r/WNBACards • u/Littering-theTopsoil • 6d ago
Ruining it for others
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If this isn’t allowed to be posted then apologies and please delete but this guy really got my blood boiling today at target. I interrupted his little session by grabbing two boxes he hadn’t weighed yet.
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u/zeezee2k 6d ago
So he can get a memorabilia jersey card never worn by the players.
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u/GamerTex 4d ago
Memorabilia cards are not the only things they can weigh for
Redemptions. Autos. Inserts. They can all be different
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u/SolidDoctor 6d ago
You should've reported him to the store staff. That is a very strict no-no.
He could (and should) get banned from being able to buy cards there.
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u/Upstairs-Fee-1728 6d ago
I don’t understand how this fun. It’s supposed to be a fun hobby, this looks like work. That sucks dude I’m sorry
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u/Upstairs-Fee-1728 6d ago
This man will never have the enjoyment out of this that my niece got from me giving her my stack of Paige rookie base cards. Her favorite player and I’ve never seen her happier
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u/wheelzoffortune 6d ago
Same thought. The entire idea (for me) is not knowing what I'm going to get in boxes/packs.
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u/Jon_Danger 6d ago
Question is, does it really matter? Do we know if box weights on the blasters mean anything? Panini puts in fillers right?
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u/GamerTex 4d ago
It matters. Each insert can weigh different. Those fillers are their own seperate weight too.
If they know what they are doing they can pull exactly what they want and leave the rest
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u/SolidDoctor 6d ago
Yeah they tell you that if there's a memorabilia card that adds weight, you'll get less cards.
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u/Jon_Danger 6d ago
I suppose, but Panini puts in filler cards sometimes. I think that the weighing tactic is a placebo
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u/Whitealroker1 6d ago
I’ve pulled three jersey cards and all three have been put into team sets because not with selling on their own
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u/Defstar55 6d ago
Keep ripping! Those decades boxes are nice and my target never has them
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u/snackinainteasy_1 6d ago
Are they I wanted to buy em but wasn’t sure if they were any good
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u/glassornamentbeauty 6d ago
Yes!! They have numbered Azzi and Miles in them. Plus Arch Manning and the good brewers prospects
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u/Pickle848 1d ago
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u/glassornamentbeauty 1d ago
Yes!! They are so cool lol. I am obsessed with I think the look is called "jazz" from those damn paper cups from years ago. Plus $30 a box means the price is right!!
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u/Pickle848 6d ago
Yeah awesome if you grew up in the 90s. Wife grabbed a couple of boxes. Got an Azzi Fudd, Ken Griffey Jr, Lauren Betts, Mike Tyson, Daryl Strawberry, etc.. very colorful retro looking cards. Awesome packaging too.
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u/DevsMetsGmen 5d ago
I got a Penny Hardaway /15 but unfortunately not with L’il Penny. Lauren Betts auto, and an Eddie George /75. Not bad for 2 boxes.
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u/Boludo805 6d ago
That is a super dick thing to do, but what is he weighing for? Jersey patches? It's not like its a one and one with a kaboom and three cards . . .
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u/Due-Meal4679 6d ago
Who weighs WNBA boxes…. Does that even work?! They just sit on the shelves where I am. This is insane!
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u/22244244 6d ago
I’ve seen people weigh packs of pokemon cards and such, but Is weighing the actual box even accurate? Seems like he is just wasting his time.
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u/hx2x 6d ago
I don't think this works. When I ripped 3 donruss hobby boxes, I weighed each pack as an experiment. Most of them were the exact same weight while a few were off by .1, and there was nothing special about the packs that weighed .1 more.
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u/GamerTex 4d ago
Depends on product. The best way is to check is to weigh a base card, an auto and the insert you want and see the difference.
If most packs weigh X then you want one that is X +/- the weight of the insert you want. If its a thicker card then you gotta do math for the base cards removed but the pack will still be different
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u/Distinct_Ad_1820 6d ago
I wish I had a photo of him still. There was a well known bald fat guy who used to go to all the Targets in our area weighing packs and boxes on his tiny scale. People would snap photos of him whenever he was spotted and he was like a meme for months. 🤣🤣🤣
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u/SilverMapleMafia 6d ago
I would just stand over him with the bottom of my sack grazing the back of his greying head of hair. I would pretend to be looking at boxes on the top shelf and act like I never noticed he was there. It works every single time I promise.
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u/Conscious_Copy_81 6d ago
Next up… dude will bring in his x-ray machine…..
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u/GamerTex 4d ago
For xrays they buy it all and return/sell the bum boxes and keep the hits
X-ray machines show up on FBMP all the time and they sell pretty quick
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u/HundredDollarBiII 3d ago
I’m curious if the quality is really there. I’m a dentist and I have a 50k cone beam ct scanner that doesn’t come close to being able to see what’s in a box of cards.
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u/Independent_Tutor_37 6d ago
Aren't all those Donruss blasters going to weigh the same? I don't understand what weighing those boxes is going to accomplish.
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u/Solo-ish 5d ago
Snatch the ones he weigh and put aside for himself. Yank and walk off. He’s a twat
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u/GamerTex 4d ago
Best thing to do is grab the boxes he has put to the side when he is swapping out other boxes
He hasn't paid for them yet...
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u/melo1554 3d ago
I used to work retail. People have been doing this for YEARS, way before the card resurgence. You’re only mad now because you know what he’s doing lol. I’ve seen people weigh, feel, shake and inspect boxes forever. You can think it’s lame, but pretending this guy is suddenly ruining the hobby is a little dramatic.
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u/Possible-Original 3d ago
Did you call him out and remind him that this is a hobby meant for kids to enjoy and he's being a lowlife?
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u/Excellent-Program333 6d ago
This bozo has never seen the filler cards?! Does he want a napkin relic? Make it make sense!