u/137ng

This is just a passing thought, and I think its worth discussing. Were in the second junk wax era, and everything is being mass produced the way baseball cards were in the 90s.

Things like A/B/U have a ton of value because its basically impossible to get your hands on one at all, but in 10-20-30 years, every single card thats been printed since maybe 2015 has been stored in sleeves their entire life. Theyve been produced to hell and back, and everything from junk rares to commons have been kept perfect somewhere. I think that the market is going to be overrun with damn near perfect copies of everything, and anybody still collecting at that point will have no reason to buy cards that have even a slight bit of play on them.

Even cards that are truly rare like the Golden Smaug will be so well kept that collectors will be able to easily pass on cards that have a little damage, because 498 of them will have been kept in sleeves their entire life.

Recently had a bad interaction as a buyer, I bought something (collectables) and the price went up before the seller shipped it. Now hes trying to cancel on me presumably so that he can sell it for more money.

I'm annoyed that I'll have to pay more for the same thing now, and I want to leave bad feedback so that no one else has to go through this. I have an old account with 100% feedback on my end, and I dont want to risk him leaving me bad feedback and ruining my perfect score.

What are my options here? I've never left bad feedback before. I also dont want to have to get feedback removed, because I'm worried that could still show up somehow in the future if policies on feedback display change

This is probably a pretty basic question for some people here but I dont sell/ship a lot so I appreciate whatever advice I can get.

Sold a card thru ebay about 2 weeks ago, shipped with USPS, and the buyer messaged me today that it hasn't arrived. Looks like its been sitting in a post office near his house for about 10 days with no motion.

How long does a package have to sit before I can / want to do something about it? What happens if the package starts moving again and makes it to the buyer? Is this something I contact ebay for or usps directly?

Thanks again, its not crazy money but it is about a $100 card so I can't just let it go

I dont want this to turn into an assessment of my health, just the financial implications either way. I'm generally healthy and see a low probability of that changing

I'm single and have no spouse, so no one else in the house to worry about. The couple of appointments I do need to do in the next 6 months I can take care of in cash, and for less money than the premium would cost. Its not a bad idea for me to see the dentist in that time, but I wont be doing it uninsured.

My 6 month premium through COBRA would end up being about $3800 if I stay insured. I can pay for this, but knowing that my expected costs are substantially less I'm having a hard time rationalizing it.

I've never faced something like this before, and I'm generally anti-insurance in general (but thats just with things like the extended warranty at best buy, items I can afford to replace)

I consider myself highly skilled, but with all the horror stories I hear about the job market I'm only cautiously optimistic about finding another good job in a reasonable amount of time. I have no idea what its really like out there and I dont know how long I'll be out of work. That same $3800 is approximately equal to my monthly living expenses, and I dont have a huge emergency fund + investments, although I do have a nice chunk and I'm not in panic mode by any means.

My main concern is whether I sacrifice that month of general stability for 6 months of health stability.

What are some of the pros and cons here?

My whole life i've put off bad vibes and had trouble making friends. I've never really understood why, but I think something clicked the other night

I was out in a yard with friends, kids playing, and a unfamiliar but friendly dog came into the picture. I was just hanging out until that happened, but the dog made me get up. Not because I wanted a fight, but because it feels like my purpose is to protect those around me, and if something went wrong I had to be ready for it. Obviously nothing did, but I realized that my face probably communicated the idea that I was ready for a fight as I interacted with the group before sitting back down.

I constantly have these little daydreams of being a hero. I think my face has been projecting this fight scene for years and I never really noticed.

I come from a pretty troubled childhood, so being ready for a fight (but not looking for one) seems like something I would do. I also really look for acceptance, so the daydreaming makes a lot of sense. I have a deep seeded need to prove myself to people and I think that thats how I earn their love. I know this is messed up, but something about my programming has kept me here. I dont really know a better way to do it, even though this way doesnt work.

Where do I go from here?