How do I feel about single boosters???

I absolutely abhor them.

No, that is too weak a description.

I think to say, I excoriate them with complete and total enmity, is accurate.

(For those at WK that might lack in erudite nature and only utilize a meager comprehension of vernacular, that means to hate something with as much hatred as only, God - The Creator, could possibly hate something.)

I hate them with a passion, especially if there are rarity levels. I would be indifferent about them if all the figures were commons, but to put CUR's in single figure boosters is a bad way of releasing clix. On top of that, figure for figure they are more expensive than 5 figure boosters and in the current financial climate a lot of people haven't got the money to throw around for all the releases this year. I'm a completionist but if this sort of release schedule continues next year, I'm only going to be buying core sets with 5 figure boosters.

I agree with vlad. Lower the price and increase the number of generics to lower chances of duplicate named figures and increase duplicate generics and I would be okay with them. I know nothing about marketing but I would say a 50% named/50% generic distribution would make pulling single figure blind purchases more appealing to me.

Rather than retype my thoughts on this, I'll quote myself from another thread:

Some people complain about not getting a full set in a CTD, but you don't get a full set in a case of 5 figure boosters either, and the "value" of those figures is far more vastly skewed with all the value residing in the SR and Chase figures. with the CTD, more of your figures are actually worth something. True you don't get the super high-ticket figures, but you also don't have as much crap you can't move. The figures cost more, but they're also worth more, so that's a moot argument to me as well.

Honestly I think people that hate single figure boosters hate them because they hate changes. Most of the other arguments lack logic. Judging by the poll results, I'll probably get a lot of ire for what I have said, but it makes a heck of a lot more sense then a lot of the other arguments I'm seeing.

I voted that I really dislike single figure boosters, but I want to clarify that I only dislike them because, at least recently, they have been the only way to get certain sets. I would like them much more if they were simple impulse purchases but the figures were available through regular 5 figure boosters.

I don't like single figure boosters and I see the counter top displays always full at the venues I attend. On occasion I see a kid buying one but aside from that I never see them sell. I try to tell the kids not to buy them and to just save up for a regular booster because they get more pieces for cheaper and the cards arent damaged.

I voted other becouse althought I think those are nice to have I don't expesially like them.

I think the cherry picking of unwatched boosters is made more prevelant with the single fig booster. With that being said? Stop it.

I like them, provided they don't rise above $3 per.

I like this idea. If the single boosters were Generics, that would be perfect. You could pick up a booster and get an extra Drone, GCPD, Hydra soldier, whatever. With 4 or so different Generics in such a set, you'd still have just enough mystery but still pleased with any duplicates.

You would make a great wrestling manager with all of your $10 words.

I echo this sentiment, people hate change.

My only beef is the sets that I can't get in Canada that are exclusive to American franchises.

You have to consider that as soon as you pull a figure it is generally worth 3 to 75 cents, and it's easier to sell them as a lot. Buying bricks/case reduces the five figure pack cost quite a bit - Cap case @ $90 on ebay (or hulk, supes, we'll see about GG and CW which I think were more hoardable sets) = 1.8 per figure. I guess the GF stuff is good for low budget impulse buys but like any product when you buy a low quantity you pay a premium compared to bulk. Which hits your wallet harder...

The biggest argument against them is ENTIRELY logical: you're paying more per figure than under the standard model. You are. This is inarguable

However it is arguable that you're getting more "value" with the single figure boosters. If I buy 6 5 figure boosters, and I buy 5 bricks of single figure boosters, I'll end up spending about $30 more for the same number of figures. However, when you break down how much those 30 are worth, more often than not, the single figure booster figures are going to be worth more both monetarily and/or in trade. Not only that, but more than likely you'll have less dups on average. That's why I say the logic in that argument is flawed.

If you're only looking at it from the standpoint of the amount of money you're handing over at the point of sale, then you're making a very myopic argument.