2021-2022 The Cup - Worst Box Ever? - c49HockeyBreaks Box Break

[@jimbo4331]

You know it’s a rough day at the office when you open a tin of the cup and don’t even get to pull out a one touch.

[@subzero7492]

Boxes like these make you ponder the choices you make in life!

[@rickm6232]

He makes poor choices.

[@nalaeel219]

Dang. I’ve seen some just terrible boxes of this stuff. People are losing money left and right.

[@JM-lp5hk]

Just like everything else UD produces lately, this year's The Cup is heavily diluted and way overpriced. Another product made for breakers.

[@supmofo123]

You sound surprised you got 10% of the box value back lol

[@chanceb7159]

That would be a fun open if it had been even $300 for the box. The printing plate is neat, that’s about the best way I can describe it.

[@DropDatBass]

Yeah I'm not buying the cup anymore. I used to buy 2 tins per year for the last 5 years but I'm calling it quits until they either lower the price or add at least one really decent auto per tin. Might as well buy 1000 bucks of scratch offs haha

[@sabinoruiz2080]

A great video and what a rough break. I feel your pain.

[@parkman9997]

Upper Deck has become so greedy. Prices are crazy, Lack of decent hits, redemptions galore(with time limits), and now cards that aren't even The Cup? (Exquiste) No name rookies outnumber better rookies 3 or 4 -1. And I wonder how many sweet cards are kept in the UD "vault". Funny how the first couple of weeks some nice cards are pulled and then the product peters out. Card collecting has become a sham.....

[@brianzirbel9189]

Maybe a 200 dollar return, ouch

[@LeechUFC]

“Always a fun rip” definitely doesn’t sound like the cup to me 😂 95% of boxes are money losing lottery tickets, gambling away hundreds of dollars in lost value

[@standing0]

Better than my box...I hate to repeat myself with every box break I've seen 😕

[@c49hockeybreaks]

I really like that effervescence set and to get a solid rookie was nice. The Nuge and the Barkov kinda even out in my opinion. Personally I'd have been happier with your box although it was also pretty weak. Regardless your comment made me check out your channel and got you another subscriber so at least there's that

[@standing0]

@c49hockeybreaks I went back for another kick to The Cup but had much better results...much, much better. Thanks for the sub. I've been watching you for quite a while now. Cheers!

[@BCNeil]

I did a search for all these cards you pulled. Sold as singles they would total about $140

[@chief3619]

This is why I stopped buying boxes. I probably won’t start again until upper deck has some officially licensed competition to keep them honest.

[@ItsUsAgain]

That booklet is pretty sweet, but man, that was pretty rough.

[@everythingmainecooncat4938]

The Cup is simply not worth it at 1200 a box. Maybe half that it's worth a gamble.

[@c49hockeybreaks]

When you think back to remember that 17-18 released at $600 and 18-19 released at $630, adding for rising production costs a box should be $800 max. At best there was about $200 value so at $800 a box that'd be 25% return; that to me is a reasonable losing card gamble

[@hockeycollector1073]

That was an rough box . The barkov and rookies autos could give atleast an 200$ range but it was an awful one . That is why i'm keeping myself away from that product because sometimes you hit big but other boxes could be a dud .

[@hollywoodcardcollector]

Just a crime upper deck !!!

[@andrewagan6006]

OUCH! Gotta be the worst I've seen this year just on the names alone. I just bought a box for $750 and am real worried, even at that price. UD gotta do something better on that price mark for value.

[@andrewrichter3200]

Dewar is our 4th line center and he's solid on the PK. I can't see him being a top 6 guy in the future but who knows!

[@gargantuangoose24]

Our? As in you work for the organization? That’s so cool!

[@yukoncorneliusthelegendhim9751]

dang i felt that

[@terrysloat1891]

Hey Man!! What's up!! I recognize that voice!! Say hi to your mom from us. Have a good Christmas buddy!!

[@chippedicehockey]

You’re right, the Barkov is a nice card. And the printing plate booklet is very interesting. BUT…definitely not sweet. For $1200 Cad there should be no such thing as a bad box. Aren’t these hand-packed? C’MON UD!!!

[@ras124]

It's ridiculous they're charging $1200 for this product

[@c49hockeybreaks]

When cards like McDavid foundations /15 and McDavid scripted swatches /35 are selling just under $700 I agree. Boxes should be $800 max which is more than reasonable for rising expenses when you remember that 17-18 released at $600 and 18-19 released at $630

[@ras124]

Yes@@c49hockeybreaks

[@TopShelfCards]

Ouch

[@staticontheout]

life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what your going to get!?!?

[@texshockeycards6155]

How much for the wild card

[@rickm6232]

I bet if you pulled a Parayko you'd be salivating! Me want more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@mattthompson9395]

Every box open I've seen of this product has been awful. Upper Deck need some competition in the hockey card market. It's pretty obvious they don't give af

[@robbyfairplay]

we started this hobby out hoping to hit our favorite player and we're the only ones to blame for hoping to turn a profit and pushing it to this point

[@Japi506]

WRONG! AMERICANS RUIN THIS DURING COVID.

[@MarspeedCars]

exactly. If you don't like the prices aka the gamble, back out and stop buying product. I love hockey cards but had to stop buying because the value of the cards is so piss poor compared to the box price that even hitting the best cards often just get you your money back. It's a joke and I'm out, just buying singles. Getting 10-20% value of the box back most of the time just isn't fun for anyone, would rather put that money on singles and sets unless you've got money to blow or want to make videos.

[@MattCalamia]

Videos like these is why Im unlikely to ever buy a box of this stuff

[@jodymarty3179]

Why in the hell is some unknown rookie in THE CUP. He should be a rookie in extended series young guns at best

[@davidfournier5475]

Dewar fought against Boston the other night

[@seanmcmanus393]

Got 3 boxes of sp signature legends instead of the cup, much better product imo

[@GamerRoy]

not bad with the booklet and the barkov auto but for 1300 a box every box will be bad

[@taylorgladue]

would of bought a case of series 1

[@jamiepike6909]

Unlucky dude.

[@shawnhunt1262]

Zeree wasn't happy with his either

[@phils6733]

Unless you hit a top rookie, Gretzky, mcdavid, ovi, makar or matthews you wont make your money back…look in upper decks defence it’s a hobby not a business, but UD knows the business 😂 Screw everyone out of their money. I grabbed 2 boxes of artifacts today the boxes sucked except for the rookie redemption I I got in emerald

[@mathman80]

Those rookies while not the best are at least NHL regulars. You never know about the call-ups, but what I find inexcusable is how they still insist on including several players that are long out of the league completely (yeah I’m looking at you Joey Keane). That would be a huge slap in the face on a scale of those you see in slapping contests.

[@Maxcardz]

Upper deck 💀

[@DanielGagne]

I've seen AWFUL breaks about this. Sad.

[@christianraymond9668]

That's not bad

[@FRAEightyOne]

This was a weaker box from what I have seen opened this year but not the worst. Barkov card MILDLY saves it, I think it’s worth more than 50 bucks. Dewar is a bad RPA, I’ll give you that.

[@stargazer4625]

😮

[@OGBison]

definitely a weak box, but not having heard of Connor Dewar is pretty wild lol (no pun intended)

[@ThatReadingGuy28]

I'd disagree. You got an auto patch of a great veteran player, two decent rookie autos (Dewar is still in the league, he's not an AHL bust), and a 1/1. There's been worse boxes. It's all part of the gamble.

[@cameronfullerton2284]

None of those have any value. Especially for a $1200 box

[@robbyfairplay]

barkov fan, wild fan or ellis collector could argue

[@cameronfullerton2284]

@@robbyfairplay personal value but not money value from a $1200 box

[@ThatReadingGuy28]

@@cameronfullerton2284 thats not UD's fault. Barkov is one of the best defense players in the league. Ellis was a damn good defenseman before his injuries. And two rookies who are regular players in the league. UD doesn't dictate market value. And it's foolish to think UD owes you money for opening a box of cards. They owe you a high quality product. That's what this is.

[@cameronfullerton2284]

@ThatReadingGuy28 do you work for upper deck? They're garbage. So in your opinion if they charged $5000 for this box it would be justified?

[@rick001982]

I have always said, The Cup should not have base cards and EVERY card at minumum should be auto

[@c49hockeybreaks]

While I have to agree I must say if they did I would hate to see the price as it would then closely resemble Topps Definitive which is like $2500 for six autos and two mems. I seen one box of that stuff with a Marino Rivera auto with the pinstripes /40, an Adley Rutschman non numbered rookie auto and a 1/1 and comments were saying that was the worst box in the three box case although I would have been really happy with that box. For 21-22 hockey comparison I would say that would be like getting a Patrick Roy patch auto /40, Zegras (hard signed) rookie auto and a 1/1 so idk how I would feel about that double the price of a cup tin. At current cup prices I believe you should me getting either four autos two mem or five autos one mem, base/rookie base should not exist

[@vande8910]

Oof! Exactly why I refuse to buy the cup. I often feel that way when buying the lower end products. that is not even parting with 1000$

[@aarontiano3516]

U seem really young,If it makes u feel better, there's ppl with mortgage payments that got worse tins than that...thats the risk

[@perch0007]

Depends on how you look at it do you buy cards to flip or collect? Anyone who decides they want to just buy boxes to flip then this is the risk you take! It's gambling, if you collect and are an actual collector this is good rip. Pretty sure the Barkov patch was from his captain C. If more and more of you creators complain on value of the cards instead of the love then maybe buy a lottery tickets and scratch for a video. This is a hobby not a quick money grab.

[@sheaweber35]

Damn dude, I’ve seen boxes of Premier better than this, that’s tough

[@Koladownunder]

Funny thing is the hobby shops but these for like 400$ 😶 look at the sales on things skybox metal champions 99$ a box from 300$ and they still make money at 99$ 😂 😂 way over priced because of the shops

[@chrisscott5235]

Too much risk and no reward with this product. Ryan Ellis was decent back in the day. Sorry for your bad results.

[@jwd82x54]

It a gamble you win sone you lose some

[@Mickyable]

You sound like Bill Lumbergh

[@heathenhawk853]

spending that much on a product when that Years rookie class is garbage is moronic no matter what was pulled or not pulled.

[@c49hockeybreaks]

I don't think the 21-22 rookie crop is really that bad, it's lacking a bonafided franchise superstar like McDavid, Matthews or Bedard but it's got a lot of fairly solid depth and it's too early say none of them won't become elite. I would compare it to the 17-18 rookie crop (look at Thompson last year and Boeser this year) and the 14-15 crop before Draisaitl, Pastrnak and Vasilevskiy all became elite. Again it's too early to say for certain but in my opinion the 22-23 crop is one of if not the worst in the modern era. Slafkovsky is not a number one pick level talent, Wright has been a disappointment at best bordering on complete bust, and the only really solid players in my opinion are Beniers and Power. I know it's tough to say now as we are probably 9-15 months away from 22-23 cup release, but as it sits now I would not be willing to spend that much on a box of 22-23 as by then we should have some decent mid to high end 23-24 products with much more potential

[@strangenotes95]

Worst box I’ve seen 💀

[@jordand1554]

Not happy you had a bad experience, however the comment “at least this can’t be worse than next years” dead wrong IMO. The hobby keeps gobbling up this stuff for “breaks” because people feel obligated to make content so zero incentive for UD to not water it down if it sells. If you keep buying it, it will only get worse. There is no incentive for UD to improve the quality of the product otherwise. Imagine if McDonald’s kept shrinking the portions each time you went, and customers kept buying…. Why would that change if it’s profitable?

[@Japi506]

And that is why capitalism is shit.

[@NNYCannabisSociety]

I'll give you $30 for that pack?

[@user-bb7pd1nc2d]

Don't worry your parents will buy you another one.

[@ryannturnaa]

My tin was worse

[@BP21_]

Not worth $1200, but c'mon.. that was a fun box! Don't look for value man, it was cool!

[@nickromano8851]

Only suckers buy todays cards! Better investing in vintage!

[@Regurgitator85]

In this economy how does someone your age have 1200 to just drop on cards?

[@supegdaking]

Oof one of the worst I have seen