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    What's the diff between hobby and retail?

    Im just getting into card collecting and whats the difference? Im planning on investing a lot for my first box.

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    Hobby has better odds, usually more cards per box and more often than not there are things in hobby boxes that retail do not have. Sometimes you can get lucky in retail but depending on what you want usually hobby is the way to go.

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    Well put. In addition, Hobby Boxes are generally sold in hobby shops, while retail boxes are the boxes that you'll find at Wal-Mart, K-Mart, etc.

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    All very good points, but i would be careful in buying packs from RETAIL, due to the fact there are many Pack Searches out there, so if you are looking for a good deal, but RETAIL packs with a brand new open Box, because chances are, if the box has alot of packs missing, they have been searched and there will be no more good cards in there!

    SO BUY PACKS FROM NEW BOXES @ RETAIL STORES! (Best odds of gettin good Pulls)

    ~*MATT

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