Can You Make Money Opening Basketball Cards on Clearance?

Ripping Optic, Select, and Prizm Basketball blasters on clearance at Walmart to see if I can make money. The answer will surprise you.
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[@Blue_ocean66]

I spent years building up a basketball card collection. I worked hard and used my own money to buy them. The freemasons sent a older man to steal some of them from me when I was a child. My parents then later threw the remaining cards in the trash can. This was satanic ritual abuse. Judgement day is coming. The biblical punishment for witchcraft is death.🔥

[@JohnLeyva-ug2tw]

Broooo this had me dying 🤣🤣🤣 I was rollingggggg🤣🤣🤣 "Are You Just Gunna Let This Stuff ROT , Like The Crap It Is!" 😭💀💀 Took Me TF OUT🤣

[@HarupertBeagleton-dz5gw]

Degen is the dung beetle of card hobby, loves and thrives off the shit products 😂

[@MarcHanma]

Hold the line they will have to drop to 10 eventually

[@SageTheCollector]

$20 is more tempting than $30 for sure, but 80%-90% of these blasters are still going to be busts probably. And I think we’ll see these blasters go even lower in price.

[@librab103]

add how your rookies and inserts are damaged most of the time, not worth at $10 like Degen Rips said.

[@collectibles4u]

Dude it's nothing like your hit but pulled a Gallery of heros from a 17 blaster this week

[@joemarsh2050]

Ouch that was rough 🤮

[@bhouchins05]

I definitely like these because we also have those blasters on clearance at my Walmart (along with Select Baseball, Optic Baseball, Ginter Baseball, and Chronicles Basketball) and I definitely think about grabbing one every single time I go in. Then I find myself asking if it’s still worth it at $17-$20 and, if so, which blaster to get… so these videos are appreciated.

[@scottscollectingagain]

Panini is actually beginning to put more stuff in the basketball sets. This year Mosaic Basketball premiered the Razzle Dazzle case hit. But yeah, basketball retail is beyond rough and hobby isn’t much better. I’ve pretty much given up collecting basketball. It’s just so painful.

[@degenrips]

That’s good to hear about razzle dazzle.

[@imwithyou38]

yea well they know that because they are no longer about to have football

[@mikea5205]

When I got back into collecting last year, I was ripping basketball retail and I wasn't having fun and hitting absolutely nothing. Then I found the magic of baseball cards, significantly more enjoyable to rip and collect. I dumped basketball and Panini like a bad habit! I gave away every single basketball card I own (which wasn't much).

[@imwithyou38]

@@mikea5205 u cant buy retail, retail unless u get extremely lucky is straight garbage outside of like prizm

[@joshw9558]

Little too late... lol

[@TravelingNomad100]

A ton of that discounted product sitting at my local Walmart hard pass. Good video.

[@braydenmatias]

saw some select and thought about getting it.. might get optic if i see it

[@tvandehaar2]

I’ve noticed the select and illusions on clearance at my local Walmart, have held off since what you’ve shown has been what I figured they’d be…now if it was football, I’d probably roll the dice.

[@shannonyoast6906]

As always great video. 👍

[@Superpickerr]

I bought one of the select on clearance and I should have spent my money at Taco Bell instead. Retail basketball is horrible but I had to try I guess. All of panini is over priced if you ask me. I’ve been buying a lot of Topps chrome. Even retail you get autos and numbered cards.

[@mpark81]

Basketball retail needs to add chasers. Donruss needs downtowns and mosaic needs another football retail hit like honeycombs. Shit is just sad and will remain clogging the shelves without any changes

[@theirishman088]

History repeats itself. In another 5 years the hobby will continue to go down and over the next 10 it will be back to what it was in the mid 90s imo. Its alot of fun but some of the prices are crazy.

[@spinagreen]

How much were you able to sell that starry night card for?

[@thomasehrhardt2765]

Not in my neck of the woods... My local WalMart had 3 boxes of UD hockey & 1 box of WNBA at full price 😂 Shelves were the barest I've ever seen!

[@bull_city_sports_cards]

I've been staying away from retail and hobby basketball products for a while now. I've avoided these clearance items and only pickup clearance baseball products which have been delivering!

[@ballaholic987]

That used to be the price. 20 bucks a blaster.

[@KSportsCollectibles]

Great video and i subscribed

[@Bigherc187]

I'm here for the clearance ripz😂😂

[@aAsShHtTo0nN]

I just watched your video and went to Walmart and they didn’t have prizm but had a ton of illusion 21 and 22 and select. 3 optic and I grabbed one. Pulled a purple Cade and a holo Giddey. They all looked in great condition too.

[@FakeMarket]

I bought 2 Score 2023 nfl blasters today. Should have saved the 55 bucks and bought singles. I took a hit with you today, Degen.

[@robleavold84]

Wish I could get them on clearance in Australia as our retail prices are just ludicrous. I would definitely rip a few blasters of each just for the fun of it and to add a few new cards to my collection.

[@aaron2a82]

Feeling this, same

[@RippinPacks4you]

Ja silver is eh...at least it was clearance so it hurt a little less...also agree QC sucks with NBA..TY for sharing 🎉🎉🎉

[@nobodycool24]

i’m glad i collect as a hobby and not to sell because i would have zero fun ripping these boxes just like you!

[@ATR_cardsandbreaks]

My best hit out of prizm basketball last year was Austin Reaves green pulsar /25, haven’t hit anything close to it since lol

[@beezerone4271]

What walmart had them @degen my walmart's up in palm beach only have the select!!

[@asurfer7741]

I have cut way back on nba rips and what you said makes it all make sense nice cades I might have fallen for their trap but after seeing this pass thanks for taking the hit for us big like 👍 😊 9:48

[@HarupertBeagleton-dz5gw]

I pulled a nobody auto out of the last 3 discount products I bought from Walmart.

[@tradingcardsimmortal-xs8fc]

Wish I could have $20 in my retail stores but they don’t carry any. But retail is super tough, bad quality control from Panini too.

[@nancyfail160]

NEVER NEVER NEVER HAVE I HEARD SOMEONE COMPLAIN SO MUCH DURING A CARD OPENING. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@n.frankliniii3699]

I love collecting basketball but absolutely can not bring myself to buy anymore basketball blasters. Just not worth it. Maybe if they went do to $10 I’d be a buyer, but as you said it’s just a terrible product for the most part. Way too difficult to hit anything of value.

[@Joan_E]

I will let it rot, was not a fan of retail basketball, but I am a fan of the Topps baseball 2022 A&G, Heritage high number and the Topps update on clearance for $17 when I find them.😌

[@mikea5205]

Baseball is where it's at.

[@darkprince9900]

I saw some (no prizm unfortunately) but I decided to pick up clearance baseball instead. Grabbed a prizm baseball and topps gallery. Hit a numbered card outta both! (I gotta edit the videos for my card channel haha). But yeah, to me, it wasn't worth paying 3 extra bucks on boxes you cant hit anything out of. And i know nothing about basketball, I just love the cracked ice and I know the market can be high depending on who you hit.

[@muckster_84]

So basically they are back to being priced at what they should be at release. 😂

[@idonttext9783]

its just that year right now because the rookie class isnt doing well

[@bigpopchap2233]

I pulled a two tone #15/15 Banchero in optic retail this year.........still the same damage issues😢

[@emirkulovic713]

Dam i remember standing in line for an hour at 5am to pay $35 for that Optic blaster 😆

[@stephencifuentes5907]

Awsome pulls! I picked up a leaf 2022 draft football with 2 autos and pulled olave & pickett auto for 13$😂 it was last box with olave leaf Portrait mojo , i couldnt beleive it😮

[@jimduncan-qw6xo]

Like the 2021-22 Prizm

[@BuffalostyleRips]

Lol I am planning on destroying some of those blasters on my channel soon. 😢😢😢

[@PackRippinPros]

Don't feel bad, having the same luck over here. About to rip into some Zenith and a couple football tins. We saw your video on them and honestly we're not that excited. It's rough out there!

[@joeljarvis711]

Let it rot 😂 I did pull a #25 Gary Payton from prizm

[@collectibles4u]

I'm going to load up on Select

[@ryanblaze932]

Good luck 😊

[@FH-pk1jf]

I just picked up the select basketball ones.

[@oneofuscards]

That Grimes cracked ice is nice. Just sucks retail bball products are so stale

[@N3XTLVL]

This dudes wins the most negative,pessimistic, entitled card collector on the planet.

[@degenrips]

I own that shit

[@gemmintmasters]

I grabbed one Select blaster and got a Giddey silver and a green/white/purple. Definitely can’t complain

[@johnweita9976]

I hit a Select Josh Giddey Gold 10/10 from clearance box from Walmart. Nice.

[@J-man1017]

They need to put numbered cards in blasters man i got 2 autos recemtly a damn roy hibbert and dale ellis but being here in tacoma wa inhave love for any sonics so the ellis wasnt that much of a let down

[@gill.9039]

Last week I grabbed a 2022-23 Select basketball blaster from target and pulled a premier level tiger prizm of Zion Williamson.

[@davenguyen9907]

I know you’re not a hockey guy but you should do more hockey and chase Connor Bedard. Supposedly a generational talent. Upper Deck MVP has his redemption rookie card currently.

[@degenrips]

I just ripped metal universe hockey blasters I’ll upload this week but yeah I’m gonna be chasing Bedard for sure

[@everythingcollectibles]

GEEZ WAL-MART! It took you long enough to do this!

[@k-mark9187]

I don’t see any boxes on clearance because all the boxes are stolen. So stores still think there is a demand

[@deezihogan8675]

I'm not sure if it's part of the gimmick but it seems like he hates opening packs of cards or like he's doing it with a gun to his head and doing it to get over his wife leaving him for his brother.

[@backhandbreaks9690]

No more CBL (Clearance Basketball League). Let it rot. You should try a hobby box of 23/24 Upper Deck MVP. Runs around 55 USD. Try for a Bedard.

[@JayJay-ro2tx]

How u get 11 out of 36 lol 😅😂 cracks me up

[@prizzmwaterscapes3012]

I just pulled the same Cade card. Same dings and scratches.

[@J-man1017]

I literally just got the prizm and select on clearance at Wal-Mart today also got 2 22-23 prizm megas friday and got jack shit but pink ice shaq for my pc

[@user-qy3pv6kn1v]

What is your eBay name? Want to check out some of your products

[@toddsupreme]

We went from people standing in line for this stuff to Panini discounting it in, like, 2 years? Crazy. Thanks for stepping on those grenades for the rest of us.

[@prestonsmith8505]

Pulled a steph curry t minus optic numbered 3/10 today out of one of these. Insane

[@reivang7196]

Ngl ima Miss optic donruss football, that is my favorite set in all sports, retail was nice this year to.

[@jaredleite4235]

I ripped a 22 23 Prizm blaster and pulled Paolo cracked ice and jalen Williams silver in the same blaster

[@autograph415]

hoping to atleast find the prizm ones at my store

[@Kramer7969]

I got one of the $20 select blasters and opened it on my channel, was not worth $2! Junk boxes.

[@nblion5]

20 blaster like the old days I'm ok with. Bought a couple prizm n it didn't even change me tax for some reason

[@jordanbarrett6965]

I opened one of these select blasters the other day. It’s like it kills panini to put a damn rookie colored card in there.

[@championsbreakhub]

Try 20-21 Illusions blaster!!!

[@stevenscragg8610]

The thing about basketball is there are very few breakthrough rookies in the league

[@danielkriefall5881]

Nice Ja silver cool 😎

[@cloudsey420sufccards]

20$ Definitely makes it more appealing. 👍

[@emirkulovic713]

Agreed. $20 is fair price. Especially for chrome.

[@cloudsey420sufccards]

@@emirkulovic713 👍

[@RobertSmith-eb9xu]

Ouch, even if those came with the Famous Florida message parlor happy ending…still not worth it…just ask Robert Kraft, although he’d never rip retail Basketball, but we know he’s all about those Happy Endings!!!

[@Skyshadow733]

absolutely brutal. I feel so bad for basketball collectors

[@njgproductions268]

I’ll take that grimes cracked ice

[@Hi-qw4tc]

I found somebody selling these optic blasters for 5 each on Fb marketplace. Still lost money after opening 4 😂

[@Hi-qw4tc]

And don’t worry. Hobby still sucks. Don’t get near the numbered parallels per hobby version of each of these blasters as football gives you

[@nblion5]

Lol really can't lose at 5 a blaster

[@Hi-qw4tc]

@@nblion5 ok, I got about 15 bucks worth of cards back. Still crazy 😂

[@vuelee5313]

Those dents on the card. It's as if the employee from a couple of years later is back. Putting finger nails dents on the cards. Especially on top rookies and players.

[@castortroy22]

Yeaaa baseball clearance is a lot better

[@ELECTRIKDOOM77]

RETURN OF THE TRASH BLASTERS!!!

[@user-bl5ye8fu6r]

Send those cards back to Panini replacements. I do all the time. Your money isn't damaged so why should we accept damaged cards?

[@ryanblaze932]

I'd go with Mosaic if I was going to get basketball

[@jerseycards34]

You can buying them for 2.48 each though!!

[@user-th8yd4qw8k]

Gold select

[@desrosiers3420]

Don’t buy chronicles either wasted my money lol

[@Apillow_]

The answer is no lol. Panini basketball retail is literally worthless. Even if they were $10 a blaster you’re going to be losing money 9/10 times which is just unthinkable 😂

[@idonttext9783]

been better off paying 60 for a national treasures single

[@user-eg7dk6pf5g]

I take all of the kentucky players off your hands

[@PickSixCards]

Ouch....let it rot

[@LogomanGrant]

blasters should be 10 lol

[@ethanstein42]

Retail basketball straight up sucks like you said

[@danielkriefall5881]

Optic was alright, will.oass on all this crap and stick to FB and hockey

[@CollectorsFromDade]

Let them rot on the shelves until they get down to 10$. What a disappointment all the wagners I pulled from these not worth much

[@brixmanb301]

Made the mistake of buying select in clearance - awful product.

[@joshw9558]

That was disgusting!!! Gross. I'll pass

[@lionslucksportscards9835]

They printed so much of this garbage. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out Panini! At least for football. We’ll have to tolerate a few more years of panini basketball.

[@user-bl5ye8fu6r]

There not even worth stealing.

[@jaydot6360]

Let the rot

[@timothyallen4383]

Save your money please. Bball is absolutely trash and never will I buy bball products anymore.

[@shengyuwang0927]

First🎉