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Donruss Retail Comparisons
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Donruss Retail Comparisons
Went to Target yesterday and bought 3 different boxes of 2017 Donruss: regular blaster and 2 different hanger boxes.

Regular Blaster - 88 cards, $19.99: 5 Rookies, 6 Rated Rookies, 4 inserts, 1 gud (guaranteed)
Hanger (advertised with 2 Rookies & 2 Rated Rookies) - 50 cards, $9.99: 2 Rookies, 2 Rated Rookies, 15 inserts (5 Red Press Proofs)
Hanger (advertised with 3 green parallels) - 50 cards, $9.99: 2 Rookies, 2 Rated Rookies, 13 inserts (3 Green Press Proofs)

So unless you are hoping to hit a something better than a $6 gu'd, looks like you get way more value with the hangers. Buying 2 hangers instead of 1 blaster will leave you with 3 less RC's, but with loads more inserts.
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RE: Donruss Retail Comparisons
Djohn was saying the same thing about Bowman Platinum Baseball that Hangars are the better deal. I wonder why retail products are set up that way?
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RE: Donruss Retail Comparisons
Maybe Panini/Topps feel a gu'd has more value than inserts. Unfortunately, unless you hit one of the top rookies, you usually end up with a $4-$6 gu'd. I had an insert in both hangers that were a higher BV ($8) than the blaster gu'd I got ($6).
(08-19-2017, 09:53 AM)kerryandbeth Wrote: Djohn was saying the same thing about Bowman Platinum Baseball that Hangars are the better deal. I wonder why retail products are set up that way?
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(08-19-2017, 08:05 PM)dogger99 Wrote: Maybe Panini/Topps feel a gu'd has more value than inserts. Unfortunately, unless you hit one of the top rookies, you usually end up with a $4-$6 gu'd. I had an insert in both hangers that were a higher BV ($8) than the blaster gu'd I got ($6).
Last year I broke blasters of 2016 that had a guaranteed memorabilia card...well, luckily the two I broke both had Prescott so it was worth the price. But, definitely not the norm.
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RE: Donruss Retail Comparisons
From what it looks like looking at the possible cards, only the ones with "2 Rated Rookies and 2 Rookies" per box have a shot at getting an autograph and have lower numbered parallels as a possibility.

But I believe with these, Hobby Boxes with one guaranteed auto and 1 memorabilia card, 1 rookie (24 total), 1 rated rookie (24 total), and 2 non-base cards per pack (48 total) offer the best value. That isn't always the case.
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RE: Donruss Retail Comparisons
There is another hanger box available at Walmart that has 15 inserts and a game used for $15. I noticed that it had a game used, but didn't realize it was $5 more than the other hangers until I checked out. The box also has red parallels as their exclusive (including the game used being a red parallel).
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They got you. I remember at the end Topps had the different hanger boxes. Did you get lucky with a gu'd that made it worth the extra $5?

(08-21-2017, 11:53 AM)djohn Wrote: There is another hanger box available at Walmart that has 15 inserts and a game used for $15. I noticed that it had a game used, but didn't realize it was $5 more than the other hangers until I checked out. The box also has red parallels as their exclusive (including the game used being a red parallel).
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(08-21-2017, 01:21 PM)dogger99 Wrote: They got you. I remember at the end Topps had the different hanger boxes. Did you get lucky with a gu'd that made it worth the extra $5?
No, it was a jersey of an offensive lineman. So definitely not worth it, but I wanted to check out Donruss anyway. In terms of expected book value, I am sure that I did better than $15, and who knows maybe the red parallels will be more desirable. So overall I am not upset about the money spent on the box.
Collecting John Stockton, Karl Malone, Ivan Rodriguez, Gary Carter & UF player rookie year cards.  Plus Jedd Gyorko rookie and prospect cards.
Jedd Gyorko 2010-2013: Have 329/419 including 1/1s
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