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JBFNY
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posted June 05, 2015 08:48 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for JBFNY Click Here to Email JBFNY Send a private message to JBFNY Click to send JBFNY an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
So i just bought this, Just wondering what everybody else's Views on it is, 220 Rares, 22 Repacks, With chance for a Recall, Guaranteed to get atleast $250 in cards including favored cards etc,

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251975256912?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

(His references all look legit as well)

 
chaos021
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posted June 05, 2015 09:29 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for chaos021 Send a private message to chaos021 Click to send chaos021 an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View chaos021's Have/Want ListView chaos021's Have/Want List
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

EDIT: I mean... you should totally do it.
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[Edited 1 times, lastly by chaos021 on June 05, 2015]

 
paragondave
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posted June 05, 2015 09:32 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for paragondave Click Here to Email paragondave Send a private message to paragondave Click to send paragondave an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View paragondave's Have/Want ListView paragondave's Have/Want List
quote:
Originally posted by chaos021:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

EDIT: I mean... you should totally do it.


+1

 
JBFNY
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posted June 05, 2015 09:38 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for JBFNY Click Here to Email JBFNY Send a private message to JBFNY Click to send JBFNY an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
Its not a big deal its $250 bucks, If im guaranteed $250/Return i dont see how thats a bad thing?

You see that an you instantly think scam?

 
Pail42
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posted June 05, 2015 09:54 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for Pail42 Send a private message to Pail42 Click to send Pail42 an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
They usually are scams.
 
paragondave
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posted June 05, 2015 10:02 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for paragondave Click Here to Email paragondave Send a private message to paragondave Click to send paragondave an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View paragondave's Have/Want ListView paragondave's Have/Want List
quote:
Originally posted by JBFNY:
Its not a big deal its $250 bucks, If im guaranteed $250/Return i dont see how thats a bad thing?

You see that an you instantly think scam?


why are you asking? Get out there and buy, buy, buy!

 
JBFNY
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posted June 06, 2015 05:21 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for JBFNY Click Here to Email JBFNY Send a private message to JBFNY Click to send JBFNY an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
Just curious what peoples opinions on it was clearly its negative, I will post results when i receive however
 
Tha Gunslinga
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posted June 06, 2015 06:08 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for Tha Gunslinga Click Here to Email Tha Gunslinga Send a private message to Tha Gunslinga Click to send Tha Gunslinga an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View Tha Gunslinga's Trade Auction or SaleView Tha Gunslinga's Trade Auction or Sale
$250 based on SCG prices is not $250.
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posted June 06, 2015 10:06 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for dwiz Click Here to Email dwiz Send a private message to dwiz Click to send dwiz an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View dwiz's Trade Auction or SaleView dwiz's Trade Auction or Sale
quote:
Originally posted by JBFNY:
So i just bought this, Just wondering what everybody else's Views on it is, 220 Rares, 22 Repacks, With chance for a Recall, Guaranteed to get atleast $250 in cards including favored cards etc,

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251975256912?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=ST RK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

(His references all look legit as well)


He's putting a sub $250 card in each pack and then filling the rest of the pack up with crap that nobody ever will buy, but is "high-value" on SCG. If there was more than $250 of value in each pack, why would he be selling? He's taking a $30 hit in fees on each pack he sells...

 
scipio624
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posted June 06, 2015 10:16 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for scipio624 Click Here to Email scipio624 Send a private message to scipio624 Click to send scipio624 an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
It's a scam, even if you get "$250" value in cards. He throws you a played Rav Dark Confidant he considers that $60, played misty rainforest he considers $35, then $150 worth of .50-1.00 janky rares. He met his obligation of $250 (although those 218 janky rares are really only worth .10-.15 cents each in the real world). So he really only sent you less than half of real world value. Believe if you want, maybe you open that Ancestral.
 
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posted June 06, 2015 10:17 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for Lemonjuice Click Here to Email Lemonjuice Send a private message to Lemonjuice Click to send Lemonjuice an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
I'm sure if there actually is a legit ancestral recall in one of these packs...it'll be the last one sold.

 
dwiz
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posted June 06, 2015 10:19 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for dwiz Click Here to Email dwiz Send a private message to dwiz Click to send dwiz an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View dwiz's Trade Auction or SaleView dwiz's Trade Auction or Sale
quote:
Originally posted by Lemonjuice:
I'm sure if there actually is a legit ancestral recall in one of these packs...it'll be the last one sold.


Nah, it was the first one sold, the one that his friend bought the day the auction went live.

 
JBFNY
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posted June 06, 2015 12:25 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for JBFNY Click Here to Email JBFNY Send a private message to JBFNY Click to send JBFNY an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
lol ^ you all make valid points, You guys never just gave in an said (F*** It) ? Who knows maybe its a legit seller an its going to be good, Ill post pictures an results of each pack once i receive he mailed out today so probably this wednesday im assuming... Can't Say your not curious to see whats in there
 
HandicapParking
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posted June 06, 2015 02:01 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for HandicapParking Click Here to Email HandicapParking Send a private message to HandicapParking Click to send HandicapParking an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View HandicapParking's Trade Auction or SaleView HandicapParking's Trade Auction or Sale
quote:
Originally posted by scipio624:
It's a scam, even if you get "$250" value in cards. He throws you a played Rav Dark Confidant he considers that $60, played misty rainforest he considers $35, then $150 worth of .50-1.00 janky rares. He met his obligation of $250 (although those 218 janky rares are really only worth .10-.15 cents each in the real world). So he really only sent you less than half of real world value. Believe if you want, maybe you open that Ancestral.

This is exactly what I'd expect. Still curious about the contents though.

 
paragondave
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posted June 06, 2015 03:17 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for paragondave Click Here to Email paragondave Send a private message to paragondave Click to send paragondave an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View paragondave's Have/Want ListView paragondave's Have/Want List
I'll sell you any number of lots you want for $250 each and I'll guarantee $350 in value at SCG prices. I will do that up to 100 times.

Duplication, Oh yes, there will be duplication.

Buy 20 lots or more and one will have an Ancestral Recall in it.

[Edited 1 times, lastly by paragondave on June 06, 2015]

 
chaos021
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posted June 06, 2015 10:18 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for chaos021 Send a private message to chaos021 Click to send chaos021 an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View chaos021's Have/Want ListView chaos021's Have/Want List
quote:
Originally posted by JBFNY:
lol ^ you all make valid points, You guys never just gave in an said (F*** It) ? Who knows maybe its a legit seller an its going to be good, Ill post pictures an results of each pack once i receive he mailed out today so probably this wednesday im assuming... Can't Say your not curious to see whats in there

I'm guessing by this whole attitude that this is your first "rodeo" so to speak.

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JBFNY
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posted June 06, 2015 11:28 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for JBFNY Click Here to Email JBFNY Send a private message to JBFNY Click to send JBFNY an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
Not at all i've bought plenty of Junk repacks for under $50, Never spent $250 on a repack before seemed interesting, An his feedback for repacks is pretty solid, Im hopeful i guess you can say, An im just not a negative person, Seems like all of you have gotten burned pretty hard to have such a input on repacks lol, Im not saying i trust them or whatever, But out of all the repacks i'd buy i feel like this would be the realest available, But who knows i could be completely wrong an get screwed over like stated above, But its a chance i took an im still excited to see whats in there
 
dfitzg88
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posted June 07, 2015 04:35 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for dfitzg88 Click Here to Email dfitzg88 Send a private message to dfitzg88 Click to send dfitzg88 an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
I think the issue here is, even assuming the seller is attempting to throw expensive cards into the repack, the valuation of the cards is different than his real cost. While the seller offers a small lottery chance of getting a recall among 25 people, he's making a small fortune by getting cards at cheaper than SCG, valuing the cards at SCG, and pocketing the difference.

If I wanted to liquidate a ton of junk rares, promos, and stuff I don't need from my collection, I'd do something like that too. Essentially, he's netting about 5100.00 on this repack lot after shipping and fees. Even if you purchased 3000 worth of premium cards to split amongst the 25 lots (valued at SCG prices), you could probably get all of it for under 2500 in real dollars and end up with $2600 in profit and a lot less junk clogging up shoeboxes in your closet.

All in all, I think you'd be better off spending the $250 on the cards you want.

Edit: For some examples, I can buy an SP tundra on tcgplayer for 150, and value it at 200 because SCG has it at 200. I can buy a bayou for 130 and value it at 160. FoW 93 -> 110. You can just instantly mark cards up 20-25 percent and that's without even looking for private sellers who may give it to me cheaper than that as part of a collection.

[Edited 2 times, lastly by dfitzg88 on June 07, 2015]

 
JBFNY
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posted June 07, 2015 07:28 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for JBFNY Click Here to Email JBFNY Send a private message to JBFNY Click to send JBFNY an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
when did i criticize anybody? An i didn't ask for advice i asked for people's views on repacks, an clearly as i stated above everybodys views are negative on the subject. I dont know why you seem to think im arguing or trying to prove repacks are a good idea? because thats not the case at all, All i've been saying was i was hopeful that these repacks won't end up being the same as everybody elses, But i do understand values to dollars SCG wise as well, However the auction states "At Least 250" theres plenty of box's with OVER $250 worth of cards inside it "So the listing claims", I dont know what to expect until the box is in my hands an im going through it seeing whats actually in there "value wise"
 
mm1983
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posted June 07, 2015 09:20 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for mm1983 Click Here to Email mm1983 Send a private message to mm1983 Click to send mm1983 an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View mm1983's Have/Want ListView mm1983's Have/Want List
Better off using $250 to buy a booster box of Modern Masters 2. They aren't $250 anymore but for $200-210 at current value you'll at least pull pretty close to the value of not a bit more and then you have $40-50 to buy other things. Jus like anything else in the game if you don't care about the money and wanted to try it for fun then not really a waste by all means. I have a sealed box of coldsnap that I got for $255 recently which I plan to open later on to do an 8 man fun draft with but I know I will most likely not get the value from the box too.
 
JBFNY
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posted June 07, 2015 10:24 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for JBFNY Click Here to Email JBFNY Send a private message to JBFNY Click to send JBFNY an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
yah im not expecting a recall or anything like that if anything few cards for trade bait if anything, Either way it will be a fun experience, An as i stated before ill post Pack Contents maybe some pictures if i get around to it, Im sure everybody here has tryed 0-50$ repacks... Can't Honestly say how many people have HONESTLY bought a $250 Repack so well see what it brings
 
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posted June 07, 2015 11:59 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for stab107 Click Here to Email stab107 Send a private message to stab107 Click to send stab107 an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
I am skeptical like most here, though I see nothing wrong with how the seller is framing things, nor the fact that s/he will net a profit from this whole thing. The idea is always tempting and I am curious to see what comes out of it. Good luck .
 
JBFNY
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posted June 07, 2015 02:15 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for JBFNY Click Here to Email JBFNY Send a private message to JBFNY Click to send JBFNY an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
Thanks man see thats a logical response ^ aha
 
paragondave
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posted June 07, 2015 02:31 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for paragondave Click Here to Email paragondave Send a private message to paragondave Click to send paragondave an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View paragondave's Have/Want ListView paragondave's Have/Want List
quote:
Originally posted by JBFNY:
when did i criticize anybody? An i didn't ask for advice i asked for people's views on repacks, an clearly as i stated above everybodys views are negative on the subject. I dont know why you seem to think im arguing or trying to prove repacks are a good idea? because thats not the case at all, All i've been saying was i was hopeful that these repacks won't end up being the same as everybody elses, But i do understand values to dollars SCG wise as well, However the auction states "At Least 250" theres plenty of box's with OVER $250 worth of cards inside it "So the listing claims", I dont know what to expect until the box is in my hands an im going through it seeing whats actually in there "value wise"

Like I said, I'll duplicate his offer but give you $350 at SCG values. I'd still clean up. As for what to expect, expect a bunch of crap cards that are unsellable any other way, that add up to $250 by SCG prices, or in other words about 220 crap rares.

lol, just noticed he's charging $12.99 or more than double US priority cost. Yeah, sounds like he's much different than the rest in that he is getting more profit than the rest from his repacks. Enjoy!

[Edited 1 times, lastly by paragondave on June 07, 2015]

 
mm1983
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posted June 07, 2015 03:14 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for mm1983 Click Here to Email mm1983 Send a private message to mm1983 Click to send mm1983 an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View mm1983's Have/Want ListView mm1983's Have/Want List
Star city asks .50 for pretty much any of their crap rares so let's just say 200 of the 220 rares are crap rares that still adds up to $100 before any of the potential $150 value from the other 20 cards. Even at $250 star city value none of the cards are guaranteed to be mint/nm.
 

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