Feedback on the CUP

[skeen]

weve seen quite a number of cases and tins busted. and i want to see how was the turn around

for tins definitely its always a 50 - 50 chance of winning or loosing out of tins but on cases

1) 3 TIN Case
2) 6 TIN Case


i want to know how far have you gotten when it comes to resale value of your busts


Did you loose out a lot on this years 08-09 The Cup?


ill do the starter

bought a 3 Tin Case and eventually paid $1100 for it

right now i managed to roughly $600 with 8 left unsold and expect an estimate of $300 more so as for me im loosing a bit but not much.


comparing to Basketball Exquisite i guess the ratio of gain to losses is better with Hockey than with Exquisite

so how bout you guys lmk what are your thoughts on the product

[Ozzy9999]

Hi I think it's really good that you are breaking even at all. I checked your ebay listing and you have some of the top players pulled like Lemieux and Price emblems. There are people who have busted cases and have not seen even 1 of those cards I guess it's all luck really. I've noticed on ebay, alot of the gold base 25/ selling for as much as the /249 auto patch of the lower tier rookies which is pretty sad.

[SenatorsFan]

I hate when people claim a product is "hit or miss", making it sound as though you'd have a 50-50 chance of breaking even. In reality, you really only have a 1/10 chance of making any return, and a 1/25 chance of making significant return. That's how the market works.

Its simple, everyone loves to break boxes, not everyone loves to buy Ryan Smyth Jersey cards.

To the OP, it seems as though you're merely breaking the boxes as a means of gambling, considering you're selling all the cards. My advice would be to head to the casino and play blackjack, where you'll have much more legitimate shot at winning money.

[skeen]

I hate when people claim a product is "hit or miss", making it sound as though you'd have a 50-50 chance of breaking even. In reality, you really only have a 1/10 chance of making any return, and a 1/25 chance of making significant return. That's how the market works.

Its simple, everyone loves to break boxes, not everyone loves to buy Ryan Smyth Jersey cards.

To the OP, it seems as though you're merely breaking the boxes as a means of gambling, considering you're selling all the cards. My advice would be to head to the casino and play blackjack, where you'll have much more legitimate shot at winning money.

But why do you break boxes? for fun? to waste money?

people break because they are in search of something . if you dont get yoour PC hits out of your boxes then you tend to use what you got. sell them to get what you want ? thats a fact others dont want to accept.theyll just blindly say go to casino and try to earn there. that this hobby is not for you blah blah blah!!!!


so to simply my question above .... has it been good to those who have broken

[gardzy99]

I like the look of some of the cards, but it's way too rich for my blood. I almost feel belittled because I cannot afford the rookies of my favourite collectable right now (Luke Schenn). And the sad thing is he's got like 6 different cards and a bunch of different plates from this set, which makes my chances pretty unlikely I'll ever have them all, let alone even 1 of them. That's what I hate about these expensive sets. I feel a lot of the major collectors are excluded from a product which is nice. How hard would it be to have buybacks in lesser priced packs to even give a chance to the people who cannot afford them to own one??? It's sad that the industry is almost dividing the population of collectors according to income. You can have this type of card, BUT not this one. Just my thoughts.

[Prime B]

I like the look of some of the cards, but it's way too rich for my blood. I almost feel belittled because I cannot afford the rookies of my favourite collectable right now (Luke Schenn). And the sad thing is he's got like 6 different cards and a bunch of different plates from this set, which makes my chances pretty unlikely I'll ever have them all, let alone even 1 of them. That's what I hate about these expensive sets. I feel a lot of the major collectors are excluded from a product which is nice. How hard would it be to have buybacks in lesser priced packs to even give a chance to the people who cannot afford them to own one??? It's sad that the industry is almost dividing the population of collectors according to income. You can have this type of card, BUT not this one. Just my thoughts.

On the flip side of the coin you could always pass on everything else of your player and then save all your money up to plunk down on THE rookie card to own? Right?

I mean, if I had a choice, I would not even bother with all the other rookies and then just go with a nice Cup one.

Come to think of it, that's exactly what I did this year! I did not purchase a single, solitary RC of ANY of the guys I wanted to collect and waited for The Cup rookies.

I admit, in this hobby, a person like me with that kind of will power is rare. UD knows that most people are NOT like me, that they are card addicts and buy, buy, buy all year long.

I knew The Cup was coming, and I knew all the best stuff would be in there so I waited........and saved me sheckles.

[gardzy99]

Good idea Prime B, but I like all the numbered rookies. Makes you feel like you own a percentage of a small stock. Example Clearcut rookies /100, Future Watch etc. I know they have parallels beyond belief on a lot of them as well, BUT you still have the feeling of owning 1/100 in existence. PLUS, I like the look of some of the other rookie cards as compared to the CUP. SPX Auto Rookies I think are really sharp. I do see your claim and it's a good idea. I'm sure the prices will drop on a lot of the current day rookies in the next year too when Tavares, and the others start showing up in YG and other formats too.

[Prime B]

Good idea Prime B, but I like all the numbered rookies. Makes you feel like you own a percentage of a small stock. Example Clearcut rookies /100, Future Watch etc. I know they have parallels beyond belief on a lot of them as well, BUT you still have the feeling of owning 1/100 in existence. PLUS, I like the look of some of the other rookie cards as compared to the CUP. SPX Auto Rookies I think are really sharp. I do see your claim and it's a good idea. I'm sure the prices will drop on a lot of the current day rookies in the next year too when Tavares, and the others start showing up in YG and other formats too.

Exactly my next point. Wait on the older stuff and then go back and get it. I am now filling in all the stuff from the past 12 months at insane low prices, I mean, I am paying like 15% of what these cards were selling for out of the gate, it's pretty darn sweet to be honest.

[SenatorsFan]

people break because they are in search of something . if you dont get yoour PC hits out of your boxes then you tend to use what you got. sell them to get what you want? thats a fact others dont want to accept.theyll just blindly say go to casino and try to earn there. that this hobby is not for you blah blah blah!!!!

Yes, but I don't see the advantage to doing this, why not just buy the individual PC cards themselves and save money? Why go to the hassle of breaking the product, spending time listing and selling them, only to use the money you've recouped to purchase singles? On top of this, you'll inevitably lose some cash in the process, as you demonstrated in your post. It makes absolutely no sense.

[mrconie]

It makes sense because opening a box of cards is a waaaaaay different feeling than a dealer flipping cards for you.