FCB BBCE Wax Buy Break Thread

[RStadlerASU22]

I don't think these buys are about making or recouping money. They are more about the memories and pulling some great rookies from packs, as Dean said. They are also a great way to get mint older cards. I mean, you can buy factory sets of some of these Donruss products for dirt money vs. the wax. So if you just want the cards, buy the sets. But you can't pull them from a $1.88 pack that way either.

Also, the stuff like 2001 Certified Materials, cuts, SP, etc., is dried up so the cost is in the fact that you can't easily get it. There really isn't any value in busting a box of this stuff at the prices they cost.

Ryan, you have bought more of the stuff from the second paragraph and I'm sorry you haven't faired well. You've hit some of the inserts but they just haven't been big ones. Some people haven't even gotten any of the inserts at all.

I haven't even thought about listing this stuff for sale. I've more been thinking about making sets and the next buy.

Bill

It's not that I went in thinking I was doing it for the $. However a 90% loss is a lil painful. In the first break I don't even remember a semi star base card. It was nothing that could have brought any joy. In the 2nd, yes I hit some of the inserts, it just happened to be guys that are tough to move the excitement meter at all. Again it wasn't all about ROI, I just haven't got as excited as non of the players are the type I'm excited over. Regardless of price. Some people may have bought in for buying a pack to get a $1 single from 84 Donruss of the guys they like, I get that. But I did buy some stuff for a "Big Hit" chance and failed miserably.

Ryan

 

[Bill Menard]

I hear ya Ryan. What did you get in your limited, POG, and tot cert packs? Any chance you'd post some details?

 

[DRav87]

Just arrived! Will be opening soon and then the results will be posted.

 

[DRav87]

All done and it was completely underwhelming. No Ripken and no Griffey. Oh well, can't win them all. Still was fun opening them.

 

[wolfmanalfredo]

Arrived home to my packs! Will start ripping shortly

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[wolfmanalfredo]

85 donruss Gooden rc box bottom lol



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[wolfmanalfredo]

Here is the contents

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[wolfmanalfredo]

Nothing in the 89 UD, nothing in the 01 leaf limited. A few hofers out of 83 donruss. Nolan Ryan kooks really clean, possibly grade worthy



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[wolfmanalfredo]

Not any Puckett rookies out of 85 donruss. A couple rc's and hofers.

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[Bill Menard]

How come the boxes always seem to contain duplicates of the stuff you don't want? For example, I got two Reggie's out of the 8 packs of 83 Donruss I opened, wolfmanalfredo got one, so there's three... Anyone else?

 

[wolfmanalfredo]

No Ripken, but some hofer goodness. Pulled Nolan Ryan out of each set, so I'm pleased with that. This one and the Rickey Henderson are in amazing shape


Also a Rusty Kuntz sighting

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[goldenegg1]

Has there only been one auto pulled from GOTG?

 

[Bill Menard]

That is all that has been posted.

 

[Bill Menard]

I seem to hit a Nolan Ryan in just about everything too.

 

[cubfanbudman]

Came home to find my 4 packs of 83 Donruss, 4 85 Donruss and 2 packs of Certified

It was a lot of fun to go through the packs and see all these names I remember from when I was a kid. Didn't do great but did get a PC Card of Ryno so that was nice. Anyways here's the goodies



The 85 Donruss came out of the pack pretty bad. It almost looks like OPC cards(very rough around the edges)

 

[Erich]

I don't get home until tomorrow morning so hopefully I have some good stuff in my packs.

 

[goldenegg1]

0/2 on Gotg packs for me

 

[padremurph]

Nothing out of my packs. Thanks again, looking forward to the next one.

 

[Bill Menard]

Jeter odds getting better and better for those that have yet to break!

 

[orion9578]

Jeter odds getting better and better for those that have yet to break!

Is there, on average, at least one per box? Just curious. And my package still just says it left RI. Stupid storm!