Bowman football tops was reasonable with crazy there prices on this
@Montgomery-yg3rx
4 ай бұрын
Hey there love your openings totally agree bowman hobby way too expensive love your heritage breaks keep up the good work
@westernnycards
4 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot!!
@grayharris672
4 ай бұрын
I pulled an Andrew painter superfractor out of 2022 bowman retail in a $7 hanger so retail can have bangers also got a lot of numbered cards and autos out of retail. Crazy how much money bowman is
@westernnycards
4 ай бұрын
Wow what a pull! That’s sick. Yeah I’ve had a lot of success with bowman retail
@Yankee1469
5 ай бұрын
I ain’t opening this. Maybe some retail. Prices are ridiculous
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
I think retail might be fun this year, but I agree not paying these prices
@Giovanni-zx2xu
4 ай бұрын
Just started collecting baseball cards. I only buy retail. Hobby boxes are way too expensive for a beginner like me lol
@westernnycards
4 ай бұрын
Nothing wrong with retail! That’s pretty much all I buy these days
@RCWest-u8o
4 ай бұрын
What’s a fair price for a blaster case? Thank you
@westernnycards
4 ай бұрын
I try to get them cheap at auction for 20 a piece minimum , 800 total
@RCWest-u8o
4 ай бұрын
Sheesh. I’m new to this but I must be doing it wrong. I’m seeing around $1100
@westernnycards
4 ай бұрын
@@RCWest-u8o oh sorry man! I thought this comment was on my heritage video! Yeah these are 25-30 per box. So a 40 box case will run you 1000-1200. My apologies
@scottlambe7987
5 ай бұрын
Glad I found your vids. Thank you.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Scott!
@chrisscott3030
5 ай бұрын
My guess is that they weren't bought up. They were given to breakkers to promote the product with only a few actually sold to consumers.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Definitely possible, wouldn’t surprise me
@nategarcia7694
2 ай бұрын
Yea i bought one blaster and said thats it. Lol topps season 2 is where its at. Way more affordable and loaded with bad ass cards. Ive been holding onto the real good stuff and able to sell the mid stuff relatively easy on ebay
@westernnycards
2 ай бұрын
Loving series 2!
@brucethreatt2221
5 ай бұрын
I’ll wait until they show up at dollar tree next year for a buck a pack.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
I like the plan lol
@DGMLorcana
5 ай бұрын
Card price are just insane cause of breakers they should be just making ones for breakers and one for people who can't afford 4,000 bucks there killing the hobby
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
It’s amazing that they don’t see an issue with it. Thanks for watching man have a good day
@DGMLorcana
5 ай бұрын
@@westernnycards I agree
@braddwilliams6336
5 ай бұрын
It's called retail
@chillxxx241
4 ай бұрын
Most breakers are losing money. This will catch up to the manufacturers eventually. They are going to be sitting on tons of inventory.
@itzzzsss
3 ай бұрын
They just do kill the card collecting cause they overflood the market with good cards that should be higher in price
@DriveForShow
5 ай бұрын
I stopped buying hobby boxes 2 years ago. Mostly buy singles now. Fanatics is brutal…Totally cater to breakers.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Singles lately have been amazingly low priced, especially auctions. Thanks for watching!
@ZeroVengeance
4 ай бұрын
We can thank the breakers for this price increase, it's absolutely disappointing for us who want to have the opportunity to open up these products. I'm sorry this happened because I was hoping to see you do some Vs content.. as for myself I've definitely decided that ima go after the singles on this one. Also aren't the blasters now called the value box?
@westernnycards
4 ай бұрын
Singles is def a great idea, and I’ll def be doing some Vs content! Blasters vs Retail display for sure, and maybe 1 hobby vs 8-10 blasters if my friend decides to get one hobby. And yes they do call it value box as well, especially if you go to look up odds
@ZeroVengeance
4 ай бұрын
@@westernnycards looking forward to seeing that content! I might just do that myself if you pull some fire cards! Keep up the great work and transparency with us viewers. Breakers are ruining the hobby 😒
@ZeroVengeance
4 ай бұрын
@westernnycards also you're getting way more cards with retail boxes then hobby and jumbo, maybe not guaranteed autos but some nice # cards will pop along with RC
@westernnycards
4 ай бұрын
Last year I saw some big hits fly outta those so i figured worth a shot!!
@PhilaFlyers48
5 ай бұрын
Found your channel from a UFC video. Refreshing to see someone keep it real on here. Subscribed
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Thanks brother! Appreciate you watching, I have more UFC rips coming up before the big April 13 card 💪🏼
@Multisportamateur
5 ай бұрын
Back 2017, Topps chrome jumbo with 5 autos were $200 a box. Now…hmmmm…
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Now that looks like a steal and a half lol
@seanasher3926
5 ай бұрын
Buddy I just stumbled upon your channel and you are a breath of fresh air!! It's been awhile since I could sit and just enjoy watching the rip! Keep up the fantastic work
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Sean! That means alot! Rips everyday!! 💪🏼
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Sean thanks so much for signing up for channel memberships !! Look for your shoutout on Monday mornings baseball video!
@johnnypopsicle
5 ай бұрын
Because the US dollar is only worth 3 cents. The problem is that people aren't getting paid more. I was hoping to afford a jumbo box but ended up with a hobby box. I got priced out of most stuff I liked a while ago. And if you don't get the pre-order from topps, the resell price will be higher . I expect the hobby boxes to be around 320 on places like ebay
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Yeah the resale market is very annoying for stuff like this
@Omirodder
5 ай бұрын
100% correct! Not only Bowman but all the “high end” products are crazy. Hundreds of dollars for 2 or 3 cards. Yeah they might be a numbered auto but not always a “big name”.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Everytime I buy those high end three card boxes, I get like 20 dollars in value back lol
@SPHobby
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for making this video. All valid points and I do agree with you about Bowman retail, it's still outrageously priced. Most places were between $35-40 a blaster when you can find them. Even if you bought a case last year, it was still close to $30 per blaster in the case. I'll be watching when you break Bowman but I'll just stick to Bowman spotlight set and maybe Rookie of the Year Favorites. Take care boss.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
That spotlight set is so sick lol maybe we get lucky and get 25 dollar blasters, wishful thinking I know 😂 have a great day man!
@xiphiasoffishwell4781
4 ай бұрын
Breakers buy up all the hobby on preorders which raises the price for collectors, then the breakers get praised for pulling good cards. Breakers absolutely ruin collecting for everyone wanting a good card. It's ridiculous and something needs to be done about it. They need to put a cap on how much hobby breakers can purchase for each release. It's completely unfair because they drive the market up and make it impossible for collectors to purchase AND/OR pull good cards for themselves. Even worse is that people buy into these breaks and say things like "I pulled this card" when they didn't - they overpaid someone else to pull it for them. Anything for the 'gram though, right?
@westernnycards
4 ай бұрын
I agree, I wish more people were pulling their own massive hits instead of breakers
@chrisscott3030
5 ай бұрын
Im going to go with none.
@kenkluge9473
5 ай бұрын
No way will i pay for that. Im a Dad ,I cannot afford this. Sucks
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Let’s just hope the blasters are decent, thanks for watching!
@user-qb6vi4cv2c
5 ай бұрын
It’s not only breakers but grading is also hurting collectors. The stupid high prices people are paying for 10 graded cards. Just because someone says it’s a 10 they want more money for a card. Wait for that day when you decide to let go of a card. Surprise!!
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
I hate grading so much lol
@rex-freestylepackripps801
5 ай бұрын
I stopped buying bowman hobby years back!!👍😎🤑
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Good call, retail for the win!
@JoeKyser
5 ай бұрын
I do great with Bowman. Last year I did the best ever. Every box seemed like it was gold. Blasters though. The hobby boxes got me everytime
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Only year that was tough for blasters for me was 2021. The past few years have been rock solid in retail. Good luck this year!
@JoeKyser
5 ай бұрын
@@westernnycards oh true 2021 was a flop
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
I’ll tell ya what tho, Chris Morel ended up being a nice surprise from 2021! I did pull some good ones of him
@stormz1243
5 ай бұрын
Randomly stumbled on this vid. Couldn’t agree more with all of it. I pulled an orange shimmer Juan Brito from a blaster. I’ve opened three blasters and got a decent return and I usually have zero luck with ripping.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Can’t wait to see what blasters hold this year! Thanks for watching!
@carlsd8686
5 ай бұрын
It's not the breakers. Its the people that buy into the breaks. If people finally stop gambling their money on breaks..breaking will end
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Def a good point, maybe someday!
@Fortniteclandanny
5 ай бұрын
The majority of people will say "yeah this is ridiculous, I'll never pay these prices!" (proceed to still pre-order no matter what the price).
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
I bet there was a lot of that going on lol but I def didn’t, it has finally hit a point for me where retail is the way
@christopherreinsmith1401
5 ай бұрын
Crooks! Highways Robbers! = Breakers! = messed up for , collecting!
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Chris!
@christopherreinsmith1401
5 ай бұрын
@@westernnycards I didn't mean to be so harsh, but i, myself, have never let anyone open a hobby box, of anything! There is so much bull, that can go with that! Examples : The Big Card you hit, was lost in the mail! Shenanigans! Or a dispute, that the card was damaged! Or for real, they just ganked it! ( stole it ) this is the kind of sh*t that I can't tolerate! Stay safe out there! Thank You!
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
@@christopherreinsmith1401 I agree man, a lot of scammers out there. Plus, it’s more fun pulling your own amazing hit!!
@Matt_237
5 ай бұрын
I got into the hobby again 16 months ago, spent $30,000, looked at the landscape and started to consolidate. Only buy boxes my 10 yo can open and $25,000 of that money is now in one Jordan, one Jackie Robinson, 5 Ken Griffey, one Shohei and a Mantle. That's how short of q time it took for me to say "TOPPS is nuts". We opened Big League last week. That was our huge box. 😂
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Dude I love that!! Which Jackie if you don’t mind me asking?
@Matt_237
5 ай бұрын
@@westernnycards 1950 Bowman. I'm going to get a 1948 Swell next.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
@@Matt_237 😮💨😮💨😮💨 1950 is an awesome card. Not sure if you saw my video on local auction finds, you would like that one. Some real nice vintage cards my uncle found
@Matt_237
5 ай бұрын
@westernnycards I will look it up. I still buy Series 1, Stadium Club and Archives. I sell them on Ebay though, so make a large amount back. Give the rest to a lcs to give to kids.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Love that!! Always good to give to kids when you can!
@cardyard608
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video! You’re spot on, none for me thank you very much.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Thanks man! Retail for the win!
@robertboyer2579
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info. Looks like retail is the way to go
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Let’s hope it’s decent like last year!
@teresaswift8999
5 ай бұрын
Great information. Thanks. I don't/can't buy hobby due to prices and return on investment. I do really well with retail. Sad state of affairs right now in the hobby I've been in since 1998.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
At least retail is getting better it seems like, thanks for watching!
@OriginalGrog
5 ай бұрын
It’s not a hobby for kids anymore, that’s for sure.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
That’s what I hate the most about all this
@jvac1129
5 ай бұрын
@westernnycards ditto. As a kid, ripping packs was fun, and it had nothing to do with selling anything for profit. Just Trading with friends. Now it's all about profit for adults. I feel bad for the kids who can't afford them.
@Iamdeer777
5 ай бұрын
i will say one thing i like about the breakers is for us people who can’t afford products like tribute so we do smaller buy ins and get some cool cards. But this is outrageous
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Yeah I hear ya, just still frustrating
@JonquilAnderson
5 ай бұрын
Blessup WNY, hope all is good....smh, im 46 and began collecting in the 90's, as I watch vids about cards she asked why I get pissed... I looked at her "Im not paying these prices" for 6 cards 😂...im from the era when I pulled my kobe rookies it was from $2pks from a toy store in bklyn, and $39 per box with 36 packs I bought boxes of nba hoops, topps, upperdeck, ultra fleer, and I was guaranteed top rookies, now a Prizm hobby box is $1k and you might get a base wemby, yeah you may hit a big wemby but the breakers are getting to these cards before anybody...of course Ive thought about buyng high end boxes, but is it worth it, Megas and blasters is what Ive been doing since the i got back into the hobby...bless
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Exactly! Megas and blasters can still be super fun! Glad you recognize the gamble with modern day hobby boxes
@Castle_rippin
5 ай бұрын
Dude great point about the breakers. Love what you had to say man. Especially for people who can’t spend a lot of money on cards these prices are nuts. Look forward to seeing your blaster rippin
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Greed sucks, pricing out normal collectors is just sad. Thanks for watching!
@chi-towngoofy-fan2365
5 ай бұрын
I couldn’t agree more.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Maybe some day prices will come down lol
@joshnevarez379
5 ай бұрын
💯🎯 spot on man!
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Josh!
@fliplife67
5 ай бұрын
The greed Fans/Topps is getting bigger then Panini but then again who are theses people that gambles on players who might not make it to the majors thats the crazy part.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
It’s def a combination of both, thanks for watching and chiming in!
@joshuadahlstrom7760
5 ай бұрын
Bowman hobby box was $299.99 in 2022 from Topps so that one got cheaper . Blasters were 29.99 from Topps website in 2022 . one of the last times I ordered anything from them .
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Hoping we can all get blasters for 25 this year, thanks for watching Josh!
@jrcombo
5 ай бұрын
Jung Hoo Lee....Korean 🙂
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Ah that’s right! He came from the KBO! My mistake, thank you for the correction 😃
5 ай бұрын
Well, I'm anxious for bowman cards. I buy a couple blasters and hangers here and there but i don't go crazy. You can speculate about up and coming stars all you want, but you're just speculating. I love baseball and cards are an added touch of fun. If you want to make $$$$$, invest in other things. But thanks for your efforts my man!
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
I agree! I don’t look at cards as an investment necessarily, some can be. But when I rip bowman it’s for my collection! Thanks for watching!
@trublu849
5 ай бұрын
Don't know how but found this. I haven't collected cards in 20 years..never in my life would I thought Bowman Hobby would be a damn car payment. Insanity. Good content
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
It’s insane, and very frustrating. Thanks for watching! Appreciate it
@hughanderson8420
5 ай бұрын
New subscriber, like the content. Never understood paying someone to open your cards. To me that's the best part is opening. Maybe we can treat topps like dodge, Chevy or Ford and they will wake up
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
I agree 100% Hugh! Appreciate you watching!
@blakeloington5476
5 ай бұрын
They know people will just keep buying no matter how much they raise the price…..so they will just continue to raise the price!! They know you can’t control yourself! And have zero discipline!
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
These prices gave me discipline 😂
@kmolescards
5 ай бұрын
Retail bowman was awesome last year. I hope it’s the same way
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Me too man, I’m so pumped for it
@u2keaneshaped
5 ай бұрын
100% agree! Your videos are refreshing, thank you! This is WAAAY overpriced, I was eager to purchase in the pre-sale as well but then when I saw the prices, I had to do a double-take, thinking it might be Sapphire or something deluxe. Just looking at my orders from last year, I didn't buy Bowman base, but I did get Bowman Chrome, and the hobby box for that was $269. That's just $10 more than how much they're now charging for "regular" Bowman hobby. Crazy. I don't want to see how much this year's Chrome will cost. Maybe $400 for hobby and $600 for HTA?
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
I bet your guesses on bowman chrome could be correct unfortunately lol Thanks for watching ! I appreciate it!
@ItsGameTimeG
5 ай бұрын
subscribed
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Hey thanks! Appreciate it!
@Kaneda383
5 ай бұрын
Everything is a Flipper Mentality now. Whether is breaking, grading, flipping singles. Everyone's looking at all of this as quick dollar signs. Hobbys are now over $330 on eBay and Jumbos are over $600. All of it is a joke.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
That’s insane, I hate the box flipping
@USCfan03
5 ай бұрын
Can someone educate me please. How much did a hobby box used to be??
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
I’ve been searching to try and find the preorder prices for the past three years, no luck yet
@rynels
5 ай бұрын
As a 30-something recent returner to the hobby, I also hate to see this. I think your page is awesome and glad to know you’re in it for the fun of it and not to make money on desperate collectors and gamblers.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Thanks man! Appreciate you tuning in
@krisbolhuis846
5 ай бұрын
So prices are going up....but this product is EXTREMELY loaded with future hall of famers. 😊
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
I def like a few guys in the class, but yep the price always goes up right after presale. Thanks for watching!
@killerwestwolfgaming353
5 ай бұрын
I have to get two hobbies at least will be hitting retail after.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Good luck! I hope you pull some heat
@timeflysss
5 ай бұрын
They're not getting my money and I have been a fan of bowman my entire life! I'm done with this
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Maybe we get lucky and blasters are solid, we shall see. Thanks for watching!
@michaelbelair5889
4 ай бұрын
Gambling has reached into all level of sports, including the hobby. Breakers and people who chase cards only to get an auto or colored refractor so they can flip it are nothing more than gamblers and we all pay for it. It's also insane that people have to take these card immediately to PSA (only PSA) and hope for a PSA 10. If you need a microscope to tell the difference between two cards, its really not worth the price difference. I would say to each their own, but we are all paying for this idiocy.
@westernnycards
4 ай бұрын
Well said!
@andrewwoods14
5 ай бұрын
Was so looking forward to bowman after last years release and as soon as I saw the prices I immediately said no bowman this year outside of blasters. Such a major disappointment!
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Let’s pull some heat in the blasters!! Last year they were loaded up pretty good. Thanks for watching!
@SSgtBigSwole
5 ай бұрын
By the time i woke up and saw the email they were already sold out. 😢
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
I think it was only up a couple hours. Maybe not even that long
@Jdc3798
5 ай бұрын
Buy singles 🎉
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
This is an amazing time to buy singles, ESPECIALLY on eBay auctions. I’ve seen a lot of steals lately. Thanks for watching!!
@CrazyCubsfan11
5 ай бұрын
Breakers have ruined the hobby. No debating it.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Agreed! Thanks for tuning in!
@brhodes2287
5 ай бұрын
This is because the MLB is involved. Having the team logos on the card kicked the price through the roof.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
I still think the markup on cards is so massive relative to what it costs to produce them
@photobobomb
5 ай бұрын
The hobby is splitting between collectors and investors.
@freeforall825
5 ай бұрын
I wouldn't call them investors. They are flippers.
@kcnoise
5 ай бұрын
All cards are ridiculously priced. All you graders and breakers, congrats! You’ve hurt the hobby!
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
At least we still have the Big League baseball low prices lol 😂
@jason916
5 ай бұрын
I'm out
@johnnyreddot7706
4 ай бұрын
Love how you get upset about prices then tell us how you sold a Mervis for 700$. Why do you think it was valued at 700? Breakers keep the hobby alive
@westernnycards
4 ай бұрын
Prospectors keep the hobby alive. People chasing the next big first bowman auto
@johnnyreddot7706
4 ай бұрын
@@westernnycards lol. Love to see prospectors buy 85 cases.
@westernnycards
4 ай бұрын
If you think breakers are actually good for collecting then I’m not sure what to tell ya, we will have to agree to disagree lol
@johnnyreddot7706
4 ай бұрын
@@westernnycards absolutely. It’s how people afford to get in product.
@westernnycards
4 ай бұрын
@@johnnyreddot7706 well you do realize tho, if breaking ended tomorrow, and Topps couldn’t move thousands of cases of product on release day, prices would go down for the consumer right? Because they need to move the product. It’s basic supply and demand. People wouldn’t quit collecting because breakers were gone. But hobby prices would plummet.
@covenant1231
5 ай бұрын
Im gonna pass on these it's not worth the price.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Agreed, thanks for watching!
@juancortez720
5 ай бұрын
Flippers and breakers are destroying the card hobby. They don’t care about the hobby. They just care about making money. They don’t even look at the cards. They go straight to the hits and the rest are basically garbage to them. I am pretty sure that the are dumping tons of cards in the trash, because it’s gets expensive to ship all the products they go through.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
Yeah I agree, I’m sure a lot of the base gets dumped. Thanks for watching!
@MGAF688
5 ай бұрын
The breakers are getting rich.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
They def make so much that they can afford tons of cases 😒
@thatguyronwaiters6485
5 ай бұрын
Pass😅
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
I don’t blame you! Same here
@AB-ir9ov
5 ай бұрын
Obviously you dnt know bowman as you are making such misinformed content about garbage retail bowmam. Now delete this comment and do more research.
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
More than broke even on a blaster case for two years in a row 😃 thanks for watching!
@rippindickys
5 ай бұрын
You're right! It's the Breakers buying it up. The only way to afford this stuff is either retail or buy into breaks. I wish people would just boycott the product. That would force Topps to drop prices, but Breakers won't let that happen!
@westernnycards
5 ай бұрын
It would be amazing if that happened some day, but I won’t hold my breath for the exact reason you laid out lol backyard breaks will still buy 50 jumbo cases
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