Just looking for some advice on a possible purchase. As many of you know, I am a huge Packers fan and my main goal in collecting has been to obtain at least one autograph and one MEM card of every Packers player/coach that I can, which has included making my own custom cards to obtain autographs. As most of you also know, the economy/job market is in rough shape which leads me into my issue.
Last week I saw a post that Leaf Trading Cards is putting out a Vince Lombardi Legacy set. Each box in the set will contain 1 pack and that pack will contain 7 cards. 4 Base, 2 Inscribed Autos from players that Lombardi coached or coached against, and 1 MEM card that features a piece of Vince Lombardi game-worn jacket. Also randomly inserted into boxes will be redemption cards for a full Vince Lombardi signed check. Exciting news for me as I could add a sweet Lombardi MEM card to my PC and could possibly add an autograph or two of players I don't have. Looks like boxes will run around $100-120.00 each.
The timing could have been better for me, however, since I just found out last Monday that due to budget issues at work and being one of the most recent hires, I will be getting cut from 40 hours down to 29, which will also take away my health insurance. Luckily, being 24 I can hopefully get back on my parents' insurance for a couple years. Still, with having mortgage payments and utility bills, etc., money will be somewhat tight for the forseeable future.
I normally don't buy boxes to chase a hit, but when the main hit I would be interested in is guaranteed and I will also get two autos, which I could sell or trade if they aren't needed for my PC I am considering making an exception. There is also the chance to get a redemption for a Lombardi check, which makes it more tempting. My other option would be to not buy and then possibly pick up one of the MEM cards off of the bay or through a trade, but they may wind up being hard to get as well.
So my questions are, given the situation, what would you do? Also, I am not overly familiar with the "new" Leaf company so I don't know a whole lot about their reputation or how much value their stuff has. Any advice on the topic and input on Leaf's reputation would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Last week I saw a post that Leaf Trading Cards is putting out a Vince Lombardi Legacy set. Each box in the set will contain 1 pack and that pack will contain 7 cards. 4 Base, 2 Inscribed Autos from players that Lombardi coached or coached against, and 1 MEM card that features a piece of Vince Lombardi game-worn jacket. Also randomly inserted into boxes will be redemption cards for a full Vince Lombardi signed check. Exciting news for me as I could add a sweet Lombardi MEM card to my PC and could possibly add an autograph or two of players I don't have. Looks like boxes will run around $100-120.00 each.
The timing could have been better for me, however, since I just found out last Monday that due to budget issues at work and being one of the most recent hires, I will be getting cut from 40 hours down to 29, which will also take away my health insurance. Luckily, being 24 I can hopefully get back on my parents' insurance for a couple years. Still, with having mortgage payments and utility bills, etc., money will be somewhat tight for the forseeable future.
I normally don't buy boxes to chase a hit, but when the main hit I would be interested in is guaranteed and I will also get two autos, which I could sell or trade if they aren't needed for my PC I am considering making an exception. There is also the chance to get a redemption for a Lombardi check, which makes it more tempting. My other option would be to not buy and then possibly pick up one of the MEM cards off of the bay or through a trade, but they may wind up being hard to get as well.
So my questions are, given the situation, what would you do? Also, I am not overly familiar with the "new" Leaf company so I don't know a whole lot about their reputation or how much value their stuff has. Any advice on the topic and input on Leaf's reputation would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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