How does eBay seller guarantee hot packs?

[G1911]

Presumably resealed in this case, but you can do this by weighing the packs and picking out the ones that weigh more. A relic weighs more than a decoy thick card (for most sets, at least). A plate weighs more than a base card. A legit hot pack won't be any more likely to produce a superfractor or autograph, but careful weighing can pick out 'good packs'. Some scummy people bring scales to the card aisle for this reason, I've seen them do it at Target.

Alternatively, one can sometimes pick the good pack by simply opening a box because the hit is always in the same spot. A surprising number of sets are like this, where if you opened the hobby box you know which pack it's going to be that has the hit.

[michael3322]

Thanks for the insights.

Looking through the seller's feedback (which is >99%), it appears that buyers are satisfied, but I imagine if someone actually did pull a huge card, they would have noted it in the feedback.

Even if it is re-sealing, I wonder how one procures these 1/1 cards only to slip them in a pack and sell them on eBay. I guess you look for the cheapest ones and use those as the bait?

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by michael3322

Even if it is re-sealing, I wonder how one procures these 1/1 cards only to slip them in a pack and sell them on eBay. I guess you look for the cheapest ones and use those as the bait?

Yep, don't be shocked if you find the same card pulled and sold on eBay/COMC/youtube breaks, etc. There aren't superfractors (or gold refractor autos) in every box. They're plants.