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Maiden Voyage

Gold™ Member
Over halfway to the goal of 72 hours. Toying with the idea of going to Monday.

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Putonahappyface

Gold Member
my sleep pattern is fucked. i always wake up at 1-2AM no matter what. every single fucking morning. Sometimes it's 11PM and that's me for a good few hours. I got 1 hour sleep today. i'm so tired. i tried going for a nap but couldn't fall asleep.

i actually can't remember the last time i went to sleep and slept through the night. i mean i do have some nights like that but it's rare. either i'm travelling and exhausted, drunk, or doped on painkillers. i've actually used painkillers to help me try sleep. i remember a while ago i took some and it was like the absolute most amazing sleep i've had in years :(
I've had the flu so I can't exercise. Exercise is the key to helping me sleep better unfortunately.
 

V1LÆM

Gold Member
I collect lego.
Thats a lot of lego
everyone has their thing. i was just joking because i've spent too much money on Pokemon cards recently lol. ordered a few more today! a couple seem to be stuck or lost in the mail :( my chase card is this:

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BUT for a graded 10 the cheapest price is ~£1,300. A 9 is about £950-1000.

Sure I could buy a raw (non graded) card but then there is way more risk and I'd need to get it graded myself. Grading isn't that expensive but still gotta ship it off.
 

bundylove

Gold Member
everyone has their thing. i was just joking because i've spent too much money on Pokemon cards recently lol. ordered a few more today! a couple seem to be stuck or lost in the mail :( my chase card is this:

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BUT for a graded 10 the cheapest price is ~£1,300. A 9 is about £950-1000.

Sure I could buy a raw (non graded) card but then there is way more risk and I'd need to get it graded myself. Grading isn't that expensive but still gotta ship it off.
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just a few of what i have.
Lots more over 1000 sealed sets.
Wife thinks they are 100 bucks a piece lol
 

V1LÆM

Gold Member
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just a few of what i have.
Lots more over 1000 sealed sets.
Wife thinks they are 100 bucks a piece lol
jesus tapdancin' christ

you weren't kidding.

i'm not really into lego to be honest but i respect it. if i ever bought any it'd be anything Harry Potter and I see you have some there :D
 

V1LÆM

Gold Member
That's awesome! I imagine anything discontinued will increase in value substantially.
that's the idea i think. not saying bundylove bundylove is in it to make money but you'll get investor collectors. many of them don't really care about the product but of course just want them to hold onto in the hopes of making a profit down the line.

in the pokemon card market you get people hoarding products from each expansion because they will eventually go out of print and value goes up.

i saw a post on reddit a while ago of someone who had a full room full of multiples of products. obviously not in it for the fun of collecting. like why would you need god knows how many of the same ETBs or tins? To get the valuable cards it doesn't make sense to buy sealed products. Even though singles are expensive you are still cheaper in the long run to buy the single. For example, I dropped about £300 on the current Pokemon expansion trying to get a specific card but I realised I could spend another £300, 600, 900 and still not get it. So I bought the card I wanted. It's the most expensive card I've bought but I don't want to waste any more money on booster packs and end up with a shit load of common cards that i already have like 20 copies of.
 

bundylove

Gold Member
That's awesome! I imagine anything discontinued will increase in value substantially.
Oh yes it does. Not everything but i mostly collect stuff that goes up.
My problem is i want to build some but i dont want to miss out on the money.
I have a bunch of rare sets too.
Like the latest lego mountain fortress that already went up a bit.

So yeah it really sucks to just look at them lol
 

ÆMNE22A!C

NO PAIN TRANCE CONTINUE
bundylove bundylove man... enjoy some sets while you can. It's like folks that buy amazing high end action figures/models and keep those in their package... I get it but.. same with sneakers and such.. <3
 
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Putonahappyface

Gold Member
that's the idea i think. not saying bundylove bundylove is in it to make money but you'll get investor collectors. many of them don't really care about the product but of course just want them to hold onto in the hopes of making a profit down the line.

in the pokemon card market you get people hoarding products from each expansion because they will eventually go out of print and value goes up.

i saw a post on reddit a while ago of someone who had a full room full of multiples of products. obviously not in it for the fun of collecting. like why would you need god knows how many of the same ETBs or tins? To get the valuable cards it doesn't make sense to buy sealed products. Even though singles are expensive you are still cheaper in the long run to buy the single. For example, I dropped about £300 on the current Pokemon expansion trying to get a specific card but I realised I could spend another £300, 600, 900 and still not get it. So I bought the card I wanted. It's the most expensive card I've bought but I don't want to waste any more money on booster packs and end up with a shit load of common cards that i already have like 20 copies of.
I've considered collecting Hot Toys and just keeping them in storage.
 

V1LÆM

Gold Member
I cancelled my BBC television licence, which was strangely satisfying. No more paying into an incorporation that employs sexual deviants.

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was thinking about cancelling mine today. they try so hard to scare you lol and they want me to phone them up. probably will get someone interrogating me and telling me i NEED it.

yes i have been required to have a license as i do sometimes use BBC iplayer and i rarely watch live tv but I just deleted my BBC account.

i know it's a fucking rip off but can't be arsed with these muppets turning up at the door and posting threatening letters. i've paid some of it so far :messenger_unamused:
 

Putonahappyface

Gold Member
was thinking about cancelling mine today. they try so hard to scare you lol and they want me to phone them up. probably will get someone interrogating me and telling me i NEED it.

yes i have been required to have a license as i do sometimes use BBC iplayer and i rarely watch live tv but I just deleted my BBC account.

i know it's a fucking rip off but can't be arsed with these muppets turning up at the door and posting threatening letters. i've paid some of it so far :messenger_unamused:
It's not the money that's the problem as I like content on iPlayer. The problem is the nonce's that hide in the shadows.
 

bundylove

Gold Member
bundylove bundylove man... enjoy some sets while you can. It's like folks that buy amazing high end action figures/models and keep those in their package... I get it but.. same with sneakers and such.. <3
The one i will keep and build will be the titanic and all my batman ucs sets.

I will keep my monkie kid sets too.

You see, the agreemnt with my wife was i do this as a collector. Once she sees me opening and building them she will cut the cord and wont allow me to buy more.

Have to play stupid politics at home too lol
 

Putonahappyface

Gold Member
The one i will keep and build will be the titanic and all my batman ucs sets.

I will keep my monkie kid sets too.

You see, the agreemnt with my wife was i do this as a collector. Once she sees me opening and building them she will cut the cord and wont allow me to buy more.

Have to play stupid politics at home too lol
I have the Yellow Submarine and the Jaws set.
 
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