I like the video overall but as a whole you're very much discounting acquisition costs & time. If I drive an hour to a show to buy at %80. Does the gas, time, wear and tear on a vehicle, the lunch bill and more matter? Or what about the costs and time to make professional packages? Unless I missed it, there was also no mention of the whatnot fees subtracted? It seems maybe it's not an infinite money hack at all... Also show me any normal shop or whatnot streamer that can even acquire 100 cards good enough to make the packs each week... While I appreciate the time and effort you put into this video. You're tone is a bit much for the subject matter especially when overlooking all the costs not mentioned. Just a different perspective than yours, all the best to you!

Great presentation!

Voice is pretty clear

We wanna see Murican FOOTBALL

Thoughts on Kenan Yildiz? I think he is clear cut A tier.

i can say watch out for duranville he's a special player, if he can finally stay healthy he could be yamal level 100%

I love Merlin a lot.

Man, those people who bidded up to 14k but didn’t win must feel insanely relieved

how about Mika Godts ?

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It’ll also be really interesting to see if 23-24 Merlin has some promising guys with only one or two RC cards. That seems to be where the real long-term value would be.

I cannot hear your voice clearly because of the music in the background but thanks anyway for the effort!

Awesome analysis of the new RC class. One small note: Buonanotte actually had a “First Bowman” in the 22-23 Topps Argentina Fileteado set. Long term, I wonder if the market will treat these Bowman First cards as the “real” RC card. I have no idea… But the one advantage would be the player would only be in one set for the true RC. There must be other examples of this too.

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thanks for the informative video as usual...I think this year rookie class compared to last year is kinda meh apart from Yamal...I'm still a bit skeptical given Fati example just a couple years ago, so have to wait and see. last year was quite solid with Mainoo breaking out of nowhere to the scene..Bardghji, Soule, Garnacho, Alvarez, Enzo...to name some.

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Hi James, it seems that there is quite a bit of fomo and overall excitement in the soccer market right now surrounding Yamal and a few others. Would be interested in your thoughts if you have the time and interest to do another video.

Hey can you tell me if there is a difference for the rookie cards and their color ive seen red vs purple vs prism rainbow no one seems to answer this

I don't think this is even technically legal. DoJ is likely building a case against the major players as I write this.

this was a great video, super informative!!

Adrenalyn is quality imo and not trash. should be worth more, they are higher quality then megacracks even but megacracks has the bigger name.

Great video although I have to say that while I agree mundicromo is a bit less premium then MK the insert game for mundicromo from day1 for Messi for way stronger then MK insert game, at least until MK upped its game from 2019/10. Just look at how many quality foil inserts Messi had in Mundicromo from 2005 onward... I think it deserves attention and a video :)

Why do you consign? Why not sell them on your own via EBay? Respectfully asking.

Wish I hadn't thrown out all my older cards when i left home. Oh well! One question, what evidence is there that a soccer card collection will appreciate on value?

Awesome video

According to your math, there is zero cost to sell on whatnot.

Objectively and streamline analyzed.

repacks reminds me of what Fortnite, Roblox, nba2k have already introduced through loot boxes. Kids have been fed the gambling addiction from an early age through video games. It continues with sports gambling and now these re-packs.

I really appreciate this video. Given the unregulated nature of "the hobby", the unfortunate reality is questions regarding potential shady behavior/practices have to be raised almost entirely by the average hobbyist. Most collectibles companies aren't going to speak up or do anything about it since it would potentially affect their bottom line. The move to turning the hobby into a casino was pretty apparent when Fanatics got involved. I feel a lot of collectors nowadays are getting blindsided by all these record sales, bit hits, etc.. and we desperately need opposing voices to balance things out with reason instead of hype.

Love the video definitely followed

The one thing I will say in regards to why spending money on a repack over betting on the game is if you lose your bet on the game you get nothing in return...a repack you will get a card back at least. Also have to buy from people making good repack products and not filling them with a bunch of floor cards and 1 chaser

Didn’t take into account fees, supplies, employees, shipping, etc.

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I understand your sentiment but this is a good thing imo. People buy in to these and get something out of it, not gambling, but gambling-ish. As others have said, buying in to breaks or ripping wax has less roi than these mystery packs. I think alot of people love the idea of hitting a momster card or landing the best team in a break for a good price, knowing they most likely will hit a floor pack/team and still have a chance of hitting something cool. Gambling-ish but something in return for money. Also, kids don't have credit cards, needed for whatnott and I assume Fanatics live

Good breakdown 👍

Great video. Now run the #s on retail and hobby wax boxes. Much worse ROI than repacks. People buy repacks because they are tired of losing 80-90% on buying wax. I am certainly not defending repacks. Most of us know buying singles is the best course of action, but it bothers me that someone at some point was ripped off buying a box to get these singles into the marketplace.

Couple immediate thoughts: 1) EVERYTHING is a repack. Hobby boxes, Retail Boxes, Packs, Boosters ie., every sealed product is a repack. People are not paying $1000 for a Pirizm hobby box for hundreds of base cards. No, they want that Octopus Neophyte Turtleskin Wemby parallel purple numbered to 3. And I am sure people are not cleaning the shelves full of Blasters in hopes of getting a Mem card. A repack is no different than any sealed product, which is as old as the hobby itself. 2) The time, effort, and hassle of doing repacks is not worth it to the average person. Anyone who has ever sold anything of quantity on ebay or amazon will tell you, it is a pain. For every 10 sales, you are gonna have 1 return, 1 person trying to scam, 1 person whose package is damges, 1 person whose package got lost in the mail, and 2 unhappy peoiple who said you ripped them off and will constantly haggle you. Not to mention the enormous time it takes to pack, and ship. Not even including the enormous time of getting/buying shopping for the cards. Try doing 100 repacks and shipping off 100 packages. The avg person will kill themselevs. If you truly account for the hours you put in, from buying, to creating the packs, to advertsing them, to selling them, then collectig payment, packing, shipping, and then the "customer service" AFTER you send off the packs, in the end, it is not worth it to most people. It is only viable for people who already have the systems, and resources in place- who already have a business that ships out tons of cards every day (ie cardcollector2 as you say), and hence doing a repack is just adding another item to that business. But the averageJoe schmo? Nope, a disaster awaits. 3) The majority of people buying repacks are collectors, hobby enthusiasts, or people who just love cards in general. It is rare to have an investor who knows nothing come and buy a repack to make money. Repacks are to collectors just like scratch off tickets are to casino gamblers. It is a side thing that is throwaway fun to that person in each space. You don't really expect to win anything big, but it's fun, and you enjoy the experience because you are already a part of that hobby. 3) From a birdseye view, to make a 30% profit sounds good, but zoom in, and I can think of a million other ways to make 30% that does not take NEARLY a fraction of the enormous time and effort of repacks, with alot less stress nd residual headaches. If I had $50K to spend to make a modest return and I had to do it with cards, I sure as heck will not be buying a hundred cards and doing repacks. The logistics is insane to pull it off effectively and efficiently. I would buy a FEW cards, or even 1 card, and flip it quickly for profit.

If you assume 75% of the people are weekly repack/breaks customers, they have a $25k/ year gambling habit...couple that with the modern market declines... And/or inaccurate comps, selling fees (unless you can sell everything with 0 fees). It must be really fun.

Repacking is ruining the hobby.

This is absolutely insane

why>? because people want to hit a banger and tell their friends. @14:30

I don't buy into them but, from the risk/reward perspective - I'd estimate that pretty much any repack done by one of the larger, well known repackers who know the markets are likely giving buyers WAY better returns than nearly every hobby product released from the major manufacturers. You're far more likely to lose 80%+ of your cost on a sealed hobby box vs. maybe losing 20-40%, at most, on a repack - and actually have a very reasonable chance to break even or better. They are merely taking advantage of the companies printing into oblivion.

ALL buying and opening of packs or wax boxes is gambling. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

I have been on both ends of this, I have bought plenty of repacks and lost, I have also won so it is what it is

Card collector 2 Even tries to tell people to stop bidding so much.And they still bid like crazy I was on one of his repack live Streams And the people was paying almost the ceiling Every single time

To answer your question of why these people gamble on repacks, it’s because the hosts of these repack games tend to (intentionally) have cards of young players with potential upside and the mind of an addict associates that with higher reward for their bets. All the while 90% of these players will not become superstars in their sport

Seems like a pretty sketchy video if you have to warn people of possible legal issues multiple times. Any collector with a half a brain is not buying any kind of repack, ever.

Let people grind. I'd rather do the repack than a hobby box.

I always wondered what these were, great explanation.

A 100-card repack, where you know the bottom to top payout, is nothing like gambling at a casino.