And at what cost? How do you rank whether you've just opened a good box, or a bad one?
I'm just looking for opinions here.
For example. You buy a box for $30. In it you find a complete base set, an auto,
and a four colour game used patch.
Are you happy? The reason I'm not showing what product this is will be revealed in my next post where I will post my box break review.
Let me know what you think now, AND after you find out what these came from. Your opinion may change.
9 comments:
Looks like an In the Game set - O Canada perhaps?
What I'm looking for in a box depends on the box. For something like Topps base sets, I'm gunning for a set. Same with a non-sport box, although since a set is pretty much a given, I'm hoping for a cool autograph (not necessarily the big dollar ones) or something similar.
I guess it comes down to value and fun factor. Take Allen and Ginter - big-dollar hits are rare but not impossible. However even when the hits aren't so good there's so much else going on that still makes for a fun bust.
You pulled a Cassie Campbell (I am pretty sure) autograph and an emblem /20 (I am positive), I would be more than thrilled.
O Canada at the price it is now is an amazing deal. O Canada at its release price could sometimes be bitter. I pick these up @ $30 all day though....
If that emblem happens to be Sostorics, drop me a note.
I would think that a base set, an auto, and a patch is pretty good for $30 no matter what the product is.
I guess I bust for base sets (even if I'm not planning on trying to complete it, I like to have some cards of just about everything) and the "hits" equally. I like them and value them both.
However, I pretty much judge a box on it's hits. You're going to get whatever you get for the base no matter which box you get. What I mean is whether your box hit is a Pujols auto or a Tony Pena Jr patch, what you get for the base will be essentially the same. The only difference is the hits.
Even if you don't get a base of your favorite player, it's never a difficult or expensive thing to get that card.
It's not that base cards don't matter, but the only thing that matters between boxes are the hits.
I bust for base sets. Anything extra gets sold or traded away.
I don't bust much wax so my opinion isn't the same as others. I like on card autos of a player I recognize. That's why I like heroes 08. I like parallels from a set that is possible to complete. A parallel set of more than 100 or so cards is ridiculous. Those are the sets I try to complete.
I like numbered patches too. Give me a decent on card auto, a few good parallels and a patch every box or two for around $60 or less and I'm happy.
I would say I bust for base product, players on the teams I follow and the occaisonal hit. I'm no longer under the delusion that I'll ever pull any "card of a lifetime" inserts....
A set, and auto and a patch for $30 sounds great to me...
The price sounds good, but it depends on what the set is and how many cards.
For example, the 2006-07 Fleer Hockey set was cool. You'd get a complete base set from one box, and one insert in each pack. No autographs or jersey cards, though.
I enjoy getting autographs in packs of cards, but can easily live without them. For me, it's all about getting a complete set.
I still don't get why UD or Topps or whatever doesn't include a complete base set in each box, particularly in low end products that have a 200-card checklist. It drives me fucking nuts to have 15 cards or whatever leftover to complete a set. I would bust more boxes if they guaranteed a complete base set, plus whatever bonus jersey or autos they threw in.
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