Break price differences

[cjburkha]

I bid on both of these breaks, the final prices are way different.

Can anyone explain the huge price difference? From what I read Mega box has more cards, and potential for parallels not in the blaster.

Is it just luck / timing the mega went cheap? Does the breaker make that much of a difference? Is Blaster Box superior somhow that I don't understand?

Thank you

10 Mega Box -- $34
https://www.ebay.com/itm/225959989624

10 Blaster Box -- $152
https://www.ebay.com/itm/285652624323

[Floridacardguy]

Originally Posted by cjburkha

I bid on both of these breaks, the final prices are way different.

Can anyone explain the huge price difference? From what I read Mega box has more cards, and potential for parallels not in the blaster.

Is it just luck / timing the mega went cheap? Does the breaker make that much of a difference? Is Blaster Box superior somhow that I don't understand?

Thank you

10 Mega Box -- $34
https://www.ebay.com/itm/225959989624

10 Blaster Box -- $152
https://www.ebay.com/itm/285652624323

Could be, or perhaps you caught one auction or missed one where the other bidders were more or less aggressive. I have done breaks for the same exact product and in one the final bid is $30 and in the other it's $100. Depends on when it runs and who's bidding (and if people like the breaker too)

[cjburkha]

Thanks. More context these ended an hour apart last night (1/15/2024)

[cjburkha]

OK I don't know if those links work seems like they add affiliate info which might break them just copy past the link text if needed.

I looked up the mega here: https://130point.com/sales/

The one I bid on (randomly) is massively more expensive than any of the others.

https://imgur.com/a/gk9Qbuo

What am I missing why did that one go so high?

Just trying to understand prices so I am bidding on right things.

[rms13]

are they from the same seller? same team, same product? You're links seem to be dead so I can't find info.

If I buy into breaks I prefer to do it with breakers that have set prices. And then shop around for best price. But I would at least look at pricing for breaks with set prices to see what the market value is before bidding on an auction for a break.

[kluke84]

I recommend avoiding breaks unless you want to lose more than win.

[cjburkha]

Originally Posted by rms13

are they from the same seller? same team, same product? You're links seem to be dead so I can't find info.

If I buy into breaks I prefer to do it with breakers that have set prices. And then shop around for best price. But I would at least look at pricing for breaks with set prices to see what the market value is before bidding on an auction for a break.

Thanks for reply.

Try these links
https://ebay.to/47xDdBz

https://ebay.to/3RZw0Es

I also drilled down a bit, I cannot link but have history of these breaks and the one I bid on stands out, see this image

https://imgur.com/a/gk9Qbuo

They are all the same product, one is $150 the others at $22

[cjburkha]

Originally Posted by kluke84

I recommend avoiding breaks unless you want to lose more than win.

IDK if you can do gif here...

[rms13]

Originally Posted by kluke84

I recommend avoiding breaks unless you want to lose more than win.

I suggest not opening packs or buying cards at all if you are trying to make money

[SleeperCards]

Originally Posted by cjburkha

IDK if you can do gif here...

You can, but you need the format to end in .gif so right click, open image in tab, and use direct link.

[rms13]

Originally Posted by cjburkha

Thanks for reply.

Try these links
https://ebay.to/47xDdBz

https://ebay.to/3RZw0Es

I also drilled down a bit, I cannot link but have history of these breaks and the one I bid on stands out, see this image

https://imgur.com/a/gk9Qbuo

They are all the same product, one is $150 the others at $22

Well they are different sellers. The one that sold for $150 has a bunch of negative reviews claiming they are schill bidding on the breaks to drive up the price so that's probably what happened

[Siberian13]

Originally Posted by cjburkha

I bid on both of these breaks, the final prices are way different.

Can anyone explain the huge price difference? From what I read Mega box has more cards, and potential for parallels not in the blaster.

Is it just luck / timing the mega went cheap? Does the breaker make that much of a difference? Is Blaster Box superior somhow that I don't understand?

Thank you

10 Mega Box -- $34
https://www.ebay.com/itm/225959989624

10 Blaster Box -- $152
https://www.ebay.com/itm/285652624323

Yeah as rms said, shilled on eBay like most things

[kluke84]

Originally Posted by rms13

I suggest not opening packs or buying cards at all if you are trying to make money

I prefer a box over a 1 in 32 odds. Less painful way to lose money

[rms13]

Originally Posted by kluke84

I prefer a box over a 1 in 32 odds. Less painful way to lose money

I'm not sure what you are saying. If it's a premium product with like 4 cards per box then ok. For something like Prizm everyone in the break is going to walk away with cards. If you are a team collector or chasing a particular player you have better odds in a break because you have access to multiple boxes. Most of the breaks I've done I am usually paying less then the cost of one box for the spot and get access to all the cards in the entire case. I'm a team collector so I don't care about cards from other teams. If I buy a personal box I might end up with a couple of commons for my team. If I buy into a case break I usually walk away with some parallels, #s, autos etc.

[cjburkha]

Great thanks for replys guys, schill bidding to drive it up seems to be consensus thanks.

This helped I looked up averages on products and kind of know what I am looking for.

I did a few breaks 2 years ago and recently went though the cards again, and while nothing worth a ton of money still fun to go through, and a lot of players I am interested in.

I would rather have 20 base packers than 24 base cards with 2 packers in them for around the same money (getting 10 box breaks for ~30, a prizm blaster is $34 at best)