A few days ago there was a good thread here on the rise of repackers in the hobby: https://www.onmantel.com/post/5b3af41f-f4a4-418b-80c9-925a5460e8b9

Today Nat Turner, CEO of Collectors, shared his POV on X, saying he thinks consumers are gravitating towards repacks because the odds of pulling good cards from wax keep getting worse while the prices keep going up.

That POV makes a ton of sense.

Of course, you still need to trust the repacker and know the odds (which is why I prefer Arena Club or Courtyard to a random repacker).

His post is worth a read.

https://x.com/natsturner/status/1811710558359695681

Feels like we're in an era of repacks- so many companies selling them now, I guess as an alternative to the risk/reward of breaking and ripping wax. What do people think?

I'm on the record as having jumped into a few too many Arena Club slab packs, as well as the vending machine from Courtyard.io. Those are always fun for me, and because the checklists and odds are published, it feels like an OK decision.

But stuff like this gives me pause- I'd be curious to know what % of packs make the purchaser their money back.

https://x.com/GPatrick77/status/1810464060623724666

When I renewed my Collectors Club membership with PSA, they sent me a $60 credit with Fanatics Live, and 6 months of $20 Loupe credits (1 per month).

While I like breaks, I wanted this FL credit to count, so I bought in on an $80 baseball repack with 1of1 Cards on FL. So I kicked in an additional $27 i think, to go with the $60 credit, and I won this 2012 Bowman Bryce Harper RC PSA 10, which is now my best Harper rookie card.

Just thought I’d share this Fanatics Live credit strategy!