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09-02-2014, 09:51 PM
topps chrome jumbo? really?
topps chrome jumbo??? $199.00?? come on topps!-i guess if u are after the hard to get chase cards and can afford a few cases to get one then great
but for me it doesn't add up, comparatively to just a regular old fashioned hobby box of topps chrome,i.e.
tc hobby box 24 packs 2 autos 96 cards total price $63
tc "jumbo box" 12 packs (13 cards ea.) 5 autos 156 cards price $$$199.00
so in summary i can buy 2 and a half (or probably less to get to that 5th auto) boxes of hobby (24 packs ea.) and attain my 5 autos and come away with 240 cards total (84 cards more than "jumbo") and i actually have 3 shots (3 different boxes) at an abreu auto or multiple abreu autos
doesn't make sense to me ,but i'm probably missing something
also i forgot my price comparison point you can but 3+ hobby boxes for less than 1 "jumbo"
btw 1 have only bought 3 packs of chrome and it was junk (disappointed waited months for it)
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09-02-2014, 10:09 PM
RE: topps chrome jumbo? really?
(09-02-2014, 09:51 PM)camco2 Wrote: topps chrome jumbo??? $199.00?? come on topps!-i guess if u are after the hard to get chase cards and can afford a few cases to get one then great
but for me it doesn't add up, comparatively to just a regular old fashioned hobby box of topps chrome,i.e.
tc hobby box 24 packs 2 autos 96 cards total price $63
tc "jumbo box" 12 packs (13 cards ea.) 5 autos 156 cards price $$$199.00
so in summary i can buy 2 and a half (or probably less to get to that 5th auto) boxes of hobby (24 packs ea.) and attain my 5 autos and come away with 240 cards total (84 cards more than "jumbo") and i actually have 3 shots (3 different boxes) at an abreu auto or multiple abreu autos
doesn't make sense to me ,but i'm probably missing something
also i forgot my price comparison point you can but 3+ hobby boxes for less than 1 "jumbo"
btw 1 have only bought 3 packs of chrome and it was junk (disappointed waited months for it)
You're right, it just doesn't add up. What's the missing piece to this? I never saw it advertised, but perhaps there's something exclusive to the Jumbo ?
I guess if I saved used tinfoil and used tea bags instead of old comic books and old baseball cards, the difference between a crazed hoarder and a savvy collector is in that inherent value.
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09-02-2014, 11:12 PM
RE: topps chrome jumbo? really?
Your guaranteed 4 '89 chromes per jumbo as well, still not worh it lol.
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09-03-2014, 10:53 PM
RE: topps chrome jumbo? really?
Not only not worth the mney, but I watched Chris Justice open 5 bxes and every box only had 4 autos in it.
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09-04-2014, 05:24 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-04-2014, 05:26 AM by DrMitchJ.)
RE: topps chrome jumbo? really?
(09-03-2014, 10:53 PM)chrisjoy Wrote: Not only not worth the mney, but I watched Chris Justice open 5 bxes and every box only had 4 autos in it.
Was there anything special at all? Box loader? Exclusive color s/n card? Anything to justify the hefty price tag per jumbo box vs. the less cost of 3 regular Hobby boxes?
I realize that Topps can be stupid sometimes, but they're not Dumb. It just doesn't make sense.
I guess if I saved used tinfoil and used tea bags instead of old comic books and old baseball cards, the difference between a crazed hoarder and a savvy collector is in that inherent value.
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09-04-2014, 08:05 PM
RE: topps chrome jumbo? really?
(09-04-2014, 05:24 AM)DrMitchJ Wrote: Was there anything special at all? Box loader? Exclusive color s/n card? Anything to justify the hefty price tag per jumbo box vs. the less cost of 3 regular Hobby boxes?
I realize that Topps can be stupid sometimes, but they're not Dumb. It just doesn't make sense.
No, none of thosse things.
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09-13-2014, 11:08 AM
RE: topps chrome jumbo? really?
That's why I buy singles and save $$
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