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8d ago
inRant: dropped $85 on a "rare" variant at the Dallas show and found it in the dollar bin two weeks later
Got burned the exact same way at a show in Arlington last year. Guy had a wall book marked $60 and swore it was a first print that would double, and I paid it like a fool. Found the same book at Half Price Books a month later for $4 in way better shape. Now I look up sold listings on my phone right in front of the seller before I hand over anything, and if the signal is bad I just walk. The "heating up by summer" line is the oldest trick at these booths, it means nothing. Sorry that happened, but at least you're only out $85 and not more.
1mo ago
inBought a $60 'custom' wiring harness kit for my sim rig, every single wire was the wrong length
Reminds me of when I built a guitar pedal board with pre made patch cables. Same deal, all of them either too long and coiled up or too short to reach the next pedal. Ended up learning to solder just so I could stop throwing money at cables that never worked right. Once you get a decent iron and some practice the custom length thing is honestly not bad, a lot of trial and error at first though.
1mo ago
inMy cousin in Ohio believed 5G towers were causing his headaches until I pulled up the coverage map
The thing people miss is that this stuff tends to run in families or friend groups, so once one person starts talking about towers or routers, everyone around them suddenly "feels" something too (kinda like how yawns spread, but with symptoms). Your cousin probably needs a hobby more than he needs a doctor, since a bored brain will grab onto any mystery it can find. Give him a project or a gym membership and watch how fast the headaches move on to the next thing.