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Which Booster Packs?
« on: June 20, 2009, 11:02:02 PM »
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I am thinking about buying a box of random booster packs? 45 packs. Looking for opinions on which boosters set to invest in.

Patriarchs
Apostles
Kings
Angel Wars
Priests
FooF
RoA

Or wait for the New One that I can't pronounce or spell (Thanks Rob for making old Guys learn new words  :D )
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Re: Which Booster Packs?
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2009, 11:17:47 PM »
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Imo... FooF is currently the best set out there right now... head and shoulders above the others.
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Re: Which Booster Packs?
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2009, 11:24:35 PM »
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FYI.... FoOF and RoA do not come in booster packs.
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Re: Which Booster Packs?
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2009, 11:37:11 PM »
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Depends on what you're trying to do.

If you're wanting more options for deck building, I'd go with the tins, Patriarchs, or Priests.

If you want to get good cards for trade, as well as cards to boost your collection, I'd wait for the upcoming Treasures.  They'll probably be the best bang for the buck.
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Re: Which Booster Packs?
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2009, 08:53:04 AM »
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FYI.... FoOF and RoA do not come in booster packs.

Don't they Both come with booster packs. I guess the question would be, "If I invested the same amount of money in one or the other sets, which would (could) return the most cards with the highest value in your opinion?"

I was hoping someone had done some research or had some experience with this idea.

Or maybe I should just invest the same amount of money in singles?
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Re: Which Booster Packs?
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2009, 09:12:28 AM »
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The next set is still up in the air, as far as value. Although some have pondered the possibilities, you may still get a bunch of common, uncommons, and no-value rares. One box of 24 Thesaurus packs would cost about the same as one booster box of the others. Based on probability, the Thesaurus packs should earn more value. I am assuming the packs are hand-sorted because of their unique arrangement (I could be wrong). If so, you are likely to get a better mix of ultra-rares. A booster box of Priests was very unpredictable, but that means you could get 20 URs or just one. The other sets were more predictable, but that meant the booster boxes were less random and more organized. You would most likely get a comparable percentage of URs to the set.

One thing I do know is that you do not want to get booster packs from anyone on the forum who is not a pure seller (like Roy, Ken, Brad, Bany, etc.). Some people have mapped out the boxes and pulled out all the valuable cards. If you buy 45 packs that are not from a sealed box, you may not get any URs and certainly no good ones.

I am not an insider, so others may have better information. I am speaking from a purely mathematical approach with what little inside information I have gathered over the last few years.

If it were my money, I would take my chances with the new set. The new cards will certainly sell/trade well, and there is a good probability of many URs and rares that will sell/trade. You also have the remote possiblity (I'm guessing one per box) of getting a promotional card like Nicholas of Antioch.
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