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   :trebuchet: Kale :trebuchet: (darkestkale@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-Jun-2026 21:59:28 JST :trebuchet: Kale :trebuchet:

   Good morning folks

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     13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Monday, 08-Jun-2026 21:59:27 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

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     @DarkestKale yuup. The culture around this ruined my cheap little game collecting hobby, even before I learned that someone I knew had been forging particularly desirable items.

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     :trebuchet: Kale :trebuchet: (darkestkale@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-Jun-2026 21:59:28 JST :trebuchet: Kale :trebuchet:

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     There's a Secret Caste Games short where Jason calls certified collector quality games 'a whole system fabricated by flippers pretending to be collectors' and gosh, if that doesn't apply to so many fucking things.

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     13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Monday, 08-Jun-2026 23:57:32 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

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     @DarkestKale it's discouraging personally, and also kind of distressing to see how Every Fucking Thing seems to have to be leveraged into some kind of investment opportunity (especially as their purported value hinges almost entirely upon personal nostalgia, which makes the whole thing rather stink of exploitation).

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     :trebuchet: Kale :trebuchet: (darkestkale@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-Jun-2026 23:57:33 JST :trebuchet: Kale :trebuchet:

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     • 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

     @HauntedOwlbear Once upon a time, I liked and collected retro games. Roll into an op shop (thrift store), roll out with a bag of 2600 games for $5.

     ... walk into a fucking 'game' shop now and they have them in a fucking display and it's like, $40 for the most (previously) common shit.