The terms “rip” and “slabs” make me cringe!
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Every day someone finds a new way to offload their junk slabs.
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I hate this
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" Currently we only accept graded cards shipped from within the US, though we plan to expand this more broadly."
Even if I wanted to as a Euro it doesn’t make much sense unless shipping from another US vault
inhales deeply
SIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH
This would’ve made a great April fools post
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“Pay us money to gamble with only digital prizes and if you dont like the outcome, sell it back to us for a 30% loss and try again”
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Dear lord…
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$25 per spin. Highest disclosed prize is worth $250. Prize isn’t money. 
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So you buy a digital pack and then redeem it for an actual graded card they ship to you?
Shipping might be extra. Havent cares to read the details yet.
Isn’t this what MAGI and a few others were doing in Japan last year?
Except, does Courtyard even have the inventory that they claim are within these packs?
Imagine having to stock up on all these junk slabs that no one actually wants because you need filler for this or if you’re selling what you don’t actually have if any of the buyers actually intend on redeeming their junk slab.
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The addiction to gambling the casual collector in this hobby apparently has always leaves a bad taste in my mouth
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#MakeGamblingIllegalAgain
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It was mostly the same concept as what we’ve seen in Japan, but still lacks 2 key aspects:
- The top prizes of the lotteries had their “market prices” heavily influenced by card shop buyback prices and Mercari sales records, both of which could be manipulated easily. (Especially the former since major players like Clove operates both lottery and card shop business.)
- Eventually some IT companies started selling the platform as SaaS. Anyone can just sign up for the service from them and start their own online lottery business!
Not sure if it’s against rules to bump an old thread, but I just wanted to share that I came across courtyard.io this week and wanted to search e4 to see if y’all have shared thoughts on it previously. I read through both threads and find it all curious. I definitely understand the skepticism perspective, but also find the parallel trends fascinating: crypto markets, pokemon stonks, etc. And just wonder how closely they correlate.
I read through most of the docs on the website and will link them here for anyone interested or incase they’ve been updated from the last time this topic was being discussed : What is Courtyard.io? | Courtyard
Things I find interesting:
Perhaps the ability to send your graded cards to them to be vaulted with them + brinks, then registered to their collection (from what I feel I read, it seems as though after doing so, your cards could then be searchable and a offer could be placed on them despite not being listed “for sale.”)
I also have a hard time perhaps trusting the 1-1 physically backed NFT aspect of it from the docs, essentially, “our tech mechanism guarantees it’s there” – feels as though there should be a constant “proof of reserve” aspect here, but again, that’s beyond my scope.
Sending blessings to e4! Also, I am in no way affiliated with the company, just thought I’d share I’ve seen it pop up quite a bit lately.
edit:
The marketplace and user interface is, for lack of better words, neat and attractive? Images taken from just a random user while exploring. But I can see the card was minted 4 months ago for $25, then sold for $15 to the current holder, and it’s listed now for $33. From there, you’re able to click on the user’s collection or see their activity (what they’ve purchased / what they’ve sold/ and by the looks of it, what’s they’ve traded)
What to make of it all? lol I don’t know.
The second I see messages like that I have to take a break from the computer
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