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 |
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 |
Great deal for a shot in the dark
I ordered 2 balls and got 2 sets of KS 2007s. Boots are of superb quality and were very lightly used. When these balls are avaliable you best buy a pair and reap the benefits.
Boot Balls™ Good
Ivan's Boot Balls™ was a 2020 event intended to move inventory (namely boots) that would be too much of a hassle to ship to the new warehouse. You pay $30 plus shipping and you get a pair of random boots. Some boots are very expensive, some are much cheaper but that's the fun part. Somehow the RNG didn't screw me and I got a $90 pair of Bundeswehr KS2007 boots for $44 out the door. Not too shabby!
I recommend these "gacha" events: they're always a lot of fun and Ivan sets them up so that even if you don't get the rarer options you still come out ahead!
Pic related; the cat approves.
bootball
Boot I received is in great condition and well worth the money. Great deal that will surely see years of use.
Good solid boots for less than half the competition's price!
The boots were in great condition and two pairs cost me less than a pair from anywhere else! Cannot say enough about these random items! Great value!
Blitzkrieg
Shipping took longer than the first France blitzkrieg. But it was well worth the wait. Got the boots i wanted in great condition
