2008 Upper Deck Baseball Case Break

DHINAZ15 · 03-25-2008, 03:42 PM

**EDIT** This break is no longer active some members were helpful and gave me a heads up that this wasn't a good idea **EDIT**

Before I start I just want to say that I am new here but I am Reds in 2006 on Beckett, so if you have any concerns you can check me out there.

I want to do a group case break of 2008 Upper Deck Baseball, below I will break down everything you need to know if you are interested in joining the break.

Case Breakdown
-12 Boxes per case

Box Breakdown
-16 Packs per box
-20 Cards per pack
-2 Game used cards per box
-1 Autographed card per box
-1 Rookie Exchange card per pack

Cost Breakdown
-$694.99 - Case Price
-$24.00 - Price Per Team
-$3.00 - Shipping Cost
-$27.00 - Total Price Per Team!
-If purchasing more than one team, you only pay shipping once.

Team Rules
-First come, First Serve
-You may purchase up to 3 teams to start
-I have already taken the Reds

Payment
-Paypal & Money Orders ONLY!
-If you need to pay with a personal check please PM me first
-Payment is not due until the break is full
-Do NOT sign up if you do not intend to pay!

Questions
If you have any questions please e-mail me at drav87@gmail.com or PM here or on Beckett.

Teams Available

AL East
Blue Jays
Orioles
Rays
Red Sox
Yankees

AL Central
Indians
Royals
Tigers
Twins
White Sox

AL West
A's
Angels
Mariners
Rangers

NL East
Braves
Marlins
Mets
Nationals
Phillies

NL Central
Astros
Brewers
Cardinals
Cubs
Pirates

NL West
Diamondbacks
Dodgers
Giants
Padres
Rockies

Team Taken

AL East

AL Central

AL West

NL East

NL Central
Reds - DHINAZ15

NL West

ND3 · 03-25-2008, 03:46 PM

Dude have a feeling some of the board members are going to jump all over this!

And I don't mean in a good way.

iluvfish2 · 03-25-2008, 04:14 PM

I'll keep my tongue...but at least he took the reds (verses the Yankees)

derek55 · 03-25-2008, 04:16 PM

Besides being new and participating in your own break, I think there's another potential problem with this set up: you shouldn't be able to pick teams, otherwise all of the good ones will be gone early and you'll have trouble filling the other slots. Randomize the teams, then allow trades, but I don't know if it'll even get that far. We'll see though.

DHINAZ15 · 03-25-2008, 04:29 PM

So, maybe this isn't a very good idea? Maybe I will just have to write this all off. I thought it would be better if people got to pick their teams because then they could get their favorite team rather than a team they didn't want. I see I could allow trades and such but as stated it probably wouldn't take off no matter how I set it up. I figured with me being really new to this board that it could be a big issue but I thought I would just make an attempt. Oh well I'll just take it down.

Thanks for the heads up guys!

derek55 · 03-25-2008, 04:37 PM

Good lookin' out DHINAZ. Your heart's in the right place... I know I'd want my favorite teams in a break, too. No harm in that. Only real problem is if the good hits are allocated to one team... take the NFL for example. One guy recently tried to host a break after giving the Vikings slot to his cousin before even handing out other spots (Vikings hold the best rookie obviously). Needless to say, that didn't go over too well...

Maybe you should suggest someone else run an UD Baseball case break. It's nothing personal... you could watch how it's done and gain a little experience. I'm sure you'll host one of these sometime. Good luck!

iluvfish2 · 03-25-2008, 04:41 PM

Its a great idea. Don't get me wrong. I personally prefer the team breaks, for the same reason you picked your team. But I doubt it will fly over here. Everyone likes a fair playing field. Once teams are picked (generally random.org, or some other non partial way of teams being picked, then let the trading begin. Some guys will gladly trade off a team or two for their favorite team, or a team they feel has the most potential to profit in the break.

No offense to you, but lots of new comers wanting to host their own break. Everyone over here likes their money. They want the guarentee that their money will go for their slot, and they'll get their cards. A group break host needs to be well established, creditable, and honest, before they'll stand a shot at getting enough to pony up the funds to cover a group break. And then even thats not enough most times. You need a good product to boot. I'm more than well established here (FYI for those just joining..I think this is the 4th or 5th version of blowout's forums), but still having limited sucesses on getting my group break filled (07 LCM FB). There's so many going on right now (2 Premiers, maybe an SPX, and most likley one I don't even know about

Think its a good thing the board is expanding so quickly, but its going to take time for everyone to become established.

DHINAZ15 · 03-25-2008, 05:16 PM

iluvfish2 & derek55, I understand 100%. I wasn't sure how well it would go over and I just thought I would try and hope for the best. I guess I'll just look for case breaks to join and someday maybe host my own.

So is the general rule on here that hosts don't participate in the break? All other case breaks I have been apart of the hosts have always participated in. So I thought that was ok and also is there ever breaks where you pick your teams? I have been apart of random team breaks and ones where you can pick your so again I wasn't sure.

rudyjustinfarrell · 03-25-2008, 05:45 PM

There have been a few breaks where you actually BID on the teams you wanted auction style. Baseball for example, the Yankees and Red Sox usually went for more $$$ than say the Nationals or the Blue Jays. Same can be done for Football or whatever, but you have to organize it that way and come up w/ a way to auction teams off fairly. Lately it seems like everyone participates in the "random slot" way and if it's random teams, then people just trade after everyone finds out who got what teams.

pskell02 · 03-25-2008, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iluvfish2

I'm more than well established here

Insert shameless self plug here lol. Nice fish.

03-25-2008, 03:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
DHINAZ15 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 5 iTrader: (0 / 0%)	2008 Upper Deck Baseball Case Break EDIT This break is no longer active some members were helpful and gave me a heads up that this wasn't a good idea EDIT Before I start I just want to say that I am new here but I am Reds in 2006 on Beckett, so if you have any concerns you can check me out there. I want to do a group case break of 2008 Upper Deck Baseball, below I will break down everything you need to know if you are interested in joining the break. Case Breakdown -12 Boxes per case Box Breakdown -16 Packs per box -20 Cards per pack -2 Game used cards per box -1 Autographed card per box -1 Rookie Exchange card per pack Cost Breakdown -$694.99 - Case Price -$24.00 - Price Per Team -$3.00 - Shipping Cost -$27.00 - Total Price Per Team! -If purchasing more than one team, you only pay shipping once. Team Rules -First come, First Serve -You may purchase up to 3 teams to start -I have already taken the Reds Payment -Paypal & Money Orders ONLY! -If you need to pay with a personal check please PM me first -Payment is not due until the break is full -Do NOT sign up if you do not intend to pay! Questions If you have any questions please e-mail me at drav87@gmail.com or PM here or on Beckett. Teams Available AL East Blue Jays Orioles Rays Red Sox Yankees AL Central Indians Royals Tigers Twins White Sox AL West A's Angels Mariners Rangers NL East Braves Marlins Mets Nationals Phillies NL Central Astros Brewers Cardinals Cubs Pirates NL West Diamondbacks Dodgers Giants Padres Rockies Team Taken AL East AL Central AL West NL East NL Central Reds - DHINAZ15 NL West Last edited by DHINAZ15 : 03-25-2008 at 04:33 PM.

03-25-2008, 03:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
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03-25-2008, 04:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
iluvfish2 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lansing, Michigan Posts: 4,690 iTrader: (127 / 100%) iluvfish2	I'll keep my tongue...but at least he took the reds (verses the Yankees)

03-25-2008, 04:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
derek55 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 306 iTrader: (4 / 100%)	Besides being new and participating in your own break, I think there's another potential problem with this set up: you shouldn't be able to pick teams, otherwise all of the good ones will be gone early and you'll have trouble filling the other slots. Randomize the teams, then allow trades, but I don't know if it'll even get that far. We'll see though.

03-25-2008, 04:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
DHINAZ15 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 5 iTrader: (0 / 0%)	So, maybe this isn't a very good idea? Maybe I will just have to write this all off. I thought it would be better if people got to pick their teams because then they could get their favorite team rather than a team they didn't want. I see I could allow trades and such but as stated it probably wouldn't take off no matter how I set it up. I figured with me being really new to this board that it could be a big issue but I thought I would just make an attempt. Oh well I'll just take it down. Thanks for the heads up guys!

03-25-2008, 04:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
derek55 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 306 iTrader: (4 / 100%)	Good lookin' out DHINAZ. Your heart's in the right place... I know I'd want my favorite teams in a break, too. No harm in that. Only real problem is if the good hits are allocated to one team... take the NFL for example. One guy recently tried to host a break after giving the Vikings slot to his cousin before even handing out other spots (Vikings hold the best rookie obviously). Needless to say, that didn't go over too well... Maybe you should suggest someone else run an UD Baseball case break. It's nothing personal... you could watch how it's done and gain a little experience. I'm sure you'll host one of these sometime. Good luck!

03-25-2008, 04:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
iluvfish2 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lansing, Michigan Posts: 4,690 iTrader: (127 / 100%) iluvfish2	Its a great idea. Don't get me wrong. I personally prefer the team breaks, for the same reason you picked your team. But I doubt it will fly over here. Everyone likes a fair playing field. Once teams are picked (generally random.org, or some other non partial way of teams being picked, then let the trading begin. Some guys will gladly trade off a team or two for their favorite team, or a team they feel has the most potential to profit in the break. No offense to you, but lots of new comers wanting to host their own break. Everyone over here likes their money. They want the guarentee that their money will go for their slot, and they'll get their cards. A group break host needs to be well established, creditable, and honest, before they'll stand a shot at getting enough to pony up the funds to cover a group break. And then even thats not enough most times. You need a good product to boot. I'm more than well established here (FYI for those just joining..I think this is the 4th or 5th version of blowout's forums), but still having limited sucesses on getting my group break filled (07 LCM FB). There's so many going on right now (2 Premiers, maybe an SPX, and most likley one I don't even know about Think its a good thing the board is expanding so quickly, but its going to take time for everyone to become established.

03-25-2008, 05:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
DHINAZ15 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 5 iTrader: (0 / 0%)	iluvfish2 & derek55, I understand 100%. I wasn't sure how well it would go over and I just thought I would try and hope for the best. I guess I'll just look for case breaks to join and someday maybe host my own. So is the general rule on here that hosts don't participate in the break? All other case breaks I have been apart of the hosts have always participated in. So I thought that was ok and also is there ever breaks where you pick your teams? I have been apart of random team breaks and ones where you can pick your so again I wasn't sure.

03-25-2008, 05:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
rudyjustinfarrell Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,633 iTrader: (30 / 100%) rudyjustinfarrell	There have been a few breaks where you actually BID on the teams you wanted auction style. Baseball for example, the Yankees and Red Sox usually went for more $$$ than say the Nationals or the Blue Jays. Same can be done for Football or whatever, but you have to organize it that way and come up w/ a way to auction teams off fairly. Lately it seems like everyone participates in the "random slot" way and if it's random teams, then people just trade after everyone finds out who got what teams.