Blowout Cards 2012 Naughty or Nice Holiday Promotion! (CLOSED)

[Dacubs]

guess I broke even on cyber monday promo #1...although the game used bat I got was some minor leaguer I never heard of...

$199 is a little steep....but 1 in 10 chance of coming out ahead...might have to do it...

[Dacubs]

c'mon...someone run through the numbers or at least compare it to the other ones

[dirtydistance]

why not have tiers of boxes as well...so people could get something they collect?

not everyone's into hockey, racing, golf or ufc for example

[Gator993]

I'm in. Missed the other promos and like the upside.

[murphy1313]

Originally Posted by tke96

Bigger cases available. A Wii U for $200 is still ahead of the game. In the first two Halloween entries I pulled 2 Blake Griffin auto rookie tix. The SPX 08 fb box was a kick in the pants.....but the 2012 Strata case makes that all better. Better odds on this than scratch offs and powerball. Plus....you could always pull a nice beaut too!


Do you really feel the Wii U is the "main prize" ? If so...I will gladly take a ppr slot with free cards or a "lousy" level 1-4 case.....as a consolation prize

Blowout always puts the "Big Prize" last on the list (#150).... they have the Wii at spot #150 which tells me that they think that is the "Big Prize".... I don't think you will find anyone on these boards that would choose that as their top prize on this list...... BO should stick to boxes/cases and gift cards in these promos....

[tke96]

Well. They are allowed to put prizes wherever they want. Even though they list the wii u as a level five.....I think we all know the level 4 is where it is at. Lets not argue over that...lets get some nice cards from a business.....remember....they don't have to do this AND they are in this to make money.

Ps - 81 slots left.

[OakRaderTrader]

Well I'm in for one right now... if things go right and there's a open spot tomorrow I'll go in for another

[samoan3d]

Good or bad, I'm in for one. If I catch anything non-baseball, it will be for trade!

[JFray]

I wouldn't want a Wii. This is a sport card wholesaler.

[armyatc22]

76 spots left...just tried to order 77 and they didn't have enough but 76 works lol

Already got my spot good luck all

[hearseguy]

I was hoping for some gift certificates but this is actually the only promo I have actually been able to catch before it was sold out, hopefully it will pay off.

[fitch123]

Originally Posted by Bigbadbloom

There are 16 or so slots that will get you at least your money back and/or much more. That is a little bit less than an 11% chance to come out on top of this $200 zinger. Better than powerball for sure, but still to steep for my blood, plus I hate getting products I don't want, good luck to all the participants!

I counted 33 spots that will get about your money back or more.

[johnm021]

Originally Posted by CaptainBOHICA

waiting for the smart people to do the math on this one.

Originally Posted by Dacubs

c'mon...someone run through the numbers or at least compare it to the other ones

Originally Posted by fitch123

I counted 33 spots that will get about your money back or more.

I briefly ran through it, I'm not entirely familiar with hockey but my rough estimate was 30 spots that would get your money back. Worst part though is if you only collect 1 sport, you're looking at about 10 spots out of 150 that you will be satisfied with. In my opinion all the previous promos were both cheaper and had better prizes. Shame they took away the gift cards and also made the grand prize a wii, not too mention all those cases from the case levels look really familiar... if I didn't know better I'd say those were the exact ones I saw during the black friday promo that didn't sell...

I'm a guy that likes to take risks, but even this one isn't up my alley

[mrlaker]

they should really add a 1k gift card to the wii for it to make sense.

[dirtydistance]

I'm thinking as a grand prize, shouldn't the wii come loaded with extra controllers and a few games besides Mario

[armyatc22]

Originally Posted by mrlaker

they should really add a 1k gift card to the wii for it to make sense.

Maybe since its not filling that fast they will add some gift cards

[premium1981]

I want to jump in, but this just does not look as appealing as some of the past ones. I will keep watching and hope they add something else before I decide. I agree that the Wii should not be one of the top prizes for a sports card promotion.

[Dacubs]

I think it just looks off because of the Wii U...but case wise, its probably about the same as the other promos...maybe not as many higher end boxes, but the refund prize is nice

[bjtheman1]

I like this one, like the pick your own and refund ideas...very cool. Got 2 spots!

[jumbogorilla]

they should add some gift cards though...that's what i look forward to the most

[Dacubs]

still waiting for someone to run the numbers on this....c'mon...you know you got nothing better to do

[pennycards]

ok well heres major differences promo 3 included the following:
7. 2012 Topps Strata Football 12 Box Hobby Case (Ships when released)
20. 2012 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects Baseball 12 Box Hobby Case (Ships when released)
32. 2009 Upper Deck Signature Stars Baseball Hobby 20 Box Case
35. 2013 Topps Series 1 Baseball Hobby 12 Box Case (Ships when released)
100. 2008 Topps Chrome Baseball Hobby 12 Box Case
129. 2007 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Baseball Hobby 4 Box Case
135. 2006/07 Upper Deck SP Game Used Basketball Hobby 6 Box Case
144. 2011 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects Baseball Hobby 12 Box Case
147. $500 Blowout Cards Gift Card!
148. $1000 Blowout Cards Gift Card!
149. $1000 Blowout Cards Gift Card!
150. $1000 Blowout Cards Gift Card!

Thats 8 cases 1 500$ gc and 3 1000$ gcs not included in the new one heres what they were replaces with for a price if 30$ more per entry:

5 PPR's
11. NEW! Blowout Cards "Pick Your Own Case" - Level 2
21. NEW! Blowout Cards "Pick Your Own Case" - Level 2
72. NEW! Blowout Cards "Pick Your Own Case" - Level 1
108. NEW! Blowout Cards "Pick Your Own Case" - Level 3
128. NEW! Blowout Cards "Pick Your Own Case" - Level 1
148. NEW! Blowout Cards "Pick Your Own Case" - Level 4
149. NEW! Blowout Cards "Pick Your Own Case" - Level 4
150. Brand New Wii U 8GB Basic Set + NEW Super Mario Bros. U Game - Level 5

so if you look at the numbers Strata and Bowman draft picks and the topps 2013 series 1 was not compensated for, the PPR takes the place of 1 1000$ gc, the wii doesnt even take care of the 500$ gc, and they took 5 other cases that are all arguably level 3-4 out and added two level 1 2 level 2 1 level 3 and 2 level 4 to compensate for those, this offers WAYYYYYYY less and im thinking about asking for a refund.

[chromerookies]

I'm passing on this one, just not as appealing as the others

[mrlaker]

Originally Posted by pennycards

ok well heres major differences promo 3 included the following:
7. 2012 Topps Strata Football 12 Box Hobby Case (Ships when released)
20. 2012 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects Baseball 12 Box Hobby Case (Ships when released)
32. 2009 Upper Deck Signature Stars Baseball Hobby 20 Box Case
35. 2013 Topps Series 1 Baseball Hobby 12 Box Case (Ships when released)
100. 2008 Topps Chrome Baseball Hobby 12 Box Case
129. 2007 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Baseball Hobby 4 Box Case
135. 2006/07 Upper Deck SP Game Used Basketball Hobby 6 Box Case
144. 2011 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects Baseball Hobby 12 Box Case
147. $500 Blowout Cards Gift Card!
148. $1000 Blowout Cards Gift Card!
149. $1000 Blowout Cards Gift Card!
150. $1000 Blowout Cards Gift Card!

Thats 8 cases 1 500$ gc and 3 1000$ gcs not included in the new one heres what they were replaces with for a price if 30$ more per entry:

5 PPR's
11. NEW! Blowout Cards "Pick Your Own Case" - Level 2
21. NEW! Blowout Cards "Pick Your Own Case" - Level 2
72. NEW! Blowout Cards "Pick Your Own Case" - Level 1
108. NEW! Blowout Cards "Pick Your Own Case" - Level 3
128. NEW! Blowout Cards "Pick Your Own Case" - Level 1
148. NEW! Blowout Cards "Pick Your Own Case" - Level 4
149. NEW! Blowout Cards "Pick Your Own Case" - Level 4
150. Brand New Wii U 8GB Basic Set + NEW Super Mario Bros. U Game - Level 5

so if you look at the numbers Strata and Bowman draft picks and the topps 2013 series 1 was not compensated for, the PPR takes the place of 1 1000$ gc, the wii doesnt even take care of the 500$ gc, and they took 5 other cases that are all arguably level 3-4 out and added two level 1 2 level 2 1 level 3 and 2 level 4 to compensate for those, this offers WAYYYYYYY less and im thinking about asking for a refund.

same here jumped the gun buying one i think

[pennycards]

Originally Posted by mrlaker

same here jumped the gun buying one i think

i did too, email danny@blowoutcards.com for refund before it closes. I just requested refund.