Ultimate Box Breaks

Bryan has pulled me some great cards. Great service. 5 stars all the way!

Great service but it feels like all he breaks is Football, no variety here. Shipping is good, breaks themselves are ok but Bryan comes off kind of phony and egotistical at times. Had 1 great experience and 1 bad one. I wouldn’t avoid this breaker but I have found a couple better spots that have better groups.

This breaker does a ton of Panini football stuff but not much else too regularly. Pricing is average. Kind of annoying when he gets overexcited about junk cards, like we are supposed to believe that jersey card he pulled is really that thrilling – might work for the kids but needs to take it down about 10 notches for the rest of us. Nothing wrong with breaking here, if you mute the feed.

UBB has the best website hands down and his breaks always fills. The pricing is a little higher than most other breakers and all teams are always in even if they don’t have hits.

Yeah so I did some football breaks with this guy, pricing a little high after shopping around. Easy to get screwed if you don’t research the product first.

I agree with what another review said below though, he is really cheesy. Like over the top phony sounding. Maybe he should sell used cars. Ok that’s a $2 jersey card you hit, you didn’t find the Holy Grail. Calm yourself.

Shipping was fine, nothing wrong there.

Unplug your speakers and its ok to break here.

Only cool thing about this site is the draft rankings….and trade ability…I would recommend trying just because of this reason. However, pricing is a little steep and its very easy to go on a bad run. (yes it happened to me). Breaker does not acknowledge it nor does he care at all. Its always a risk when you buy into a break and just to clarify i expect NO handouts, however, at least acknowledge it. That goes a LONG ways for me. Instead i received nothing but ARROGANCE and if you don’t like it, don’t break here anymore. Moral of the story~ with the number of breakers out there these days, go with someone who appreciates you spending money in their room. At least one that acknowledges it but buy into one just so you can use the cool draft rankings and trading feature.

Been breaking with Brian since the beginning and he is my only source for breaks. “Try it you’ll like it”

Bryan was one of the first guys I broke with when I was introduced to box/case breaking. I really like the innovative draft process. It keeps harder to get team prices down so everyone has a chance to get them, based on your own preferences. I enjoy the site, Bryan is a good breaker, and he has great events where he gives out a lot of bonuses. His per box prices might be a little higher than others, but the increased chances to get the team you want based on your draft settings is worth it to me. Always ships quickly.

brush up on your movie references and you’ll have a great time in the chat. one of a kind drafting/trading system, that’s not really up for debate. very good relationship with panini which is only a good thing for customers. new rewards points feature is legit- the lower your draft pick the more points you get.

Bryan runs a stellar operation. Everything runs smoothly, and nothing is done behind the scenes. His integrity is beyond question. And he keeps it both fun and real. I have broken with lots of folks, but UBB will always be my home.

PLEASE DON’T LISTEN TO THE NOOBS: First off, I break with a few different breakers. I have even broke boxes live for breakers in the Los Angeles area. So this is as honest as it’s going to get. The good, the bad, the ugly.

UBB is the first and only breaker that you set your pre-draft rankings & you get a randomized draft position. From there it will draft your team based on your spot and where you have the teams ranked. WAY better odds of getting teams you want before getting teams you absolutely hate. You also have the capability of trading teams between different breaks. You can even trade multiples to try and get a better team. Also, Bryan is one of the coolest guy out there. Before breaking with him read the FAQ. People come in the room or get into a break without reading and get mad because ANOTHER breaker doesn’t it a different way. Fucking roaches. It’s your money, take some time to understand stuff or even watch before crying. And the person crying in the other review about going on a cold streak. You f-ing B. We have all gone on cold streaks. Stop crying.

UBB is also the FIRST breaker with an actual smartphone APP. Someone else also came out with one but definitely not as good. With the UBB app you can get alerts of when breaks go on sale, watch the breaks, buy into breaks, watch the break drafts, jump onto the UBB forums, and most of all SPEND your UBB REWARDS points that you automatically get with any spot you buy into.

UBB breaks are On-Demand Breaks Wednesday thru Saturday. Meaning spots go on sale at 9am Pacific Time. As each box fills, the next is automatically qued up. The second the break fills the draft for teams start.

Also, no breaker out there is as close to Panini as Bryan is and no breaker gives out the bonuses like Bryan does. How can you make that claim? Oh because I break with a number of different breakers and Bryan will fly down to Panini and do breaks from their office, as they give free bonuses live on air that Bryan then gives to us for free. Anything given to him, he gives back to the people. He doesn’t sell them like some do or keep some for himself. Just TODAY 9/9/2016 he finished his NFL KICK-OFF Break live in the Panini office. With redemptions being given to him live when hit. COME ON MAN! Name another breaker that can do that? Im waiting…..

He is also the FIRST breaker Super Break use to make personal boxes for him to break. Now they make boxes specifically for a few different breakers.

-Pricing: Pricing is a little above average. Due to: 1-The draft preferences (better odds of getting teams you like), 2-It’s one guy that has to pay a third party to make sure his the app and website is working correctly. Rarely ever any problems. He doesn’t use the cheap ass Breaker.tv that most do, which is always fucked up.

-Shipping: Everything from the following week ships out on Tuesdays with 3-day USPS. Any random delays are because of USPS.

-Likability: Bryan is one of the coolest guys. Honest. I see other noobs complaining about him hyping up low-end hits. Rather try to be positive about a hit then bitch about it. At least you got something. I’m sure there are others in the break that went hitless!

-Variety: To be honest, UBB is about 85% Football. Will randomly do Baseball or Basketball when new stuff comes out. He’ll get a few boxes or cases just to try it out. No Hockey, Soccer, or random stuff. It’s because of the draft preferences on the website.

Entertainment: Always fun at the UBB. Only on a few hours a night, 4 days a week. Dude has a little 1 year old and a wife. He jumps on breaks some boxes, kicks it with the guys, and is off. Dude also has to do all the sorting by himself. It’s understandable.

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Bryan gives outstanding value for his breaks, I’ve never seen someone give away the amount of stuff he does. He is insanely busy but has always responded to questions or concerns. I’ve shopped around and every time I come back. Bryan is the best in the business. If you don’t break here you’re missing out.

I’m busting the mold on the review. The factors listed (price, shipping time, likeability, variety, entertainment) aren’t good enough.

Technology: 5/5

UBB is beyond slick. The main website is broken into the 3 sports, NFL (default), NBA, and MLB. Within each portal, the user (only 1 ID needed) can configure draft preferences by year. You can even trade your team (across multiple breaks). It’s difficult to explain until you see it, but this is a fine level of control that allows users to somewhat undo the randomness of the initial team distributions.

You can also find the UBB app on the Google Play and Apple App stores. When configured, you’ll get push notifications (boxes up for sale, draft starting, etc).

The entire process (product selection, payment, and team distribution) are 100% automated and transparent to the user. You don’t see the owner messing with Random.org every break. You don’t see the owner struggling with Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets. The entire experience is on rails.

Perks: 5/5

UBB has strong connections to Panini corporate. He’s done multiple special event breaks with them (on-field at the Rookie Premier, in Chicago for the NFL Draft, at Panini HQ for product releases) and for them (Kid’s breaks @ the National Card Convention). As a UBB customer, the benefits are passed down. We’ve received countless free boxes, packs, t-shirts, and even branded box cutters.

UBB has an integrated BGS submission process too. It’s a simple form. 3 clicks, done.

Finally, a rewards system was implemented earlier this year. It’s completely unnecessary, but you accrue points based on your draft position in the break. A magic sauce algorithm factors (price of break) x (points) x (draft position). If you get the last spot in a break, you get way more points than the person in first.

Honesty: 5/5

All cases are opened live on camera. All plastic shrink wrap is intact. Most cases do not go unfinished, but if they do, the remaining boxes are always marked up for later identification.

All breaks are streamed live on UStream. The live stream is recorded and uploaded to UStream instantly and YouTube a bit later. From there, the big hits are recaptured on Twitter. There’s nothing fishing going on here.

Shipping: 5/5

UBB breaks from Wednesday through Saturday, sometimes Sunday. All cards are rounded up, bagged carefully, and placed into Ultra Pro top loaders or magnetic cases. All shipments go out by the following Tuesday via USPS Priority Mail. All recipients are sent a tracking number to their email address on-file.

The shipping accuracy is unparalleled. I’ve been on this site for 2 years now, 0 issues. No missing cards. No damaged boxes. No lost packages.

Miscellaneous Notes:

UBB’s broadcast is kid friendly. His broadcasts are NOT filled with swears or offensive music. I can’t tell you how different this is compared to the rest.

UBB’s broadcasts focuses on the breaks. There is no dead airtime. He’s not pushing boxes live, no … all of the spots were sold much earlier in the day. He’s not messing around with dice rolls and Random.org every break. The show is extremely streamlined.

UBB is very responsive on Twitter. He’ll also handle your emails in a very timely manner.

UBB gets brand new products on release day. Requests are taken too.

The UBB community is excellent. The chatroom is lively and we even have a weekly fantasy football league going.

Summary:

Give the guy a shot and come back to this review. You’ll see that I’m not making any of this up.

The price is on point for a nice mid/high end breaking site. Bryan is entertaining and gets you excited about your hits and everyone else’s alike. His shipping is amazing! Never received anything but stellar product from him. If you’re a football guy, he’s a great breaker for you!! If you like other sports it’s hit and miss. He is by far my favorite breaker!!

I was new to the card hobby and decided to try out a live break, and after asking a simple question on the live stream Bryan replied “Well what does the product description say”? It was a very rude response and it was clear that he did not appreciate a new customer, and was very conceded of him. He is also very over enthusiastic because he knows he’s screwing people over.