Steps to saving $$$ on Bowman Chrome cases.

autorook · Mar 15, 2011

First off, special thanks to this forum and its members. I've been part of a few other forums but none of them offered as much advice/friendship as FCB!

Ok enough of the gushy stuff, so I bought a case of 2010 Bowman Chrome last month on ebay for a Buy It Now price of $500 with free shipping. I technically got the case for $362.94 and below is a small tutorial of how I managed to do it.

$10 Ebay Coupon (Ocassional Ebay shoppers get these coupons time to time).

2% ($10.00) Ebay Bucks (Sign up for free on Ebay for "Ebay Bucks").

36% ($12.06) Seller Fee (Bigcrumbs pays you the percentage based on how much the ebay seller listed the item for).

1% ($5) Credit Card Cashback (Many credit cards like Chase Freedom offer 1% cashback on any purchase).

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$100+ for 216 Bowman Chrome wrappers for redemption program.

Total Savings= $137.06

Enjoy your case breaks!

blanning71 · Mar 15, 2011

Re: Working The System: 2010 Bowman Case For $362.94

So who are you working for?

Ebay?
Big Crumbs?
Chase Freedom?

Either way, keep on pimping.

autorook · Mar 15, 2011

Re: Working The System: 2010 Bowman Case For $362.94

blanning71 said:
So who are you working for?

Ebay?
Big Crumbs?
Chase Freedom?

Either way, keep on pimping.

Unfortunately I don't work for any of the above affiliates but I do like to use them to the fullest.

Like Benjamin Franklin said "A penny saved is a penny earned" :mrgreen:

schmidtfan20 · Mar 15, 2011

Re: Working The System: 2010 Bowman Case For $362.94

except Ben Franklin wouldn't of touched Bowman Chrome with a 10 foot pole!

autorook · Mar 15, 2011

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schmidtfan20 said:
except Ben Franklin wouldn't of touched Bowman Chrome with a 10 foot pole!

For me it was a toss up between 2010 BC or 2010 TC, BC won :mrgreen:

JTfor3 · Mar 16, 2011

Re: Working The System: 2010 Bowman Case For $362.94

The thread title was misleading. I thought you got a case of Bowman for $362...that would REALLY be working the system.

Jurgy25 · Mar 16, 2011

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Just make sure you get your packs sent out in time. Unless the redemption ending date has changed, the promotion ends 3/31/11.

notjomommasclint · Mar 16, 2011

Re: Working The System: 2010 Bowman Case For $362.94

first your actual cost of the case depends on how long the balance of said case is allowed to sit on the credit card? second your card is expired...

js0000001 · Mar 16, 2011

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I still wouldn't pay $362.94 for a case of 2010 BC !!

awful QC + no color

autorook · Mar 16, 2011

Re: Working The System: 2010 Bowman Case For $362.94

Tough crowd!

The savings isn't instant but for people who buy a couple cases here and there its worth the legwork.

As for BC, granted its not the cream of the crop but it satisfies my set building cravings.

George_Calfas · Mar 16, 2011

Re: Working The System: 2010 Bowman Case For $362.94

Have fun with the bust.

Pine Tar · Mar 16, 2011

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schmidtfan20 said:
except Ben Franklin wouldn't of touched Bowman Chrome with a 10 foot pole!

Nor buy it with a line of credit :lol:

gvsu96 · Mar 16, 2011

Dear baby Jesus thank you for my Bowman Chrome case.
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notjomommasclint · Mar 16, 2011

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autorook said:
Tough crowd!

The savings isn't instant but for people who buy a couple cases here and there its worth the legwork.

As for BC, granted its not the cream of the crop but it satisfies my set building cravings.

most of us stick with what we know best... dont sweat what we think its your money and you can do what you want with it!

autorook · Mar 16, 2011

Re: Working The System: 2010 Bowman Case For $362.94

notjomommasclint said:
autorook said:

Tough crowd!

The savings isn't instant but for people who buy a couple cases here and there its worth the legwork.

As for BC, granted its not the cream of the crop but it satisfies my set building cravings.

Click to expand...

most of us stick with what we know best... dont sweat what we think its your money and you can do what you want with it!

Appreciate it, just doing what I can to help the newcomers to the hobby

Bob Loblaw · Mar 16, 2011

Step 1: Enter hobby shop.

Step 2: Withdraw

from holster.

Step 3: Leave with free wax.

uniquebaseballcards · Mar 16, 2011

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autorook said:
Appreciate it, just doing what I can to help the newcomers to the hobby

This is a great lesson. What you've shown is just because an auction ends at X dollars doesn't mean the item is worth X dollars.

Tough to accurately price anything anymoe

autorook · Mar 16, 2011

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uniquebaseballcards said:
autorook said:

Appreciate it, just doing what I can to help the newcomers to the hobby

Click to expand...

This is a great lesson. What you've shown is just because an auction ends at X dollars doesn't mean the item is worth X dollars.

Tough to accurately price anything anymoe

If you break it down by boxes... roughly $30 for a hobby box, its $10 more than a retail blast but with a guaranteed auto.

parsetdx · Mar 16, 2011

To bring this back on topic a bit... I'm a newbie to Big Crumbs but purchase a bunch on eBay.

However, I snipe most of my purchases. My assumptions are:

1.) Big Crumbs does not work when I snipe because I have to follow their link. What if I am logged into eBay on my browser, by way of following their link, when I bid and win an item via a snipe? If that works, then I can just leave my computer logged in via the Big Crumbs link 24/7.

2.) Similar question, but for Best Offers where there is a time delay from when you take the action of making an offer to when it may be accepted.

In other words, is this only useful for straight BIN purchases or bids keyed directly into the eBay website?

Thanks!

cmnkb8 · Mar 16, 2011

I'm late to the party, but I'd like to chime in that other cashback programs such as ebates or mrrebates gives 3% of the end price back for ebay items, and in this case would have paid out $15 instead of the $12 and change from big crumbs. Just a heads up.

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