Set 1 completion
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@The-Harvest_XBL said in Set 1 completion:
Has anyone 100% completed set 1? I’m almost done with the TA sets and I’m still a ways away from 100%. Even if I played online modes, I still wouldn’t have the cards.
Is there any way of completing it 100% without buying cards/stubs?
I think you can get pretty close. I completed it by mainly no sell cards like TA, Topps now, etc. I did end up buying some but the ones I did buy were at or close to QS value. I did not have to lock in any expensive cards
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90 cards in the TA1 program, 21 cards in the WBC program, 10 cards in the Charisma program, 5 cards in the egg hunt, 50 cards in the April tops now program, and 18 cards in the Monthly program. By my math that should be 194 cards for free
Not to mention how many you could get by doing the set 1 program itself. So that may bring it close to 230 cards.
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@Ericulous1_PSN said in Set 1 completion:
@The-Harvest_XBL said in Set 1 completion:
Has anyone 100% completed set 1? I’m almost done with the TA sets and I’m still a ways away from 100%. Even if I played online modes, I still wouldn’t have the cards.
Is there any way of completing it 100% without buying cards/stubs?
I have gotten to 260 but admittedly I flip and have bought cards. @SaveFarris_PSN who is our trusty show-storian may have a count of how many Set 1 cards there are in programs and such.
Also @Blind_Bleeder and @arvcpa_PSN are spreadsheet guys so they may know.
Thanks for the mention, but I'm so far behind on grinding that I don't have a clue.
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329 total cards in Set 1
Non-Purchaseable (177):
18 POTM Cards
50 Topps Now Cards
10 Charisma Program Cards
5 Egg Hunt Cards
7 WBC Program cards
60 Team Affinity Captains/Charisma Cards
22 WBC 90/95 OVR Choice Pack Cards
5 Collection Rewards (Jazz, Trea, Pedro, Babe, Chipper)Purchaseable (152):
6 BR Flawless Rewards
2 Chase Pack cards
26 Diamond Duos Cards (Set 1-13)
9 Event Rewards
Lefty Loosey Reward (Mulder)
8 Home Run Derby Pack cards
8 All-Star Game Pack cards
8 Season 1 Captains Pack cards
10 WBC Choice Pack cards
9 Ranked Season Rewards
5 Season 1 XP Bosses
4 Season 1 XP Path Captains
7 Season 1 XP Path Charisma
7 Season1 XP Path WBC
8 Around the World 1
8 Around the World 2
8 Around the World 3
9 Welcome to My Show 1
9 Welcome to My Show 2 -
I'm 8 short. I do have enough stubs to buy them, but I'm holding off to see what I'll ultimately need for Set 2 (or maybe Set 3).
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At 247 of 260. I’m waiting to see if BR and Ranked Rewind packs become a thing, and if some of those Set One choice packs make their way into rewards paths.
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@arvcpa_MLBTS said in Set 1 completion:
I'm 8 short. I do have enough stubs to buy them, but I'm holding off to see what I'll ultimately need for Set 2 (or maybe Set 3).
I'm in the same boat. I don't plan on using Pedro, but I've made enough this past week to pick up the last 8-10 cards I need for the final pack. I'm just waiting until after the flash sale when prices come down a bit so I can get a better deal.
I think collections will look different this year. I doubt we get the usual collections like allstar, postseason, rookie, etc. There will eventually be 6 sets and a core collection. If there is a mega collection, they will probably just use those choice pack cards as vouchers.
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This will probably be the first year where I don’t collect every card and have like 20 million stubs at the end. I am not flipping at all this year so that hurts my stubs a little. However, there is just an insane of amount of cards so far and so many of them have not been attainable so far unless you buy them from the market or buy the packs.
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I really don’t know what I’m missing. I’ve completed every single program besides TA, but I’m only missing 8 cards from that. That’ll only put me at 204.
I don’t know where I’m missing the rest from.
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Probably cards from packs that were in The Show Shop
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@The-Harvest_XBL said in Set 1 completion:
I really don’t know what I’m missing. I’ve completed every single program besides TA, but I’m only missing 8 cards from that. That’ll only put me at 204.
I don’t know where I’m missing the rest from.
Probably cards from packs that were in The Show Shop
Or you can look at the collection and see which ones are grayed out.
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I haven't locked in any of my cards yet. I'm waiting to see how it effects the market later in the year. I'm saving all the cards and possible XP for a quick jump at the end game cards that will more than likely be in the year end program.
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@BJDUBBYAH_PSN said in Set 1 completion:
At 247 of 260. I’m waiting to see if BR and Ranked Rewind packs become a thing, and if some of those Set One choice packs make their way into rewards paths.
BR cards are core cards
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I'm at 201 now and 7 cards left to get from TA. I don't know how I'm supposed to get the remaining 52 cards without spending money (which I will not do).
I was able to complete every single set last year without spending money, although I did have to flip a lot of cards at the end to make stubs. That seems to be unlikely so far this year.
I'm really hoping this isn't the beginning of the end for NMS on the Show. Madden trended that way in the last 5 years and it made me walk away from it completely.
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@SaveFarris_PSN said in Set 1 completion:
329 total cards in Set 1
Non-Purchaseable (177):
18 POTM Cards
50 Topps Now Cards
10 Charisma Program Cards
5 Egg Hunt Cards
7 WBC Program cards
60 Team Affinity Captains/Charisma Cards
22 WBC 90/95 OVR Choice Pack Cards
5 Collection Rewards (Jazz, Trea, Pedro, Babe, Chipper)Purchaseable (152):
6 BR Flawless Rewards
2 Chase Pack cards
26 Diamond Duos Cards (Set 1-13)
9 Event Rewards
Lefty Loosey Reward (Mulder)
8 Home Run Derby Pack cards
8 All-Star Game Pack cards
8 Season 1 Captains Pack cards
10 WBC Choice Pack cards
9 Ranked Season Rewards
5 Season 1 XP Bosses
4 Season 1 XP Path Captains
7 Season 1 XP Path Charisma
7 Season1 XP Path WBC
8 Around the World 1
8 Around the World 2
8 Around the World 3
9 Welcome to My Show 1
9 Welcome to My Show 2So basically, unless I get amazing luck in packs, you can't complete the set without spending money or acquiring stubs at the slow flip rate
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@The-Harvest_XBL said in Set 1 completion:
@SaveFarris_PSN said in Set 1 completion:
329 total cards in Set 1
Non-Purchaseable (177):
18 POTM Cards
50 Topps Now Cards
10 Charisma Program Cards
5 Egg Hunt Cards
7 WBC Program cards
60 Team Affinity Captains/Charisma Cards
22 WBC 90/95 OVR Choice Pack Cards
5 Collection Rewards (Jazz, Trea, Pedro, Babe, Chipper)Purchaseable (152):
6 BR Flawless Rewards
2 Chase Pack cards
26 Diamond Duos Cards (Set 1-13)
9 Event Rewards
Lefty Loosey Reward (Mulder)
8 Home Run Derby Pack cards
8 All-Star Game Pack cards
8 Season 1 Captains Pack cards
10 WBC Choice Pack cards
9 Ranked Season Rewards
5 Season 1 XP Bosses
4 Season 1 XP Path Captains
7 Season 1 XP Path Charisma
7 Season1 XP Path WBC
8 Around the World 1
8 Around the World 2
8 Around the World 3
9 Welcome to My Show 1
9 Welcome to My Show 2So basically, unless I get amazing luck in packs, you can't complete the set without spending money or acquiring stubs at the slow flip rate
Slow flip rate? Margins have opened up since the start of the stub sale, and the market is pretty active. I've made a minimum of 500k since Friday. I'm pretty sure it's actually a lot more than that, but it's hard to say since I've kept many of the cards I was flipping.
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@The-Harvest_XBL said in Set 1 completion:
@SaveFarris_PSN said in Set 1 completion:
329 total cards in Set 1
Non-Purchaseable (177):
18 POTM Cards
50 Topps Now Cards
10 Charisma Program Cards
5 Egg Hunt Cards
7 WBC Program cards
60 Team Affinity Captains/Charisma Cards
22 WBC 90/95 OVR Choice Pack Cards
5 Collection Rewards (Jazz, Trea, Pedro, Babe, Chipper)Purchaseable (152):
6 BR Flawless Rewards
2 Chase Pack cards
26 Diamond Duos Cards (Set 1-13)
9 Event Rewards
Lefty Loosey Reward (Mulder)
8 Home Run Derby Pack cards
8 All-Star Game Pack cards
8 Season 1 Captains Pack cards
10 WBC Choice Pack cards
9 Ranked Season Rewards
5 Season 1 XP Bosses
4 Season 1 XP Path Captains
7 Season 1 XP Path Charisma
7 Season1 XP Path WBC
8 Around the World 1
8 Around the World 2
8 Around the World 3
9 Welcome to My Show 1
9 Welcome to My Show 2So basically, unless I get amazing luck in packs, you can't complete the set without spending money or acquiring stubs at the slow flip rate
... OR ... you wait until Shark Map.
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@JiggidyJJ_PSN said in Set 1 completion:
@BJDUBBYAH_PSN said in Set 1 completion:
At 247 of 260. I’m waiting to see if BR and Ranked Rewind packs become a thing, and if some of those Set One choice packs make their way into rewards paths.
BR cards are core cards
Not the Flawless reward cards, and that’s what would be in Rewind packs if there are any.
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@Pennstatefencer_MLBTS said in Set 1 completion:
@The-Harvest_XBL said in Set 1 completion:
@SaveFarris_PSN said in Set 1 completion:
329 total cards in Set 1
Non-Purchaseable (177):
18 POTM Cards
50 Topps Now Cards
10 Charisma Program Cards
5 Egg Hunt Cards
7 WBC Program cards
60 Team Affinity Captains/Charisma Cards
22 WBC 90/95 OVR Choice Pack Cards
5 Collection Rewards (Jazz, Trea, Pedro, Babe, Chipper)Purchaseable (152):
6 BR Flawless Rewards
2 Chase Pack cards
26 Diamond Duos Cards (Set 1-13)
9 Event Rewards
Lefty Loosey Reward (Mulder)
8 Home Run Derby Pack cards
8 All-Star Game Pack cards
8 Season 1 Captains Pack cards
10 WBC Choice Pack cards
9 Ranked Season Rewards
5 Season 1 XP Bosses
4 Season 1 XP Path Captains
7 Season 1 XP Path Charisma
7 Season1 XP Path WBC
8 Around the World 1
8 Around the World 2
8 Around the World 3
9 Welcome to My Show 1
9 Welcome to My Show 2So basically, unless I get amazing luck in packs, you can't complete the set without spending money or acquiring stubs at the slow flip rate
Slow flip rate? Margins have opened up since the start of the stub sale, and the market is pretty active. I've made a minimum of 500k since Friday. I'm pretty sure it's actually a lot more than that, but it's hard to say since I've kept many of the cards I was flipping.
What are you flipping? Asking for a friend…
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@The-Harvest_XBL said in Set 1 completion:
@Pennstatefencer_MLBTS said in Set 1 completion:
@The-Harvest_XBL said in Set 1 completion:
@SaveFarris_PSN said in Set 1 completion:
329 total cards in Set 1
Non-Purchaseable (177):
18 POTM Cards
50 Topps Now Cards
10 Charisma Program Cards
5 Egg Hunt Cards
7 WBC Program cards
60 Team Affinity Captains/Charisma Cards
22 WBC 90/95 OVR Choice Pack Cards
5 Collection Rewards (Jazz, Trea, Pedro, Babe, Chipper)Purchaseable (152):
6 BR Flawless Rewards
2 Chase Pack cards
26 Diamond Duos Cards (Set 1-13)
9 Event Rewards
Lefty Loosey Reward (Mulder)
8 Home Run Derby Pack cards
8 All-Star Game Pack cards
8 Season 1 Captains Pack cards
10 WBC Choice Pack cards
9 Ranked Season Rewards
5 Season 1 XP Bosses
4 Season 1 XP Path Captains
7 Season 1 XP Path Charisma
7 Season1 XP Path WBC
8 Around the World 1
8 Around the World 2
8 Around the World 3
9 Welcome to My Show 1
9 Welcome to My Show 2So basically, unless I get amazing luck in packs, you can't complete the set without spending money or acquiring stubs at the slow flip rate
Slow flip rate? Margins have opened up since the start of the stub sale, and the market is pretty active. I've made a minimum of 500k since Friday. I'm pretty sure it's actually a lot more than that, but it's hard to say since I've kept many of the cards I was flipping.
What are you flipping? Asking for a friend…
When the stub stale started I had 4-5 cards I was actively flipping at one time. Now I'm up to around 20 since I keep investing the profit into new cards to flip. Basically, it takes money to make money, but you can start small and work your way up.
I'm not going to give you specific players I'm flipping right now since I still plan on flipping a lot for the rest of the week, but I'll tell you a few guys I used as recently as yesterday that I have since "retired" by keeping the card and moving on to someone new.
Benny has a Buy Price of 18989 (17008 after tax) with a sell price of 15780. That would be a profit of 1228. That's a bit on the smaller side (it was around 2-4K when I started flipping him), but his card moves at a quick pace so you can make a decent amount assuming you are checking your notifications and resetting orders each time they go through. I was flipping that card along with the other base rounds from that pack (Little Louie, Mal Tiempo, Terminator, Maximus) for a while.
I have also been flipping some captain cards. I bought one for 48,500 and sold for 60999 (6400 profit after tax) and that took about an hour to get through both the buy and sell process. These take more time, but you make more per transaction. It's a better method when you are busy and want to set your orders and then check on them later. I wouldn't suggest these until you have a decent stub bank.
A few more suggestions:
- Diversify your investments. Sometimes the margin on a specific card dries up, or too many other flippers move in which slows the process down to a crawl. You want to have multiple options going at once for a constant flow of new stubs coming in.
- Never flip a card you would be upset about keeping. Sometimes the value of a card can shift enough that you could lose money selling. In that situation, I usually just keep the card and move on to something else since I like to collect everything anyway. I only flip one of a specific card at a time for this same reason.
- Stop flipping about an hour before big content drops, like programs or Chase packs. The market typically drops when the new shiny cards are available. It's a good time to sell everything off, and then buy back when the market dips.
