Are there better hits in damaged boxes?

JWBlue · 07-19-2025, 11:27 PM

Seems there is that theory going around.

People seem be buying beat up boxes intentionally and hitting big cards.

PuddleMonkey · 07-19-2025, 11:40 PM

I'm a big fan of damaged goods.

hermanotarjeta · 07-20-2025, 12:03 AM

It’s a superstition that I admit to influence my box choice when offered a selection to choose from.

eastbayak · 07-20-2025, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JWBlue

Seems there is that theory going around.

People seem be buying beat up boxes intentionally and hitting big cards.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

It’s a superstition that I admit to influence my box choice when offered a selection to choose from.

Big brain move => Crush all your sealed boxes

PuddleMonkey · 07-20-2025, 02:15 AM

Invest!

MiamiMarlinsFan · 07-20-2025, 05:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JWBlue

Seems there is that theory going around.

People seem be buying beat up boxes intentionally and hitting big cards.

That’s just a wild rumor started by someone who had a lot of damaged boxes he needed to sell.

oldgoldy97 · 07-20-2025, 07:27 AM

Superstition equaling a theory is kinda why things are like they currently are.

towerymt · 07-20-2025, 07:46 AM

I always dent my boxes before I open them.

JWBlue · 07-20-2025, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

That’s just a wild rumor started by someone who had a lot of damaged boxes he needed to sell.

Hobby core.

TBTC Baseball · 07-20-2025, 09:06 AM

Nobody posts about when their damaged box is junk.

JoshMN · 07-20-2025, 09:35 AM

Not sure about damaged boxes, but damaged people definitely seem to be getting a lot of good hits.

hermanotarjeta · 07-20-2025, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by JoshMN

Not sure about damaged boxes, but damaged people definitely seem to be getting a lot of good hits.

You win.

njsportscardguy · 07-20-2025, 11:43 AM

A couple of weeks ago, I grabbed 20 Value/Fat packs of Series 2 Topps from my local Target. A buddy of mine opened a couple of the packs and he noted that some of them had [only way to describe them] clear plastic, adhesive tags...that were slapped over where the hanger-hole was ripped on the actual, pack! My initial thought was that someone blatantly/scumbag-edly...tore open the packs to try and take a peek, inside!? Maybe someone did (and missed, everything!), or perhaps it was just a pack-out blunder on the vendor's part...? Nevertheless, from those 20 damaged Value packs, I/we pulled a Rhett Lowder 1990 auto, a true image Bregman SP, a Duran HFA, and a Jackson Jobe K Zone!

If someone..."cheated", THEY SUCK AT IT! If no one did, the better!

boxbuster7 · 07-20-2025, 12:03 PM

no way

sportzking · 07-20-2025, 01:26 PM

Opening boxes = emotional damage
Damaged boxes = bigger emotional damage

BlowoutBuzz · 07-21-2025, 09:03 AM

No, last one on the shelf is always it. lol.

hermanotarjeta · 07-21-2025, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by BlowoutBuzz

No, last one on the shelf is always it. lol.

This is true, also

LOL.

MiamiMarlinsFan · 07-21-2025, 09:08 AM

If you’re debating between two blasters of the same product at Target, the one you put back had the better hits.

100%

solt0131 · 07-21-2025, 09:11 AM

This is like the dopes that think they hit more on slot machines when their card isn't in the machine or there is some magical button the casino pushes to tighten up slot machines on busy days. These are the same people that suffer from TDS.

eastbayak · 07-21-2025, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

If you’re debating between two blasters of the same product at Target, the one you put back had the better hits.

100%

Easy solution, buy both.

anusinha · 07-21-2025, 09:41 AM

Damaging the box/case is how Fanatics marks which boxes are supposed to go to Backyard Breaks.

eastbayak · 07-21-2025, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by anusinha

Damaging the box/case is how Fanatics marks which boxes are supposed to go to Backyard Breaks.

The type of damage => the type of hit within the product

SaveMeTheGum · 07-21-2025, 10:03 AM

Sounds like you're spending too much time on the FB nonsense group...

RedLabelRecords · 07-21-2025, 10:12 AM

I buy my blasters in great condition. My 3yo adds the luck by immediately throwing the boxes across the room.

dodgerfanjohn · 07-21-2025, 11:26 AM

Confirmation bias is a cognitive bias that describes the human tendency to favor information supporting existing beliefs or values. It is a type of shortcut the brain uses to process large amounts of daily information.

Hence hangers are bangers and other similar nonsense.

07-19-2025, 11:27 PM	#1
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PuddleMonkey Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 4,410	I'm a big fan of damaged goods.

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hermanotarjeta Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 22,022	It’s a superstition that I admit to influence my box choice when offered a selection to choose from.

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PuddleMonkey Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 4,410	Invest!

07-20-2025, 07:27 AM	#7
oldgoldy97 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 51,437	Superstition equaling a theory is kinda why things are like they currently are.

07-20-2025, 09:35 AM	#11
JoshMN Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 1,587	Not sure about damaged boxes, but damaged people definitely seem to be getting a lot of good hits.

07-20-2025, 11:43 AM	#13
njsportscardguy Member Join Date: Aug 2021 Posts: 876	A couple of weeks ago, I grabbed 20 Value/Fat packs of Series 2 Topps from my local Target. A buddy of mine opened a couple of the packs and he noted that some of them had [only way to describe them] clear plastic, adhesive tags...that were slapped over where the hanger-hole was ripped on the actual, pack! My initial thought was that someone blatantly/scumbag-edly...tore open the packs to try and take a peek, inside!? Maybe someone did (and missed, everything!), or perhaps it was just a pack-out blunder on the vendor's part...? Nevertheless, from those 20 damaged Value packs, I/we pulled a Rhett Lowder 1990 auto, a true image Bregman SP, a Duran HFA, and a Jackson Jobe K Zone! If someone..."cheated", THEY SUCK AT IT! If no one did, the better!

07-20-2025, 01:26 PM	#15
sportzking Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Earth :) Posts: 1,198	Opening boxes = emotional damage Damaged boxes = bigger emotional damage

07-21-2025, 09:08 AM	#18
MiamiMarlinsFan Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Florida Posts: 13,706	If you’re debating between two blasters of the same product at Target, the one you put back had the better hits. 100%

07-21-2025, 09:11 AM	#19
solt0131 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 9,130 PghSportsCards	This is like the dopes that think they hit more on slot machines when their card isn't in the machine or there is some magical button the casino pushes to tighten up slot machines on busy days. These are the same people that suffer from TDS.

07-21-2025, 09:41 AM	#21
anusinha Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 13,724	Damaging the box/case is how Fanatics marks which boxes are supposed to go to Backyard Breaks.

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RedLabelRecords Member Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Wine Country 🍷 Posts: 1,049 ___	I buy my blasters in great condition. My 3yo adds the luck by immediately throwing the boxes across the room.

07-21-2025, 11:26 AM	#25
dodgerfanjohn Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 5,400 sternroolz	Confirmation bias is a cognitive bias that describes the human tendency to favor information supporting existing beliefs or values. It is a type of shortcut the brain uses to process large amounts of daily information. Hence hangers are bangers and other similar nonsense.