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Do you judge people based on the condition of a persons cards.

How do you shuffle.

Do you believe a light riffle shuffle damages cards.

Define bad condition.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

1. In general, I don't judge based on damaged cards. I now I have a ton of damaged cards myself.

2. I've been doing what I like to all the "OCD shuffle." I start off with pile shuffling the cards, then I take two stacks of cards each and riffle shuffle them (from the sides), and then take the two bigger piles and riffle shuffle them. I do this so my decks can be thoroughly shuffled.

3. It depends. When I played Sealed at EC Regionals (I believe it was when I played you, Red), I riffle shuffled from the top side of the cards. Some thing happened to one of the cards and the top corner is now slightly bent. (It's my I deck Christian Martyr.)

Yes.

I wash shuffle.

Usually.

I've only ever judged one person by their cards, and it was just one more symptom of the overall judgment so it wasn't specifically the cards.

I do NOT bridge shuffle (that's what I've always heard it called) any trading cards due to the likelihood of bending. I also dislike when my opponent choose to shuffle my deck (I don't think that should be allowed in the rules) so I usually request that they don't bridge shuffle.

It's not like Redemption cards have any real value.

$275 top bid right now.

Added a additional question.

Quote from: Alex_Olijar on September 02, 2013, 12:41:55 PM

It's not like Redemption cards have any real value.

Quote from: Neil Da BOMB J on August 30, 2013, 10:22:43 PM

$275 top bid right now.

You aren't really suggesting that Redemption decks have significant value behind them are you?

Define bad condition.

Something that is a seriously damaged card. I refuse to play my copy of FOOF Swift Horses because the card is so seriously damaged, you can tell what the card is in an opaque backed sleeve.

Quote from: Alex_Olijar on September 02, 2013, 02:29:11 PM

You aren't really suggesting that Redemption decks have significant value behind them are you?

Not all value is monetary.

So there.

Fair enough. But let's not pretend like my Redemption cards are an investment like other card games are. If my Redemption cards get bent, virtually nothing happens because I could never get anything of any significant value for them anyway. If some of my pokemon cards got bent, I just lost 20 dollars per card x4 per deck, etc. And that's not even broaching Magic or Yu-gi-oh. Redemption is incredibly cheap and no one is trying to make money/invest in Redemption cards.

Quote from: Alex_Olijar on September 03, 2013, 11:11:18 AM

Redemption is incredibly cheap and no one is trying to make money/invest in Redemption cards.

And I am incredibly thankful that this is true.  Rob is an extremely generous guy, and I appreciate his priorities in making this game accessible to all of us.  I know I wouldn't be able to play top level decks in any of the big 3 CCGs.

If the meta changed more often, I would be angry about it. But considering I could have played the same deck for the last 5-10 years with minimal updating, I'm ok with it I guess.

It's worth noting that the majority of playable decks in Pokemon are roughly the same price as Redemption decks. The only one right now that really isn't is one that requires at least two (preferably three) of a $100 card.

I don't know about that. I wouldn't spend more than 100 bucks on a Redemption deck, but I could easy spend 200 dollars on a mid tier.

Do you judge people based on the condition of a persons cards.
Not at all.  Their card condition means very minimal to me unless I am trading with them.  I however, DO NOT like when people just grab my deck and start shuffling all crazy.  I don't mind them shuffling, when someone grabs it and just does their own thing not worrying about my cards it bothers me.

How do you shuffle.
3x 5 card pile than shuffle like a deck of cards.

Do you believe a light riffle shuffle damages cards.
Depends on how you do the riffle, if I'm even thinking correctly of what a riffle means.

Define bad condition.
Pulled from Star City games.

Near Mint/Mint (NM/M)
Cards in Near Mint/Mint condition show minimal to no wear from shuffling or general play. A card graded in Near Mint/Mint condition is generally indistinguishable from cards in an unsleeved deck of other Near Mint/Mint cards. Foils in this category have little or no scuffing or clouding on the front.


Slightly Played (SP)
Cards in Slightly Played condition show definite, minor wear. Examples of cards in this grade include cards with minor border wear, minor corner wear, very minor binder bending, slight scratching, clouding, or scuffing/loss of sheen on the front due to play wear. Cards signed by the card's artist or Richard Garfield, or bearing a pro tour stamp, are graded as Slightly Played condition, if they would otherwise be Near Mint or Slightly Played. Foils in this condition will generally have some clouding or wear on the front of the card. Sleeves may or may not be needed to play these cards in a tournament. Non-Card items classified as "Slightly Played" will show definite minor wear from normal use of the item.

Moderately Played (MP)
Cards in Moderately Played condition show moderate wear, but are still legal for tournament play if sleeved. Examples of cards in this grade include cards with moderate binder creasing, moderate corner wear, moderate border wear, whitening on the back or front face of the card, slight inking along the back borders, moderate scratching or clouding, minor water damage, or slight (hairline) shuffle creasing.


Heavily Played (HP)
Cards in Heavily Played condition show extreme wear, and may not be legal for tournament play, even in a sleeve. We do not sell cards in this condition on our website! We do occasionally sell Heavily Played cards in-person at events, where the buyer can see the exact amount of damage to the card before purchase. Heavily Played cards include cards that have writing on the back, major creasing, folding, major water damage, moderate to major whitening, major border wear, moderate to major inking (including white-bordered cards that are markered on front to look black-bordered), tearing, chunks missing out of the card, cards that have been run over by a car, foil cards with major "silver" edging showing, cards that have been run through a washing machine, etc. In short, Heavily Played cards are any cards that grade worse than Moderately Played.

Unfortunatly your opponent is allowed to shuffle your deck.