This would be best suited for Purchase Consultation, but we don't have much info on the performance of BBG-17 yet. Since it'll just give him a random bey, make sure that the parts would be what he likes.
If he doesn't have a stadium, I'd try to find a BBG-03 for him if he likes Zero-G. For normal MFB, maybe the BB-107 set would work because he gets a Big Bang Pegasis along with an Attack Stadium.
In terms of Zero-G beys, a good competitive bey would be something like 2 Guardian Revizers, or even a Thief Phoenic for the track.
Overall, I'd go for the BBG-03 if he doesn't have a stadium. If he just wants beys, then multiple random boosters would work as well. You could even try to find someone selling a case of them online so that he'd get one of everything.
Hope this helps.
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