February Loot Locker

I ordered another Loot Locker for February. I went with the baseball locker, and instead of the basic $20 + $5 S&H locker, I upgraded to the $30 + $5 S&H option. The main difference between the two is that you get a little bit more stuff in the $30 locker. There is also a $50 locker with a different product mix. It usually includes higher-end stuff than the basic boxes. The product mix for the month is usually posted as a pinned Tweet on the Twitter page for Loot Locker.

All of the stuff is packed into a card box for shipping. It's got a locker-themed sticker on one side along with all of the branding.

Here are the card packs that were included in mine. There are 3 packs of 2017 Panini Donruss Optic, 2 packs of 2017 Topps Chrome, and 2 packs of 2018 Topps Series 1. Randomly selected Loot Lockers also include bonuses, and I got a bonus Jumbo pack of 2018 Topps Series 1. This month I again broke the cost of the packs out by dividing the hobby box prices on a major card retailer's site by the number of packs in a box and multiplying that number by the number of packs in the locker to see how much 'value' I got for my $30.

2017 Panini Donruss Optic: $87.95 / 20 = $4.40 x 3 = $13.20

2017 Topps Chrome: $149.95 / 24 = $6.25 x 2 = $12.50

2018 Topps Series 1: $52.95 / 36 = $1.47 x 2 = $2.94

$13.20 + $12.50 + $2.94 = $28.64

I valued the bonus pack at $10.50, so the final total was $39.14 for the cards in the box. Based on current market prices, the basic locker seems to offer an appropriate amount of product for the price. I hate to pay that much per pack for Chrome, but 2017 products are crazy and it looks like 2018 is shaping up in a similar manner, with Heritage boxes going for $125 now.

As usual, the box also includes a package of top loaders and penny sleeves, as well as a few pieces of candy. Now that I've done the math, lets see what I actually pulled this month.

Here are the highlights from the Optic packs. The Sierra, Braun, Snider, and Reyes cards are all Prizm parallels. I also pulled a Diamond Kings of Mike Trout and a The Rookies card of Carson Fulmer.

Here are the notable cards from the Chrome packs. The Mike Trout is a base card. The Starlin Castro and Gerrit Cole cards are basic Refractors.

The 2018 Topps Series 1 packs offered up a handful of base cards featuring Astros, along with a few inserts. I was happy to get that Nolan Ryan card and the Carlos Correa insert.

I pulled a relic card from the bonus Jumbo pack of Topps Series 1. It's a standard relic card of Chris Archer.

That wasn't the best break in the world, but that's how it goes. Loot Locker is a good option for people who don't have a hobby shop, or whose hobby shop is inconvenient or unfriendly (or both). I'd much rather buy a Loot Locker than spend the gas and time to visit my somewhat local shop, where I always feel like the owner is inconvenienced by my presence.

March's baseball Loot Lockers have 2018 Panini Donruss, 2018 Topps Gypsy Queen, and 2017 Panini Donruss Optic for the low-end options, and 2017 Bowman's Best, 2017 Bowman Chrome, and 2015 Bowman's Best for the high-end boxes. There are also options for football, basketball, and hockey. The ordering deadline is March 24th.