I think that is a losing proposition for just about any decent sized insert or parallel set. Even with perfect collation, building a set by busting packs is not cost effective, nor are the cards rarely "worth" what you'd have to pay.
I remember thinking how cool it would be to have a set of 1994 Collectors Choice Gold Signature cards. Wonder how much that would cost to build from packs! I seem to recall the Thomas having a value of around $100-150 at one point. I think you can probably find one for under $10 now. Still a great set/card and at 1 per wax box (I think factory sets had a small brick of them too), not an easy set to build.
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