Ozzy_98 | 55 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Californication said: I don't think you understand what organic means. Organic means that rather than using cleaner "synthetic" fertilizers that are often just extracted from the natural stuff, they just toss a bunch of literal shit on the food and call it a day. Fits well here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICrappedMyPants | 302 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 8 minutes ago, kell said: I said a particular segment of demand has grown organically. What you showed is price (total market). Do I need to explain why you cannot compare the two? I'm a CPA as well. Do you have data to support the organic growth of the particular segment? I’d be interested in seeing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kell | 102 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 I can't 5 minutes ago, Californication said: Then how do you not know what organic growth means? Not sure why I am engaging with this... but I need to finish my coffee. Organic growth is by "gradual or natural development." I used it for collectors, which would mean more collectors (not speculators) have entered the market due to natural influence. For example, video game relevance and popularity has increased. Therefore, more people (collectors) seek out games to buy, generating more demand and thus, drive prices higher. That's it. Organic growth. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vectrex28 | 366 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 I don't know about you guys but that copy of Magical Chase I saw in the shop the other day made a certain body part of mine have organic growth (Okay I'll stop shitposting now) 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,374 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 11 minutes ago, Tanooki said: Umm...did your phone auto incorrect that? Pretty sure given the hard on over this you mean orgasmic growth. Organic organism orgasm..? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,892 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 13 minutes ago, CodysGameRoom said: FUN FACT: Everyone's favourite pal @OptOut only ever heard of Nintendo Age by listening to Pat's podcast! Without Pat Contri, you all would have a gaping hole in this site to fill where Ol' Opty wasn't! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 793 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, SealedWholesale said: 2 hours ago, SealedWholesale said: I will attach the early-submission program that we offered to select individuals, which includes at the bottom a spot in the Attendee Guide for C2E2 so you can see a couple shots of our games and some high-level information. I would absolutely love to see a list of names of whom were part of the early submissions program. Transparency is a good thing, right? Who were the "select individuals"? Edited August 27, 2021 by BriGuy82 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 793 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Was this the C2E2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dain | 193 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 1 hour ago, SealedWholesale said: @Dain_ did u know wata was using your name after --- September, 2017 (legal papers were signed on October 18, 2017): because I remember how weird it was seeing your name in March 2018 w was like ---- well if he supports it, it might be alright so your name was the only one that seemed like it wasnt what it was and likely caused a lot of people to invest who otherwise wouldnt have I was asked to be part of the beta testing program, where several games were sent to several subject matter experts to grade the games and return the grading results. This process was to hone the overall grading process. I also gave Deniz some constructive feedback on the WATA website after it opened. I had no skin in the game, I did these things to help a friend get his business off the ground. So that's what I did, I advised him where I had knowledge, such as sealed games and websites 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 793 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Because Deniz showed at least one gray nwc that should be identifiable by the number right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dain | 193 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 32 minutes ago, Vectrex28 said: Oh, nice seeing you here! I really enjoyed the video. Dain may have had good intentions but there were a few things that could've been handled better, such as giving the mod team a bit more insight when selling the site Fair enough, and I've never blamed anyone for feeling this way. I totally get it and I do have many things to add to this conversation I'll eventually write about. 12 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 @Dain Glad to see you around and doing well, despite the crazy circumstances. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,537 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 50 minutes ago, arch_8ngel said: Wow... what an evening. Yeah, I don't think I've seen a thread this crazy since the Atwood kerfuffle on NA. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vectrex28 | 366 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, Dain said: Fair enough, and I've never blamed anyone for feeling this way. I totally get it and I do have many things to add to this conversation I'll eventually write about. Hey I appreciate you taking criticism so well, which has become way too rare in this day and age. I'd love to read about your thoughts about all this, keep me posted 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vectrex28 | 366 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 And yeah it's nice to still see you around. After all, you're the one person who made so many of us part of this community 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeldaFreak | 3,619 Events Team · Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 7 minutes ago, OptOut said: FUN FACT: Everyone's favourite pal @OptOut only ever heard of Nintendo Age by listening to Pat's podcast! Without Pat Contri, you all would have a gaping hole in this site to fill where Ol' Opty wasn't! I probably never would've had any interest in retro games in general (or, if nothing else, realized that collecting them was totally a thing I could do) were it not for me binging tons of AVGN videos as a kid back in the day. People like to shit on people like James and Pat I notice (Well, particularly Pat) but honestly I personally think we owe a lot to people like them. They were some of the people who initially put the concept of game collecting on the map thanks to their popularity. Potential hot take, haha. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,537 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Man, Dain, Ozzy ... we just need Pat and Mike Etler to start posting again. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,537 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, ZeldaFreak said: People like to shit on people like James and Pat I notice (Well, particularly Pat) but honestly I personally think we owe a lot to people like them. Pat did have some strong and divisive opinions, but no more than anyone else, IMO. If he didn't have a YT channel/podcast, I don't think he'd get nearly as much hate. His Punk videos were goofy, but the review portions had merit. James has always been a filmmaker first and the Nerd was always just a character for him to build short films around. I don't think he took the reviews that seriously. He was (and still is) entertaining. Edited August 27, 2021 by Tulpa 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californication | 1,490 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 34 minutes ago, kell said: I said a particular segment of demand has grown organically. What you showed is price (total market). Do I need to explain why you cannot compare the two? I'm a CPA as well. I agree the two shouldn't be compared. The organic growth is immaterial compared to the growth of the market so there is no point in discussing it. Organic growth is a blip, a little bitty data point compared to growth resulting from incoming speculators. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 793 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 @ThePhleodo you still have records on nwcs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vectrex28 | 366 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 (edited) New game: Organic Growth! Stage 1 - You're at your favourite con, and there's sealed games everywhere! Snap 'n Slab 'em all up before that killjoy Youtuber catches you in the act! Stage 2 - Congratulations! Your WATA-slabbed games caught the eye of Jimmy Halps and Jeffy! Get as much money from auctions and become a WATA director! Stage 3 - It's time for the big one: Super Mario 64, 9.8 A++! Corrupt as many newspapers for headlines and sell as many shares of the game as you can Stage 4 - Uh-oh! You have been exposed. Time to make a quick escape to the Bahamas with all your illegal WATA money! Edited August 27, 2021 by Vectrex28 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,708 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 16 minutes ago, Dain said: Fair enough, and I've never blamed anyone for feeling this way. I totally get it and I do have many things to add to this conversation I'll eventually write about. Hey Dain! Great to hear from you Did you get back to collecting or have you quit cold turkey 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIB_Wholesale | 418 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 27 minutes ago, Dain said: I was asked to be part of the beta testing program, where several games were sent to several subject matter experts to grade the games and return the grading results. This process was to hone the overall grading process. I also gave Deniz some constructive feedback on the WATA website after it opened. I had no skin in the game, I did these things to help a friend get his business off the ground. So that's what I did, I advised him where I had knowledge, such as sealed games and websites so you quote an email from 2017 not to "be a part of wata " as your official stance and then become an advisor shortly after where Deniz can advertise you to investors? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,892 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 23 minutes ago, Dain said: Fair enough, and I've never blamed anyone for feeling this way. I totally get it and I do have many things to add to this conversation I'll eventually write about. Do I smell an up-and-coming challenger for Thread of the Year?! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 25 minutes ago, Tulpa said: Yeah, I don't think I've seen a thread this crazy since the Atwood kerfuffle on NA. That was crazy, especially since he really did have a case of sealed Stadium Events. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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