Should a bowman/ chrome jumbo box GUARANTEE a #ed auto?

BBCgalaxee · Oct 24, 2013

A few weeks ago in a moment of boredom, I opened a jumbo box of bc and got three base autos.

I chalked it up as a rare box void of a single #ed auto until a customer told me his multiple boxes also had three base autos.

So that got me wondering what other products with a $150 Srp don't give you at least one numbered auto. In any sport. And I couldn't think of one.

Now, I'm not saying a blue or gold, im talking minimum Refractor. One per box.

And I know about odds but for that price, perhaps they should make an exclusive numbered color.

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bmc398 · Oct 24, 2013

BBCgalaxee said:
A few weeks ago in a moment of boredom, I opened a jumbo box of bc and got three base autos.

I chalked it up as a rare box void of a single #ed auto until a customer told me his multiple boxes also had three base autos.

So that got me wondering what other products with a $150 Srp don't give you at least one numbered auto. In any sport. And I couldn't think of one.

Now, I'm not saying a blue or gold, im talking minimum Refractor. One per box.

And I know about odds but for that price, perhaps they should make an exclusive numbered color.

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I think they should garuntee a blue auto or better, especially for being the cost of 3 regular boxes.

bmp1971 · Oct 24, 2013

Are you referring to 2013 Bowman Chrome?

Well, if so, a refractor auto is stated as one per 3.77 hobby boxes (1:68 packs-- 1 box = 18 packs), so if jumbo odds are the same, you need to buy two jumbos to hit the odds, and in that case you'd get one #'d auto (/500) and 5 base chrome, on average.

You need to buy 13 hobby boxes to expect seeing anything above a base ref au /500-- i.e. to see a blue au /150. I got two cases and hit one blue auto in total.

And according to the odds on the wrapper, you would need to buy 4 full hobby cases just to expect ONE gold prospect auto /50, or 58 CASES if you want to hit ONE RC gold auto /50. I consider myself fortunate to have hit one gold auto in my two cases.

Enjoy.

My one gold auto:

ballerskrip · Oct 24, 2013

bmc398 said:
I think they should garuntee a blue auto or better, especially for being the cost of 3 regular boxes.

I would say cost is typically closer to two boxes, than 3, and prices to the distributers are about 2:1.

ThoseBackPages · Oct 24, 2013

No, not at all.

A_Pharis · Oct 24, 2013

Bob Loblaw · Oct 25, 2013

Be glad you get any auto at all.

In my day, we opened up packs of cards for the CARDS and we loved it.

bmp1971 · Oct 25, 2013

Bob Loblaw said:
Be glad you get any auto at all.

In my day, we opened up packs of cards for the CARDS and we loved it.

....and paid $.15/pack.

Bob Loblaw · Oct 25, 2013

bmp1971 said:
....and paid $.15/pack.

.30-.50

I'm not that old.

maxe0213 · Oct 25, 2013

In Jumbo its usually been one auto is Ref or better and I think thats the way it should be. However, Topps seems to put all these things out there that say "on average, 1 auto a box" or whatever. So I don't think they would guarantee it but thats part of the problem with this years Bowman Chrome. massive overproduction and an awful checklist.

AK11 · Oct 25, 2013

bmp1971 said:
Are you referring to 2013 Bowman Chrome?

Well, if so, a refractor auto is stated as one per 3.77 hobby boxes (1:68 packs-- 1 box = 18 packs), so if jumbo odds are the same, you need to buy two jumbos to hit the odds, and in that case you'd get one #'d auto (/500) and 5 base chrome, on average.

You need to buy 13 hobby boxes to expect seeing anything above a base ref au /500-- i.e. to see a blue au /150. I got two cases and hit one blue auto in total.

And according to the odds on the wrapper, you would need to buy 4 full hobby cases just to expect ONE gold prospect auto /50, or 58 CASES if you want to hit ONE RC gold auto /50. I consider myself fortunate to have hit one gold auto in my two cases.

Enjoy.

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My one gold auto:

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Then I consider myself fortunate to pull 3 blue, 1 gold RC auto, 1 orange auto and 1 purple auto in my 3 cases.

bmp1971 · Oct 25, 2013

AK11 said:
Then I consider myself fortunate to pull 3 blue, 1 gold RC auto, 1 orange auto and 1 purple auto in my 3 cases.

Jumbo or hobby? I got two hobby cases.

AK11 · Oct 25, 2013

bmp1971 said:
Jumbo or hobby? I got two hobby cases.

hobby

bmp1971 · Oct 25, 2013

AK11 said:
hobby

crushed the odds, man-- absolutely

MansGame · Oct 26, 2013

Bob Loblaw said:
Be glad you get any auto at all.

In my day, we opened up packs of cards for the CARDS and we loved it.

I miss those days

(for me the early and mid '90s)

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D-Lite · Oct 26, 2013

The odds are too long to make it worth busting cases of Bowman products. I got one BDPP coming from cgilmo because of the great deal, but I'm not expecting miracles. Moving back to singles of the players (like playing the stock martket) I want instead of buying unopened material (lottery scratchers). At least that way I can only blame myself for backing the wrong horse.

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