I wouldnt agree with banning them, because honestly I believe I have done them the right way. I have so many prizes above the 50 asking price per box (other 10 is shipping), if you look at modern prices around here the prizes I have thrown in above value of a box alone are : Saga 1-7 NM+ Revival 1-6 NM+, Manhattan projects 1 NM+, I have 4 sets of Nowhere men 1 and 2 NM+, 2 SS books 9.4 and 9.6, a 9.6 modern batman variant, a 9.8 ASM 692 9.8 fan expo varaint ($200 book), and many more prizes which I sure I am forgetting off the top of my head.
I have several other books in each box I have thrown in on top of what is pictured, about 100 ASM books from 100-300 have been added to peoples boxes as well, including an ASM 239 MG, and an ASM 194 MG. So if a person is unfortinate not to get a big prize as shown above there are smaller books which are FMV for them add up to approximnately $50. I am not looking to dump any crappy books in the thread. I think it speaks volumes to the prizes I am giving out that 7 boxes in my 2nd round were sold to people who purchased boxes in the first.
If there is any better way I could be handling these threads for mystery boxes, please let me know.
I bought a mystery box from Venom and I must admit, It was a great transaction
Mystery boxes are exactly that, a mystery. It's an automatic buyer beware but as a buyer you gotta make sure you do your homework from whom you're buying from.
If you want to make a noob mistake and buy from someone that's barely been on the boards for like 5 mins, well than thats on you.
Trying to impose a ban on mystery boxes without even trying them is a head scratcher for me. Yeah I understand that the forums are looking for the best interest of the people and making sure that transaction go smoothly but it's like parenting your kids: you can only tell/warn them so much but in the end, you gotta trust them and hope for the best.