i was wondering how other kids like me can afford the game. I have a job if u can call it that as a soccer reff. It pays well for a kid my age but i still run into the problem of affording the game. i was wondering if anybody can give me so tips.
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Packs are much better, even if you don't get good pulls save the bulk, and sell it. Singles can be hard and annoying to get :/
(Small hint
Take ALL the packs you even thought of buying at walmart, and weigh them in the produce scales... (That's how I pulled Mewtwo EX)
You'll notice the slightest differences, and that's the rare cards
Packs are much better, even if you don't get good pulls save the bulk, and sell it. Singles can be hard and annoying to get :/
(Small hint
Take ALL the packs you even thought of buying at walmart, and weigh them in the produce scales... (That's how I pulled Mewtwo EX)
You'll notice the slightest differences, and that's the rare cards
Martini said:
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Hand weighing is the way to go.
You occasionally start to detect minor differences when hand weighing.
That is how I pulled MY mewtwo EX
Or.. You could buy a jewelry scale for $20, and boom! holo's every time.
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Hand weighing got me a crappy Persian... I like getting wierd looks
Even then, you ALWAYS get mint cards when you buy packs. Not always with singles
Nah. I've opened packs and received off-center and scratched cards occasionally.
It stinks when it happens to a rare pull.
I think that's luck
Honestly, It's really just easier to save $5 every week, and buy a pack. So by the time the new set comes out, you have some or most of the old set, and you can move on
At first glance booster boxes look like an amazing deal... Till you look at pull rates. You might pull 1 or 2 Ultra Rares per box of 36 packs. At Walmart me and my friends bought 36 random packs from the same set, and we got 5 or 6 Ultra Rares. It's not worth the rates to do that.
Honestly, It's really just easier to save $5 every week, and buy a pack. So by the time the new set comes out, you have some or most of the old set, and you can move on
At first glance booster boxes look like an amazing deal... Till you look at pull rates. You might pull 1 or 2 Ultra Rares per box of 36 packs. At Walmart me and my friends bought 36 random packs from the same set, and we got 5 or 6 Ultra Rares. It's not worth the rates to do that.
Im not gonna lie I weigh packs too...thats the only reason I have new exs or FAs Otherwise I would end up havin a bunch stupid reverse holo sewaddles! :O I have a special scale that is specially designed for scaling small diamonds and other small precious gem pieces it hasnt failed me!!! I dont care if ppl come in and do it at my work at 3 am, I do it too so hey! I know when the vendor comes in and re-fills the shelves thats when I go for the packs because they arnt picked-through. Once I got a full-time job I started buying cards online and bought packs often otherwise I bought maybe 2 packs a month. A lot of ppl at my league and my area altogether I see parents giving them their credit cards or money to buy like 10 packs or a few tins, w.e. even a few ppl my age which is the sad part! :O Feel like parents nowadays where I live are over-spoiling their children sometimes to where they dont learn responsibility. Theres a kid at my work who is in his mid twenties, older than me. and buys a lot of MtG and Pokemon Cards-he openly told me he lives with his parents and he drives their car! He pays for almost nothing! SAD. I was out on my own in my mid-teens so I have developed the skills to make responsible decisions when it comes to my bills and play money. Buying single cards I want online helps me save big time. Ebay=<3
Otherwise I would end up havin a bunch stupid reverse holo sewaddles! :O I have a special scale that is specially designed for scaling small diamonds and other small precious gem pieces it hasnt failed me!!! I dont care if ppl come in and do it at my work at 3 am, I do it too so hey! I know when the vendor comes in and re-fills the shelves thats when I go for the packs because they arnt picked-through. Once I got a full-time job I started buying cards online and bought packs often otherwise I bought maybe 2 packs a month. A lot of ppl at my league and my area altogether I see parents giving them their credit cards or money to buy like 10 packs or a few tins, w.e. even a few ppl my age which is the sad part! :O Feel like parents nowadays where I live are over-spoiling their children sometimes to where they dont learn responsibility. Theres a kid at my work who is in his mid twenties, older than me. and buys a lot of MtG and Pokemon Cards-he openly told me he lives with his parents and he drives their car! He pays for almost nothing! SAD. I was out on my own in my mid-teens so I have developed the skills to make responsible decisions when it comes to my bills and play money. Buying single cards I want online helps me save big time. Ebay=<3
eBay. You can snag awesome deals on cards and NOT have to risk buying packs. I used to think the same way but I was throwing money away. Ask your parents to buy for you and you can pay 'em back.
Martini: you must have gotten some amazing luck...haha no one gets an EX out of six packs!
Martini: you must have gotten some amazing luck...haha no one gets an EX out of six packs!
I have a job, but I can't just buy cards. Im 17, so I got college to save up for, phone bills, gas, insurance, and all that jazz. But I think a booster pack here and there doesn't hurt. I bought 4 packs of DeX and the first one had a Torn EX. I was very happy. But if I'm on a tight budget, like most of the time, singles help.
Singles will ALWAYS be cheaper than packs, no matter if you weigh the packs or not. Singles are the cheapest way to get a competitive deck. Weighing packs also means you open holos. Unless there are a lot of good holos in set, or there is a super expensive EX (There aren't any super expensive EXs any more) and you pull it, you're going to break even or even lose money.
Just a tiny bit heavier.Gistica said:
Maybe .10 grams.
@Martini
Holy ---- Your bruise therory actually worked!
I gots me an Entei EX!