potvin48
10-11-2010, 11:58 AM
I am not posting an actual break or offering to do this, but I don't know if I've ever seen a group break work like this. It's possible this has been done, and I just haven't seen it.
Part of the reason I don't participate in group breaks where your team is drawn randomly is because I don't want any team except the one that I collect (Cubs). If I drop $100 on a 5 case break of Chrome, I really only want the Cubs as my team, and the odds are against me that I will get them.
Why not create one slot per team and open it up to a bidding style, and once the total of the bids reaches the total necessary for the breaker to break even, all spots are then given to the highest bidder for each team.
Example, the group break costs $3,000 total with supplies and shipping (and the cases of course). So, with Strasburg in the mix, the Nats might go for $250, and the Pirates might only get $25. The Yankees might get $300, the Cubs $278, the Mariners $104, the Padres $48, etc. Keep adding up all the bids until there is one bid that puts the total over the $3,000 mark. At that point, stop all bids, post the teams, and collect the money.
You will end up with different teams at different prices, but at least that way everyone is in for the team they want, at a price they're willing to pay. It's also nice because if there's one team that only has 3 or 4 players in that set, they're obviously going to get a lot less cards than a team with 10 or 11 players in that set, so the price should be lower for the team with fewer players. Sure, it would be nice to have everyone pay the same amount, and be lucky to draw the Yankees or Nats, but I think everyone would be happier with their break results under the bidding system, because they know what they're getting, and it's at a price they're willing to pay for them. Plus it might encourage people to buy another team at a low price and hit something good. You never know!
Thoughts? Has this been done?
Part of the reason I don't participate in group breaks where your team is drawn randomly is because I don't want any team except the one that I collect (Cubs). If I drop $100 on a 5 case break of Chrome, I really only want the Cubs as my team, and the odds are against me that I will get them.
Why not create one slot per team and open it up to a bidding style, and once the total of the bids reaches the total necessary for the breaker to break even, all spots are then given to the highest bidder for each team.
Example, the group break costs $3,000 total with supplies and shipping (and the cases of course). So, with Strasburg in the mix, the Nats might go for $250, and the Pirates might only get $25. The Yankees might get $300, the Cubs $278, the Mariners $104, the Padres $48, etc. Keep adding up all the bids until there is one bid that puts the total over the $3,000 mark. At that point, stop all bids, post the teams, and collect the money.
You will end up with different teams at different prices, but at least that way everyone is in for the team they want, at a price they're willing to pay. It's also nice because if there's one team that only has 3 or 4 players in that set, they're obviously going to get a lot less cards than a team with 10 or 11 players in that set, so the price should be lower for the team with fewer players. Sure, it would be nice to have everyone pay the same amount, and be lucky to draw the Yankees or Nats, but I think everyone would be happier with their break results under the bidding system, because they know what they're getting, and it's at a price they're willing to pay for them. Plus it might encourage people to buy another team at a low price and hit something good. You never know!
Thoughts? Has this been done?