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@TripleH-4481_PSN yup exactly. Them not being like Madden and 2K is what used to set them apart. It feels very much like they have gone the pay to play route that those other ones go.

There used to be "Daily Collections" and other things like Team Affinity exchanges that would give people a reason to still buy cards like bronze and silver after completing the live series collection. Right now there is no reason to ever purchase any bronze or silver so their buy nows are constantly near quick sell value and impossible to flip.

It just feels deliberate and that they've gone out of their way to kill flipping with the hopes that people will shove more money their way. And that really sucks.

@YOSHI24_XBL I dont remember it being this tight well into May. I know early i. The cycle (first month or so) the margins ar very thin but certainly by June in years past the margins would start to widen up considerably. Almost June now. I could be wrong idk but I just dont remember them being this bad this late in the game

Answer's pretty simple. SDS doesn't want people flipping. If you're flipping, you're not giving them your money for stubs... By far this has been the worst year for flipping

Hello. I enjoy statistics. So lets run the statistics... The probability of pulling at least one diamond in 50 packs where the odds of pulling a diamond is 1 in 50. Which means each pack has a 2% chance of pulling a diamond. Easiest way to calculate is finding the odds of pulling zero diamonds.

The probabilty of failing 50 times in a row is: P(zero diamonds) = (.98)^50 = .364
That means there is a 36.4% chance that in 50 packs you pull zero diamonds.
There is a 63.6% chance of pulling at least one diamond in 50 packs.

Yeah it sucks, but it is by no means a sure thing that pulling 50 packs guarantees you a diamond.

DISCLAIMER This is of course based on the presumption that SDS is indeed telling the truth when it comes to their pack odds.

(I was incredibly bored when I came across this post so thank you for giving me something to do)

@Pigsooie-Nation_MLBTS 100% they do not want people flipping. Which is why they implemented the 20 card limit. Flipping = less people shoveling them actual cash for stubbs.