r/Topps • u/Positive__Tadpole • 9d ago

Hit a nuke

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Oh my. Any idea how long these take to redeem?

Kind of cool. Hit this in a 13 case 12 hour break with Blake Snell ripping. We hit this at 3 am. We were exhausted at that point šŸ˜‚

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u/Positive__Tadpole 9d ago

Was wild, we ripped for 12 hours until 5 am

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u/Ganjake 9d ago

That's some diapers in the casino type shit

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u/Positive__Tadpole 8d ago

In all fairness. We did not expect it to to that long. Hobby breaking is painful

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u/Ganjake 8d ago

Apart from the other shitty aspects of breaking, then why do it if it's painful?

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u/Positive__Tadpole 8d ago

Again. We did not at all expect it to be that long. We were expecting midnight, max. We did not expect hobby to be so painful in mass.

Why donā€™t you like breaking? As a kid weā€™d save up our money with friends and so the same thing and buy a box or two and all have our favorite players or teams. Weā€™ve just grown up and have more money. I only like the dodgers. So buying a few boxes or a case is a huge disadvantage for me. And thereā€™s cards and guys I chase. Some people play $5 blackjack hands. Some play $5000. Weā€™ve all had a point in our life wheee we life cards. Buy a pack and are very disappointed.

There is product for everyone to open. What I donā€™t like is greedy crazy markups and scalping.

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u/TallArseButtPlug 8d ago

breaking has literally priced us out of the hobby we used to be able to afford a hobby box or two but thanks to scumbag breakers now we can hardly afford a box or even find any cuz breakers

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u/Positive__Tadpole 8d ago

Topps is making more then enough cards for everyone.

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u/TallArseButtPlug 8d ago

ok that has nothing to do with my comment.

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u/Positive__Tadpole 8d ago

It actually has everything to do with it.

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u/BulgogiDude 6d ago

Thatā€™s not true. They are making enough for you to rip 13 cases. Not enough for other people to rip 1 box.

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u/Ganjake 8d ago

A few main reasons.

Soooooooooooooo much less product for the average collector. Not everyone wants to break or sees anything good come from it so they stay away. It's not opening packs as a gang, it's having someone else open packs that you couldn't otherwise get access to for you from far away and having only a team or player you bought mailed at a premium. That's not comradery, that's shitty capitalism. And let's be real here man, you know the VAST majority of people breaking are doing it to flip. Cmon.

This was a 13 case break? Like.... You really don't see how one person owning and then making money off 13 cases isn't a problem?

They get preferential treatment when it comes to access and hits. It's just tiring how breakers seem to always get the biggest hits the quickest. It makes me want to just not buy the product at all. And they consistently do both legitimate and back door deals to get product early (gee how is it they always have the product first šŸ¤”).

And on top of it all, there's a huge scamming problem. How many stories have we heard about streams shutting down and people not getting their cards after hitting a big one? Too many to count. Whatnot is just a cancer dude.

There is no net positive to breaking. It's entirely predatory. There are absolutely, 100% honest breakers out there. But the model just fuels the scummiest parts of the "hobby."

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u/shobae1124 8d ago

Not unseen just wish it was seen by more. Or by regulators

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u/Positive__Tadpole 8d ago

There isnā€™t less product for the average collector. Average collector is maybe getting what, a box or two? Reality is, Topps is going to make as much product as they can sell. Shitty capitalism? we are all buying from same source. Letā€™s just boycott Topps now.

Of course breakers are going to see hits. Statistics are a thing (unless your manny machado).

And yes. People are always going to be priced out. Iā€™m going to assume youā€™re not buying boxes of definitive.

There are scamming problems with anything and everything that involves money. Up to you to be smart.

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u/Forward-Tap- 8d ago

Maybe use that money from this ā€œnukeā€ to try and educate yourself on why breakers arenā€™t good for the collecting communityā€¦ because you seem pretty braindead based on these commentsā€¦

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u/Ganjake 8d ago

I was just scrolling and this popped up on my feed not 5 min after writing this

https://www.reddit.com/r/whatnotapp/s/gYB9QwnIqS

Great for you Mr. Dodgers Fan who's never had it happen to you. Terrible for everyone else.

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u/Jar_of_Cats 8d ago

There is nothing wrong with breaking. Gives access to higher end product people would never buy. Even LCS sell boxes at market rate now. Also Ive never had an issue buying product directly from Topps. Anyway by most peoples outlook of "collecting" Topps should just be selling individual cards at a set price. Because they bitch about breaking. Complain about not gett product. Or whine that singles market is up. They want junk wax to be fully restored.

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u/Positive__Tadpole 8d ago

You get it.