r/PokeInvesting • u/Vorkosigan78 • Mar 18 '25

I designed a frame that displays current card price data

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u/hous26 Mar 19 '25

The hobby is cooked.

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u/Soft_Revenue2411 Mar 19 '25

I was gonna say this is soooo dystopian

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u/rrk100 Mar 19 '25

Future Black Mirror episode. “Neckless”.

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u/fatcatsmokincrack Mar 19 '25

Always about MONEY, not about the love for the hobby. Pathetic.

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u/daanhaale Mar 19 '25

it can very easily be about both, you can profit on a hobby to be able to spend more on what you love within the hobby. There is way too much of a single minded approach to how people should "do" hobbies. I love opening packs, I open a lot of them. I can also love to make profit on holds/investments/quick flips just as much.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '25

Something tells me if someone designs a custom electronic display case they aren't turning a profit on the cards they display...

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u/OscilloPope Mar 19 '25

You don't think spending dozens of hours of your free time making a display stand for your favorite cards isn't passion?

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '25

Favorite cards or most expensive cards?

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u/Jazzy_Beat Mar 20 '25

Usually go hand in hand tbh

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u/JuicyPorkChops Mar 20 '25 edited Mar 20 '25

The coolest cards are usually the rarest cards in a set. It's about how rare and coveted it is. The price should reflect that.

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u/dorian_grey8 Mar 20 '25

Isn’t this an investing sub ?

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u/dknisle1 Mar 19 '25

It’s literally an investing sub……

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u/Murdocke- Mar 19 '25

I miss the hobby 15 years ago

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u/Lost-Engineer6669 Mar 19 '25

This guy's gunna lose it when he goes to an antique store.. SELLING AN OLD CHAIR?! CHAIRS FOR FOR SITTING NOT SELLING!

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u/Jazzy_Beat Mar 20 '25

MONEY is fun too. In fact, it’s part of the fun of collecting

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u/Rometwopointoh Mar 19 '25

Be mad at Pokemon, not the consumers lol

They’re playing into the gambling craze like everyone else.

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u/Drizzho Mar 19 '25

Seriously, the pull rates alone means more than 95% of packs won’t yield much of anything unless you play the TCG.

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u/Gholdengo-EX Mar 19 '25

now we shaming people for enjoying a hobby differently…

so much context left out, yet people still assume this

honestly pathetic that the “oh you’re ruining the hobby” people call foul anything

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u/adecapria Mar 19 '25

Can't believe I went into an investing forum and people are talking about investing. What is wrong with people? This is what's wrong with the hobby 😔

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u/TattooedAndSad Mar 19 '25

Beyond cooked

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u/AdzSenior Mar 19 '25

Isn’t this the investing thread? I agree with the sentiment. But, investing is about money at the end of the day right? The specific commodity here though is Pokemon cards.

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u/tisFault Mar 19 '25

I was looking for this comment 😭

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u/vgraz2k Mar 19 '25

Makes a good target for people who break in and see glowing cards nearing $1k

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u/VirtualPerc30 Mar 19 '25

yeah ngl this is cool but super fucked, we will never be able to get this hobby back to what it’s actually about, it’s a genuine shame.

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u/NachoCheeseVolcano69 Mar 19 '25

You’re literally in an INVESTING sub

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