Christmas 2012 Giftsplosion Summary

Before I begin this article, I just want to say it's a honor to be a part of the Roblox News staff. I've always been a fan of this site and now I can post articles of my own. Thank you, arbirator. I look forward to my time here.

Alright. The 2012 Christmas Giftsplosion, as far as I know, has come to an end. All the gifts have been given out, sold, and opened. I'll be giving a basic summary of the gifts and the items they contained.

Gift 1: ROBLOX Newshound Gift

To get this gift you had to have your account verified with a legit email address, and you had to check the box underneath saying that you wanted to receive ROBLOX newsletters/updates.

Price: 50 Robux

Prize: Newspaper Shades

For a gift that was basically a complete freebie, these shades were a pretty great prize. They applied the newspaper texture well to the shades.

Gift 2: Commissioner's Gift of Commissions

To get this, you had to get 10 or more commissions. A commission is when somebody buys a gear from your place, and you earn 10% of the money spent on it. There was lots of spam during the few days this was available from people asking others to buy ninja stars or other such cheap gears from their games.

Price: 250 Robux

Prize: The Commissioner

I personally find this hat pretty funny, especially the mustache. I say it was about worth 250 robux.

Gift 3: Razzle Dazzle Hollywood Star Gift

To get this, you had to upload a video thumbnail to one of your games, which costs 500 robux to do.

Price: 550 robux

Prize: Hollywood Shutter Shades

I found these extremely cool looking. Solid gold shuttershades with a diamond-studded rim. I'd say that's definitely worth 550 robux.

Gift 4: Self-Referential Gift of Referring

To get this you had to have somebody refer you when they joined BC in the 30 days before the gift was given out.

Price: 300 Robux

Prize: Candy Cane Antlers

I was really excited when I saw this on my Hat Notifier. A retexture of Silverthorn Antlers, a classic hat and one of my favorites of all time. This is definitely worth more than 300 robux.

Gift 5: Festival Gift of Group Fundraising

To get this you had to create an item for a group and have at least one sale on it.

Price: 75 Robux

Prize: Paper Money Hat

I thought this was really cool. A hat made entirely out of money from such a cheap gift. Definitely worth it.

Gift 6: High Frequency Trading Gift

To get this you had to have 8 or more successful trades with other users.

Price: 5,000 Robux

Prize: Profit Vision Goggles

This hat was pretty unfortunate for owners of the limited item Night Vision Goggles. When placed on an avatar, you can't tell any difference between Profit Vision Goggles and Night Vision Goggles.

Avatar with Profit Vision Goggles

Avatar with Night Vision Goggles

Unless you look really, REALLY closely, you can barely tell a difference. The value of Night Vision Goggles will probably drop shortly. There was also a rumor spread throughout the forum that the prize would be a Green Sparkle Time Fedora, because of the color of the gift.

Gift 7: Ticket to Ride Gift

To get this you simply had to sell one Game Pass for one of your own games.

Price: 300 Robux

Prize: Conductor's Gold Pocket Watch

This hat looks unfortunately small on your avatar

 but it is a pretty cool hat anyway.

Gift 8: Lucky Gift of Sevens

To get this, you had to own a limited U item with the serial number 7. Obviously not many were awarded.

Price: 777 Robux

Prize: 7 Jeweled Circlet

This hat looks pretty amazing. A crown of colorful, shiny crystals circling your head definitely makes for a nice hat combo.

The Final Gift: The Coolest Gift

The ultimate gift of 2012's Gistsplosion. Awarded to the owners of the top 100 most popular games of 2012. There were high expectations for this gift because it had the highest price of any gift ever sold, 40,000 robux. Needless to say, there was a lot of donation spam when it was being sold.

Prize: Dual Illumina

If this isn't a bargain, I don't know what is. According to the selling chart of the original Illumina, it has sold 2 times in the last 180 days. One for 200,000, and one for 1,000,000 robux. It has also been traded for many high-valued items such as Red Grind, Azurewrath, Lord of the Void, and Sparkle Time Fedora, many with other items added. And the owners of the Coolest Gift got 2 of them for only 40,000 robux.

Well, overall I'd say the gift prizes this year were really amazing and for great prices, and I can't wait for next year's Giftsplosion.

Hope I did alright with my first blog post. Leave some comments and let us know what you thought of this year's gifts and gift prizes!