Do companies do "hot boxes" on purpose?

[Cowtipper]

I guess from time to time a collector is lucky enough to stumble upon a box with a premium card in lots of the packs, a "hot box" so to speak. Are these done on purpose by the companies, or are they somehow done in error?

[9&10]

I guess from time to time a collector is lucky enough to stumble upon a box with a premium card in lots of the packs, a "hot box" so to speak. Are these done on purpose by the companies, or are they somehow done in error?

I would say yes. Fuels collectors to go after that "elusive" box, much like they go after packs. Not me, though. I buy the base set (like Topps Heritage) and that's good enough for me.

[DaClyde]

Does anyone NOT working for Beckett ever get hot boxes? I mean are hot boxes actually released to the general public, or are they strictly marketing tools?

[Rockhound]

I know that Tristar intentionally does hot boxes on some of their products. I wish I could get my hands on one. Every pack has an autograph.

[Ben Grimm]

It's kind of a "sucker bet" for case breakers. They buy the case, break the boxes down until they hit the hot box. The remaining boxes go on Ebay with the tag that this one could be a hot box. Meanwhile the hot box is already being broken down and each card is being sold individually while the suckers are bidding on shadows.

[Cowtipper]

It's kind of a "sucker bet" for case breakers. They buy the case, break the boxes down until they hit the hot box. The remaining boxes go on Ebay with the tag that this one could be a hot box. Meanwhile the hot box is already being broken down and each card is being sold individually while the suckers are bidding on shadows.

How devious.