Honus Bonus Fantasy Baseball Closed Shop Suddenly

Cavaliercards · 08-01-2017, 09:28 AM

They said July was going to be their last month last night at about 8:30 PM and this morning I saw they deleted their Facebook and Twitter.

Did anyone else participate in this?

I wonder how low Blowout will go on the boxes.

jonbowens · 08-01-2017, 09:32 AM

Maybe because it was stupid.

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espyonage · 08-01-2017, 09:34 AM

I didn't play in July because I was too late with my roster. I live on the WC and I needed to submit by whatever time on the EC.
Anyway, cool idea just really really flawed. You saw this coming during the first month if you followed the thread on their page.

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Orange October · 08-01-2017, 09:34 AM

Wow, that didn't last very long. I bought one of the Schoop cards for the hell of it, but that was it. I never played the associated fantasy game or anything.

Cavaliercards · 08-01-2017, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by espyonage

I didn't play in July because I was too late with my roster. I live on the WC and I needed to submit by whatever time on the EC.
Anyway, cool idea just really really flawed. You saw this coming during the first month if you followed the thread on their page.

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We followed it and our smartest loyalest customer claimed it was not going to last, we thought it was a neat idea, but could see the issues.

Cavaliercards · 08-01-2017, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by jonbowens

Maybe because it was stupid.

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I disagree, but ok.

JackThree · 08-01-2017, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by jonbowens

Maybe because it was stupid.

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Originally Posted by Cavaliercards

I disagree, but ok.

No, he's right.

ThoseBackPages · 08-01-2017, 10:24 AM

never heard of it

Cavaliercards · 08-01-2017, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

never heard of it

It was short lived and was something new introduced at the National.

espyonage · 08-01-2017, 01:00 PM

I guess the worst part really is that my Venturas just tanked. Lol.

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espyonage · 08-01-2017, 01:04 PM

Do you know if they actually followed through and paid their monthly winners?

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scottagibson · 08-01-2017, 01:04 PM

I have to imagine there are people somewhere extremely pissed off about this today. I know it was not that popular as a whole, but if you calculated the cost just right… You probably could have won some money with this game. I thought long and hard about it but decided against it due to time constraints.

majestik101 · 08-01-2017, 01:08 PM

The owner of my LCS went HEAVY into it, and has won at least three months in a row to my knowledge, and has won a lot of the individual stat contests. I know that he made out like a bandit on this stuff. I think his total winnings so far are around $7,000, maybe more.

I'm sure he is not going to take this news well.

Corky · 08-01-2017, 02:19 PM

I won the June ERA award, it was $100 so I was happy about that. I missed setting up a July lineup and was watching to see when it would open for August and September, I was getting a bit worried because they didn't open up. I guess we have our answer.

08-01-2017, 09:28 AM	#1
Cavaliercards Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 30,806 cavaliercards	Honus Bonus Fantasy Baseball Closed Shop Suddenly They said July was going to be their last month last night at about 8:30 PM and this morning I saw they deleted their Facebook and Twitter. Did anyone else participate in this? I wonder how low Blowout will go on the boxes. __________________ Always Buying: Vintage and Tobacco Cards Follow us on Twitter AND Instagram: @Cavaliercards

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ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 84,215 ThoseBackPages	never heard of it __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

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scottagibson Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Down South Posts: 3,501	I have to imagine there are people somewhere extremely pissed off about this today. I know it was not that popular as a whole, but if you calculated the cost just right… You probably could have won some money with this game. I thought long and hard about it but decided against it due to time constraints. __________________ Always looking for Hunter Renfroe I don't have!

08-01-2017, 01:08 PM	#13
majestik101 Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Socially Distanced Posts: 39,992 majestik101	The owner of my LCS went HEAVY into it, and has won at least three months in a row to my knowledge, and has won a lot of the individual stat contests. I know that he made out like a bandit on this stuff. I think his total winnings so far are around $7,000, maybe more. I'm sure he is not going to take this news well. __________________ If you reply with...."last one on eBay sold for this"...then you should have bought it on eBay. Last edited by majestik101; 08-01-2017 at 01:11 PM.

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Corky Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Arizona (Hometown: Seattle) Posts: 1,487 jumper48 corky	I won the June ERA award, it was $100 so I was happy about that. I missed setting up a July lineup and was watching to see when it would open for August and September, I was getting a bit worried because they didn't open up. I guess we have our answer. __________________ I am a player collector focusing mainly on Ken Griffey Jr. but I also collect Jay Buhner, Edgar Martinez, Ryan Bader. and University of Arizona http://real-corky.deviantart.com/gallery/

08-01-2017, 09:32 AM	#2
jonbowens Member Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 25	Maybe because it was stupid. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-01-2017, 09:34 AM	#3
espyonage Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,542 theespyfam espyonage	I didn't play in July because I was too late with my roster. I live on the WC and I needed to submit by whatever time on the EC. Anyway, cool idea just really really flawed. You saw this coming during the first month if you followed the thread on their page. Sent from my SM-J700T using Tapatalk

08-01-2017, 09:34 AM	#4
Orange October Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 5,161 orangeoctober88	Wow, that didn't last very long. I bought one of the Schoop cards for the hell of it, but that was it. I never played the associated fantasy game or anything.

08-01-2017, 01:00 PM	#10
espyonage Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,542 theespyfam espyonage	I guess the worst part really is that my Venturas just tanked. Lol. Sent from my SM-J700T using Tapatalk