The Bowman Mega Box has become the go-to retail product for the coveted prospect heavy baseball line. Bowman has released them every year since 2016. In anticipation of this year’s release, we give you the 2022 Bowman Mega Box guide and checklist. Please note that this article deals with the Bowman Mega of the regular paper release of Bowman. However, Bowman Chrome also has a Mega format.
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A Bowman Mega Box contains two types of packs, and the contents of each are markedly different.
The standard packs have the same cards available in other formats, such as blasters and fat packs. However, most collectors pay little notice to those. Instead, the 2 exclusive packs garner all of the attention. That is because they contain the highly prized Mojo Refractors.
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Bowman Mega Boxes are usually obtained through Target. They will often be listed on the website. However, act fast because they typically run out quickly. Check out our complete guide to hitting online retail and land the Bowman Mega Box of your dreams.
Last year, many collectors reported hitting Mega Boxes at Barnes & Noble. I did, in fact, see a couple in the wild at the Los Angeles branch in the Grove. Hopefully, they will stock up on Mega Boxes as well.
Of course, you can also purchase boxes from the big third-party sellers and eBay. However, don’t neglect StockX. They tend to have better prices for sealed wax. I picked up a couple of 2021 Bowman Mega Boxes there last month.
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Mojo Refractors are not available in any other format. They are Bowman Mega Box exclusives and are the key to the format’s broad appeal.
Most Mojo Refractors are variations on Bowman Chrome Prospects cards found in other formats. However, they differ in the background. While regular Bowman Chrome Prospects have a homogenous and flat finish, the Mojos come with a specialized geometric pattern background.
The release date for the 2022 Bowman Mega Box has not been made public yet. Last year it came out in May. However, we wouldn’t be surprised if there was some delay this year, with supply chain issues and the like.
The release date for the 2022 Bowman Hobby Box was May 4, 2022.
Here is a breakdown of the parallels in the 2021 Bowman Mega Box:
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The Mojo Refractors are the heavy hitters in this release. But there are other awesome inserts you can pull from a 2022 Bowman Mega Box. Here are the odds for the 2021 edition. We will update this as soon as info for 2022 is available.
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The checklist for the Mojo Refractors last year was 100 players long. It will likely be the same length in 2022, Bowman. But, as always, the list will be a truncated version of the longer Bowman Prospects list. So, expect the Mojos to feature a shorter version of the same names.
We will update the list when more information is available.
As we mentioned, Mega Boxes are a very popular format. But is the hype justified? First, let’s look at how wax and the prized Mojo Refractors perform on the market.
Because of their popularity, Bowman Mega Boxes are often marked up significantly in third-party sales. Let us see how much the older releases are selling for nowadays:
| 2017 Bowman Mega Box | $380 |
| 2018 Bowman Mega Box | $275 |
| 2019 Bowman Mega Box | $239 |
| 2020 Bowman Mega Box | $199 |
| 2021 Bowman Mega Box | $49 |
Take a close look at those prices. What do you notice? A beautiful arc of prices stretching back to 2017. Every year is significantly more worthwhile than the previous one. That signifies actual value for the product, independent of the class of prospects within. So, you can buy a Mega Box and be reasonably sure it will appreciate in value over time.
The popularity of Mega Boxes comes down to the Mojo Refractors. Everyone loves them and wants a piece of them. But how much are they actually worth? We compared some of the Mojos to their non-Mojo equivalents to get a better idea.
| Card | Chrome Version | Prospect Auto | Mojo Refractor | Gold Mojo Refractor |
| 2019 Wander Franco (all PSA 10) | $210 | $400 | $306 | $1,575 |
| 2020 Jeremy Pena (all raw) | $10.45 | $180 | $16 | $350 |
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The trend is relatively straightforward. A Mojo Refractor is worth more than a Chrome version, sometimes twice as much. However, not as much as an auto. Perhaps more surprisingly, a Gold Mojo Refractor (which is not the rarest kind) is 2 to 3 times more than an auto. So, the reputation of Mojo Refractors is warranted.
There is a reason Mega Boxes have become the go-to for many Bowman collectors. The boxes appreciate well in value as wax. In fact, their value seems to climb regardless of the quality of prospects. That is an infrequent and welcome change from other wax products on the market.
The singles from the box also fare well. The Mojo Refractors beat out their non-Mega Box equivalents nicely for value. People love the design and the relative rarity of the format. Honestly, there is a lot of upside and little downside to the format, especially if you can pick a few up at retail prices.
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