Worth It?

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[Bitsy]

Luck aside, is it worth continuing to purchase POAU boxes (only if at a good price)?  I know the attraction is the potential (albeit minuscule) for pulling a Dan, Rupert, or Emma auto...or triple.  I have two theories:

1.  Don't be stupid--odds are not on my side and the past bunch only had one insert card (is this common?) 

2.  Life's too darn short--if you love it, stick with it.   


Any opinions?

[kbmum]

It depends how many inserts you have from the set and how much the boxes cost.  If you're close to a master set, it won't be worth buying more boxes unless you have lots of extra money burning a hole in your pocket.

[sketchqueen]

I say, boxes are meant to be opened! Not left sitting on a shelf to rot But, I also agree that if you're only looking for 1 or 2 cards, opening the box, unless it's REALLY cheap isn't the best method of obtaining that card.

[Sharon]

I'm sort of with Cindy on this one.  The box prices are now coming down to silly money and Graham has bought me quite a few but to be truthful I have been lucky to get anything in them.  I didn't even get a Lupin jacket or a sleeping bag    Seriously out of the last 5 or 6 boxes I have opened the only card worth anything was a dual Weasley and I already had that.  Two or three boxes only had foils and I think I had one box that didn't even have those    But as you say the chance of a triple.......  

[beckham1]

As someone who opened a rediculous amount of boxes of POAU and forgot how much I hated these boxes buying a couple cases a few months back at a great price, the sucked.  I didn't even get enough good cards in each case to recoup half my money.  One case didn't even have ANY autos in it.  The other only had Stan Shunpike and Warwick Davis which I already have lots of.  It sucked and I regretted it.  There are too many other good sets out there to spend your money on.  Instead of 2 or 3 boxes of POAU get a box of MM or GOFU I think your chances of a happy ending are much better.

POAU SUCKS NEVER FORGET, that is my new Motto.

[HPfamily]

POAU SUCKS NEVER FORGET, that is my new Motto.

 
Does that mean no more POAU for you, Dave? 

Seriously! I have to agree with Dave!! Out of all HP sets, this one was my least favorite!! Buy what cards you want off of  .

[rns91294]

Jackie, was this your list favorite because of the print run or the cards?  I honestly think it had some great cards in the set like the Map, the dual Weasly, Buckbeaks feather, etc.

[EmmasOneandOnly]

I agree,

Worst set on print run, best set on cards produced!

For me who's back to collecting just PoAU sets there is hardly any of the good cards on Ebay so cases/boxes are a great way to go. But also for me wouldnt mind anything I pulled, its different.

[rns91294]

If all these new sets weren't coming out soon, and I found a cheap box of PoAU, I would probably buy it, even though there is a huge chance I would end up with a dup.

[blackcat20]

Im always up for a cheap box of POAu-the last one i picked up for $25 had five inserts in it...definately made up for the lack-lustre inserts i got when the set first came out.

[Bitsy]

Dave, too funny! Love the new motto!    If I continue the luck I've been having with POAU, I may be adopting that motto.

I have been trying to pick up a few cards on  , but I haven't been able to pick any off at all.   

Think maybe I'll ONLY pick one up IF it's really cheap from a reliable seller on  . 

I have such a wish list: Wanted Poster, Daily Prophet, Fat Lady (Dawn French) Auto, Harry, Ron, Hermione auto or triple, Dual Weasley, etc.  Ugh, the temptations! 

[rns91294]

I still need a Wanted Poster and Fizzing Wizzbees, but need to stop spending and save for all the new ones now.

[grecopa]

Aw, man Sara!  I thought you got a fizzing whizzbees.  I remember you looking for one a while back.

[Bitsy]

Oh, yeah, I forgot about the fizzing wizzbees! Need that one too!   

I'm struggling with trying (notice I said trying) to save up for the new cards/sets and really wanting to go after some of my "dream cards.

And here I had just about decided NOT to buy any more POAU sets (unless a really great deal, of course) until you mentioned the Fizzing Wizzbees!

 Ah well, must find that one!

[kbmum]

When GOFU is released in 10 days or so and the inserts are listed on eBay, you might find more POAU cards, too.

[EmmasOneandOnly]

When GOFU is released in 10 days or so and the inserts are listed on eBay, you might find more POAU cards, too.

I hope

[HPfamily]

Jackie, was this your list favorite because of the print run or the cards?  I honestly think it had some great cards in the set like the Map, the dual Weasly, Buckbeaks feather, etc.

Definitely the print run!!  Slap me silly but I actually like to pull more than one insert per box!!  And to have that one be a cardigan, sleeping bag or jacket?  And then to keep pulling those over and over? 
As for the cards themselves? Totally cool!! And we all know my favorite was the dual Weasley!! 

[Bitsy]

Glad to hear someone else has gotten boxes with only one insert.    I've had quite a number of POAU boxes turn out with only one insert.     I was beginning to get a little miffed.  Is it really that common for POAU to have only one insert?

[Sharon]

Trust me Bitsy you were doing well with one insert.  An obscene number of boxes have nothing at all 

[Bitsy]

Are you kidding!  There are boxes that have nothing?!    That's ridiculous.    Maybe I'm luckier than I thought, then.  I can only imagine how I'd be if I got a complete dud.