what is a repack?
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Posted on June 20, 2013, 12:05 p.m. by gheridarigaaz
just checking prices of stuff online. found a few repacks of innistrad booster boxes to be cheaper than a general innistrad box
People open them up, take out the good stuff, and sell a bunch of Commons/Uncommons in the box. Basically the only reason you'd ever want it is if you just want bulk to build your collection.
June 20, 2013 12:13 p.m.
Bobgalarneau says... #4
Some people will sell repack from older set, showing that they did put some "money cards" like old dual lands or Black Lotus . Never forget that they want to make money. The combined value of those money cards will be far lower than the whole lot of repack he is selling. Some of them may be honnest and there may actualy be those money cards in the lot, but if the lot has 20 000 repack you will have to be awfully lucky to get good stuff. In all ways, it's a worst gamble than buying a sealed box of booster, wich is worst than simply buying the cards you want as single.
June 20, 2013 12:26 p.m.
gheridarigaaz says... #5
eeugh... it sounds like a dirty practice... nope, they aint getting my money. i want some value out of my drafts thankyouverymuch...
June 20, 2013 12:35 p.m.
I've seen some people online who do cool repacks where they repack nothing but Rares or good commons/uncommons (like Daze or Aven Mindcensor ), then throw in multiple Alpha/Beta/Revised dual lands. Those seem like a good deal for EDH players looking to bulk out their collections.
However, if it's just stuff from Standard, that seems like a really bad deal unless the packs are being sold for like $1.
ShimmerVoid says... #2
A repack generally means that someone took the box apart first (often using box mapping tools), took out some of the more valuable cards (Things like Snapcaster Mage and Liliana of the Veil ) then resealed the packs with the other cards intact.
June 20, 2013 12:13 p.m.