Theia
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I hope SCC member get priority access next year to continue their membership
Select Optimum 2021
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Iron Clad Lou
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I bloody well hope so!
It should work that when the 1000 fill up, spots open when people drop off/don't pay the membership.
If we have to all log in and purchase again, regardless of status, i'll be a broken man
Iron Clad Lou
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I am an AFL member with full membership and have friends who are silver members who have been members for 10 years and are still 15 years away!
I am never giving my memberships up
As do I. But I am also questioning the value of the SCC right now.
So far, the membership fee has allowed me priority access to a single box of 21 Footy Stars Prestige and a single box of 21 Optimum. Sure, the binder is useful and the cap.... well, enough said.... But I still don't consider the "priority" of the SCC has been worth the initial outlay. Allowing $30 for the album/cap, I have outlaid $34.50 per '21 release for Priority access to a single box of each...
Not to mention, I had to pay 2 lots of shipping for each order (first the SCC order, then the subsequent general release). So an additional overhead that could be argued is an extra expense resulting from SCC membership.
For context, I had no problems purchasing additional boxes of each at there respective releases. Maybe I am luckier than I realise.
Hopefully Select have something else significant planned (perhaps a Premium release later in the year?) to make the value of SCC worth the initial trust/outlay.
Iron Clad Lou
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I think the true value is the high end stuff, like Brilliance v2 or Supremacy
old-timers
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much prefer to open boxes/packs than buy individual cards, where you buy to suit your personal collection and `
where you get the satisfaction of completing your P/C doesn't equal the joy of cracking a box or pack and pulling the card needed.
I know people who waited yrs finally got it but never use it and still pay the $600 or $700 MCC membership fee.
I agree, but it is so difficult to buy packs and boxes at recommended retail prices it’s hard for many to justify the secondary market prices. It’s an option many will consider imo.
jimboner
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33 boxes already sold on ebay, most going for 600-700 
Iron Clad Lou
OzCardTrader
Less than I thought.33 boxes already sold on ebay, most going for 600-700
Hold off and pick them up in the 4s or 5s
I hope I didn’t come across that way.. that was never my intention as I’m not looking for pity or a hand out.. my kids get more than enough…much more than when I was a kid, that’s for sure..I was just really looking forward to ripping some packs with them as they are now finally at that age where sharing moments with them is finally rewarding…
Iron Clad Lou
OzCardTrader
Are you suggesting a release that is merely for SCC members unless it doesn't sell out, in which it goes public?
Surely not.
For $100 a year, to have priority access to products prior to the public (literally guaranteed a box of every release), that is a no brainer to get one if someone can afford it at the time.
What else do you suggest they offer on top of that? More materialistic items like caps, keyrings, etc? There's nothing else they can really offer imo.
It’s possible you never know . Maybe that will be their selling point next yr but membership might cost more.
That would have to be a world's first no?
Surely that has never happened before. I can only assume the uproar would be mental for the general public who would miss out on those cards if they didn't have the money to obtain a membership. I seriously cannot see that as a good thing at all.
Iron Clad Lou
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Can't afford $99 for a membership but wants premium content and boxes
I take the point and yes, it won't happen...but it would be nice
