A little while ago I wrote about my enjoyment of Tristar's Obak set and in the comments section of that post Dayf made a comment about how he would have "bought a blaster if Tristar hadn't screwed 'em up." I didn't really know what that meant because I hadn't seen an Obak blaster in person.
Well, I stumbled upon one today and I dig what Dayf was preachin'. I snapped a photo of the blaster in question:
$20 for 4 packs. 4 packs? $5 a pack for retail? Loose [and probably card searched] retail packs are $3 an inch away from the blaster display. Although, you do get a retail exclusive Obama card with the blaster. Don't get me wrong, I love Obama as much as the next guy...as long as the next guy is Michelle Obama. I've drunk the Kool-Aid...you with me? But still this card means nothing to me. Less than nothing considering it's the same photo of Obama with just a different background.
Well, I stumbled upon one today and I dig what Dayf was preachin'. I snapped a photo of the blaster in question:
$20 for 4 packs. 4 packs? $5 a pack for retail? Loose [and probably card searched] retail packs are $3 an inch away from the blaster display. Although, you do get a retail exclusive Obama card with the blaster. Don't get me wrong, I love Obama as much as the next guy...as long as the next guy is Michelle Obama. I've drunk the Kool-Aid...you with me? But still this card means nothing to me. Less than nothing considering it's the same photo of Obama with just a different background.
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Those blasters should be burned!!!
Tri-Star must be nuts. When they slash the price in half because the things aren't selling, maybe I'll think about it.
The only way they can possibly justify that price is if they are hobby packs with a 1:4 shot at an auto or something. 4 retail packs, 4 extra cards and a generic Obama Ain't worth 20, not when you can get 6 packs and change for the same price.