Definitely tough….what was the original timeline given for turn around? Some of the card restoration/repair/cleaners I’ve seen generally give you 1-3 months as the turnaround depending on how busy they are. I’m also curious who it is too…I just sent two vintage cards for cleaning but the overall is like 500-600 maybe Hope it all works out as you expect it to but let us know how it goes so we can be aware of situations like this and how to be proactive in protecting our cards!

Ran a marathon in 2025 but Q4 2025 got crazy and busy. Now just lift, golf (when I can), spend time with family (99%)

I think it depends on how much cash you intend to invest. $500/$1000/$10K/10k + per month? I’d say most of my purchases are for the long run especially for modern stuff. Buying what I like and also believing what you like will have more value on the long run. Buying sealed ME booster boxes are definitely LONG holds (3 yrs +). SV & SWSH stuff or older can be shorter term flips depending on your entry price and your exit price/goals. All in all…I feel sealed pokemon products are ALL long term holds (mutual funds, IRA, or 401k type investments). Stable with growth over the years. Singles & slabs probably are for “faster” flips or liquidity depending on era… Modern (if you hit big hits early upon release) should be sold high while demand is there and supply is limited. Unless it’s your chase…then it just depends. I still think you can sell it high and buy at a lower price in future (ie :prismatic) Sets that are no longer printed are at supply’s mercy. Rip for fun…but buy cards or slabs for cards you like for price efficiency Vintage….iono; I’m still shook on a psa “10” selling for 16M+. I guess value of vintage is whatever you feel like paying for it since comps are so far apart and prices are all over the place

Congrats! My wife’s hands are also heating up…mine are cooling down lol (almost ice cold)

My wife opened an ETB last night. 1 SIR (frostless ex), 1 IR (Weavile), and 1 ex 2 tech stickers - 2 IR 2 tins - nothing lol