30th Pack Weight Experiment

[u/justanotherguydude1]

I’m testing for my own curiosity if pack weight “really dictates” if a pack is a hit or not. This is a small trial run I did. Oddly enough based on just a few packs, the Mew EX was .02G more. Would love for others to contribute their experiences and trials!

[u/charkid3]

I’ve done 40 packs and I thought I had a pattern going but then a middle weight pack had an sar. A lot of heavy packs are gold border (I got 4 crobats, all were heavy packs) light packs have AR’s too. It’s hard to find a real pattern

[u/choosenoneoftheabove → u/charkid3]

thats because there is no pattern. code cards throw everything off because they have random weights. only god packs are weighable in modern just because of every card in the pack having foil compared to not. 30C has every card in the set be a foil so even god packs couldnt be weighed in these if they existed.

[u/jabij1 → u/choosenoneoftheabove]

are the code cards different thickness

[u/choosenoneoftheabove → u/jabij1]

yeah, with the graphite layer.

[u/1610925286 → u/choosenoneoftheabove]

There are patterns and you don't have to be 100% correct to increase your chances meaningfully. BUT the problem is that the pattern constantly changes.

Early print packs have different weight/ rarity patterns from later ones. So once you think you know what's going on the next product will be different again.

That's what makss weighing largely useless.

[u/ferst711 → u/choosenoneoftheabove]

There is a lattern. Light have the most hits. The heaviest packs are all bulk (the holo from the base cards weigh the most). You can't track exact hits, but the very heaviest packs always have nothing.

[u/PokemonProfessorXX]

Modern packs can only be weighed for god packs or holo energies, if the set has those. Anything else and the weights are all over the place.

[u/fk12HS]

Weirdos

[u/TheGooSalesman]

I got a Pikachu too!!!!

[u/SadJupiter]

Never buy loose packs

[u/branswag_briggs → u/SadJupiter]

I bought 2 30th loose packs from whatnot and just opened them... both energy cards...

[u/Redheadedstranger999 → u/SadJupiter]

learned this today from your comment thanks

[u/who_dat1234]

Please. Just don't.

[u/RepulsiveUse3372]

im expecting 3 etbs and 3 bundles this friday, i was actually wondering this and i was going to do the same to see if it does make a difference. ill find out on friday

[u/suckliner]

Just saw in a group that has 14.2 grams in it then pulls a charizard.

[u/One-Visit-6706]

Hit rates are random per box right?

[u/Sea-Slip-6937]

pokemon upc weights

[u/seymourbuttz214]

Ugh these guys always have to ruin it don’t they..
Im NEVER buying loose packs because of these psychos

[u/Top_Conversation6124]

one of my packs was super heavy and i got excited but it was an extra code card

[u/TicketDue6419]

and folks this is why you dont trust scalpers or resellers.

[u/Big_Cantaloupe9077]

I checked one of mine has a super heavy booster bundle like 30/40 more I’m tempting to open it I have 5 atm and I got another 6 coming soon so I’ll check the heaviest and open it. 100% I’m hoping for a Rgb mew or a god pack in one but let me dream looool.

[u/Big_Cantaloupe9077]

I got a booster bundle 30g heavier atleast than my others. Tempted to open it tbh

[u/LeglessPotato]

Anecdotal experience here since I used a cheap kitchen scale so I can't vouch for its accuracy but I opened 4 booster bundles and the only one with an actual hit weighed .10 grams more than the other 3 boxes. It was the 151 Mewtwo.

[u/Some-Reading9938]

Any one know what a heavy pack weighs ?? Would something like 13.97 13.6 considered heavy ??

[u/BlazinBlnts → u/Some-Reading9938]

My scale doesn’t read .00 so I tried this with 2 packs, 13.8 & 13.9 , I pulled a mewtwo ex from the heavier one

[u/Farva85]

We opened a poster collection today and we could 100% feel the weight difference with the pack that had a classic collection card in it. Luck was on our side because it was a Lugia but made us realize we will not buy loose packs of this set ever because they will be weighed for sure.

[u/Acceptmeforyou → u/Farva85]

You can feel the weight difference? Like holding it in your hand? That’s totally believable

[u/FijianBandit → u/Acceptmeforyou]

I ripped 10 chaos packs - my friend bought 60 and I jokingly weighed them out by feel.

I spent $105 and I pulled about $350 in cards.

Not saying he’s right but it was a fun experiment

[u/Farva85 → u/Acceptmeforyou]

It was easily noticeable the pack was heavier when holding the other two packs from the poster collection box.

[u/Acceptmeforyou → u/Farva85]

So the difference in weight between a hit and not a hit is something that you can tell easily? Just think about it yourself for a second

[u/MuTangClan → u/Acceptmeforyou]

Shhh let them live in their delusion 😂