Tuesday is Yoga & Rock Climbing 🧗 🧘

Finally got my hands on some FB10 ✨

Pokémon with the kids. DBZ 4 me

The 1st fight page!

The real ones know… My opening Binder page.

It really was foul how we were all duped to work for Niantic to literally map the real world for them by playing Pokémon GO so they can sell that data 🤦‍♂️

Yall why this boy left my house because he said I had roaches 😭😭😭😭😭 how tf is seeing ONE bug having ROACHES??

Justice

Why did this hurt my chest to read.

I ain’t doing it.

Yoga 🧘& Rock Climbing 🧗 tonight.

Valuing a raw, damaged card at PSA 1 prices is the same thing as valuing NM "pack fresh" cards at PSA 10 prices. Raw does not command graded prices, for ANY grade. Full stop. Seems like there are no good guys in this scandal. Let's recap: 1. A vendor valuing a raw card at PSA grade premiums. 2. A grading company grading their own promo card as a Gem Mint 10 - huge conflict of interest. 3. A Pokémon "celebrity" ascribing *market value* to his own product. Sure, you can charge whatever you want for your autograph. But inflating the value of an item based on it's market potential -- which relevant recent market data doesn't support -- is dishonest. What is the solution? Maybe there isn't one. But parents - do not leave your young children unattended at card shows. Knowledge is power. Educate yourself on card values, conditions, and how the market works. No one will advocate for you better than yourself. There are so many kind, generous, and wholesome interactions that happen at card shows between collectors and vendors. It's unfortunate that this incident highlighted the community in a negative way. This is not a reflection of the majority of fans in the hobby. ✌️

Guy tries to expose Jason Paige for scamming kids and just ends up exposing himself 🤦‍♂️ TLDR: he valued a $30 damaged card at $150 because it could potentially get a PSA 1 and those were worth about $150 at the time 🙄

Yooo 😭 I don’t think my daughter wants to game with me anymore. Volume up!!!!

DAAAAAM

He still a joke and I will continue to cringe anytime I see a clip of him. But this does in fact “exonerate” him from the claims. IMO. Very well handled. I hate to say.

Daughters digs in her purse @ Botanical Garden. “Hey daddy take a picture” Definitely my kid 🤣

Degeneracy

This is why it’s important for parents to oversee the trades their kids do. Even if you aren’t familiar with the game, there’s apps like Collectr which aren’t perfect but allow you to check the legitimacy and market value of a card before giving it away.

Do yourself a massive favor: start reading. It doesn’t matter what—paperback, ebook, fiction or nonfiction—just read. Put your phone and laptop away and lose yourself for at least 30 minutes. You won’t regret it.