WHAT YOU SHOULD EXPECT PER CASE (REALISTIC)

BASE / PARALLEL CARDS

You will see a parallel in virtually every box, so per case:

  • ~8–10 Base Sapphire Parallels

    • Blue /99

    • Red /50

    • Green /25

  • ~1–2 Purple /10 or better

  • SuperFractor /1

    • ❌ NOT guaranteed per case

    • Think closer to 1 in 8–12 cases, depending on final print run

 

 

 

AUTOGRAPHS — THE BIG QUESTION

Expected autograph frequency:

  • ~1 autograph per case

  • Sometimes:

    • 0 autos

    • Occasionally 2 autos (very rare)

Autographs are:

  • Character-driven

  • Extremely uneven in value

  • Often the single biggest card in the case

This is NOT an auto-heavy product.
It’s a premium parallel chase product.

INSERT CARDS (CASE EXPECTATION)

Across a full case:

  • ~4–6 insert cards total

    • Cosmic Chrome

    • Time Warp

    • Kaleidoscope

    • Split Personality (if included)

Insert parallels are where surprise value shows up.

  • Insert parallels /99 or better:

    • ~1–2 per case

  • Insert SuperFractors:

    • Extremely rare

    • True “event hits”

WHAT A “STRONG CASE” LOOKS LIKE

A case collectors feel good about usually has at least two of the following:

  • A Tier 1 character (Iron Man, Spider-Man, Thor, Loki, Cap) in:

    • /25 or lower parallel

  • An insert parallel /50 or better

  • An autograph of a recognizable MCU character

  • A Purple /10 or better of a top-tier character

WHAT A “WEAK CASE” LOOKS LIKE (BE HONEST)

This can absolutely happen:

  • No autographs

  • No Tier 1 characters

  • Mostly mid-tier characters in /99 or /50

  • Inserts without parallels

This is why Sapphire is not a beginner rip.

ULTIMATE CASE HITS (THE CEILING)

These are the moments that justify the product price:

  • SuperFractor /1 of:

    • Iron Man

    • Spider-Man

    • Loki

    • Thanos

  • Tier 1 Autograph

  • Insert SuperFractor

  • Screen-used / memorabilia card (if present in the checklist)

 

 

 

 

CHARACTER TIERS (CASE IMPACT)

Tier 1 (Case-Saving)

  • Iron Man

  • Spider-Man

  • Captain America

  • Thor

  • Loki

Tier 2 (Solid)

  • Doctor Strange

  • Scarlet Witch

  • Thanos

  • Black Panther

Tier 3 (Collector / Long Tail)

  • Vision

  • Ant-Man

  • Wasp

  • Hawkeye

  • Guardians characters

 

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BUY vs RIP VERDICT

RIP if:

  • You love Marvel

  • You’re comfortable with variance

  • You’re chasing display-worthy parallels

BUY SINGLES if:

  • You want Iron Man, Spider-Man, Loki, etc.

  • You don’t want to gamble on character distribution

  • You’re investing, not ripping for fun

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