My July 5th...2 Case break of Indiana Jones Heritage

[killerturtle]

Box 1-vic Tablian auto
Box 2-Michael Bryne auto
Box 3-Julian Glover auto
Box 4-Howard Shum sketch
Box 5-Vic Tablian auto
Box 6-EMPTY
Box 7-EMPTY
Box 8-Vic Tablian auto
OH THAT WAS BRUTAL!!

case 2
Box 1-EMPTY
Box 2-EMPTY
Box 3-Monkey
Box 4-EMPTY
Box 5 EMPTY
Box 6 EMPTY
Box 7 EMPTY
Box 8 EMPTY
OK WTF. WHERE ARE YOU GETTING THESE CASES?
9/16 Boxes with no hits..
Thats tough.

[Jackg1980]

ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch. Sorry bud. That is horrble. Maybe if we stop buying they will reduce to price.

[CollectorMan]

Wow, that is brutal.

[baytowntex]

did they at least give you a lot of parallels

[killerturtle]

did they at least give you a lot of parallels

Thats the worst part I only got 9 Parallels out of 16 boxes. :confused:

[jb1981]

Wow, that's rough. Sorry.

[Jackg1980]

yet they still raise the price of the cases.

[killerturtle]

I don't blame anyone for the content, I am just blown away by the collation of all my cases. Some had 8-9 hits some had 1. I will tell you this, the first 5 cases I bought were much better then the last 5. I don't know if BO changed distributors but all my recent cases have sucked. I am done for a while. If you look at recent breaks on these forms, they are bad so I can only assume a different source. 5 cases of mars comming next week so maybe I have a new addiction.

[Cujobyte]

We should all stop buying this product, I know I have. I refuse to buy anymore till blowout lowers them to $149.99 again.

I'll squeek out maybe breaking even on what I bought, mostly due to the Paul G. nice sketch. I was able to trade locally the crappy auto's to a collector, but I know I won't spend another dime on these till prices are really low.

[Jackg1980]

Yea same here, I am done with Blowout taking advantage. I will not buy another case.

[baytowntex]

Has anyone been buying the Crystal Skull boxes. Does anyone know how many cases they put out of that product?

[Nicnac]

Yea same here, I am done with Blowout taking advantage. I will not buy another case.

Taking advantage of who? By doing what? They bought those cases for a certain price and they need to sell them for a certain price. They are a business.

It's no secret that Indiana Jones Heritage is one of the worst Topps products in terms of collation and quality of sketches. That puts the burden on the buyer to weigh the cost to risk ratio.

The cases were cheap enough for people to buy lots of them and some found Kate Capshaw autos, and nice sketches, and at least one (perhaps 2) people found Stephen Spielberg autos...

[baytowntex]

does anyone know how many cases of KOTCS were produced?

[Jackg1980]

Taking advantage of who? By doing what? They bought those cases for a certain price and they need to sell them for a certain price. They are a business.

It's no secret that Indiana Jones Heritage is one of the worst Topps products in terms of collation and quality of sketches. That puts the burden on the buyer to weigh the cost to risk ratio.

The cases were cheap enough for people to buy lots of them and some found Kate Capshaw autos, and nice sketches, and at least one (perhaps 2) people found Stephen Spielberg autos...

Dont talk to me. Put me on your ignore list please.

[Igman7]

does anyone know how many cases of KOTCS were produced?

A crapton.

[Nicnac]

Dont talk to me. Put me on your ignore list please.

I'm asking you to clarify why you think Blowout is taking advantage of you. They sell an item. You buy it. They don't FORCE you to buy it. You don't have to buy it. You have the entire internet to find what the item might and might not contain and if you feel uncomfortable you can walk away.

It's obviously a good price because you buy it. It's also a gamble but so are ANY trading cards. If you find Spielberg, 'thanks Blowout you're the best'. If you find crap 'Blowout are crooks!' :confused::rolleyes::eek:

[skycat]

Wow. Case 2 is some terrible Heritage stuff. Sorry for your tough break.

[baytowntex]

yah i wont buy any more cases until blowout lowers their prices....

[Jackg1980]

I'm asking you to clarify why you think Blowout is taking advantage of you. They sell an item. You buy it. They don't FORCE you to buy it. You don't have to buy it. You have the entire internet to find what the item might and might not contain and if you feel uncomfortable you can walk away.

It's obviously a good price because you buy it. It's also a gamble but so are ANY trading cards. If you find Spielberg, 'thanks Blowout you're the best'. If you find crap 'Blowout are crooks!' :confused::rolleyes::eek:

You are so cool, you rolled your eyes. Just read the forum, there are a few other people who are going to stop buying until they lower their prices.

Taking advantage of some hype is good business. I do the same thing and raise the prices on my cards to maximize my profits. I am saying I am done with the current prices and will let supply and demand take effect.

[Cujobyte]

I'm asking you to clarify why you think Blowout is taking advantage of you. They sell an item. You buy it. They don't FORCE you to buy it. You don't have to buy it. You have the entire internet to find what the item might and might not contain and if you feel uncomfortable you can walk away.

It's obviously a good price because you buy it. It's also a gamble but so are ANY trading cards. If you find Spielberg, 'thanks Blowout you're the best'. If you find crap 'Blowout are crooks!' :confused::rolleyes::eek:

I think the point Jack was trying to make was that Blowout is obviously sitting on a crap ton of these. We buy about a dozen cases from them. Each time 4-6 cases were purchased, they raised their prices. No doubt to reflect what they had left in stock. Point is, the same cases are not worth anymore than the $189.99. I'd be hard pressed to say they were worth THAT much, but I felt like taking a gamble. So, let's fast forward 4-6 mo's when no one here buys these cases, and Blowout once again lowers them to the $149-189 range.

[THE_BEAST]

4,000 Hobby cases x 8 Boxes per case = 32,000 boxes

26 major hits in the entire run

Its something like 1 major hit in every 150-160 cases



Autograph Cards

-Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones 8
-George Lucas - Executive Producer 8
-Steven Spielberg - Director 8


Cut Signature Cards

-Denholm Elliot as Dr. Marcus Brody 1: 775,296 packs
-Pat Roach as Giant Sherpa 1: 775,296 packs



How many cases have been opened up recently on here?

Anyone know how many of each of the big hits have already been pulled?

If i had some extra coin right now, id be buying up these cases. Its only a matter of time before someone pulls another biggie. And when someone does pull one (and it will most likely happen), the rest of us are gonna be kicking ourselves for not buying just one more case.

[baytowntex]

4,000 Hobby cases x 8 Boxes per case = 32,000 boxes

26 major hits in the entire run

Its something like 1 major hit in every 150-160 cases



Autograph Cards

-Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones 8
-George Lucas - Executive Producer 8
-Steven Spielberg - Director 8


Cut Signature Cards

-Denholm Elliot as Dr. Marcus Brody 1: 775,296 packs
-Pat Roach as Giant Sherpa 1: 775,296 packs



How many cases have been opened up recently on here?

Anyone know how many of each of the big hits have already been pulled?

If i had some extra coin right now, id be buying up these cases. Its only a matter of time before someone pulls another biggie. And when someone does pull one (and it will most likely happen), the rest of us are gonna be kicking ourselves for not buying just one more case.

do you know the run on the kingdom of the crystal skulls set?

[THE_BEAST]

23,000 hobby boxes
8,500 retail boxes

[THE_BEAST]

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (http://nslists.com/indycrys.htm)

[killerturtle]

In my original post I was not blaming blow out or accusing them of anything I was just amazed at how my first five or so cases had a hit per box and my last five or six cases have had two or three boxes with no hits. Having been in the game since 1985 or so I am very aware you don't make money on every case and you are lucky to break even but that said when you open a case and six or seven boxes are duds that's tough. Again blow out has been very good to me and I would never accuse them of anything as I know they have a stellar reputation. And as far as the price hike I would do the same thing because I am sure the product is drying up and their cost is higher.

[Bum Dawg]

Box 1-vic Tablian auto
Box 2-Michael Bryne auto
Box 3-Julian Glover auto
Box 4-Howard Shum sketch
Box 5-Vic Tablian auto
Box 6-EMPTY
Box 7-EMPTY
Box 8-Vic Tablian auto
OH THAT WAS BRUTAL!!

case 2
Box 1-EMPTY
Box 2-EMPTY
Box 3-Monkey
Box 4-EMPTY
Box 5 EMPTY
Box 6 EMPTY
Box 7 EMPTY
Box 8 EMPTY
OK WTF. WHERE ARE YOU GETTING THESE CASES?
9/16 Boxes with no hits..
Thats tough.

I am so sorry for you killerturtle. If there was an award for worst case break that 2nd case is a world record setter! 1 hit and it was a monkey sketch...I would have just put everything back in the case and thrown it on a bonfire in back!:mad:

[killerturtle]

I am so sorry for you killerturtle. If there was an award for worst case break that 2nd case is a world record setter! 1 hit and it was a monkey sketch...I would have just put everything back in the case and thrown it on a bonfire in back!:mad:

HAHA Thanks It would not have lit due to my tears...
On a lighter note Mars is comming in 4 days I am betting its going be a big hit with some of the amazing sketches I have seen on here. The weird thing is my local card store had a nice allication comming but he said when he tried to order more from his distributor the guy was out. Told him it was a shorter print run then people think due to a slow order response at first, but now the demand is very big....so we will see.

[cardbooker]

Ouch, those are some bad cases. This product is definitely high risk. Even if you get a hit in every box, all the $1 common autos/sketches will make you lose money. I broke a $99 Black Friday case 3 years ago, got 8 hits, & still lost 75%+ easily.

[Nicnac]

Ouch, those are some bad cases. This product is definitely high risk. Even if you get a hit in every box, all the $1 common autos/sketches will make you lose money. I broke a $99 Black Friday case 3 years ago, got 8 hits, & still lost 75%+ easily.

You should sue Blowout for forcing you to buy it or something LOL.

[cardbooker]

You should sue Blowout for forcing you to buy it or something LOL.

I hope you're just kidding or being sarcastic, because there is no way I was implying that with my post/comment. I am just saying, that even at the cheapest possible price, this product has high loss potential written all over it.

[Nicnac]

You are so cool, you rolled your eyes. Just read the forum, there are a few other people who are going to stop buying until they lower their prices.

Taking advantage of some hype is good business. I do the same thing and raise the prices on my cards to maximize my profits. I am saying I am done with the current prices and will let supply and demand take effect.

Just trying to understand why you think Blowout is doing something wrong. You've backed away from that in this reply and said you would do it yourself.

They didn't misrepresent this product. They don't work to hide how badly collated it is. Yes, read the forums to see how badly collated this product is. That was YEARS before this current sale. As I said before, if the price is too high for your risk, don't buy it. Also as I said before, someone bought a case during this sale and pulled a $3000+ Spielberg auto. Should that buyer refund Blowout the difference?

I sometimes buy blaster boxes of sports cards at Target when they are 25% or 50% off. I have never EVER pulled one of the chases to make it worth even that discount. Is Target a crook? Did they force me to buy the trading cards?

You've stated your case. I've stated mine.

I hope you're just kidding or sarcastic, because there is no way I was inferring that with my post/comment. I am just saying, that even at the cheapest possible price, this product has high loss potential written all over it.

Refer to post #10 in this thread. ;)

[baytowntex]

the customer is always right

[NonSportsCardForum]

the customer is always right

Even the customer that has to eat the whole meal to decide it wasnt cooked right and wants a complete refund?:)!

If anyone blames anyone for this horrid release, it needs to be directed at Topps . Blowout didnt put a gun to anyones head and say BUY IT AND LIKE IT AND TELL US YOU LOVE US!!!!!!!! etc....its a gamble you were willing to take. Suck it up.

[baytowntex]

Even the customer that has to eat the whole meal to decide it wasnt cooked right and wants a complete refund?:)!

If anyone blames anyone for this horrid release, it needs to be directed at Topps . Blowout didnt put a gun to anyones head and say BUY IT AND LIKE IT AND TELL US YOU LOVE US!!!!!!!! etc....its a gamble you were willing to take. Suck it up.

what are you talking about...all i said was the "customer is always right"

[Jackg1980]

Are you serious. where in the world did I stated Blowout is doing something wrong? Please tell me. I just do not understand you at all. I said I was done with this product at the current price. They keep raising the price 10 - 15$ each week. They took advantage of the hype and milk it pretty good. As a business that is a smart thing to do. WOW, I sound like a broken record. Please put me on your ignore list. Its seems like you are the only one that does not understand. GEEZZZZZ

Just trying to understand why you think Blowout is doing something wrong. You've backed away from that in this reply and said you would do it yourself.

They didn't misrepresent this product. They don't work to hide how badly collated it is. Yes, read the forums to see how badly collated this product is. That was YEARS before this current sale. As I said before, if the price is too high for your risk, don't buy it. Also as I said before, someone bought a case during this sale and pulled a $3000+ Spielberg auto. Should that buyer refund Blowout the difference?

I sometimes buy blaster boxes of sports cards at Target when they are 25% or 50% off. I have never EVER pulled one of the chases to make it worth even that discount. Is Target a crook? Did they force me to buy the trading cards?


You've stated your case. I've stated mine.



Refer to post #10 in this thread. ;)

[Nicnac]

Are you serious. where in the world did I stated Blowout is doing something wrong? Please tell me. I just do not understand you at all. I said I was done with this product at the current price. They keep raising the price 10 - 15$ each week. They took advantage of the hype and milk it pretty good. As a business that is a smart thing to do. WOW, I sound like a broken record. Please put me on your ignore list. Its seems like you are the only one that does not understand. GEEZZZZZ

And honestly, you too do not seem to understand. I'll ask a third time. What is this ADVANTAGE they are taking of? Advantage of you? Advantage of what? Who? Did something happen. Did it force people to buy the product.

WHAT ADVANTAGE are you talking about? LOL.

dictionary.com:

to take advantage of: mislead; be dishonest

[Igman7]

Pardon me, but exactly what "hype" is Blowout taking advantage of 3.5 years after a crappy product was released? A number of folks are buying very cheap wax for the longshot of pulling a monster card. As a product's inventory trends upward, so will the price (you know, that whole supply and demand thing). In any business, a smart company will raise their price if there is a spike in demand.

There is no "hype" being put out by Blowout (nor anyone else for that matter), so there is nothing to be "taken advantage" of.

Oh by the way, for those who think it is a bad break at $199, you should have been there at $300+ when it was released...THEN you would have had something to complain about (to Topps, not the supplier).

[chadj88]

Never mind

[baytowntex]

I hope they come out with a set for Indiana Jones 5.

[Nicnac]

I hope they come out with a set for Indiana Jones 5.

Does it star Shia TheBeef and is it written by George Lucas? If so yikes!

[chipmaster]

I hope they come out with a set for Indiana Jones 5.

For all that is sacred and holy, I pray they do not make anymore IJ movies.

Kind of like Lucas destroying the trilogy with his CGI Jar Jar binks bullcrap......

Leave legacy's ALONE

[Nicnac]

For all that is sacred and holy, I pray they do not make anymore IJ movies.

Kind of like Lucas destroying the trilogy with his CGI Jar Jar binks bullcrap......

Leave legacy's ALONE

No coincidence that Lucas wrote both trilogies... actually he sort of retired a couple of months ago for what that's worth. This (http://www.pajiba.com/trade_news/there-is-still-good-in-him-george-lucas-retires.php) is a good read on the subject.

[chipmaster]

No coincidence that Lucas wrote both trilogies... actually he sort of retired a couple of months ago for what that's worth. This (http://www.pajiba.com/trade_news/there-is-still-good-in-him-george-lucas-retires.php) is a good read on the subject.

Good read indeed

Lucas' problem IMO was greed. I mean, WTF was the point to rush out 3 CGI piece of #@#@#@#@ movies in less then 3 years? The acting in each new movie was absolutely horrendous. Young Anakin was about the worst acting I've EVER seen, seriously.

Bitter I am

[Nicnac]

Good read indeed

Lucas' problem IMO was greed. I mean, WTF was the point to rush out 3 CGI piece of #@#@#@#@ movies in less then 3 years? The acting in each new movie was absolutely horrendous. Young Anakin was about the worst acting I've EVER seen, seriously.

Bitter I am

People claim it's an obvious money grab. Lucas knows if he puts "Star Wars" on something, he will make dough. I think he had simply fallen way out of tune with audiences, his fans, fans of the movies and the mythologies HE created. He made it clear he crafted Episodes 1 - 3 for young boys, hence the poop jokes, the Jar Jar Binks character, and all the bright colors and loud noises.

I think all this is insulting to kids and plays to the lowest common denominator. As a small boy, I loved Episodes IV - VI because they were dark, grim, and had real character problems. As a kid, I would have hated Ep 1 - 3 for lacking all of this.

[dd316]

People claim it's an obvious money grab. Lucas knows if he puts "Star Wars" on something, he will make dough. I think he had simply fallen way out of tune with audiences, his fans, fans of the movies and the mythologies HE created. He made it clear he crafted Episodes 1 - 3 for young boys, hence the poop jokes, the Jar Jar Binks character, and all the bright colors and loud noises.

I think all this is insulting to kids and plays to the lowest common denominator. As a small boy, I loved Episodes IV - VI because they were dark, grim, and had real character problems. As a kid, I would have hated Ep 1 - 3 for lacking all of this.
Lucas is a bazillionjillionaire at this point, do you really think he does any of this for money? He's an "artist" who likes to mold and shape his work with new tools. Do I hate that he does it? Yup. But I have a hard time swallowing that he's doing anything for the money any more.



And as far as the price hike I would do the same thing because I am sure the product is drying up and their cost is higher.
I'm glad you get it. And I'm sorry you got slaughtered on that case, I feel bad for you. :(

[killerturtle]

Ted
Can you explain artist return? I know there was another thread on this but I don't understand. If you send in 106 cards say for mars attacks and they only use 100 do they Topps return any 6 of their choosing. Also how do you sell the returns after you get them back?
It seems like every return I see sold is better than most I have pulled, why don't they return the junk and keep the color, painted kick as- ones or is it subjective.

[dd316]

Ted
Can you explain artist return? I know there was another thread on this but I don't understand. If you send in 106 cards say for mars attacks and they only use 100 do they Topps return any 6 of their choosing. Also how do you sell the returns after you get them back?
It seems like every return I see sold is better than most I have pulled, why don't they return the junk and keep the color, painted kick as- ones or is it subjective.
Sure. Returns are basically incentives. While I won't discuss amounts, the direct pay for most sketch cards is laughable (I'm sure you can find this info somewhere). But, as an incentive, the companies include extra cards that the artist can in turn sell directly for whatever they want. So this is why most Returns sell for more, many collectors like purchasing directly from the artist and a lot of time they can get specific images. And as you put it, most artists will put more time into their Returns because that means they can sell for more.

The number of Returns is based on how many pack-inserted sketch cards the artist completes for the set. If you do 100 cards, you can get 6 back, 200 you get 9, and so on. This varies by company.

Sometimes they are stamped or marked as Returns, Artists Proofs, etc., but Topps does not do this. For my Topps cards I normally include a card-size COA signed by myself with a picture of the Return sketch on it, which hopefully the collector will keep with the Return card because that's really the only proof you'll have that it's a Return.

Some of mine I sell on Ebay, but most times I'll offer them up elsewhere online or sometimes I get hit up before sets are even released, or I'll sell them at shows.

[killerturtle]

Sure. Returns are basically incentives. While I won't discuss amounts, the direct pay for most sketch cards is laughable (I'm sure you can find this info somewhere). But, as an incentive, the companies include extra cards that the artist can in turn sell directly for whatever they want. So this is why most Returns sell for more, many collectors like purchasing directly from the artist and a lot of time they can get specific images. And as you put it, most artists will put more time into their Returns because that means they can sell for more.

The number of Returns is based on how many pack-inserted sketch cards the artist completes for the set. If you do 100 cards, you can get 6 back, 200 you get 9, and so on. This varies by company.

Sometimes they are stamped or marked as Returns, Artists Proofs, etc., but Topps does not do this. For my Topps cards I normally include a card-size COA signed by myself with a picture of the Return sketch on it, which hopefully the collector will keep with the Return card because that's really the only proof you'll have that it's a Return.

Some of mine I sell on Ebay, but most times I'll offer them up elsewhere online or sometimes I get hit up before sets are even released, or I'll sell them at shows.

Are returns part of the original number sent in and what they dont use they return or are they extras that topps sends back-thats where I am confused.

[dd316]

Are returns part of the original number sent in and what they dont use they return or are they extras that topps sends back-thats where I am confused.

They're extras. When you're contracted to do 100 cards, they send you 106. When you send them back, you let them know which 6 you want "returned," hence the term. If you don't tell them which ones you want back, they'll just randomly choose for you.

[killerturtle]

Ok thanks I was wondering why returns are always so nice and why the company would not use them and send back the "Monkey" type sketches.
I can only imagine what your Mars Attack returns look like...and where I can buy one?

[dd316]

Ok thanks I was wondering why returns are always so nice and why the company would not use them and send back the "Monkey" type sketches.
I can only imagine what your Mars Attack returns look like...and where I can buy one?
PM coming. :)

[Nicnac]

Lucas is a bazillionjillionaire at this point, do you really think he does any of this for money? He's an "artist" who likes to mold and shape his work with new tools. Do I hate that he does it? Yup. But I have a hard time swallowing that he's doing anything for the money any more.


I should have added a line break...

[dd316]

I should have added a line break...
I got it, but it was a royal "you" since you were referring to lots of people.

[Jackg1980]

And honestly, you too do not seem to understand. I'll ask a third time. What is this ADVANTAGE they are taking of? Advantage of you? Advantage of what? Who? Did something happen. Did it force people to buy the product.

WHAT ADVANTAGE are you talking about? LOL.

dictionary.com:

to take advantage of: mislead; be dishonest

Answer this one question, would they raise the price if noone bought any cases? And why are you keep saying they are forcing people to buy boxes? I have said nothing like that. There was a spike in demand in the past couple months. Do you know how many they sold? When Jeter hit 3000 hits people took advantage and raised his prices. And many people bought Jeter cards and noone was FORCED to. I liked how you choose that definition. It has more then one meaning.

Advantage: a factor or circumstance of benefit to its possessor

Pardon me, but exactly what "hype" is Blowout taking advantage of 3.5 years after a crappy product was released? A number of folks are buying very cheap wax for the longshot of pulling a monster card. As a product's inventory trends upward, so will the price (you know, that whole supply and demand thing). In any business, a smart company will raise their price if there is a spike in demand.

There is no "hype" being put out by Blowout (nor anyone else for that matter), so there is nothing to be "taken advantage" of.

Oh by the way, for those who think it is a bad break at $199, you should have been there at $300+ when it was released...THEN you would have had something to complain about (to Topps, not the supplier).

Exactly, there was a spike in demand and prices were raised.

[Igman7]

Yea same here, I am done with Blowout taking advantage. I will not buy another case.

It is not like we are being selective with your own words. The above statement certainly doesn't make it sound like BO was handling their business according to the normal rules of supply and demand (which they absolutely were). You came off sounding like an asshat and are now scrambling to make yourself sound better.

[Jackg1980]

It is not like we are being selective with your own words. The above statement certainly doesn't make it sound like BO was handling their business according to the normal rules of supply and demand (which they absolutely were). You came off sounding like an asshat and are now scrambling to make yourself sound better.

And I explain what I mean by that. Did not say anything about BO cheating to make me buy something. Take that or leave it, others knew what I was saying.

[Nicnac]

Advantage: a factor or circumstance of benefit to its possessor

Meaning every retailer should strive NOT to make a profit since that is to their benefit.

You still haven't explained what BO took advantage of... you know what. Never mind. ;)

And, oh... only one person seemed to 'get what you were saying' and that person happens to also have bought a crappy case.

[killerturtle]

Are you talking about me?

[killerturtle]

And, oh... only one person seemed to 'get what you were saying' and that person happens to also have bought a crappy case.[/QUOTE]

With this statement?

[Jackg1980]

Meaning every retailer should strive NOT to make a profit since that is to their benefit.

You still haven't explained what BO took advantage of... you know what. Never mind. ;)

And, oh... only one person seemed to 'get what you were saying' and that person happens to also have bought a crappy case.

I told you already. Do you really think, I believe BO was making and forcing people to buy the case. What do you think I meant? Please tell me.

[chipmaster]

Weren't these cases $119 on special a few months back?

[baytowntex]

Does it star Shia TheBeef and is it written by George Lucas? If so yikes!

according to the imdb website george lucas is the writer, and directed by spieldberg, and of course will star harrison ford according to the imdb page

[Zerokruel]

I don't believe Heritage has ever been that low.

I actually just filtered all of my solicitations from BO - and the majority of their discounts for Heritage was either $189.95 or $199.95.

So I'm not sure why everyone think they are jacking up the prices at all. Blowout moved some cold product and now they put it back to normal price.

[baytowntex]

I don't believe Heritage has ever been that low.

I actually just filtered all of my solicitations from BO - and the majority of their discounts for Heritage was either $189.95 or $199.95.

So I'm not sure why everyone think they are jacking up the prices at all. Blowout moved some cold product and now they put it back to normal price.

2 black fridays ago it was 160.00 ..thats the lowest i have ever seen

[chipmaster]

Was I thinking of kotcs? Am I just burnt? I'll accept either answer

[baytowntex]

who bought a crappy case?

[Zerokruel]

2 black fridays ago it was 160.00 ..thats the lowest i have ever seen

Correct. That is when this craze started and everyone started to purchase cheap cases and became experts. However, when theses case went on sale - they were normally either $189.95 or $199.95. Now they are sitting back at where they normally were - and BO is taking advantage? :confused:

[baytowntex]

Correct. That is when this craze started and everyone started to purchase cheap cases and became experts. However, when theses case went on sale - they were normally either $189.95 or $199.95. Now they are sitting back at where they normally were - and BO is taking advantage? :confused:

i dont remember saying anything about "advantage". who became experts, are you talking about certain people on this thread?

[Zerokruel]

i dont remember saying anything about "advantage". who became experts, are you talking about certain people on this thread?

Commented wasn't point directly at you - you just happened to quote me while I was ranting, so I continued.

[Jackg1980]

Please pm me if you want me to explain anything, I do not want these to turn into a negative thread. I just know that BO sold about 30- 40 cases in the last 6-8 weeks or so and the price went up about 45$ in that span. I actually did not know how much they sold because because I just recently got in the Heritage set.

[baytowntex]

Has anyone opened any of the Crystal Skull boxes lately

[dd316]

Was I thinking of kotcs? Am I just burnt? I'll accept either answer

Yes, because I bought one.

[Hellfish]

I bought a case at 209.00. Had fun breaking, but it was so crappy I decided not to even post it. I'll still buy more, but not likely at the current price. I also noticed that two cases I received looked like they had been crapped on through a screen door on a hot summer day, and those cases were terrible. The cases I got that were in good shape had some decent pulls and no RW monkey

[Nicnac]

I bought a case at 209.00. Had fun breaking, but it was so crappy I decided not to even post it. I'll still buy more, but not likely at the current price. I also noticed that two cases I received looked like they had been crapped on through a screen door on a hot summer day, and those cases were terrible. The cases I got that were in good shape had some decent pulls and no RW monkey

No RW monkey is considered a win :D

[Hellfish]

No RW monkey is considered a win :D

I did however get 3 Howard Shum sketches. here doesn't seem to be much interest so I think I'll ink and color them for fun and keep them in my PC.

[killerturtle]

Indy heritage down to $199.....

[Zerokruel]

Indy heritage down to $199.....

They have a Non-Sport sell going on till Sunday.

http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/blowout-cards-promotions-other-cool-stuff/331883-blowout-cards-invasion-savings-non-sports-sale.html

[Sushiyoshi]

Not falling for that! :p

Spent my money on MAH instead.

[baytowntex]

So which one of yall bought the first 2 cases on sale? ha

[Cujobyte]

They have a Non-Sport sell going on till Sunday.

http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/blowout-cards-promotions-other-cool-stuff/331883-blowout-cards-invasion-savings-non-sports-sale.html

They have some nice prices. Someone should gamble on the 1600 Penn box at $1000+, if I had any money I'd give it a go lol, spent all mine on Walking Dead tho!

[baytowntex]

They have some nice prices. Someone should gamble on the 1600 Penn box at $1000+, if I had any money I'd give it a go lol, spent all mine on Walking Dead tho!

Walking Dead is the better choice in my opinion

[baytowntex]

the KOTCS boxes are pretty cheap also

[Cujobyte]

So which one of yall bought the first 2 cases on sale? ha

My Guess: Turtle lol. If so, good luck!

[killerturtle]

You are correct my friend I will have sitting in my man cave
When I get home from work 5 cases of mars and 2 Indy cases!
Yard mowed today, dog fed, kids swimming and wife taken care of Tonight
You get the idea
So everyone leave me alone till my fingers bleed opening packs.
I asked chris from blowout to send me the ford, Lucas case. He said it's on it's way!

[Cujobyte]

Haha, best of luck!! You're due to hit a biggy!!!

[baytowntex]

you are correct my friend i will have sitting in my man cave
when i get home from work 5 cases of mars and 2 indy cases!
Yard mowed today, dog fed, kids swimming and wife taken care of tonight
you get the idea
so everyone leave me alone till my fingers bleed opening packs.
I asked chris from blowout to send me the ford, lucas case. He said it's on it's way!

omg, this is getting crazy..as soon as i sell my cat staggs on ebay i will go in for more

[baytowntex]

Someone just purchased a single case..who was it?..ha

[killerturtle]

Maybe you should stop posting and start buying!!!!
Before there gone$$$$$

[baytowntex]

they wont be gone before i buy some

[Cujobyte]

omg, this is getting crazy..as soon as i sell my cat staggs on ebay i will go in for more

No what's crazy is that this single thread has almost 1700 views lol.

Turtle you're my hero, although with what I've spent on Walking Dead cards, I could have bought a TON of cases of this. Good luck, hit the FORD!!!

[Jackg1980]

A Harrison Ford is coming soon! A hampster told me

[Nicnac]

A Harrison Ford is coming soon! A hampster told me

Does he join a ... um club of some sort?

[Jackg1980]

Does he join a ... um club of some sort?

I do not know what you mean, but I have a talking hamster. He is weird.

[killerturtle]

[QUOTE=Cujobyte;2965804]No what's crazy is that this single thread has almost 1700 views lol.

I should get a free box of Heritage for hitting 2000 Views...hahaha :)!

As much money as I have spent on these cases I could have bought a Ford..
well maybe..so answer me this cardboard collectors;
Why is it we keep buying cases/boxes rather then just buying the cards we want? For me its the excitement of flipping the card over and seeing what it is and who drew it/signed it. When I am opening packs and I hit an auto/sketch I put that pack down and open the rest of the box and then go back to the pack with the hit, flip it over and pull it out of the rest of the cards, take a deep breath and flip it over to reveal the sketch..BOOM sometimes its a Monkey sometimes its a Multi-colored Monster.
Its an Addiction.

[Jackg1980]

[QUOTE=Cujobyte;2965804]No what's crazy is that this single thread has almost 1700 views lol.

I should get a free box of Heritage for hitting 2000 Views...hahaha :)!

As much money as I have spent on these cases I could have bought a Ford..
well maybe..so answer me this cardboard collectors;
Why is it we keep buying cases/boxes rather then just buying the cards we want? For me its the excitement of flipping the card over and seeing what it is and who drew it/signed it. When I am opening packs and I hit an auto/sketch I put that pack down and open the rest of the box and then go back to the pack with the hit, flip it over and pull it out of the rest of the cards, take a deep breath and flip it over to reveal the sketch..BOOM sometimes its a Monkey sometimes its a Multi-colored Monster.
Its an Addiction.

Because one is sure the big hit is probably in the next break or pack. When I hit a sketch I slowly reveal it. When I see a lot of color and or detail I know it can be a monster. Its a great feeling when you slowing reveal a sketch and lots of details are showing on the edges.