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Originally Posted by BlackSheep
even serious players don't just buy by the box.
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And I've already mentioned to you 2-3 different ways you can split a box and buy by the booster, effectively, if you want say, 6 boosters. If you and 4 guys split a box and do so several more times you'll all end up with completed sets eventually.
If you refuse utterly to buy into the game with friends and yet buy 24 packs cumulatively anyway, then I'm baffled as to why you didn't do something to help yourself get a set when you know exactly how to get a set.
If you have bought less than 24 packs anyway then you WON'T have a set, so this is moot.
May depend on the circles you travel in. Almost all the serious CCG players I know ONLY buy by the box for constructed play. They either get a "buy by the box" discount from a local retailer or buy online through deep discounters, ordering 2-3 boxes of boosters at a time to get free shipping.
The only serious tournament folks I know who buy by the booster regularly are those people that play draft. And they frequently buy by the box to get their collection and then booster draft continuously afterwards.
You can typically get such massive discounts (from a local store or online), say 10% from a store or up to 30% online, from buying by the box, almost anyone who is gonna buy a lot of boosters that I know buys by the box.