go for a HYOGONOSUKE set but that Tyranitar V and leafeon VMAX are probably too expensive to get which sucks
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>still getting cucked by scalpers
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>>57223900
>vending machine cards.
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>>57223841
Yoooo, that's actually way better than I thought. Is it just the lighting or does the holo effect make the card look that much better irl? I have the full art Kyurem and that one looks a bit poo
Much appreciated btw
>>57223900
>Also do you guys collect any specific artists?
I'm collecting Yuka Morii, Sachiko Adachi and Asako Ito. I only have a few so far so it's definitely a long term project, and an expensive one with the Neo sets.
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>>57223942
does their account get banned or ip banned? how does it work and does it stop them from listing it again?
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>>57223048
Yes but not because of fans, but because of scalpfags treating pokemon cards as crypto
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>>57223955
They'll only get banned if they do it enough. They can't relist until the product is closer to release or else they risk getting more strikes on their account for breaking the rules. This still wastes their time and harms potential profit as prices will go down later.
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>>57223014
Yes, also going to be ordering stuff from them only to report then as sending me the wrong shit/scamming me in an attempt to kill their online stores
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SWSH era card listings are becoming stagnant on eBay. If you want to know what you should be looking at is buying the dip on cards that are 1-3 years old. just go on pokellector, look at old sets, find something you like and look at pricing on eBay. see if the price is right and buy it. disregard "missing out" on newer product since its overpopulated, graded and well preserved for the future anyways.
Thats how I truly collect. If there is a set being released that I want to try and pull a card. I will go on release day to try and get product (fuck scalpers ruining my good time). If I don't get what I want, I just sleeve the rest and wait for product I do want to bottom out in price. I have no problem with holding, because I'm not a flipper or a scalper. I don't even sell cards. I am a TROO collector and will continue to collect until I feel compelled to sell. and that won't be because I'm low on funds. I'm not really a weakling living day by day, paycheck by paycheck
But that's if you want my honest perspective and advice. most of you won't because you are focused on short term gains anyways.
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>>57223964
Not even just SWSH, even 151 and surging is coming down from their crazy prices. Those bags are gonna get heavy as the newer sets keep coming out
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>>57223967
>Good good, let the sensibility flow through you.
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>>57223949
I mean it's all subjective to an extent, but at the very least I can say it looks much better than the flat image you posted. The texture especially adds a lot to the appearance of the card. I'm a fan of how the silver outline kind of reflects the light a bit differently and gets a nice glint from the right angle. They all have a sort of similar effect so I can't promise it's better in person than Kyurem, but considering how cheap it is I would personally recommend at least taking the gamble and seeing how you like it.
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>>57223964
My usual routine is to collect two sets behind. Cards might not be at their ABSOLUTE lowest, but I find that it generally takes about two additional set releases before any particular set begins to settle down into its general market zone. I'll take the opportunity to trade for cards earlier if the other person is asking for things I don't really need, but generally I would just passively open packs from participating in tournaments while waiting for the market to settle. Of course I can't fucking do that right now thanks to investorfaggots and gayass distributors draining local shops of their pack stock. To be honest I'm kinda afraid that they won't go down particularly low though considering Greninja was the most obvious scam of the era and is still sitting at over 300$ even after the Surging Sparks craze. At this point it feels overly optimistic to think Pikachu will even go down to that prize, let alone the eeveelutions.

Honestly I'm surprised these jackasses haven't targeted the SwSh era that hard. Like sure the prices have escalated relatively quickly, but not in the same way SV cards randomly get pumped on a whim overnight. You'd think they'd be bigger targets for more intense market manipulation considering they're far less available and have harsher pullrates. Either way, shit sucks but at least I already have my SwSh collection complete.
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>>57223981
>Honestly I'm surprised these jackasses haven't targeted the SwSh era that hard.
They definitely have, Lost Origin has been spiking in price
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>>57223981
No shame in realizing that you are not a 6-figure earner with cash burning a hole in your pocket. I figure those are the people anyways dumb enough to buy a lot of this overpopulated modern era shit. You are going about this the best way. just stay in your lane and know that not everyone has 1000 dollars to throw down a 1 card every 3 months when a new set gets released. besides, collecting is a long-term game based upon scarcity. this shit isn't scare, it's just wreaks of bad investments and chasing the dragon.
We all start somewhere.
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>>57223972
Thanks, anon, I'm still not 100% set on getting it as I need to figure out everything else I'm getting first, but you've helped a lot.
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>>57223981
No, you're actually correct. I find that the sweet spot is around 6 months after release, 1 year if the set has been printed a shitton.
>Honestly I'm surprised these jackasses haven't targeted the SwSh era that hard
They have, trust me...
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You guys get any new cards recently? I pulled the Charmander and Lisia from packs, and Dedenne and Charizard came in the mail yesterday.
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how does your family feel that you are collecting a children's card game?
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>>57224029
That Dedenne is cute
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>>57224029
Got real lucky with two packs
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>>57224043
I talk to them infrequently and we aren't close enough to discuss hobbies in any depth
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>>57224029
>lisia
love her, nice pull. probably my favorite card from surging bar ceruledge and i'm far from a waifuanon. hope her price comes down and stabilizes a little in the next few months.
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>>57224029
Pulled this out of a CZ mini tin the other day, it's a fun one to see in person.
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>>57224102
gholdengo gimmighoul combo looks so cool
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>>57222678
This will never happen. Not because TPC are trying to protect investors, but because they're making money either way and don't give a fuck what happens on the secondary market. They've got their money, fuck the rest of you.

>>57222795
Most collector-investors don't have any self-awareness. They'll hoard troves of sealed product and encourage others to do the same to create scarcity, knowing it's for fiscal gain in a few years time, but get mad when people do it over a short term. They'll dedicate their channels to "investing", but talk about disaster because they aren't winning the game any more now that ther'es more competition for the current hot set.

If you polled most people into the TCG, they'd probably say that hte most important thing to them is how much cards are worth for resale
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>>57222938
N is they/them so they are technically a waifu. You haven't lived until you've had some they/them pussy.
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>>57223469
>That fully depends on your disposable income and if you are hoping for specific pulls or just enjoy ripping.
I've got $20k of credit card debt, but I'm hoping I'll be able to sell off some of my sealed and buy a house with it.
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With the market in its current state, is this a good time to sell a rare card? It's a Skyridge Charizard, but it's a bit dinged on the corners. If other cards are selling high I might be able to get a better price than I would normally without deliberately scamming someone.
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>>57224329
We're in a bull market, so yes. Skyridge Zard will always go up in price though, so it's whether you need/want to cash out now, or later.
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>>57224329
You can probably hold off until the new game for switch 2 and get even better prices
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>prismatic binder gets listed for sale
>literally sells out in a minute
FUCK YOU, MURDER SCALPERS, BUNCH OF FUCKING PARASITES
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>>57224348
where? in the same boat, it's the only prismatic product i want at this point
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cringe headcanon
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>>57224348
Sorry, kid. It isn't scalpers. We're in the hypebeast nigger phase of the hobby now. But we have Asians instead of African Americans
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>you WILL buy hop
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>>57224440
I don’t understand the target of jumbo cards, they are so useless. I don’t understand why they decided to make so many of those boxes.
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>>57224479
Because children are supposed to buy them
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>>57224493
PKM isn't for children. They're meant to be kept sealed so that they increase in collector's value. Jumbo cards are part of the meme, like they were 20 years ago
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>>57224440
LILLIEBVLLS where is our TCG merch and promos?
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Alright I am back to the series and bought a booster box. Is the meta do not open them and imagine what cards you have and playing with them instead?
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>>57224507
Yeah. The cards are actually gay and nobody cares about them. The best way to enjoy the hobby is putting everything in sealed cases so you can sell it in your 50s
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>>57222895
they knew about dragon and fairy type huh
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>>57224440
Is Hop the most forced character in Pokémon history? I feel like no one likes this street shitter
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>Is Hop the most forced character in Pokémon history? I feel like no one likes this street shitter
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>>57222895
>ugliest card art era
>ugliest generation
Makes sense
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>>57224541
Marnie might be forced but she at least has a fanbase, I refuse to believe Hop is anyone's fav character
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Whats the daily bread for today? moldy shitty opinons or freshies?
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>>57224561
difference between penny sleeves and premium penny sleeves?
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You will get gen alpha kids in 20 years asking if their heavily damaged SV cards are valuable
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>>57224578
this is what makes me want to store my bulk in sleeves, like an anon said a long time ago that's why there are PSA10s of base set cards
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>>57224575
If you are purely collecting, you want to go with Ultra Pro clear. since you should already have them in top loaders, this gives you the opportunity to inspect your cards briefly before deciding if you want to grade them. if you are sitting on a lot of products, you may remember what you want to get graded but will forget in the long run. so, it's great when they are clear and in a top loader, because you can quickly check them without removing them.
If you're going for expensive sleeves, it's probably because 1 you are being a binder fag and NEED the premium sleeves, or you are actually playing the game, which i would contend dragon sleeves are pretty much the best.
just as long as their acidic free, you should be good. just know what you are using them for and the difference.
I can't recall how many times I have had to take a card out of the top loader and the sleeve to re-inspect it if it's worth grading. go clear, its best in the long run.
In insurance terms, whenever you take a card out of its protected case that is exposure. exposure to what? the possibility of damaging.
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>>57224604
NTA but if a card is in a toploader with a penny sleeve, should it also be premium sleeved or is that overkill?
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>>57224604
Any opinion on penny sleeves vs. perfect fit for binderfags?
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>>57224616
clear sleeves all day.
>>57224625
perfect sleeves are a perfect way of damaging your cards.
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for me its cock sleeves
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>>57224604
>grading
I don't think I ever will grade, at most I have a few cards in magloaders, but it's been a while since the last one I can't recall if I use penny or perfect fit sleeves for those
>playing
I use dragonshield actually for my decks, and the extra sleeves in the box I use also for collecting any non-expensive cards in binders
>collecting
I use UP penny sleeves inside UP toploaders, but I saw in a previous thread an anon mention the UP premium penny sleeves. I've used them before but not sure what the difference is besides being a bit thicker iirc.I don't know if they have any other qualities besides that. Also I don't use non-clear sleeves for toploaders so I can see both sides
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>>57224646
i have thousands of sleeves, if you are collecting just go clear. if i ever run out of clear, i have thousands more sitting around that i can use for temporary. but i eventually swap them out.
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I unironically want one of these cards still.
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>>57224633
I like the random ass Roaring Moon box lmao
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>>57223854
They just replaced the IRs for the master balls, do people actually like the master balls or is it only investor/completionist bait? I would much prefer to have a full art instead to be honest.
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>>57224632
>perfect sleeves are a perfect way of damaging your cards.
how so? or is this a new meme? i'll sleeve upside down in kmc then dragonshield matte, i assume that keeps everything in place.
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>>57224682
NTA, but they say that because they're so tight, one side might develop slight whitening from friction if you don’t do it right the first time. Plus, taking them out is a hassle.
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>>57223900
I collect Shinji Kanda cards, I got lucky and was able to get a Surging PC ETB. Still need the Giratina still.
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>>57224740
>Surging PC ETB
Mine had the 2 promos with the Pokemon Center label.
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>>57224740
>Kanda
Same, except with Magikarp instead of tina. Good luck, anon.
Also very partial to Ikegami, would love more full arts from them in the future.
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>US McDonald's arr having a promo Pokémon card event for people who buy happy meals
Can't wait for grown adults to scalp happy meals
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>>57224740
based Kandabro
I missed the PO but managed to buy the sealed promos separately
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Should I even open my PE binder that I paid MSRP? Just flip it? Like damn, I usually just open 4-5 boosters of every set, but this trash is somehow 18 dollars per booster.
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>>57224633
wtf no MOONbreon???
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>>57224772
I say flip it asap, every other person will be doing the same. The prices will tank during the first week, so you have little time before normies/people realize everyone is selling theirs.
Unless you want to gamble of course, if you got them at MSRP you got an amazing deal already.
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I buy a single booster box every month and open a single pack by day so I can get my gambling needs done.
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>>57224791
NTA but I managed to preorder an ETB at MSRP, but I probably won't get it until a few weeks later due to being out of the country. If by then prices fall I'll just keep it sealed as I've seen the pull rates being abysmal
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>>57224633
>confidential
hmmm
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>>57224547
… he is my favorite rival (his design is dogshit though)
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>>57225037
yikes
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>>57224772
I guess it depends on how much you value ripping product. You're always going to lose money ripping in the long run even when the market wasn't this crazy. I will always rather sell sealed and buy the singles I want.
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>>57225037
>25
lmao
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>>57225037
He should be thanking the streamer for the opportunity to open a single pack that cheap. PE will be $50 a pack MINIMUM once everyone gets their hands on it since EVERYTHING will be ripped chasing the new moon kitty
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>>57225037
>1 pack
He got scammed, streamers are weighting and scanning the packs and selling you the shit ones.
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>>57225065
>since EVERYTHING will be ripped
What if everyone don't open their sealed product expecting it to go higher? You could get a situation where boxes are just passed around and everyone is afraid to open them because the pull rates are shit, and it's more valuable to keep it sealed.
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>still falling for the eevee scams
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>>57225294
human greed is just something else
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>>57223074
>>57223963
Holy based
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>>57224547
cry
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>>57223448
Aslong as you don’t buy from resellers, definitely
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>>57225378
Marniebros… we got pajeet’d…
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>>57225378
>look at this survey from Fujoshi Weekly, it's totally not biased and accurate to Pokemon fans as a whole!
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>>57225378
>magazine poll
>NINTENDO magazine poll
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>>57225392
maybe not as much for tcg, but like it or not fujos do have influence on general popularity of characters

>piers was #4 at one point
based
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>>57225392
Point is proven though.
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This guy opened 3 ETBs, that's like 27 packs and got these "hits", at normal not-scalper prices that's around $150. Should I even bother opening mine when they arrive? I could get like $350-400 instead if I flip them, and buy most of the eevees.
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bruh seeing all these people get bloomings at costco is giving me insane FOMO

I wish I wasn't a wagie and I could line up at costco in the morning
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ev fags be warned
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they're reprinting a whole bunch of trainers for this set, holy kekaroo
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>>57225456
Could be worse, I have no membership nor a costco near me so I'm stuck refreshing the website against bots like a prole
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>>57225378
>Kabu 5th
Based japs
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>>57225439
All those cards are ugly kek. Except mela.
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>>57225439
So can supporters have the master ball in English? I know in jp it's only the Pokemon that can have it. Having a Master ball Lacey would be cool.
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>>57223967
Damn I still see scalpies trying to push 151 packs for $10-12. Which is insane considering there's about to be a ton of 151 on the market soon.
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>>57225679
fuck these would be great for my celebrations collection
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>>57225439
this set is so ass lmao
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>>57225439
this set is so fucking ass lol I got it for msrp and wondering the same thing. I'll probably just open 1 for the promo and sell the rest
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here's your invoostment bro
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>>57225884
whats going on here
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>>57225901
Pokemon is illegal in china
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>>57225931
No its not, they have a shit ton of sets that are chinese exclusive
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I want to get into this tgc stuff
Any tips for a beginner? What pack should i buy first
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>>57225901
idiots got caught smuggling cards so they were confiscated and will be destroyed
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>>57225953
you should get the ones you owned growing up first
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>>57225953
Fuck off scalper, we're full
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>>57225953
>What pack should i buy first
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUB-wjXUREE
TCG is a scalper's paradise right now, so good luck getting the newer sets at a proper price. That being said, just look up your favorite pokemon's cards or an artist that you might like and see which sets they're in.
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>>57225997
and liked
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>>57225953
>What pack should i buy first
-You don't want to collect all the cards, that's literally impossible
-Collect just the cards that you actually like
-Focus on a single task, like collect all cards from artists that you like, or collect an specific pokemon, etc.
-You only open packs for fun, because it's literally gambling, most of the time you won't get shit. It's better to just buy singles
-Or if you have income, because this hobby is very expensive, you could buy an ETB or Booster box a month/2months, etc. and be happy gambling for cards you might not get.
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>>57225994
Imagine how many Sunbreons could be in there...
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>>57226018
ah, it's been a while
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>>57223031
I pulled this and had to explain to a friend why it's such a big deal: 4chan thread spam.
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>>57225953
buy obsidian flames, best set!!
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>>57224029
I pulled this. Any good?
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>>57226022
good advice.

I try to spend <$300 each month on stuff. I actually stopped buying for a long time but recently started trying to complete two dogshit sets (Battle Styles / Shrouded Fable). Only 29 Battle Styles cards left to get (including 1 regular holographic Tapu Bulu (wtf) and I pulled 4 of the 6 biggest cards so far).

Pulling big cards is a high in itself. I'd rather not buy singles if I can help it.
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>>57226119
nah it sucks, I'll trade you a mewtwo for it
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>>57226119
>no texture
into the trash it goes
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>>57226161
I already have a mewtwo. Plus it's not a favorite of mine.
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>>57226137
>Pulling big cards is a high in itself. I'd rather not buy singles if I can help it.
oh boy
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>>57223105
Honestly that cosmo print of the Hisuian Arcanine is beautiful
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>>57226137
I get Shrouded Fable but why is Battle Styles bad?
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Danny Phancuck upload a video pumping the market on cards again, these PokéTubers can't fucking help themselves.
They're always pumping cars prices.
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>>57226245
same reasons as shrouded fable, ass pull rates, barely any good cards. I'd argue shrouded fable is better because it has at least the houndoom and horsea IRs and you can buy it as msrp, the only good card you can pull out of battle styles is tyranitar
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>>57226288
I regret not buying this card before it doubled in price.
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>>57226300
Shrouded Fables has some neat IRs in general. And even if the SIRs are all taken up by the DLC pokemon, at least they're different pokemon. Meanwhile Urshifu alone insists on taking up four of the six alt arts in Battle Style.
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>>57226333
ow much is it nw?
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>>57226203
I know... but its something to do.

>>57226245
pull rates suck and most dislike the pokemon featured in the alt art/secret cards


>>57226345
I like Urshifu :)
thats why I'm trying to finish the set

>>57226288
pulled this card a while back and hadn't realized how horny the collectors were... still have it might sell
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>>57226271
>Danny Phancuck upload a video pumping the market on cards again,
Im fucking seething that faggot put that out. Only going to lead to more sneakerfags gobbling up cards
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pulling these one after the other from two separate packs was wild.
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>still scalping
just steal from the other carts bro?
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>>57226563
Literally just wait for them in the parking lot with a few friends and rob them
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>>57225997
>>57226009
Based nostalgia enjoyers
Honestly I don’t know why anyone would buy modern, it’s worse than literally every card up until HGSS imo
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>>57226582
Based.The best way to get product below MSRP now is mugging scalpers in car parks.
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>>57226288
this reminds me I need to buy a copper card stand.
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>>57225997
nta but thats what ive been doing a lot of my cards were e reader and gen 3 (the only ones with good art btw)
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>>57226867
Garchomp would rip her to pieces and eat the pieces. Its a shark. Fetish shit is so fucking lame.
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who has some prismatic etbs on the way?
not sure if its worth doing target runs this friday or if everyone's gonna be doing it and i should be sitting at home spamming pokemoncenter for the etbs
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Not looking forward to waking up at 7am come Friday just to have a chance at getting two ETBs at the nearest toy store
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I really hate some of you.
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>>57226938
>how i feel frequently
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WHERES THE BEEF?
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>>57226917
Nah, I'm skipping this set. The eevees are nice, but not $500 nice. Fuck them.
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>>57226917
same boat
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>>57226930
do the target stores really restock that early>?
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MOONBREON??
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Eh fuck it ill join in on scalping, anyone have any working bots? Ill pay in btc escrow only
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>walmarts are putting them out early
>target street date tomorrow
>"dont wait for opening on the 17th"
>"vendors will stock randomly"
>no stock at local gs
man i just want one binder and i'll be done with it but i'm a wagie and can't get out midday
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>>57226999
raikou had the best design out of the 3 dogs in SV not that I really liked ANY of the new forms in SV
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i only wanted fruitbowl eevee and fist of the north star palafin and i bought the jp ones instead you niggers can have fun killing each other over textured shiny cardboard
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>>57223018
I dunno, I enjoy a lot of the card's art in that era, especially Tomokazu Komiya. I think because Pokemon Company wasn't micromanaging the art
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>>57227013
COOMBREON
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UMBREOOOOOOOOOOOOON
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>>57227447
tell us the prompt, anon
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>>57227456
a fat short 16 year old is sitting at a chair at his desk. he has thick glasses and pimples. he is a nerd. he is exclaiming because he just opened a pack of pokemon cards. the pokemon card he is excited for is a umbreon vmax from evolving skies the card artwork has umbreon on it. the umbreon is atop a building where its reaching for the full moon. at his desk and the trash next to his desk is filled with opened empty pokemon packs.
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you're a bunch of dumb faggots with terrible taste.
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TFW you pull the Umbreon.
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MOOOONBREOOOOOOON
ok thats it AI is just too easy for low hanging fruit.
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low key some of this umbreon AI artwork is better than what they make now. frfr.
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>Steals your thunder
heh nothing personal draw fags.
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>ai spam
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Upload reference images to your GPT, anon. It will help it perform better.
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>>57227548
you are only offended because the AI is depicting you.
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The PokeTubers are the biggest contributors to this market being the way it is.
One video they can talk about how terrible the market is.
The next day post about what cards are skyrocketing or what ones to pick up cheap now.
It's like they believe investor bros, sneaker bros, and crypto bros don't watch their content.
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So why is umbreon such a fucking chase mon like charizard? It's an alright design for a pokemon, but nothing to write home about and not even the best eeveelution. I always figured GAR pokemon like Salamance and Tyranitar would be more sought after.
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>>57227667
well there is a simple answer. for every charizard sperg there is an umbreon trash queen.
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>>57227667
Eevee shilling + fursona bait, moreso than any other Eeveelutions
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>>57226545
This has to be the worst looking Egawa card
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why is vintage not gaining price like modern with the latest wave like in 2020? is vintage just unwanted in general?
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>>57227755
Zoomers prefer modern and have no connection to the early gens like the millenials do. I like it that way, because it allows me to get more of my favorite vintage cards.
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>>57227755
its ugly
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>>57227964
>spanish cards
worthless
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>someone out there is paying 185 usd for a single pack of prismatic
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>>57228042
>someone out there is paying for prismatic
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>>57227964
>ikea furniture
>cheap suit
>world map clock
>big tv in the living room
>fake floor wood
It’s crazy how no matter where you live from wester Europe those adults who want to make easy profit by selling cards look like the same tasteless personalityless «people»



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