So, I ordered a few things from 401games a while ago including a WWE blaster box, some lots I will share later, and a catch up on some of the Magic The Gathering Packs I had been missing from recent releases, so just a quick share on those today.
So, all in, just 6 packs and because of the "Collector's" packs - about $70-$80, which honestly, I find a big staggering, but still do it, though it does give me a bit of pause as to whether I should continue with the collector packs because they are $25 to $35 a pop.
What makes me question that even more is when they then release something like Double Masters 2022. The Collector boxes in it are all of 4 packs and the box is about $300 CDN. Yeah, so now I have to wonder if I want to spend $80 for a single pack to keep up with the collection, and I am balking at it. I mean, I have spent that on some of the Magic packs in my collection, but that was, for example, a handful of years ago when I bought a revised pack which is from 1994, for the same $80 (and it's now at least a few hundred dollars - so worth it).
Not sure it's really worth it on a brand new set/pack.
How much would you spend for a single pack of cards, or what is the most you ever spent on a single pack? I've shared mine here before - I have spent, I think at most $120 on a single pack for some of the older Magic packs I bought. The good news is, sealed, they are still worth more now, but if I ever open them, some of these could hold about $5 in card value....part of why I don't open them yet - too scared!
The most I ever paid for a pack was $5. It was back in late 1999 or early 2000, a basketball pack. I can't remember which set it was from, but do know that it was a terrible pack. It was also the last purchase I made before stepping away from card collecting for the next ten years or so. I can't say that that pack was directly responsible for me doing so, but I'm sure that it didn't help.
ReplyDeleteI would expect it didn't help, and may have been the last straw....yikes.
DeleteYou question stirs up bad memories. I sadly dropped $149.99 for a single pack...
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Yikes! I can never bring myself to buy boxes like that (yet). I mean, I'll spend money on the unopened pack, but since I am not opening it, I can't be completely disappointed (yet). Some time down the road, I'll have to see if I want to spend a couple epic years opening a pack a day from the collection I have to see "was it worth it?" - or just keeping the collection as is until I go, or sell it. The first option is VERY tempting, but not sure I can do it. I still have a 2015-16 Upper Deck Champs hockey box I need to crack. I bought it in 2018 at Dave and Adam's (yeah - 4 years and I still haven't opened it), bit the box I bought for $40USD is now...$400USD or so. Good news is, I'd get my $40 worth at this point, but I am torn on whether I should just sell it....sorry sidetracked there....
DeleteThat's one ticked off hamster!
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