NRL Traders 2025 Official Thread

[Brendan_B]

Unsure if it's a question that's frowned upon but just genuinely interested if there is much margin made on the sale of a box retail?

I've only recently come across box breaks on Facebook where some look to be making a fair margin. There can't be much to be made on a retail sale?

Assume it varies from reseller to reseller. Some get it straight from TGI, others have to purchase from another reseller, cutting the margins.

I don’t believe there is much in it, maybe $10 per box at a LCS.

Definitely much more profit if selling as breaks. Don’t forget postage is generally included in a break spot price and that would knock a further $50 off the margin.,

 

[MJD]

Converters is absolutely used in terms of goalkicking - "conversion attempts" etc, which given Reynolds as the featured card, the % in the corner and being 1 per team is definitely what the subset is based off.

Pretty standard affair for traders as usual, not too much to complain about. Remains to be seen if they ever fix the much complained about predictor problems

Yes to "conversion attempts" and "he missed the conversion" etc, but what I meant was no-one ever refers to goalkickers as "converters". It would be like doing an NFL quarterback set and calling it "Completists". If they used footy relevant terms: 'Between the sticks', 'Black dot', 'Straight down the middle' etc - it would convey some connection to the sport. Even Conversion kings would work better.
Given the number of cards that often barely have a ball in them, I do wonder if anyone at TLA has ever watched league.

I noticed one of the sell sheets mistakenly has Rising Stars as 1 in 3 boxes, instead of 1 in 3 packs. It made me think that it would be cool if they switched up this set and made it a numbered and rarer given it's often players' first card, rather than being super-common fodder.

 

[Avonc]

Select back at the table with TGI, maybe Fanatics and another local company, not sure of name.

Anyway, if the rumours are true, Select have lost AFL to Fanatics from 2026 as the AFL want one company to produce all their merchandise, cards etc.

So, Select don’t have a product after this year and they haven’t sold or indicated they have closed up shop so the rumour is they have the NRL and Cricket.

So, you might see an extra release or two this year from TGI but if the rumours are true, Select are back from 2026.

Boy, that's going to shake things up.

 

[saintsforever]

First impression is same ole Traders really. A lot of dead space on the base designs, and shame there's not a blade of grass to be seen on any of them. Would much rather the images depict them playing footy on a footy field. Bugs me that they use "The Converters" when it's a term not used in rugby league at all.
The Fan Faves cards look nice, and pleased to see the demise of authentic initials - though there was legitimate potential to do a set themed on players synonymous with their initials; DWZ, CNK, SJ etc.

Yeah, whats with the converters, what shit name.

 

[Brendan_B]

They used ‘Clutch Kings’ in 23 Elite as a subset.

This would have been far more apt for the ‘Converters Series’.

It was like 2019 Traders and the Last Line of Defence subset. They pretty much used middle forwards who are the front line….

Anyways, I always thought they should give run comps and give collectors some opportunities to name insert sets.

Red Zone Renegades - a nod to those who throw caution to the wind in attack.

Moments that Matter- an ongoing tribute series from releases to release highlighting key moments throughout the season, or even retrospectively.

 

[Muzza]

Can anyone clarify for me if there is any difference in the Starter Pack bonus cards between retail and hobby?
Do both versions contain variations of the Showcase inserts or have I missed something?