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Irieguy

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  1. You ain’t got the answers Sway!!! @Catdaddyhorn
  2. Yes. The value of the LaMelo was going down even before he got injured. I sold mine for $5,000 immediately after the pack release but I would be lucky to get $3,000 now. I’m so glad I didn’t wait. TopShot has a major challenge in propping up the value of non rookie, non superstar moments. It will be really interesting to see what happens when many more people are able to withdraw. They’ve also re-opened signups so pack waiting lists will only increase. I could see TopShot increasing pack prices to get more revenue. The long wait for packs is good for word of mouth marketing but that becomes less valuable over time.
  3. This is really disappointing. A college WR should easily be able to punch all the way through the wall. Our new strength coach has his work cut out for him.
  4. Our boosters are obviously not paying enough. Sad.
  5. So the YouTube predictors were right: Poetl, Boucher, Dort, Nurkic and Capela are the commons needed to complete the Cool Cats challenge. I bought them on the 11th for $15 each and sold them the next day for $30 each. They are selling for $45 each now(overpriced). It was pretty obvious from the mint sizes that they were “unique”. Plus they are all from cold countries. Something to watch for in the future. This is a 13 day old tweet. 3/13 Tweet Based on Circ. Count for the NEW common base moments in Seeing Stars/Rising Stars drops...there are 5 outliers* 🇨🇦Luguentz Dort 🇧🇦Jusuf Nurkic 🇦🇹Jakob Poeltl 🇱🇨Chris Boucher 🇨🇭Clint Capela *8k in circulation vs 15k for others Potential smoking gun for the CC3 commons? #TopShot
  6. I disagree with you slightly. The value of Picasso’s paintings are the beauty AND the rarity. TopShot does have beauty to some people and is confirmed to have rarity. I don’t think anybody knows where the value is going in the future. I personally think the top of the market has the most potential for future growth and everything else is a bubble. I could see the rarest Lebron going from $200,000 to $1M over 5 years. I can’t see a $200 common Demar Derozan going to $1,000. The Lebron(population size 10) will be cool regardless of where the market goes. But who is going to care about a Demar Derozan moment(population size 15,000). The “bragging rights” aspect will keep the top of market firm. Right now rich guys put their sports cards in a man cave and then post a video on YouTube showing off their Mantles. They don’t “do anything” with the cards. So if TopShot can cut out the middleman and become the place where you store and share your bragging rights it could easily cut in to the sportscard market in a major way.
  7. ..... and the website has crashed making it impossible to join the waiting list for packs. Ouch. They really need to step up their reliability. The pack release is delayed.
  8. I love a conspiracy theory as much as the next guy but I doubt they are delaying the launch that will net them $8M in revenue so they can collect a couple hundred more $.60 commissions on the sale of $12 moments. 🤷🏻‍♂️Also, they could just double the price of the pack if they were so desperate. Seriously, TopShot has problems. Marketplace downtime, limited support and access to funds being the biggest three. But I have not seen them over promise or do blatant money grabs. Not doing the final two allows me to forgive the problems I listed.
  9. Agree. It will be good for the hardcore collectors who predict the requirements for future pack purchases but also good for the casual collectors. Wake up and one of your cards has doubled because of requirements is very cool. They could have met demand by increasing prices, flooding the market or this. This is a good move that shows their commitment to propping up the market. I’m not overstating this development but it’s a good sign.
  10. I was going to post this. Interesting development with this drop, they are requiring you to own 3 moments to be eligible for the drop. This requirement announcement drove the price of the cheapest moments from $9 to $15 almost instantly. This clearly shows that TopShot can prop up the market through pack requirements. I bet we will see a lot more of it. They can literally make any requirement to manipulate a segment of the market up. I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw a pack drop where having a completed challenge is requirement. A pack drop where you have to have 100 moments? Why not. It’s an ingenious way to convert excess demand for packs in to marketplace purchases. I’d much rather see that than an increase in pack prices. Let the speculation as for what the next requirement for pack purchases will be.
  11. I don’t think anybody knows. And the “experts” on YouTube will crack any code well before I do. Some people are speculating that Poetl, Dort, Boucher and a couple others might be part of it. I saw that on a YouTube video 10 days ago and made a quick $50. I bought the moments at $15 and sold for $30 the next day. But they have stabilized at $25. I’m honestly getting a little tired of TopShot. I know it’s a new site but it’s always down. My identity verification has still not been approved. I have no way of getting my money for at least 30 more days it appears. The market prices seem to be going down slightly across the board. I think in a month when tons of users can withdraw their money the market will crash even more. Right now I think it’s possible that people are buying moments when they have no option to withdraw. I will still enter every lottery for packs(nothing has been announced). But I’m not going to listen to monotone kids predict the next set composition or trends.
  12. Ok I’ll bite. What is that for?
  13. I agree with DonkeyCigars but will try to add on my perspective about TopShot. Once you get your Michael Jordan rookie and put in a PSA slab you are never touching it again. But I have seen a flood of collectors posting videos of their collection on YouTube or elsewhere. So TopShot let’s you show off your collection with no middle man. And it has value because it impresses other people. 🤷🏻‍♂️ I’m not fully onboard either but that’s how this old man is relating to it.
  14. Long NBA topshot post below: I’m no expert but if I was investing in topshot short term I would spend $10,000 and complete the Anthony Edwards Rising Stars Challenge. On March 29th if you have 9 specific Rising Stars moments in your account you get an Anthony Edwards moment for free. I estimate only 500 will complete the challenge and get the Edwards. After March 29th, no more of the Edwards card will be created. The Edwards should be worth at least $3,000 but if you hit the lottery and get a very low number it could be worth $30k minimum. The price of the 9 moments you bought will mostly likely drop March 30th but less than $3K total I think. Factor in the 5% marketplace fees and you should make a $2K profit at a minimum and have a change of winning huge if you get a single digit serial number. You can see that these challenges are a neat way of encouraging people to hold on to their moments. There are also people who buy moments in the marketplace and speculate they will be needed for future challenges.
  15. I’m in the middle of the process. I’ve turned a $199 pack and a $14 pack in to a huge and very lucky score. I paid for the packs with credit card. And now I’m kind of stuck for awhile. I sent in my driver’s license photo for account verification but I have to wait 20 more days to submit any type of withdrawal. Once my account has been verified as not a bot I can withdraw directly to a back account or transfer using USD coin on Ethereum. But there is a 3k daily limit and $25 charge for each withdrawal to a bank account. So the fees can add up. 5% of the sale of the moment in the marketplace too. And like somebody else said, there is no easy way to buyin now. All of the packs are sold out so you can only buy moments in the marketplace and hope to sell them for a profit. But there are more “pros” in the marketplace every day. I also am setup to receive USD coin(Ethereum) in to my Coinbase account so that will be an option once I’m verified.
  16. They are playing joker, joker, deuce Ace. The answer is all of the books. Easily.
  17. Sheeeeeit. This is 2021. Pay them in NFTs.
  18. Ah yes. That sweet, sweet NIT natty. I rewatch the games every fortnight.
  19. I just read about this. The woman has a cloth over her head because she is eating Ortolan. It’s a tiny bird that is eaten whole in French cuisine. Some people say the cloth is to keep in the aromas. Others say it’s to hide your shame from God as you eat a bird whole(bones and all).
  20. I sold the LaMelo Ball moment for $5,000. I could have maybe held out for more but am very happy with the amount. I’m not going to lie, the marketplace being down was exhausting. I know there are valid reasons because of volume, but still frustrating. And apparently I have to wait at least 30 days to cash out. Great product overwhelmed by demand now.
  21. Just spitballing here. But to add on to thunderlounge’s idea, why don’t we just use the portal to improve at ALL positions? Also, why not just get all the best recruits in the country from the get go???? Has anybody emailed Sark these ideas??????!!!!?????
  22. Thank you for the response. My SS moment was Zach Lavine high number but I didn’t really care after the LaMelo. Selling everything as quickly as possible(keeping one $9 moment in case it’s a requirement for pack purchases going forward). I’d rather get 80% of max profit than be exposed to future risk.
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