Scratchcard costs and jackpots

Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:59 am

I'm saving up my scratchcards that I buy (mostly desert and winter) so that I can scratch them in batches, in hopes of getting lucky multiple times. Most times I get the low-rank cards, but recently I got my third Geb Gajillionaire... which got me thinking. usually you can't see the jackpot (for a particular tpe of card set) until you start scratching a card... but has someone been tracking it? Also, in case I want to sell a card or two, the might give some lucky smurf a jackpot, I would want to wait until the jackpot's high which would raise the demand of the cards (hopefully).

Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:28 am

Just thought I'd point this out: if you were thinking of scratching them all on the same day, you can only scratch 5 Lost Desert Scratchcards a day. Dunno why.

Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:49 am

Moongewl wrote:Just thought I'd point this out: if you were thinking of scratching them all on the same day, you can only scratch 5 Lost Desert Scratchcards a day. Dunno why.

Well, yes, I knew that... but thanks for reminding other people who may not have.

Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:00 am

The jackpot changes so often that the scratchcard market doesn't really seem to change with it. Maybe one or two people might notice that the jackpot looks a bit more attractive on a particular day, but it's not a massive thing.

I'm not really sure how you'd track it. Maybe you could start scratching a card and keep checking on the jackpot every now and then without finishing the card? It seems like far more trouble than it's worth, though.

Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:43 am

PuddingofEvil wrote:The jackpot changes so often that the scratchcard market doesn't really seem to change with it. Maybe one or two people might notice that the jackpot looks a bit more attractive on a particular day, but it's not a massive thing.

I'm not really sure how you'd track it. Maybe you could start scratching a card and keep checking on the jackpot every now and then without finishing the card? It seems like far more trouble than it's worth, though.

Yes and no. I remember a time quite a while ago when the jackpot at Haunted Scratchcards was at 20 million. The extremely expensive ones, which normally go a lot lower, were selling like wildfire for millions each. However, the winter and desert ones fluctuate pretty rapidly, so they don't change price much.

Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:19 am

I have kept track a couple of times and I come out ahead selling my scratchcards. Maybe I am just unlucky.

Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:21 am

neobeth wrote:I have kept track a couple of times and I come out ahead selling my scratchcards. Maybe I am just unlucky.

I'm tracking the results just for grins. Most cards you'ld buy have been devalued enough, except for the chance of getting a prize or value back.