Anyone Breaking Leaf Ichiro Immortals Collection?

bcubs said:

Sorry, I just copied the image code from photobucket. Is there another way I can post it?

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MansGame said:

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bcubs said:

Thanks, I updated the settings to match your picture here so hopefully no one else sees the commercials and can just look at the picture.

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slaneyjason said:

This may be off topic but how does Leaf make any money on a product like this? 300 total boxes... How much were they to purchase from Leaf? I saw a box on ebay for $750. If leaf sold them for $750/box, that's only $225,000 for the entire product. I'm sure Ichiro got paid right? Maybe everyone knows but I don't get it. Little help

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MansGame said:

No worries. Just being a pain in the a$$ but it is so annoying when on mobile and get redirected to a commercial and the photobucket lol. Just don't want to leave FCB


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bigunitcards said:

There was a thread back when this product was announced, might search and look for it. Brian from Leaf posted in the thread mentioning this release was going to be a breakeven venture for them at best, and that they were just wanting to see if they could do super high-end right. Basically a brand building release if im recalling the post(s) accurately.

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bigunitcards said:

There was a thread back when this product was announced, might search and look for it. Brian from Leaf posted in the thread mentioning this release was going to be a breakeven venture for them at best, and that they were just wanting to see if they could do super high-end right. Basically a brand building release if im recalling the post(s) accurately.

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Leaf said:

You'll laugh, but our costs on some elements are MUCH higher:

Game used jerseys (real, while most in market fake):
Mariners $5k
Yankees $10k
Bat $4k

Printing costs --- $80 box!!!!!

This is a low/no profit item designed to test our skills at ultra high end..

Letterman are not game used, but are his first (and should be) only ever letterman...

BG

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maxe0213 said:

I'm sure they made at least some on this product. However, if its a success it could open up a lot of avenues later on to make even more money for them.

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bigunitcards said:

I bought into a group break draft with a breaker named PakerBob that is going on live right now. He's taken the cards off camera to resort them cause the were a mess, so I'll let you know what we pulled in just a moment.

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Krom said:

An Ichiro signed book #d /5 sold for $500. These cards are nice enough but i don't see the need for a book a card with one autograph and nothing else but text.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-Leaf-Ichiro-Immortal-Collection-BOOKLET-AUTO-AUTOGRAPH-3-5-200-HITS-X-10-YR-/321280670019?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item4acdd1f943&nma=true&si=I01vUu8kKbQ90eOysTP4kVDBiew%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

I pulled one of these in one box and here you have a need for a book.

http://www.collectingichiro.com/ud02-aue.jpg

To me they are a bit of a pain to store/display so i feel a book card should be reserved for cards with items or autos that won't fit on a single card.

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D-Lite said:

Still pondering what to do with these boxes...

The /5 booklet for $500 is encouraging, but need to see where the more regular autos are ending before committing. Or if my chances of a bigger cut auto pull remain.

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maxe0213 said:

I'd sit for a little while. See how much the normal autos are going for. And as more and more get broken since its such a small product as long as bigger cards aren't pulled your chances go up. But if people start pulling the cuts then that could hurt the value of sealed boxes.

Best of luck to you sir!

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slaneyjason said:

This may be off topic but how does Leaf make any money on a product like this? 300 total boxes... How much were they to purchase from Leaf? I saw a box on ebay for $750. If leaf sold them for $750/box, that's only $225,000 for the entire product. I'm sure Ichiro got paid right? Maybe everyone knows but I don't get it. Little help

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Pinbreaker said:

Here's the one from my box I got at my LCS.. I have another box coming next week..

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