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Old 09-26-2025, 01:32 AM   #251
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Enough people haven't been burned hard enough yet, but it's coming I feel.
I don't see how people won't get hurt badly on these if they're ripping personals.
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Old 09-26-2025, 05:21 AM   #252
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Search her on YouTube it's in the recap at the end
Found it, thank you!

"I'm not going to scare you" is the inscription. That is really cool. Glad his was found. I saw Jodi Benson listed too, so I think there has been one of all the biggies pulled now. You never can tell with Topps, so even though they were on the sell sheet, I wanted to see them before I actually believed they existed.
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Old 09-26-2025, 05:28 AM   #253
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I don't see how people won't get hurt badly on these if they're ripping personals.
That's how it is with opening anything as personals these days. The fractionalization of the costs with breakers completely changed the game over the last few years. That isn't tied to just this release, its everything.

In years past, I would open about 300-400 cases a year between baseball Flagship and Heritage products. This year my total opened is exactly 0. It is what it is. The good thing is that there are numerous ways to enjoy the hobby. You don't have to open wax. I stopped because the value wasn't there anymore. I didn't complain about anything, I just decided to do things differently. I still enjoy things just as much. Life is all about perspective. Hobby boxes being too expensive for people on a budget is a 1st world problem.
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Old 09-26-2025, 05:54 AM   #254
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That's how it is with opening anything as personals these days.
A matter of perspective, I'd say. I ripped three 2025 Chrome SW for less than the price of a single Disney Chrome and got 60% back selling what I didn't want, plus kept three cards for the PC. I could have spent that same money on breaks and ended up with much less when you take the giant checklist into account.

Opening Disney Chrome at $400+ ea is just asking for big hurt, considering promised hits and print run. I'd be much more tempted to use the same money on breaks of that product if I was really interested in it.

But yeah there's definitely much less opportunity to rip like "the old days" bc of breaking. We all know the deal. Still, some gambles (ripping personals) are clearly better than others.
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Old 09-26-2025, 06:09 AM   #255
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A matter of perspective, I'd say. I ripped three 2025 Chrome SW for less than the price of a single Disney Chrome and got 60% back selling what I didn't want, plus kept three cards for the PC. I could have spent that same money on breaks and ended up with much less when you take the giant checklist into account.
Absolutely. I don't disagree at all. I am not saying people should buy into breaks. Its a horrible OVERALL value, and even worse than buying a box yourself. The difference is people who can't afford $500 on a box can afford $50 on a spot. I think that is why it has gotten so popular. Similar to the personal finance conversation with people who go to Starbucks every morning but have problem paying bills. They don't realize how much those little costs add up because its little bits at a time, but in the end, it really adds up. And with breaking, it adds up to profit in their pockets as shown in a previous post about breakers making $1,000 a box on this.

The thing that magnifies a product like this is the potential for massive hits. There are insane amounts of 4 figure cards that can be pulled and even multiple 5 figure cards. That isn't always a thing with all products. So the gambling factor is magnified because of the potential payout people hope to hit with "a little luck".
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Old 09-26-2025, 06:28 AM   #256
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I did enjoy doing breaks back when it was cheaper. I’m not sure how long the current popularity will last at high prices but it probably still has some legs.
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Old 09-26-2025, 06:50 AM   #257
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At this point I am just buying singles. Looking at low numbered 2024 and 2023 Disney Chrome while everyone is focused 2025 on eBay.
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Old 09-26-2025, 11:18 AM   #258
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Neil Camera here! Thought I'd share some of my Disney Chrome sketch cards with the group. Hope it's ok to post these here!
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Old 09-26-2025, 11:55 AM   #259
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Neil Camera here! Thought I'd share some of my Disney Chrome sketch cards with the group. Hope it's ok to post these here!
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Old 09-26-2025, 12:10 PM   #260
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Neil Camera here! Thought I'd share some of my Disney Chrome sketch cards with the group. Hope it's ok to post these here!
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Old 09-26-2025, 12:19 PM   #261
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Thanks much all! If you like these, you'll love the Disney cards that my daughter drew! Check out the recent post for Halsey Camera in the Sketch Card Collections and Artist Galleries thread! Her art is super amazing!

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Old 09-26-2025, 01:31 PM   #262
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Neil Camera here! Thought I'd share some of my Disney Chrome sketch cards with the group. Hope it's ok to post these here!
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Incredible artwork! I love the Steamboat Willie.
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Old 09-26-2025, 06:35 PM   #263
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Holy goodness! Ripping boxes with my kiddo and both of these from box 2. Knightly is massive and so is Remy /10.


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Old 09-26-2025, 06:53 PM   #264
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amazing cards, happy it worked out for you and your kid!
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Old 09-26-2025, 07:22 PM   #265
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amazing cards, happy it worked out for you and your kid!

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Old 09-26-2025, 08:39 PM   #266
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Haven’t posted in 3 years, but felt like this was a cool reintroduction. Me and my 13 year old were on the hunt for Marvel Blasters and scored 4. We also grabbed a Disney.

Last pack magic - Future Stars Elio Solis Red & Black Mickey /28 popped out!
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Old 09-27-2025, 05:27 AM   #267
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Haven’t posted in 3 years, but felt like this was a cool reintroduction. Me and my 13 year old were on the hunt for Marvel Blasters and scored 4. We also grabbed a Disney.

Last pack magic - Future Stars Elio Solis Red & Black Mickey /28 popped out!
Welcome back to the boards, and congratulations on the Mickey hit. That is a biggie.
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Old 09-27-2025, 05:46 AM   #268
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Here is some brand new craziness for everyone on this beautiful Saturday morning:

Stateline breaks on Whatnot was just finishing up their Friday night breaks as I was getting up. It was a character random which had 188 total spots in the break. This one is the highest I have seen so far. Ready for it? Half case break, so 6 total boxes. Grand total of the spots added up to...............$9,631. Holy Freaking Cow that is insane. That is the equivalent to a $19,000 case. Granted, this is pre fees, but still. The total box price for this 6 box break was $1,605 per box. I don't even know what words to use for this one other than crazy.

EDIT TO ADD: First John Goodman autograph was listed while I was asleep and also sold right after. It was the /28 version and sold for $2,000. The first Jodi Benson also sold /99 for $1,200. Its still hard to compare the top autographs because there haven't been a lot of them available yet and they have sold at different parallel levels. But it looks like Tom Hanks may still be the top dog. A regular non-numbered sold for $1,700 yesterday. But again, these early cards can be all over the place.

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Old 09-27-2025, 07:56 AM   #269
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Keira Knightly has been reduced to being as massive as a Remy /10 lmao jk but I did laugh
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Old 09-27-2025, 07:58 AM   #270
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Keira Knightly has been reduced to being as massive as a Remy /10 lmao jk but I did laugh

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Old 09-27-2025, 09:14 AM   #271
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Incredible artwork! I love the Steamboat Willie.
Thanks! Originally, I was only going to do color but I had to make an exception for that one!
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Old 09-27-2025, 10:57 AM   #272
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Holy goodness! Ripping boxes with my kiddo and both of these from box 2. Knightly is massive and so is Remy /10.


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Wow thats a pretty awesome get! COngrats!
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Old 09-27-2025, 01:57 PM   #273
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I wish they would put the artist name on the sketch cards. How do you even look up who created these? This one is beautiful:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/35766289641...Bk9SR8i5rtmvZg
This sketch sold for $4k Euros or around $4.6k US. I could not find it on ebay as completed sale. Is that because it was listed on a foreign ebay site?
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Old 09-27-2025, 02:07 PM   #274
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This sketch sold for $4k Euros or around $4.6k US. I could not find it on ebay as completed sale. Is that because it was listed on a foreign ebay site?
Not sure that it "sold". The listing appears to have been ended by the seller which usually means they worked out a deal away from ebay to save fees.
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Old 09-28-2025, 08:43 AM   #275
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A lot of the breaks I see listed are now half-cases. Makes me wonder if the wind is out of the sails already. Genuine question, if interest dries up that quick on a product like this and with how many boxes were made, what happens to box prices? I would think they'd start to come down, but past evidence doesn't necessarily show that happening.
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