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Cecilily discusses the financialisation of Pokemon cards as an investment vehicle.

It's one thing that makes me pause in teaching my niece how to play, I don't want her to get caught up in the abstraction of the cards as anything other than pieces of cardboard with funny pictures of animals

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[–] iByteABit@hexbear.net 6 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I've been playing Riftbound, the game itself is great but overall it's completely ruined by the scalpers and investment bros.

And proxying is hardly an option because you can only really play with mutliple people on tournaments and proxies aren't allowed, also people tend to get defensive about this I think, because they have spent money on the game and want it to still be meaningful.

[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 7 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

It's so silly. But printers have gotten pretty good I hear. Better foils than what WOTC deliver at least.

[–] booty@hexbear.net 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I've never had someone inspect any of my cards closely enough that they'd even be thinking about whether it's "fake" except for when I'm playing commander and I drop an OG dual land and before they can finish the question I'm picking it up to show them the "you wouldn't download a card" cardback lmao

[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 4 points 16 hours ago

Where do you get you prints done?