A few observations....

upsbroker06 · 02-13-2008, 07:00 AM

Okay,I feel compelled to post a few observations about what has been going on regarding group breaks.

1. Give your break time to develop. Don't pull the plug on the break after 12 hours if there are only a hand full of participants. Allow a few days for people to see your thread, digest the rules, and make sure they can swing it financially.

2. Make sure you have the rules set beforehand for the most part. Making major changes in price/procedure after the initial post makes people think twice about participating.

3. If you are new, you probably will not get a very big response from the majority of the board. It's nothing against you personally, just the way it has to be in today's world of scam artists. People work hard for their money, and want to mak sure they at least have some idea of who they are sending it to. Hang around for awhile, contribute to the board with intelligent input, and you will get a more favorable response when you propose a case break.

4. Don't have multiple case breaks of the same product going at the same time. Wait until GUYA has all his slots full before you start a second break of the same stuff. This makes it less confusing when trying to keep track of which SPA break someone is in.

By no means should you let this discourage you from trying, just some stuff to think about.

guru · 02-13-2008, 08:30 AM

AMEN !!!

keggobelly · 02-13-2008, 09:03 AM

Its probably a good idea to participate in several before striking out on your own. Just makes more sense.

Tim · 02-13-2008, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by upsbroker06

Okay,I feel compelled to post a few observations about what has been going on regarding group breaks.

1. Give your break time to develop. Don't pull the plug on the break after 12 hours if there are only a hand full of participants. Allow a few days for people to see your thread, digest the rules, and make sure they can swing it financially.

2. Make sure you have the rules set beforehand for the most part. Making major changes in price/procedure after the initial post makes people think twice about participating.

3. If you are new, you probably will not get a very big response from the majority of the board. It's nothing against you personally, just the way it has to be in today's world of scam artists. People work hard for their money, and want to mak sure they at least have some idea of who they are sending it to. Hang around for awhile, contribute to the board with intelligent input, and you will get a more favorable response when you propose a case break.

4. Don't have multiple case breaks of the same product going at the same time. Wait until GUYA has all his slots full before you start a second break of the same stuff. This makes it less confusing when trying to keep track of which SPA break someone is in.

By no means should you let this discourage you from trying, just some stuff to think about.

Excellent points -- thanks for posting them!

bubbyande · 02-28-2008, 04:53 PM

I have never been in a case break before (new member) but I think it is a great idea. I have seen ones that offer slots for under $20 (more my speed) but I think every once in a while I can afford the higher priced ones.

fm8418 · 02-28-2008, 05:19 PM

the problem with the smaller breaks is you usually don't get great cards. You get a ton of base type cards. Which can still be nice but more left to breaking on your own.

Invictus · 02-28-2008, 07:22 PM

I have been lurking for a little bit and watching what has been going on before getting into my first break. I agree with all the points made above. One thing I would like to add is it seems that some of the participants in certain breaks aren't members of this forum. That is the host is getting participants from somewhere else, maybe running the break for two different forums. For some reason this makes me a little nervous. Do you agree, or am I just being paranoid?
Hats off to the senior members for policing and making sure everything goes smoothly. Everything seems to run pretty smoothly. It would be nice to have an official moderator to watch over every thing. It would also be nice to have a sticky thread with a loose set of guidelines(similar to what ups wrote) that people could adhere to before starting to solicit a break.
Thoughts?

flobert1205 · 02-28-2008, 07:35 PM

Pat does the moderating on the board! But perhaps that there should be another moderator because, as much as he would like to be, cannot be on this board all of the time. We do try to police the board as much as possible, to protect not only ourselves, but newcomers that want to participate openly in the boards, too! Not much gets past us!

CaptainBOHICA · 02-28-2008, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by upsbroker06

1. Give your break time to develop. Don't pull the plug on the break after 12 hours if there are only a hand full of participants. Allow a few days for people to see your thread, digest the rules, and make sure they can swing it financially.

02-13-2008, 07:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
upsbroker06 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Oldham County, Kentucky Posts: 285 iTrader: (22 / 100%)	A few observations.... Okay,I feel compelled to post a few observations about what has been going on regarding group breaks. 1. Give your break time to develop. Don't pull the plug on the break after 12 hours if there are only a hand full of participants. Allow a few days for people to see your thread, digest the rules, and make sure they can swing it financially. 2. Make sure you have the rules set beforehand for the most part. Making major changes in price/procedure after the initial post makes people think twice about participating. 3. If you are new, you probably will not get a very big response from the majority of the board. It's nothing against you personally, just the way it has to be in today's world of scam artists. People work hard for their money, and want to mak sure they at least have some idea of who they are sending it to. Hang around for awhile, contribute to the board with intelligent input, and you will get a more favorable response when you propose a case break. 4. Don't have multiple case breaks of the same product going at the same time. Wait until GUYA has all his slots full before you start a second break of the same stuff. This makes it less confusing when trying to keep track of which SPA break someone is in. By no means should you let this discourage you from trying, just some stuff to think about.

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guru Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Central, KY Posts: 1,851 iTrader: (70 / 100%) $guru$	AMEN !!! __________________ Paying Top Dollar '05 Andrew McCutchen & Michael Bowden Cards!

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flobert1205 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 2,810 iTrader: (57 / 100%) flobert1205	Pat does the moderating on the board! But perhaps that there should be another moderator because, as much as he would like to be, cannot be on this board all of the time. We do try to police the board as much as possible, to protect not only ourselves, but newcomers that want to participate openly in the boards, too! Not much gets past us! __________________ -STEVE Latest Man Crush: Jarome Iginla Ex-Man Crush: Trent Edwards

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02-13-2008, 09:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
keggobelly Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northeast Mississippi Posts: 399 iTrader: (19 / 100%) 120101	Its probably a good idea to participate in several before striking out on your own. Just makes more sense.

02-28-2008, 04:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
bubbyande Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 123 iTrader: (1 / 100%)	I have never been in a case break before (new member) but I think it is a great idea. I have seen ones that offer slots for under $20 (more my speed) but I think every once in a while I can afford the higher priced ones.

02-28-2008, 05:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
fm8418 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Toledo, ohio Posts: 1,339 iTrader: (21 / 100%) fm8418	the problem with the smaller breaks is you usually don't get great cards. You get a ton of base type cards. Which can still be nice but more left to breaking on your own.

02-28-2008, 07:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
Invictus Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2 iTrader: (0 / 0%)	I have been lurking for a little bit and watching what has been going on before getting into my first break. I agree with all the points made above. One thing I would like to add is it seems that some of the participants in certain breaks aren't members of this forum. That is the host is getting participants from somewhere else, maybe running the break for two different forums. For some reason this makes me a little nervous. Do you agree, or am I just being paranoid? Hats off to the senior members for policing and making sure everything goes smoothly. Everything seems to run pretty smoothly. It would be nice to have an official moderator to watch over every thing. It would also be nice to have a sticky thread with a loose set of guidelines(similar to what ups wrote) that people could adhere to before starting to solicit a break. Thoughts?