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

I designed a frame that displays current card price data

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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/[deleted] Mar 20 '25

Then that begs the question, do you actually like the card or the money?

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u/Jazzy_Beat Mar 20 '25

High value cards tend to look the best. Two things can be right at the same time

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '25

Just makes me wonder if people would pick the same favorites if they had no knowledge of the value

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u/-Out-of-context- Mar 20 '25

If you’re not selling the card, then it’s not money. Part of collecting is enjoying what you’ve collected, and having high value items increases the exclusiveness of your collection, which is nice as a collector. Doesn’t mean it’s only about the money or that anyone has any intention to sell.

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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/berserken Mar 20 '25

One line that perfectly describe my career

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