When do you normally have the LS collection completed by?
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@DanH35_XBL If you want to complete the collection, the cheapest way is always to buy the most expensive cards first.
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So here is my testimony,
So i have played every year of MLB the show. I didnt start DD until 2021. I was always a franchise RTTS player before that. My first year of DD, i spent money and bought stubs. Bought packs. I'm not joking i probably spend 500+$ on stubs that first year. would have spent far less if i would have just bought cards. Once i pieced it all together by the end of the year, nope no more buying stubs. My one and only year and it was a costly learning lesson. lol -
First week of April for me. The only money spent is $100 on release for stubs to invest with. I have every card in the game now except extreme Elly because I am now 0/7 on Santana in the DQ. I’m trying one more time then I’ll admit defeat.
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because I am now 0/7 on Santana in the DQ.
Ooofff. That's rough...
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@DanH35_XBL If you want to complete the collection, the cheapest way is always to buy the most expensive cards first.
So that's my focus early release, do the tutorial and head straight to the Market. I want 2 to 3 gatekeepers night one. I'm not a pack luck guy, been playing forever and I NEVER PULL GATEKEEPERS, NOT EVEN ONCE. So i'm wasting my stubs on packs, I'm attacking Gatekeepers night one.
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I don't know the exact dates but usually have the collection done before the end of June.
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@ANF_GOLD99_PSN 3 high diamond night 1? Are you buying stubs?
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@GoozeFn_PSN I am, Night 1 only. This is my favorite game for a long time now, the wife knows 'my favorite card night one is the credit card'. Probably $150-$200.
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@ANF_GOLD99_PSN No judgement. I was just wondering how you could get 3 high diamonds night 1. It usually takes me about a week to get the top live series player.
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‘22- August 27
‘23-July 7
‘24-June 19
‘25-June 20
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I’m like a 96.3% offline grinder. I put in some hours and normally finish around the All-Star break, but it feels a lot like work.
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Anywhere between June-July.
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@LHUBison58_XBL I feel you on this. I got him. It took me 13 times to get him. One time I had a 98% chance to get him and didn't.
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Usually I have had the card I was after in 1-2 tries. They made getting him extreme.
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Been playing since ‘21, usually finish around June-ish. Last year, it was later. I want to say August. Cards seemed expensive.
I usually keep all non-duplicates. And I usually don’t go after gate keepers. I save them for last and hope I pull one.
I typically go after the “low hanging fruit” (cheap card) as adding one or two 5 stub cards to a collection can earn a card or a couple hundred stubs. Early on in the game, that makes a difference.
Might chance my philosophy this year to see if I can finish sooner.
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@capardo_XBL Prices seemed higher because prices were deflated in 23/24 because of sets and seasons. The power creep makes the collection more important.
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My advice, sell everything short of a gatekeeper early. Earn packs and rewards, build up a stack of stubs and buy the gatekeepers you can afford (with a priority in Ohtani, if last year’s trend holds true) prior to the fist roster update. His price inflated significantly after each of the early roster updates. You will pull diamonds at around a 2% rate and the odds of getting a gatekeeper are even lower than that. Collect the low hanging fruit organically through packs you earn, save up, flip, etc for the big guys before they sky rocket in price. All cards will be inflated the first week or so, don’t be buying 85s at this time. Wait and save. Take advantage of the inflation as a seller.
Also, if you are flipping, get the companion app and instead of scrolling on socials do a minute or two of flipping all day whenever you are bored and pulling your phone out. You’d be real surprised at what you can make if you check your app once or twice an hour.
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@GoozeFn_PSN they also removed the stub cap on cards in late spring and that caused gatekeepers to explode in price.
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@LHUBison58_XBL Sure, but I don’t remember the high live series diamonds ever having a cap before last year.
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I can’t honestly recall. And there isn’t a lot of information I can find on my transactions without redownloading 24. This past year Ohtani was capped early and then they removed it and he shot up to 800k+. Luckily I had pulled judge early and bought ohtani. This year I plan on flipping my way to two Ohtanis and holding one for the RU1 inflation. But there are too many unknowns at this point to be certain.
