Yes, there have been noteworthy pulls from boxes from Beckett. But guess what, guys? They open a sheeetload of products. Do you think card companies consciously plant boxes in their hands when it’s obvious that they have their hands full getting products out and (cough, cough) redemptions fulfilled? And what sense does it make for them to do that when it can inspire expectations that can’t be delivered upon just as easily as it can hype collectors up for a product?

Use common sense people. If anyone’s at fault here, it’s manufacturers who have bad collation or are, god forbid, trying to work the whole system.

Beckett magazines appear in nearly every Walmart around the country — and probably almost every hobby shop, too. Whether you like them or not, they have a potentially huge audience and that alone makes sending them sample/review boxes make a lot of sense.

Show me a video game reviewer or a movie reviewer who pays to see movies or buys DVDs … ah, I’m done. This argument is pointless.

… if a card company prints and packages its cards in the Dallas area and a company rep drops off a box …

… and both said rep and the Beckett crew acknowledge that the box “could be” a case hitting box as it was just pulled off the line (neither one knows) …

… and they offer to give away the cards if it appears that way …

… we’re supposed to be outraged?

You know, I had faith that you guys weren’t doing anything unethical up until this point.