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05-26-2018, 03:17 PM
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What blaster box would you rather...
What blaster box would you rather break bowman or diamond Kings. Im strictly speaking for best chances at hits
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05-26-2018, 05:57 PM
RE: What blaster box would you rather...
Depends on the # of hits or the quality of the hits.
Remember that DK as no team ID.
Bowman has the prospects..
Team collector/player collector or in it for the turn over and $$..difference can be stark in comparison..
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05-26-2018, 06:50 PM
RE: What blaster box would you rather...
I would vote for bowman if you can find any. I like logos on my cards.
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05-27-2018, 08:28 AM
RE: What blaster box would you rather...
I'm probably in the minority here but I would go with DK because of the players that I collect. I'd rather have a stack of Hall of Famers than a stack of potential MLB players half of which may not ever make the show. Plus I'd take no logo since it's a more appealing design, at least to me.
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05-27-2018, 02:33 PM
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As far as I'm concerned, its a matter of patience vs. immediate satisfaction.
Prospects in Bowman might take a few years to realize the value of what you actually got. DK has more established players and rookies.
From personal experience, I got very little to write home about in either product, but in DK there's a bonus pack with 3 guaranteed minor hits ... 1 Mantle insert, 1 framed card and 1 red artist proof cards. So far, the Ohtani base card hits are about the same in both, but in DK there are 2 base cards ... one as a batter, one as a pitcher as well as a bunch of inserts. If I could only afford 1 blaster, I'd probably pick up DK.
I guess if I saved used tinfoil and used tea bags instead of old comic books and old baseball cards, the difference between a crazed hoarder and a savvy collector is in that inherent value.