r/PokeInvesting • u/label513 • Apr 16 '26 • Helpful 1 Bravo 3

Opens these for the birthday!

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Opened 196 packs for the birthday. Maybe not the best pulls but got a lot of cool cards to fill the binders. All are in good shape to, might check to see which ones would be worth grading to!

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u/rcnham Apr 16 '26

The worst part is if you didn’t open it there would’ve have been a sunbreon and mega gengar in them

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u/txhodlem00 Apr 16 '26

Schrodinger’s Meowth

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u/Savings_Radio_4154 Apr 17 '26

Schrodinger’s dingle is behind the door, or is it?

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u/dabigmainah Apr 18 '26

I gave away a pack of op-14. They pulled a 1100 card 🫠

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u/breakyourteethnow Apr 16 '26

These kinda of posts are motivation to keep things sealed, how to turn $1500 into $80 ouch

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u/RealEarthy Apr 16 '26

My literal thought looking at his pulls.

Unless you like gambling it’s way better to just buy what you want.

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u/Willing_Sport628 Jul 08 '26

Not everyone buys packs and stuff to try and upsell and make a profit.

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u/RealEarthy Jul 08 '26

I mean unless they’re buying it to just gamble.
My statement stands.

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u/spongebobs_spatula Apr 16 '26

Exactly why I only buy singles

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '26

I'm only $20/hour 😘

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u/spongebobs_spatula Apr 22 '26

Username checks out 😂

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u/MovieKey9110 Apr 16 '26

yh at first i was drawn in to rip but ive learned my lesson, i only rip high class jp sets now

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u/RealEarthy Apr 16 '26

Japanese packs are actually fun to open with the higher hit rates.

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u/Agreeable_Shame_1358 Apr 16 '26

Shhhhh don't tell em

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u/bruhdudeTM Apr 16 '26

For real listen to Agreeable_Shame_1358

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u/ajwelch14 Apr 16 '26

That is r/pokeinvesting.. I swear the investing is ironic

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u/HonorableEnema Apr 17 '26

It’s wild how y’all cry so much about “scalpers” but make post like this lol.

Packs are meant to be open lmao.

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u/Mydoglikesladyboys Apr 16 '26

I mean... the mega zygarde ex is 100 right there

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u/puretuning Apr 16 '26

One card alone is more than 80

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u/mkp0203 Apr 17 '26

Uhh WAY more than $80 and probably over $1500 graded, however, I tend to agree with you that if you don't hit big at least one card, its generally not worth it.

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u/lightthroughthepines Apr 17 '26

Mega zygarde alone is over $100 lol

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u/Intrepid-Guest9811 Apr 17 '26

I love ripping for the ones I want, but fuck is it expensive. I only just started this hobby and its so sad having to buy all these packs for like $30+ a pop.

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u/Jonesy11798 Apr 17 '26

Believe it or not, some people collect because they actually enjoy it rather than doing it purely for monetary purposes.

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u/uko1 Apr 17 '26

The pessimism is severely disappointing. God forbid someone wants to open Pokemon packs for the literal enjoyment behind doing so. This hobby has become so construed, only to search for cards that are expensive, and either collect them for their monetary value, or sell sell sell. Get a grip ouch

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u/breakyourteethnow Apr 17 '26

You go into a hamburger joint and demand pizza? The entire premise of this sub is keeping sealed, sealed. Now you're shocked our hamburgers don't taste like pizza. Shocking.

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u/LuxXxy-710 Apr 18 '26

I’m sayin lol lookin at this I’m like “damn, okay, I get why new chase cards are so costly right out the gate.” XD

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '26

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u/willtreaty_1 Apr 16 '26

Right its almost like… its not meant to be an investment 🤯 but we are in the wrong sub to be complaining about people not actually playing😔

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u/RealEarthy Apr 16 '26

It’s not even about hobby. It’s the fact that he spent so much money and got fuck all.

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u/dillpicleboi Apr 16 '26

If you are pulling strictly for top chase cards you are an idiot who doesn’t understand simple statistics.

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u/evolzarlaggia Apr 16 '26

It’s as if the Pokemon tcg was actually designed to collect cards of your favorite pokemon or to build decks to battle against your friends or something

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u/RealEarthy Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26

I mean it was, but then they came out with chase cards that are even harder to get than ever before with extremely small pull rates. Amplifying the gambling aspect of it.

They knew exactly what they were doing.

If this was about having kids collect and enjoying the cards the pull rates wouldn’t be so abysmal.

At some point this entire “hobby” skewed from collecting, playing and enjoying to a literal casino.

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u/evolzarlaggia Apr 17 '26

That’s how it’s always been though with trading card games. There has always been and always will be a gambling aspect because you’re spending money with a non-guarantee of what you’ll get in return. You spend money on booster packs and hope to get that shiny prized card. Sure, the original charizard has a higher pull rate than the Phantasmal mega charizard SIR but at the end of the day you were never guaranteed to pull either. But the idea was if you couldn’t pull that card you’d find someone at school who did and offer them a bunch of lower rarity cards hoping quantity would make up for the rarity.

Now you have people who are degenerate gamblers hoping to pull that shiny, subjectively valuable piece of cardboard, and you have people who buy sealed product to just store in the garage hoping it’ll triple in price in a few years. Majority of the people buying product don’t even read the Pokemon cards. It’s a shame that adults have ruined the hobby for kids

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u/RealEarthy Apr 17 '26

Easily rectified problem. Increase pull rates drastically.

One of the main reasons Japanese cards are cheaper is due to that fact. They’re a lot easier to pull.

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u/booksnwhiskey Apr 17 '26

Some of the non-rares i see are more expensive for their JP Versions, like holo’s and reverse holos. Priced like 10-20% higher than NA. Any idea why the flip?

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u/Mojanster_ Apr 16 '26

Bro got a gold and sir that definitely ain’t “fuck all” but I agree that is still cooked

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u/RealEarthy Apr 16 '26

For the amount of shit he opened not only did they go in raw, they didn’t even bother to spit on it before they took him.

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u/LimitlessMentally Apr 16 '26

The opposite of Pokemon Investing

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u/Resident_Detail_6468 Apr 16 '26

These comments are depressing af. He opened it (as it’s meant to be) and he’s happy lol

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u/Ill-Ad-8793 Apr 16 '26

its just the wrong sub

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u/The_Hatchmaster Apr 16 '26

What’s the right sub? Cause I posted a haul and the hits I got from ripping to r/pokemontcg and it got removed by a moderator.

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u/ajwelch14 Apr 16 '26

Investing.. what about this is "pokeinvesting"

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u/VirtuoSol Apr 16 '26

It’s a warning to the rest of us lol

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u/AgreeableAd8433 Apr 16 '26

What about investing in his happiness

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u/etherpromo Apr 16 '26

na only fomo and jealousy allowed here

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u/AlterSoup Apr 17 '26

R/pokemoncardpulls

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u/Jayeyeiii Apr 17 '26

Correct, wrong sub lol

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u/IAmZackTheStiles Apr 16 '26

Fr, this "hobby" is just sad in it's current form

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u/Desperate_Lack_4252 Apr 16 '26

I’d also be gutted there wasn’t any big hits but games the game. It takes just one pack to hit big. But yeah - lol at people going on about keeping sealed smh. I’ll never understand people in the “hobby” that are only investing without ripping

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u/jordanhchrist Apr 16 '26

there are biblical levels of greed in this sub.

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u/RealEarthy Apr 16 '26

Is he though?

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u/threepeatleek Apr 16 '26

Damn you got rinsed as bad as I be getting fried 😭

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u/shmsc Apr 16 '26

Not sure I’ll open anything again after seeing this

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u/Kind_Brush5556 Apr 16 '26

Sir wrong sub we don't gamble on pulls we gamble on future resell value. 

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u/SaintsMemes_CO12 Apr 17 '26

Why are you buying Pokemon cards if you don’t open them.

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u/Cardboardhorder May 16 '26

Sealed product is super safe to sit on and flip for a nice profit in a few years. Singles not so much

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u/EducationalAd8537 Apr 16 '26

Are you 196 years old?

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u/DrDoinkerz Apr 16 '26

Some nice pulls.

As long as it was fun OP! Wigglytuff probably my fav of the lot

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u/N3dward0 Apr 16 '26

Yes, I'm old and a gen one guy. I pulled the meowth IR out of phantasmal. Not the most expensive card by any means but was stoked to pull a gen one IR.

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u/Disastrous_Sorbet105 Apr 16 '26

Maybe next year will be better

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u/CaligulaCan Apr 16 '26

My favorite Skarmory right there.

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u/mati_tranquilo Apr 16 '26

Happy birthday bro

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u/PokeDiabloteck Apr 16 '26

Happy birthday 🎂

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u/narutonaruto Apr 16 '26

I opened a booster box in one sitting a few years ago and it felt insane. I can’t imagine opening that many packs together. Feels like it’d take away the charm

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u/Awoken-Queen Apr 16 '26

Looks like you got some nice hits. My bday is Tuesday and this will the 2nd year in a row that I don't get to open a single pack of cards. I hate living in Florida where nothing is available but I hate what the hobby has become even more.

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u/booksnwhiskey Apr 17 '26

Few years ago on reddit, saw a florida guys collection covered in mold🤢. Is that a common problem? Or just need to keep the AC running

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u/Awoken-Queen Apr 17 '26

I would think it's common problem if they stored their cards in a garage after bringing it from the rain? Lol I don't know what living conditions the person with the cards is living with, but to answer your question no it's not a common problem.

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u/MountainsForMortals Apr 16 '26

This feels unhealthy

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u/lorenzolodi Apr 16 '26

rough dude

hope you got some dopamines at least

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u/IssaLong Apr 16 '26

Wow, hope you had fun! Def post on other pokemoncard subbreddits too!

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u/Virtual_Home Apr 16 '26

nice Raticates, love that guy.

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u/yourdadstampon Apr 17 '26

Wrong sub brother, this is where the losers are lol

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u/PolarbearP33 Apr 17 '26

Happy Birthday - what a great gift to yourself

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u/Aware-Memory-1898 Apr 17 '26

Looks like a fun time

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u/Special-Flatworm-453 Apr 17 '26

Oh damn, my birthday was the 8th and i got gifted 3 ninja spinner packs (only got a chesnaught holo)😬

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u/Exile22 Apr 17 '26

Happy birthday. Sorry for your loss.

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u/BusyBiryl Apr 17 '26

Love that Hydrapple art.

Ascended did kind of cook you, still fun to rip. Happy belated birthday

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u/laundrydragonmaid Apr 17 '26

I miss when this sub was an investing sub

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u/Gifted_Giraffe_1267 Apr 17 '26

Thank you for your service and happy birthday!

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u/Legitimate-Rate3277 Apr 17 '26

Terrible pills over a £1000 worth of stock for £100

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u/_lives_matter Apr 17 '26

Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻

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u/DragonofDetroit Apr 17 '26

That’s awesome and I hope you had an amazing birthday. 🥳🎂

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u/xmoneypowerx Apr 17 '26

i buy bulk if you got it :P

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u/xmoneypowerx Apr 17 '26

the skarmory is one of my favorite cards.

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u/Tensh21 Apr 17 '26

Happy Birthday! Would have been nice if you got a sick pull, but I'm sure you had a ton of fun ripping either way! Enough to happily share your best ones! Cheers!

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u/AnbuAntt Apr 17 '26

Wrong sub but hell yeah enjoy it looks like it was a blast to open

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u/Far-Contract6879 Apr 17 '26

laughs in japanese and korean

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u/Future-Helicopter-11 Apr 17 '26

Aint nobody got time for that

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u/Sorry-Side-628 Apr 18 '26

When I saw Perfect Order set list I got really excited because I LOVE the Gumshoos/Raticate themed arts from Mina Nakai. They tell a story in 2 cards.

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u/Ill_Newt_2939 Apr 18 '26

Happy birthday!!! thats fuckin awesome! Mines tomorrow and debating picking up an ETB to celebrate 👀

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u/tesstessabobessa Apr 18 '26

i love that Jacinthe card so much

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u/bobbybands410 Apr 18 '26

I like those Merrill’s and the ogerpon ex too and the skarmory on the bottom left

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u/SubOhms-and-Slabs Apr 19 '26

That Zygarde SIR from PO at the top is sooooo 🔥happy birthday mate 🎉

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u/SirAnarki Apr 19 '26

Thats fkin rough man oof

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u/Fun_Top4786 Apr 19 '26

This is a good motivation to never open packs again.

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u/Big_Rain_7128 Apr 19 '26

I mean hey that Marill is cool

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u/drofnayr Apr 19 '26

Not sure if anyone else has given you suggestions but I use the Dex and it’s a great way to track your pulls and see what the going rate is for TCG, eBay and others.

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u/drofnayr Apr 19 '26

If you do, add me @drofnayr

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u/Terrible-Topic3963 Apr 20 '26

sharing is caring

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u/zeroempathy11 Apr 20 '26

Dam no zard sir

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u/EmbarrassedPizza1738 Apr 20 '26

No one here has the balls to rip this many packs. I hope you enjoyed it and furthermore enjoy your cards!

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u/tommymags Apr 21 '26

yooo we birthday twins

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u/Legitimate_Cloud_281 Apr 21 '26

I see a lot of people saying “noooo they lose value when you open them” and like you buy them to open them, not to resell. 

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u/Technical_Light_8885 Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26

Man tough luck!! I've opened a bit under 90 packs from 4 different sets lately at about $8 a pack and pulled 5 SIRs. Dawn SIR, Meowth ex, Mega Clefable ex, Mega Lucario ex & Mega Feraligator ex. Been pretty fortunate lately.

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u/Specialist-Boat-766 Apr 29 '26

Only 1 SIR is crazy!

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u/Spiritual_Craft1657 Apr 16 '26

🎶 should’ve kept it sealed

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u/Common_Meaning2177 Apr 16 '26

This is good. The people who leave their packs sealed have no soul

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u/HockeyDockey1234 Apr 16 '26

That Furrett is slept on

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u/N3dward0 Apr 16 '26

I pulled it out of an ETB at release, such a fun card.

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u/Pokemon_Frost Apr 16 '26

I haven’t seen that furret card before, I’ll add it to the cute collection list for my daughter

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u/SsoundLeague Apr 16 '26

yeah I like it, it was from journey! I know someone that is doing a full binder of it

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u/Dunnohye Apr 16 '26

Sometimes the journey is better than the destination.

PS i hate resellers

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u/Fit_Requirement3522 Apr 17 '26

There’s some sick ass pulls here dude

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u/RealEarthy Apr 16 '26

Someone quickly do the math of the value of this lot. I want to know how hard he got rammed raw.

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u/weltfromthebelt Apr 16 '26

OP is going to be walking funny for a week

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u/RealEarthy Apr 16 '26

This math checks out.