THUNDERDOME!!

[sprouts1115]

Oh yes!

[MagikFingerz]

Haha, nice one Sprouts!

[sprouts1115]

@MagidFingerz - This is THUNDERDOME!! No one is safe including you. "Welcome to Norway"

[MagikFingerz]

THAT... IS... pretty accurate, actually

[sprouts1115]

This is THUNDERDOME!! Does anyone have an argument. Can we suck two gladiators to fight it out here. When I think of 9/11. I think of this. I would hate to be in the THUNDERDOME with this guy....



[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt8y18YFH70#t=47[/youtube]

[Norbie]

Like a Christian who is about to be eaten by lions...... I'll have a go! Can "No-Bodies", "Try-Hards" or "Fan-boys/girls" go inside the THUNDERDOME?

I'll throw down a challenge to anyone who dares ...... and I'll go first ....

YOUR MOTHER WEARS ARMY BOOTS!

[Harvonsgard]

[MagikFingerz]

[Harvonsgard]

I wasn't done mate. You wanna challenge me in the THUNDERDOME !?

[MagikFingerz]

I wasn't done mate. You wanna challenge me in the THUNDERDOME !?

[Bradius]

[Daisho]

You know, I'm glad this thread got revitalized, but I have been wanting to vent for some time. I know it goes a bit against the light-hearted nature of the Thunderdome, but this is the place I can find for it, and I really, really have been wanting to call out a certain breed of people, one's that I can not absolutely stand, and it's a certain flavor of resellers.

I have no issue, and even appreciate, honest resellers. What do I classify as "honest?" Simple, those who make a living selling cards at fair prices. They take chances on Kickstarter, and/or buy in bulk hoping to make a profit, so sure, mark-ups are fine on decks that actually sell well. You take a risk, you should get a reward.

There are also resellers who are/were a collector and charge a premium for rare and valuable decks. Those are fine, too. I may not always be happy with the price, but I completely understand. If someone wants to separate me from one of my most valued decks, they better expect to pay for what that deck is worth to me. Those two categories make up about 99% of the reselling community, and once again, happy to have them and do business with them.

Then there are the resellers that are "less than." There are those will pull a bait-and-switch, waiting until the last moment to ship on eBay so you can't leave them negative feedback. You finally get the deck to find it a "standard" deck, not the "special edition" you originally paid for. Then, they will happily refund you the difference, essentially making you pay for a deck you already had. (Unrelated side-note: I am still looking for a Federal 52 v2 Letterpress. Also, I have a Federal 52 v2 I can sell for cheap.) Then, there's this Ponzi-scheming guy, who is a class all on his own.

Then, there's the ones even worse. The ones I am calling out. The "resellers" I am talking about are the ones that attempt to take advantage of this community to try and lowball collectors about 50% of market value, and then try to sell the same deck(s) on eBay at a 50% mark-up of the market value. I hate you and everything you stand for.

I won't call anyone out by name just yet, but you few know who your are. Asking me for a set of my David Blaine Dell and Microsoft decks for $300 for the set, when I can put them up on eBay for $350 each and get that before the week's end? Or showing me links trying to act like $55 for a Dale Mathis is doing me a favor? I actually had to wipe a ton of my collection from Portofilio52 because I got tired of lowball offers for my Stockholm, Oath, and Kings Wild decks, ALL of which were completely unsolicited.

What, do you really think I don't keep up with market values of decks? I don't know the difference between the "Mechanical" and "Mechanized" decks? I buy a deck at retail that has gone up 500% and should sell to you at a bargain so you can sell to an actual collector for a huge mark-up the next day? Everyone gets a profit, is that it? Seriously, even if you were to give me a fair offer, give me one good reason I should sell to you instead of someone who wants the deck for their own collection. Essentially, all that I've done is give you money, while depriving someone a fair price for the deck. I'm not stupid when it comes to collecting cards, is my point.

Make no mistake, you are a plague on this community. We try to keep prices attainable to each other because most collectors know how hard collecting can be, especially when first starting out. All of us went through it, and the market has only gotten more complex since then, so we are usually willing to cut a small break to others. But to take advantage of that? Seriously, was there some sort of memo that went out reading something to the effect of "How to make easy money: Step 1: Go to UnitedCardists and buy from the collectors who have no idea what they can actually get for their decks. Look especially for the rarer decks made by guys named Lorenzo, Jackson, Lotrek, and Steve Minty. Step 2: Triple the price you bought it for, and sell it on eBay for that."

You have absolutely no respect for this community and the hobby itself. I don't see you participate in conversations regarding upcoming decks, or supporting the artists trying to make them. There isn't a single one of you to post a picture of your collection beyond the deck you're selling. You've been a member of the forum for two weeks, and yet you already have 50 posts, all of which are either "[Buy] Stockhlm17/ Kinds Widl/ Stave Menty/ Lortec" or "Check your PMs" in the Buy/Sell thread, which get more and more desperate and frustrated by the hour. Only to culminate in a whine when the seller sold the deck to someone else.

And you don't take any risks. The only decks you go after are guaranteed to get $300 on eBay, minimum. That's not just disrespecting the collectors, but the resellers who have cut deals with studios and distributors, lose sleep when a Kickstarter fails to fulfill, and have taken a bath with the current worldwide shipping distribution situation. They may not be that active on the forums, but they still contribute to the community. You do not.

So, I am calling you out. I want to hear your justification for this. Do you think you are doing us a favor and should get some sort of stipend for it? Is it all about the money? Seriously, what are your thoughts? If you actually respond, I will gladly respond back. I will be civil, but I will not be kind. This is the Thunderdome, and I want to obliterate you for your actions.

Obviously not that I feel that strongly about it or anything.

[Harvonsgard]

$5 on no response.

[Harvonsgard]

Any update @Daisho?

Unrelated; I lately just come to the conclusion, that people who think cultural appropriation is real are intellectually on the same level like flat earthers.

[theCapraAegagrus]

...cultural appropriation...

Eh, it happens sometimes. Like when politicians were strutting around in African garb after the murder of George Floyd. They only did it to try scoring political points, but Africans on social media pointed out how the garbs actually support the oppressive groups within the African continent.

A lot of people misuse the term "cultural appropriation" when people are simply adopting things that they like from other cultures, which IMO should be encouraged.

[MagikFingerz]

"Gimme Gimme Gimme" is the best ABBA song, AINEC.



Fight me.

[Harvonsgard]

The best of trash is still trash .

[MagikFingerz]

The best of trash is still trash .

Sorry, I guess I should have specified that my post was only meant for people who actually have a decent taste in music

[Harvonsgard]

Why are you disqualifying yourself? Don't be so harsh on you.
*hug*

[Harvonsgard]

People who confuse the quote button for a reply button should get fined (at a bare minimum) .

[rousselle]

People who confuse the quote button for a reply button should get fined (at a bare minimum) .

I know what you mean!

[MagikFingerz]

People who confuse the quote button for a reply button should get fined (at a bare minimum) .

I know what you mean!

What does he mean?

People who confuse the quote button for a reply button should get fined (at a bare minimum) .

What do you mean?

[Harvonsgard]

People who confuse the quote button for a reply button should get fined (at a bare minimum) .

I know what you mean!

What does he mean?

People who confuse the quote button for a reply button should get fined (at a bare minimum) .

What do you mean?

Sometimes I don't even know myself.

[Harvonsgard]

Sorry not sorry but the Supreme Court overruling Roe vs. Wade is a shit show and the biggest shame of the US government of the recent decade (from my limited outside perspective).
This would be a day were I would burn a US flag, on my lawn, if I would live in that country.
I hope you guys get on the streets against this government overreach.

[Timmargh]

Agreed. A bunch of complete and utter c**ts.

[GandalfPC]

I would say we have more than a few contenders for the “shit show and biggest shame” award over here across the last decade, but I think we need to wait before declaring a winner - likely we are just warming up

[EvilDuncan]

Agree 100%. Laws regarding human rights and bodily autonomy should not be left up to the states. Too many people want this to be a "Christian" country (without actually knowing what being a Christian means).

[Harvonsgard]

... we have more than a few contenders for the “shit show and biggest shame” award over here...

Please feel free to add to the list. I personally don't see something more severe happened, than basically making women second class citizens but again, I have a limited interest in politics, more so of politics of a foreign country.

And I'm saying that as someone being against abortion in general. But being male it's an quite easy and even condescending stance to take so, I would never support taking away the ability to choose from those, who are impacted the most by it.

[GandalfPC]

I would say the “stolen election” nearly costing us democracy in general was one item - arguably it was Trump and his hires for judges that brought us here, and that kind of thing can make sure they get worse and stay worse

There has been talk of making it worse in any case

If the midterm elections go well they can at least codify the law and undo the supreme courts effect on the matter

[Harvonsgard]

I'm no fan of democracy since it's nothing but a dictatorship of the mayority over the minority (in theory) and in reality even sometimes a dictatorship of a minority (economical lobby) over the majority. Rule of many doesn't make rulership necessarly any better. But yah, that was a shit show as well. But nothing in comparison to your highest court (for my understanding) paving the road for stripping a huge chunck of the populus of basic rights imho.

Saw a nice response in regards to that court ruling on instagram btw.

Judith slaps, haha.