Opening retail packs are fun because they provide instant satisfaction. Yet as we all know, the odds of getting good cards in a retail pack can be astronomical. Hobby packs can be a much better experience as the odds are improved.
For those who don't have easy access to a LCS to buy hobby packs, in steps in The Loot Locker. For $20 (+ $5 shipping), the Loot Locker sends out at least 3 hobby packs [UPDATE: I've been informed that some months there could be more than 3 packs] of your choice of baseball, basketball, football, and hockey. The packs are voted on by their Twitter followers and from what I've seen the packs are all from recent releases.
After hearing about Loot Locker I purchased a baseball locker for July to see what it is all about.
What was in the box? Let's see.