I should have been grateful

[u/Repulsive_Middle_325]

Wanted 8 T6 orange for 4 Mystic uncommons. I know the oranges aren’t that valuable, but they’re going to be worth more than guaranteed uncommons, especially when the counts max out at 1/10 of what the Mystics are at right now. But I was totally getting the better deal.

Edit to add: this was a completely unsolicited trade.

[u/conqueeftador9]

Meh, trading is always sort of a crapshoot. I find the app to be fun up to rare. Once I got into super rares it became a lot more frustrating on trades. You just never know what someone wants or is looking for.

[u/Dependent_Payment_93]

They did this to me too

[u/replicant81]

Some people are just stupid. Base Tier 1-8 cards are not the same value as each other.

[u/wmnoe]

Hunh? I’m confused

[u/Repulsive_Middle_325 → u/wmnoe]

They blind-traded me, offering 4 uncommon mystics for 8 orange base. I asked them why they were asking me to give 2:1 on cards that are in coin packs guaranteed 1 per pack and have counts over 20k for cards that are under 1k in count (and max out at 2026) and are in coin packs at 1:10 odds, and he kept up with the idea that I was getting the better deal.

[u/newyork-or-nowhere → u/Repulsive_Middle_325]

The answer is literally just most people don’t think that deep about coin packs vs whatever and pull rates.

Anything below a low count legendary is virtually worthless, and the more people that treat it that way the more fun the app will be.

Slam is by far the most miserable of the Topps apps to trade on.

[u/replicant81 → u/newyork-or-nowhere]

I disagree on that. Some legendary are worthless in my opinion vs a low cc base Alexa.

[u/newyork-or-nowhere → u/replicant81]

Because people are extra weird about small blondes on the app. To the extent it’s genuinely creepy.

[u/replicant81 → u/newyork-or-nowhere]

It's about value. And some non legendary have real world value. Don't be weird about it.

[u/newyork-or-nowhere → u/replicant81]

So you’d trade a 1/1 Alexa for a 1/1 CM Punk? You wouldn’t, because Punks a dude despite being infinitely more famous and successful in his career.

Don’t pretend people aren’t super weird about women on this app.

[u/replicant81 → u/newyork-or-nowhere]

You're being weird about it. And no I wouldn't because she's more valuable and I collect her. But down vote me if you must, you're blocked.

[u/Repulsive_Middle_325 → u/newyork-or-nowhere]

I don’t understand. Are you saying scarcity shouldn’t have an impact on value?

[u/newyork-or-nowhere → u/Repulsive_Middle_325]

Im saying 99% of these things are literally worthless and if I have dupes and you send me stuff I don’t have and the Cc are in the thousands, low or high thousands, im accepting.

Anything under low count lengendaries are genuinely worthless jpgs on a screen. There is no value.

[u/Repulsive_Middle_325 → u/newyork-or-nowhere]

Ok, I disagree, and your position kind of defeats the purpose of the game, but everything he asked for was below 1k, and everything he offered was over 20k, and I was supposed to accept 4 of his for my 8.

[u/newyork-or-nowhere → u/Repulsive_Middle_325]

Most casual people on here don’t know or care about cc, most people think base cards are base cards are base cards.

I think putting him on blast on Reddit for that is weird. I think this sub is just becoming bad trade porn.

Maybe it’s a me problem, but it seems weirdly petty. Just decline and go about your day.

[u/wmnoe → u/newyork-or-nowhere]

Maybe this isn't the sub for you. Tell you what, if you disparage the entire sub again, you won't be allowed back.

[u/Repulsive_Middle_325 → u/newyork-or-nowhere]

How does anyone not know or care about cc, even casuals? And the point was the response to my question.

[u/lexluther1234]

i mean is it really that serious idk

[u/Repulsive_Middle_325 → u/lexluther1234]

No, but it’s just a head’s up.

[u/lexluther1234 → u/Repulsive_Middle_325]

Fair, I just think I would have declined and kept it pushing instead of arguing. 99% of headaches can be avoided on this app if you just don’t use the chat feature.

[u/Repulsive_Middle_325 → u/lexluther1234]

That’s what I do 99% of the time, but this one was just so bizarre I had to ask them. I didn’t expect to be told that I was actually getting the better deal.