Top tier stuff at a discount
It was random items, but not junk or trash. I was happy and satisfied by it.
So hypothetically, lets say you're moving a warehouse full of military surplus. What would suck the most to ship? If you guessed boots—you'd be right. They're bulky, heavy, and your employees will hate you when they have to re-sort everything at the other end.
So instead of moving with our boots, we're liquidating them. Enter Ivan's Boot Balls.
About the Balls
Unlike previous "Gumball" themed clearance events, Boot Balls™ are composed of regular inventory direct from our shelves. You're getting our regular products at a massive discount—unless stated otherwise all boots are either new or in Grade 1 (excellent) condition.
Each Boot Ball™ contains one (1) randomly selected pair of boots based on the published odds below. No special requests for specific models boots will be honored, it's all down to what the random number generator says.
Please note that this is a clearance event. Returns, exchanges, and warranties are not honored on Boot Balls™.
A Special Note on Sizing
Sizing is determined off of standard US sizes. Some sizes may have different widths mixed in. If you have a specific width you would prefer please put that in the order comments. We will try to accommodate width requests, but there are no guarantees.
The Boot Ball™ RNG Process
Below you will find the table of available boots, each with a corresponding percentile chance. Boot Ball™ items are determined through the following RNG system—no requests for specific boots are allowed.
Let’s say you have your eye on a particular pair of boots and want to calculate your chance of getting them, at least once, across multiple Boot Balls™. The formula for this is:
1 - ( 1 - % Chance) ^ (# of Chances)
If boot A has a 20% chance per Boot Ball™, and you purchase three Boot Balls™, here's how it would shake out. Your chance at boot A is equal to:
1 - (1 - 0.20)^3 = 0.488
In other words, your chance at boot A is 48.8%
Note: To use this formula you need to express the percentage chance in decimal form. The 20% chance in the formula above is written as "0.20" not "20."
Happy hunting and may RNGesus bless you!
Boot Type
|
Probability | Retail |
KS90 Gen I |
12.44% | $59.99 |
KS90 Gen II |
37.81% | $89.99 |
KS2007 | 30.64% |
$89.99 |
M59 Alpine Good |
0.31% | $34.99 |
M59 Alpine Great |
5.38% | $59.99 |
M59 Alpine Excellent |
3.14% | $64.99 |
M59 Alpine Speed Lacing Good |
0.14% | $34.99 |
M59 Alpine Speed Lacing Great |
0.14% | $59.99 |
M59 Alpine Speed Lacing Excellent |
0.17% | $64.99 |
Alpine Rangers Good |
1.43% | $39.99 |
Alpine Rangers Great |
3.28% | $64.99 |
Tropical Naval Board |
3.18% | $74.99 |
Bundeswehr Jungle |
1.92% | $64.99 |
It was random items, but not junk or trash. I was happy and satisfied by it.
Got me some of those Austrian bdu pants. They’re really cool, always fun to see what you get from these.
I would say the three gum balls I ordered were a 50/50. I received a Dutch DPM shirt and a gray Dutch field jacket, both of which are awesome. Less impressed with the two pairs of Dutch DPM winter gloves, which I mean kind of felt a little lazy to me. It is what it is. Not a fan of the pleather afghan sling. All and all, not sure if it was worth the $45 for three gumballs. Next time I’d probably hedge my bets on a single to avoid getting multiples of the same piece of kit.
Some of the balls of all time!