Coconut Monkey Cornerclub

[Colif]

But sports cards have been around forever, and they hold up

much of that is due to rarity of the old ones, chances of them being damaged is high.

These stuffed animals won't be worth anything in 6 months.

some will still be valued if given to children who don't think its an investment.

I don't have a problem with people collecting things they use. Its people like those who buy fashion items thinking its worth anything just because its got a brand name on it - they learned the hard way this year (its not an asmon link this time), or buy things as investments that aren't worth anything... NFT (only .2% of which returned an investment last year), anything mass produced in last 10 years.

I have never bought anything wondering how much I can sell it for. I don't buy things I don't want to use myself**. I am normally only person who uses anything I buy until I have stopped. Most things are used until they don't any more. PC are about things that might live after I stop using them and until my last one, they were all given to a friend to use.

**anymore, for 20 or so years I worked in an Accounts Payable area. In two jobs, I don't know how much money I spent on crap for other people, but none of that was my money.

 

[Pifanjr]

These toys are crypto for morons. Of course, it's the same thing as buying packs of sports cards, which I used to love to do. It was exciting to think that you could get a valuable card. But sports cards have been around forever, and they hold up. These stuffed animals won't be worth anything in 6 months.

It's gambling, crypto and a status symbol to show off your wealth all in one. But I agree, unless the hype around Labubu is somehow kept up they'll lose their value in a couple of months.

 

[BeardyHat]

Everyone just wants a financial leg up, because everything is just so hard and expensive right now.

Companies have found ways to now run legal lotteries to take advantage of people and they don't even need to post the odds of "winning" given it's so loosely defined in this case.

I only know about these Labubu things from a random YouTube video I stumbled across, but my kids have started mentioning them.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AtaLtSMIwJY

 

[Zed Clampet]

Does this happen to you often?

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The urge to put someone in a straight jacket? Yes, because I read the comments on posts whenever I watch a video on Tik Tok or Instagram, and if the post was made by a woman, there's usually some weirdo asking them to measure their toes with a ruler, or at least asking them what size shoe they wear.

I figure there are two types of women on Tik Tok. One of them reads the comment about measuring their toes and immediately deletes their account, locks their front door, and carries a baseball bat with them for a week. The other type says, "Yes! My toes are magnificent! Look at them!" and then starts offering foot pictures for sale.

 

[Colif]

I read the comments on posts whenever I watch a video on Tik Tok or Instagram

look, Youtube comments can be brain rot, I hate to imagine the ones on those two. I wouldn't read them for your mental health.
I can't comment on 2nd paragraph as I don't use Tik Tok as it is ruining Youtube by making it think everyone wants to see shorts, I wish it would remember I keep blocking the shelf.

 

[Zed Clampet]

look, Youtube comments can be brain rot, I hate to imagine the ones on those two. I wouldn't read them for your mental health.
I can't comment on 2nd paragraph as I don't use Tik Tok as it is ruining Youtube by making it think everyone wants to see shorts, I wish it would remember I keep blocking the shelf.

When I say I read the comments whenever I watch a Tik Tok or Instagram video, I mean once or twice a year.

 

[Frindis]

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Are these empty jars? Just curious - or do you have designer buttons you wear there and special shirts that show it at all times?

No empty jars, but look for Skippy and his belly button collection on YouTube

Another sign I am old and out of touch - wtf are Labubu? They look like loot boxes for consumers as you don't know what you get until you open box. I grew out of lucky dip in Primary School.

Lol, I watched a clip from Asmongold about a couple having financial problems because the wife was spending the husband's money on buying Labubu's. It truly is a miracle that humanity has come so far.

 

[Zed Clampet]

It truly is a miracle that humanity has come so far.

We had to make it to Internet pron. Now that we have, all progress has stopped.

 

[Zloth]

Oh cool, Steam updated the video player so it's no longer pathetic.

 

[Colif]

Lol, I watched a clip from Asmongold about a couple having financial problems because the wife was spending the husband's money on buying Labubu's. It truly is a miracle that humanity has come so far.

yeah, I saw that one, she had one around her neck. That was what introduced the things to Asmon.

They both had pokemon things on, either as tattoos or t shirts... both of them need to grow up

 

[Colif]

No empty jars, but look for Skippy and his belly button collection on YouTube

hmm, I wonder if there is a convention as he can't be the only one...

This is sort of what I think of if I think of Skippy

Sorry about resolution, blame the 1990's

The results of tests show high Iron and High Cholesterol but no indication what caused marks on legs... he gave me a steroid cream to see if that helps, and put me on a vitamin B complex to fix the other two... or try to.

Mum and brother were foreseeing much worse results. They are the ones in family who spend too much time at Doctors, I rarely go unless I have to.

 

[JCgames]

When a person of lower income collects toys, (that are often very intricate, sculpted articulated objects) they are imature morons that need to grow up and living in the past. This person might spend 500-1k a year

When someone collects expensive bobbles from an art antiques dealer, they are diserning collectors with high class and taste... this person could spend 10 grand on a single item.

Both items just sit on shelves and both items can often become worthless when tastes change.

My question is why is one looked down on, and the other is a person with taste and class? Its only been going on since the dawn of civilzation, the rich collect things just to say im rich look how many things i have... you poor with your worthless trinkets,, you'd be rich like me if you had better taste!

 

[Colif]

When someone collects expensive bobbles from an art antiques dealer, they are diserning collectors with high class and taste... this person could spend 10 grand on a single item.

Collecting most modern art items is also a waste of money. Really expensive art is often over inflated in price, but if people are stupid enough to buy it, what can we say?

Its a dangerous conversation for many in here as their steam collection is larger than their ability to play all the games. Its like throwing rocks in a glass house

its like collecting steam trophies, you will never hold them...

rich people generally have more of a chance of financially surviving their dumb mistakes. And maybe learning from them... depends how rich they are and if they notice the loss.

 

[Frindis]

Its a dangerous conversation for many in here as their steam collection is larger than their ability to play all the games. Its like throwing rocks in a glass house

Yeah, shakes head—these new generations of collectors don't know how hard it was to save up for getting that hardboxed copy of that one game you had to love to death. When I was just a wee dram, I had to work at the construction yard seven days a week to afford a collector's edition.

I still got my first boxed copy nailed to the wall by the first nail I hit on my first day as a construction worker. Every day, I bow to the sealed copy that I never opened because I didn't want to lose money on it. As my great-great-great-grandfather always said: "Never...ever....! He died before he could say the last words, poor man.

*Frindis looks around with his head held high, quite the spectacle, one could say*
*Frindis looks at his Steam library with 1,5K games"
*Frindis seems a bit more uncomfortable than his usual self*
"Frindis hides library from public view"
*Frindis has left the building*

 

[Colif]

When I was just a wee dram, I had to work at the construction yard seven days a week to afford a collector's edition.

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[Frag Maniac]

When a person of lower income collects toys, (that are often very intricate, sculpted articulated objects) they are imature morons that need to grow up and living in the past. This person might spend 500-1k a year

When someone collects expensive bobbles from an art antiques dealer, they are diserning collectors with high class and taste... this person could spend 10 grand on a single item.

Both items just sit on shelves and both items can often become worthless when tastes change.

My question is why is one looked down on, and the other is a person with taste and class? Its only been going on since the dawn of civilzation, the rich collect things just to say im rich look how many things i have... you poor with your worthless trinkets,, you'd be rich like me if you had better taste!

An example of this I encountered was meeting a very nice homeless Marine vet, who was sitting on a park bench in an old part of the town I live in. He was sketching the stone buildings in the neighborhood with a speedball pen on 8 1/2" x 11" typing paper, and they looked very well done. He said he would probably have a hard time selling them even for $4-$8 apiece. I told him just down the street I saw in an art gallery a 6' tall piece of wood band sawn with curves, with different prints of Formica glued to it they were selling for $3000. This was back some 30 yrs ago, so that was a high price for art.

Our city has horrible art culture here, unless you tap into some of the more obscure sources for Native American art that are authentically done and not just copied by someone who isn't part of that culture. The Marine I'm talking about weeks after I encountered him was getting off a bus near that neighborhood, and a homeless person asked if he could spare any money. He was the type of guy that would give you his last dollar. He simply apologized saying he didn't have anything to give her and she stabbed him in the chest. It was a pretty serious wound that landed him in the hospital.

 

[Frindis]

When a person of lower income collects toys, (that are often very intricate, sculpted articulated objects) they are imature morons that need to grow up and living in the past. This person might spend 500-1k a year

When someone collects expensive bobbles from an art antiques dealer, they are diserning collectors with high class and taste... this person could spend 10 grand on a single item.

Both items to collect can be equally bad or equally as good. Depends not only on the taste & quality of the item, but also on whether you have the funds for what you are investing in.

I spent around 100USD on a close-up photo of a knob insect because I really liked the photo. Most people I have shown the photo to find it repulsive, but for me, it is wonderful. It shows me part of life from another perspective.

 

[JCgames]

Taste is personal, but also cultural. What i don't get is the amount of complaining how others spend their money. Its a very new phenomenon. Sure people in the past would say if never pay that much for a car. But thats not what people are doing these days. They actively and viciously try to get people to not buy things. And im not talking about things that are horrible for the environment, im talking just simple things, like what game they are buying or how they spend fun money.

While ive never encountered a protester outside of a restaurant that a night out dinning could cost 300 or more for 2-4 people, i have been called many things for enjoying a marvel movie and what kind of idiot pays 20$ for a pop corn and soda.

Some might say a painting is worth 200k or millions by a famous painter, some id like and others i wouldnt hang on a wall. But id also love some comic book covers or box art or a painting from an unknown id like even more have on my wall. Personally i like classic movie posters many of which are well before i was born but i like the art style.

I just find it odd how much effort people put into judging what others put money into that are spending tiny amounts of money when billionares are pulling the strings of all aspects of our lives someone is giving me **** about buying popcorn at the cinemas....


Ps, right there with ya about the number of games untouched in a steam account, i'm in that glass house too, though most of mine are under 5 bucks, but when you gave 50+ you havent touched ypu begin to wonder. Lol

 

[Colif]

I spent around 100USD on a close-up photo of a knob insect because I really liked the photo.

The moderators around here sure collect strange things

They actively and viciously try to get people to not buy things. And im not talking about things that are horrible for the environment, im talking just simple things, like what game they are buying or how they spend fun money.

Some people think they know better than others, and if they can't shame the purchasers out of buying the things, they try to stop the things being sold or made in the first place. Gaming seems to be an ongoing battleground between people that just want to be left alone, and those that think they know better.

Everyone is in a glass house throwing stones, its always what other people are spending their money on that is a waste. It only backfires if someone points out their collections back to them.

Its a question of priorities. Why are you collecting? Is it an investment or just something you like? How many of something you buy can be part of it too.

Should you be buying anything at all if you need that money to live. It depends how much disposable income you have. People at low end should be able to buy things they like but not go mad with it. There is nothing wrong with having nice things, you shouldn't be forced to buy crap if you don't want it - I resist.

You need to know when to stop. Where to draw the line. What is most important, pleasure or avoiding consequences.

I guess I collect headphones but I try to make sure to have the money before I buy anything - it doesn't always work. I haven't bought any in over a year now. Realistically I probably collect PC cooling fans but that wasn't intentional.

 

[JCgames]

Gaming is worse than most things for sure. Its always that game sucks, no one buys/plays it when its something they dont like, but see look how great my game isit has 100k people playing now. Or people have no taste thats why its popular.

Sorta like any time a game doesn't do well its because its woke, and when it does well its brainwashed people playing it.

Its just gotten so toxic... i just want to talk about games i love, my problem it seams like not many people play the ones i do lol.


In the collecting end of things you dont need to go broke being a collector, you can be a minimalist collector then agian im a minimalsits anyway. this year i spent as much on gardening this year as i did on other forms of entertianment, cant wait for those tomatoes! My verbenia, petunias and cosmo's look amazing though.

 

[Colif]

flowers are hard to collect long term unless you dry and press them - I assume...

I don't generally care if other people play the games I do... the only times that matters is if its a multi player game and the game is boring without other people. Journey - for example - gets boring if there is no one else in world with you.

Otherwise I don't care if anyone is playing what I am. If anything, a game with 100k people in it sounds too crowded for me... I like to play alone, even in multi player games.
Nor do I really take notice of sales. If I like the game, I don't need everyone else doing the same thing as me. I might show screenshots but generally thats it.
I don't try to convince people to stop playing games they enjoy. Keeps them busy, not bothering me.

 

[Pifanjr]

Taste is personal, but also cultural. What i don't get is the amount of complaining how others spend their money. Its a very new phenomenon. Sure people in the past would say if never pay that much for a car. But thats not what people are doing these days. They actively and viciously try to get people to not buy things. And im not talking about things that are horrible for the environment, im talking just simple things, like what game they are buying or how they spend fun money.

While ive never encountered a protester outside of a restaurant that a night out dinning could cost 300 or more for 2-4 people, i have been called many things for enjoying a marvel movie and what kind of idiot pays 20$ for a pop corn and soda.

Some might say a painting is worth 200k or millions by a famous painter, some id like and others i wouldnt hang on a wall. But id also love some comic book covers or box art or a painting from an unknown id like even more have on my wall. Personally i like classic movie posters many of which are well before i was born but i like the art style.

I just find it odd how much effort people put into judging what others put money into that are spending tiny amounts of money when billionares are pulling the strings of all aspects of our lives someone is giving me **** about buying popcorn at the cinemas....


Ps, right there with ya about the number of games untouched in a steam account, i'm in that glass house too, though most of mine are under 5 bucks, but when you gave 50+ you havent touched ypu begin to wonder. Lol

I don't remember the last time anyone tried to shame me for anything I spent money on. At least in real life. On the internet there are plenty of people who might vehemently disagree with how others spend their money, but I assume everyone who does that is a teenager, because it's pretty normal for kids to shame other kids for what they like.

 

[Colif]

I do remember last time someone tried, but I didn't take any notice. About 12 years ago I was doing a library course and I think I had a PS4 at same time, and may have mentioned it and some of the students reacted. Guess they are young and expected an older man to not be buying console games - is it my fault they didn't exist when I was young? I would change my age if I could... sometimes think I was born too soon.
Young people don't realise that people don't grow up, they just grow old... that sure explains why so many still collect toys in their 40's.

Different topic: I wish my legs had this rash in 6 months time, as in summer I wouldn't mind sitting around in shorts to let cream do its job, but having to keep a leg uncovered in winter is just annoying... I assume it will be gone by then.

 

[BeardyHat]

I'd say I've never been shamed for a purchase, but honestly, my memory is absolutely awful and there's no way I'd remember anyway. Though I've certainly felt ashamed of some of my purchases, but that's entirely different.

Pleased with how may day went yesterday. Put a part on my engine in my Jeep, which was nice; first steps towards getting the rest of the thing assembled here at home. I'd intended to put more on, but some of the hardware I needed was not cleaned yet, so I did that instead. Just feels good to make some progress.

Also got a haircut, which I've been putting off. Feels absolutely amazing to have all that hair off my head (genetics are helping with that already).

I saw my oldest while I was driving to the hair cutting place too. It's funny, amongst all the traffic, he spotted my car and stopped and stared, so I beeped and waved. He's definitely as car oriented as Dad.

Lastly, I applied for a job. I think I'm pretty over qualified for it, but it seems to pay pretty well amongst many other jobs that require more work and qualifications. Seems like it might be a mostly pretty chill job too, so we'll see.

 

[JCgames]

flowers are hard to collect long term unless you dry and press them - I assume...

Its a hobby like anything else, but i spent about 450 bucks on the fence and built a custom section i built along with paint and seeds, and potting soil for accent stuff. With some other supplies. So basically my trip to the toy show was far less. Im also getting nto oils verse just mini painting and good paints can get pricey too.

Thats one thing thats great about gaming, its basically the cheapest hobby and for of entertianment going outside of walking in the park..

But you reminded me of my favorite quote "youth is wasted on the young". While your body ages its up to the person to keep your mind young and the best way to do that is learn new things. Though i think staying off ai chats is another good step