Now you see why I bought 10 of these. 😁 The inserts that have the Asia red/gold parallels look awesome. And all the inserts that I’ve pulled have been in excellent shape, and have all come back as 10s.
Hahah yeah that make sense to me now. Super fun rip for the price 😁😁😁
Illusions was always a fun rip. The operation detonation and shining stars inserts are really sweet looking.
Rob Dillingham is my chase. Alex sarr and Dillingham are my two rookie of the year contenders that I'd be chasing.
Cool! Lot of people are going for those two! Going to be a fun year 💪💪💪
Illusions is great for the price. Nice design, cool inserts and I like the old legends in this set.
Ya the asia parallels of the inserts are really cool for a cheap rip you can't go wrong.
looks pretty cool the operation detonation parallel, but maybe for illusion the ceiling would be lower too thats why its cheaper
That LeBron insert is so sweeeet, sheesh! Dave and Adam's are way to go for us Europeans! Thanks for this, I might order some to Croatia!
Yeah this is a nice one to pick up for a good price!! And the Lebron, yeah!!
I think Illusions is a sweet looking set but it definitely does not get the hobby love that it should. For that price I think i might need to grab a few boxes
Stephon Castle could be good to chase next year. He will be playing with Wemby and should get a lot of attention.
Illusions was a pretty fun product but the parallels are so hard to spot, luckily with these Asia packs its a lot easier. I ripped a few of these back in the day in my memory there was 1 numbered card per box, never hit any good players unfortunately. But Congrats on the Luka parallel, nice card!
Yeah that is so difficult with this set. But also because I haven’t ripped it before, I am not sure what I am looking for 🤣. But happy with the Luka for sure!!
Big fan of illusions. I’m actually putting together the TOUGH insert set for this year. I started that after pulling the Scottie Barnes TOUGH and A.I. auto in the same hanger pack. Great rip!
Them red and yellow tmall parallels look immaculate especially in the illusions cardset
Illusions has some cool looking cards that grade well just to bad they have very little value. Fun cheap rips tho
That dame is so fire. I opened two of these a few weeks ago because they were on sale for $25 and hit a KAT /25.
Really cool cards coming out of this set. I like Illusions, but some people don't like the set.
I like the acetate cards out of the mega's but illusions is not my favorite set, some of the inserts are wat to busy or do not make sense. But for the price it is a fun rip. Fun video again
Yeah those were really nice!! Hoping I could find some more mega's but not the case. Thanks Bob!!
I like illusions Asia edition than the regular one... Nice dametime king of cards.. And the AI's parallels.. So sick!!!
Thanks for sharing
Stay safe
I love illusions and don't really understand how people don't like it more
Illusions is a highly underrated product, I love the inserts especially King of Cards. Value wise not the most interesting but design wise absolutely worth it. Looking forward to Illusions this year! And Bob, you are not talking a lot, you’re rambling 😂 that’s what’s makes the channel great! Keep on rambling man!! 🤩🤜🏻🙌
Totally agree! I go design > value any time. Just want to rip packs hahah. LOL I will keep rambling on. Can't help it really
thanks, I will definitely pick up a few boxes. Thanks for the content
Decent set, decent pricepoint. Makes sense to get some to rip. Nice pulls!
Luka has an operation detonation card from that year. Think that was the only year they did had insert. Wish they had continued it. Anyways great rip as always
Have to chase tidjane salaun as hornets fan. Hope he is not as expensive as brandon miller this year
Fun to find a product that brings such excitement for a good price! Thanks for sharing!
Solid Price for a Fun Rip ❤
Why would someone NOT one you to talk in your videos??? That’s what makes them entertaining brotha
That dame time /25 was nice looking forward to the birthday rip 🙏😊
Also Alex Saar is my pick for who i'm chasing he looks nice, he's French but he played in the NBL and i'm from Aus
Yeah! He is going to be fun. But I don’t think he will sign with panini so no autos from him either 🥲
I meeeeean… it gives me exactly the vibes I would expect from illusions
@@BobTheCardCollector fun. I’ll say it’s a fun rip to do with the kids. Not so much looking for value. Similar to a Topps baseball rip
I got the luka number 1/25 out of a select monster box from Wal-Mart and it only had one of these illusions tmall pack in it and it was in it
Cody Williams is the player I’ve got my eyes on for the new season, brother of jalen Williams so it wasn’t hard for me to root for him😂
Excellent pulls and this product looks awesome. Hey I don't think you talk too much because you are letting everybody know about the product .enjoy all your videos keep ripping packs and I'll keep watching the videos.
Cheaper years 2021-22 and 2022-23…I bought a 2020-21 Illusions, higher price as are much better rookies….otherwise cannot explain…I have an auto from that box and also a nice pink numbered to 25 rookie reflections
Gotcha! Just because of the Rookies. That makes sense. Wow who did you pull on the pink rookie?
@@BobTheCardCollector Jalen Smith…I know, could have been Ant but is not :). I do have an Ant camo pink on Mosaic which is really nice, and I also have Ja Morant pink from 2019 Chronicles. I also pulled an auto numbered to 48 of Jaden Hardy, Recon pack 2023-24…I know u are a fan of Mavs :), but I hope he will play more next season.
Nice LBJ and that DL awesome hits.. I asked my friend and he said watch out for Stephon Castle for the new draft
Nice rip! They got as cheap as $20 over here so I ordered a few. Haven't opened them but hope I can get a numbered card.
Absolutely loved opening this product too it’s such a budget buy how is it the price of a blaster!🔥and P.S I love your commentary keep giving it💪🏼🔥
I don’t recognize any of the new drafts it will be exciting to see who comes out on top
I really like this set! Is the Dame card you pulled worth something??
Yeah it was a fun rip! I don't think it will be really valuable... But still a cool card
These have been terrible for me but I want to try more
I think the odds are probably bad. I am curious what the pull rate is for a numbered card
I'm glad you mentioned pricing and justifying a cheap buy, do you ever feel like you spend too much on collecting basketball cards?
Or ever feel like you have an issue or an addiction too it?
Not implying you do by any means but just thought to ask as I know for me it can be quite addicting and expensive!!!
Great vid man
That is a really good question. And something to think about! In my case, I am extremely lucky that I have a disposal income to be able to afford my rips. So that makes it "safe" for me as it won't jeopardise my livelihood or that from my family. When my income wasn't this level, I ripped too, but on the budget. I had the same mind set as I had now. If I am addicted, I think yeah I get a big rush from openings packs. But again, if I would not have the money I would not rip this much. I wish it would be cheap like this rip all the time, so everybody could enjoy it disregarding their disposal income. I hope that gives some context and thanks for asking!
@@BobTheCardCollector Love the answer, totally agree I think thats why its so good to be able to watch you open such amazing and sometimes exclusive or pricey product. It allows everyone to come along for the ride in excitement of what you may hit. Keep it up man, keen for the mavs gossip when the next season gets underway.
@@MeloTheDon that is why I started the channel!!. I was ripping this crazy product myself, and I figured other people might enjoy to see it. As I did with pack man, Sage, loot box and all the others. Thanks for you comments and thoughts that is what enjoy, talking to other collectors and basketball fans!
Dallas traded Hardaway Jr and a couple 2nd rounders to Detroit for Quentin Grimes.
@@BobTheCardCollector Grimes will fit in perfectly with Dallas. Great defender and hit shots. I think it's an upgrade for you guys.
They had these on Walmart Website last year, I bought 3 also... 🎉🎉 But the price was 25.00 a box. 30.00 is still ok. 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
Happy early birthday Bob! My birthday is the day after yours on July 5th
They aren’t 2nd year inserts both durtae and Murphy are rookies this year bro
Nothing Wrong with Ripping on a Budget. Love videos that show some of the cheaper ways to collect thanks Bob!
Honestly openings like this are great because there’s no expectations so you can’t be disappointed, there’s really only upside
Yes that is Ethan! I was very relaxed because the pressure was off. Made the rip exciting really!