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Old 11-26-2023, 06:52 PM   #1
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Default WWYD: 2023 Topps Hobby Box or Blaster Box?

My LCS has a sale on 2023 Topps Series 1/2 boxes

Hobby: $60
Blaster: $10

I have $150ish of store credit. I'm leaning towards the blasters, am I crazy?

Update, I went towards the blasters. I got this case for $350 (paid about $210 after store credit), let's do something fun and follow my sale results and see if I came out ahead! I am not quite done with sorting, but I would say I have at least 10 of each rookie (I have counted 11 Carroll's so far). I didn't hit anything special, but it was still fun!

Sales
Lot 1 - #32.13 "profit"
Bryce Harper Father's Day Patch
Riley Greene Father's Day Patch Rookie
Ronald Acuna Jr Father's Day Patch
Shohei Ohtani Royal Blue Parallel
Corbin Carroll Father's Day Patch Rookie
Shohei Ohtani Father's Day Patch
Bo Bichette Father's Day Patch

Results:

Riley Greene Home Field Advantage Rookie
Christopher Morel Home Field Advantage Rookie
Manny Machado Father's Day Manufactured Relic Black /299
Josh Jung Father's Day Manufactured Relic Blue Rookie
Rafael Devers Father's Day Manufactured Relic Blue
- The other 37 were the base versions, all the big names

Geraldo Perdomo Red Foil /199
Joc Pederson WBC Black Parallel /299
Collin McHugh Advanced Stats Parallel /300
Trayce Thompson Green Foil /499
Cade Cavalli 35th Anniversary Blue Parallel

Purple Foil /799:
Brice Turang Rookie
Geraldo Perdomo
New York Yankees
Enrique Hernandez X2
Matt Carpenter
Kyle Tucker

Blue Foil /999:
Nate Eaton Rookie
Luis Liberato Rookie X2
Jose Butto Rookie
San Diego Padres X2
Andrew Heaney

Golds /2023:
Drew Waters Rookie
Tyler Freeman Rookie X2
Alec Burleson Rookie
Willson Contreras X2
Chris Sale
Kyle Schwarber
Joe Musgrove
Spenser Watkins
Johnny Cueto
Rodolfo Castro
Roansy Contreras

Notable Royal Blue Parallels:
Corbin Carroll Rookie
Kodai Senga Rookie
Shohei Ohtani

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Old 11-26-2023, 06:56 PM   #2
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Old 11-26-2023, 07:07 PM   #4
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My LCS has a sale on 2023 Topps Series 1/2 boxes

Hobby: $60
Blaster: $10

I have $150ish of store credit. I'm leaning towards the blasters, am I crazy?
.Yes.
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That's boring though.
i guess one could see it that way. i see it as having cards you'll remember when you see them in the future

did you acquire this LCS store credit via the MVP program?
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Old 11-26-2023, 07:27 PM   #6
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i guess one could see it that way. i see it as having cards you'll remember when you see them in the future

did you acquire this LCS store credit via the MVP program?
Yes and their rewards program they do.
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Yes and their rewards program they do.
enjoy both!
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Old 11-26-2023, 07:59 PM   #8
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If you’re intent on buying one or the other, I’d go with 6 blasters over one hobby box personally.
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Old 11-26-2023, 08:29 PM   #9
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Series 1 retail and hobby boxes have terrible odds. Stick to series 2
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Old 11-26-2023, 11:07 PM   #10
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The blasters have the manufactured relics. Those have auto parallels.

Get the blasters, especially if you’re ripping and/or set building.
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Old 11-26-2023, 11:16 PM   #11
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Por que no los dos
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Old 11-27-2023, 04:51 PM   #12
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Ended up picking up a 40 box Topps Series 2 Blaster Case for $350. I figured I should get a few more rookies them getting 6 hobby boxes. Plus the chance of pulling anything more than just a jersey card is pretty low.
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Ended up picking up a 40 box Topps Series 2 Blaster Case for $350. I figured I should get a few more rookies them getting 6 hobby boxes. Plus the chance of pulling anything more than just a jersey card is pretty low.
Whelp, those blasters ain’t gonna rip themselves. Get crackin’ and report back. Good luck!
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Old 11-28-2023, 02:44 PM   #14
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Whelp, those blasters ain’t gonna rip themselves. Get crackin’ and report back. Good luck!
Okay, I did
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