Cardsmiths Breaks Quick Group Break FAQ
What is a Group Break?
A group break is where collectors share a box or case of cards by dividing up the product by team, player, or another method. This allows participants to enjoy premium products at a fraction of the cost.
How Do I Join a Break?
Visit the Group Break Store and choose a box or case that interests you. Purchase a team, player, or slot in a random team break to secure your spot!
When Does My Break Happen?
Check the Break Calendar for scheduled times, shown in PST. Breaks start at 3:00 PM PST and continue into the evening. We break 5 to 6 days a week, typically on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
When Do I Get My Cards?
After a break is completed, all cards are carefully sleeved, toploaded, and sorted. Orders ship out every Saturday and Wednesday. Please note that sorting and shipping involve handling multiple cases at once, so we appreciate your patience.
What Cards Do You Ship?
We always ship all autographs, memorabilia, numbered parallels, and rookie cards from the breaks. For multi-box or case breaks of new releases, all cards including base are typically shipped. In some base-heavy products, veteran base cards may be donated. Check the break description for shipping specifics before purchasing.
Where Can I Watch the Break and See My Teams?
Watch live breaks from the Live Video Feed available on our website. We stream using Twitch. Create a free account at twitch.tv to join the live chat and interact during breaks.
I Missed the Break—Can I See What Was Pulled?
Yes! Past breaks are recorded and available to watch instantly on our YouTube Channel.
What Types of Breaks Do You Offer?
We offer a variety of break formats to suit all collectors:
- Team Breaks: Buy a single team from an entire box or case. Teams are priced based on market demand. Ideal for fans of specific teams or players.
- Random Breaks: All teams are priced equally and randomly assigned before the product is opened. Perfect if you enjoy variety and surprises.
- Team Draft Breaks: Teams are priced equally, and draft order is randomized before the break. Participants select teams in a style similar to fantasy sports drafts.
- Hit Draft Breaks: Buy-in slots are equally priced. After the break, participants draft hits in a randomized order.
- Drafted Team Breaks: Rank your team preferences after purchase. Teams are assigned via a draft based on your rankings.
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Player Breaks: Purchase individual players either at a set price or through auctions. Cards pulled featuring your purchased player(s) will be sent to you. Perfect for collectors focusing on specific players.
- Mixers: A mix of boxes from different years or brands of a single sport. Great for adding variety to your collection.
Terms and Conditions
What Am I Getting When I Purchase a Group Break Slot?
Purchasing a slot at CardsmithsBreaks.com does not entitle you to an entire box or case. It’s a shared group-break service where you receive cards from the team, random team, or player you purchased. All cards associated with your team or player will be sent to you.
What Happens if My Team Doesn’t Have Any Hits?
If your team doesn’t receive an autograph, relic, or numbered parallel, you’ll still receive an unopened pack of cards. Everyone receives something from each break.
No Purchase Necessary: You can obtain randomly placed cards through the manufacturer’s “No Purchase Necessary” offers. See card packages for details.
How Do I Know It’s Legit?
All breaks are streamed live at Twitch. No pre-recorded content is used. Boxes and cases are opened live, and all activity remains on-screen to ensure transparency. Join the live chat to interact in real time!
What If I Can’t Watch Live?
Don’t worry! All live breaks are recorded and posted to YouTube. Watch at your convenience, and your cards will arrive in the mail regardless.
How Do I Know Your Random Process Is Fair?
We use Random.org for all randomizations. Every randomization includes a timestamp and validation link to ensure fairness and transparency.
You Just Pulled a Multiple Autograph or Relic Card with a Bunch of Players on It. Who Gets the Card?
Here are the rules on how multiple team or player cards are divided:
Random/Drafted Team Breaks:
Unless someone owns more than 50% of the teams on the card:
- The team on the top, left, or top-left of the card will automatically receive it.
- If there are duplicates of the same card, we will attempt to alternate them to ensure all teams represented on the card have an opportunity to receive a copy.
Reasoning:
In random or drafted breaks, everyone has an equal chance to get any team when the break starts. Therefore, there’s no need to randomize a card again after the initial team assignment.
Team/Player Purchase Style Breaks:
Multi-team or multi-player cards in “Team Purchase,” “Team Auction,” or “Player Purchase” or “Player Auction” breaks are assigned using the following process:
- Each team or player on the card will receive entries into the randomizer based on the amount spent on that team/player.
Example : A card features the Giants, Dodgers, and A’s, with the following bid amounts:
- Giants: $50
- Dodgers: $100
- A’s: $30
- The randomizer will be weighted as follows:
- Giants: 50 entries
- Dodgers: 100 entries
- A’s: 30 entries
- After 8 randomizations, the team at the top of the list will receive the card.
- How do you assign players with no professional team shown on the card?
Sometimes college or non-licensed cards do not list the city, or team name of a professional team on the card. In that case, we go with the team they are currently playing on when the product is released, or if retired, the team the player played the most years with! Not the team they last played for! If we break a product months or years after the original release date we still assign the player to the team he was on at the time of release of that product.
- I’ve purchased cards online before and was very upset when I received a plain white envelope in the mail with my card in it. How do you ship your cards?
We take pride in the speed and quality of our packaging and shipping! Anything of value including numbered cards, relics, autographs or just stuff that looks nice will be well protected with a penny sleeve, top loader and sealed in a team bag to protect the card from slipping out during delivery. Small orders will use bubble mailers and larger orders may arrive boxed. All packages will have delivery confirmation and orders over $200 will usually require signature on the package to assure that it gets to you.
- Do you reward your loyal customers?
Customers participating in breaks at CardSmiths have a great community as is evident in the chat rooms during the live events. We appreciate all of your business and have in the past featured giveaways that may include free boxes being added onto breaks, free slots in future breaks and of course the Cardsmiths Loyalty Program. For every dollar you spend here, you receive points that you can exchange for store credit and discounts off future purchases. Check your account page to see your current point total; you may notice the option to take money off your purchases when you go to check out!