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Wacky Packages Discussion => General Wacky Packages Discussion => Topic started by: DrDeal on April 23, 2016, 03:29:48 PM
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Any word on the celebration plans for our beloved brand? 2016 is the 50th year of Wackies. I can certainly see a 50th Anniversary of Wacky Packages set coming to retail or ShopTopps. Maybe one of the artists could comment?
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Any word on the celebration plans for our beloved brand? 2016 is the 50th year of Wackies. I can certainly see a 50th Anniversary of Wacky Packages set coming to retail or ShopTopps. Maybe one of the artists could comment?
no word yet
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Wait, I thought next year 2017 would be the official 50th, isn't that correct? This year happens to be the 50th anniversary of Captain Action which is another childhood brand I'm a big fan of.
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Wait, I thought next year 2017 would be the official 50th, isn't that correct? This year happens to be the 50th anniversary of Captain Action which is another childhood brand I'm a big fan of.
Yes, that's correct: 2017 is the official 50th. I think what Andrew meant was that he's hoping for an announcement in 2016.
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Correct, the first diecut punchout set came out in 1967.I would imagine Topps officials are talking or planning something- I HOPE :o
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One suggestion: Different sets of the best 50 Wacky Packages of all time in a few seperate sets:
* The best 50 from the 1967 and original 16 sticker series plus 1985 and 1991 series.
* The best 50 from the 11 All New Series stickers sets plus 2014 and 2015 series.
* The best 50 from the Wacky Packages Old School series and lost/cutting room floor Wacky Packages entries (this includes the never released Star Wars Wacky Packages series unless Disney still has a grudge on Wacky Packages)
...and they can be determined by online/Facebook/Twitter voting.
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Or just the 50 greatest Wackys of all-time.
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Or just the 50 greatest Wackys of all-time.
How about voting for a 'best of' from each series. That would be around 50 and then every Wacky set would be represented.
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Nice! Personally, I'd love to see Topps let the forum vote on the 50 best! It would make for some very interesting discussions!
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Neil, your right! I wonder what the remaining 6 would be. I naturally assume all 44 die cuts would be included.
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Neil, your right! I wonder what the remaining 6 would be. I naturally assume all 44 die cuts would be included.
Ha! That's pretty close to a perfect list! Just add a few extra original series titles like Choke Wagon, Sleepy, Runaway Vitamins, Screech Tape, Shot Wheels and Putrid Cat Chow and you've got your set!
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Ha! That's pretty close to a perfect list! Just add a few extra original series titles like Choke Wagon, Sleepy, Runaway Vitamins, Screech Tape, Shot Wheels and Putrid Cat Chow and you've got your set!
WHHHAAATTTT!?!?!? No Koduck!?!?!? :o :]
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Ha! That's pretty close to a perfect list! Just add a few extra original series titles like Choke Wagon, Sleepy, Runaway Vitamins, Screech Tape, Shot Wheels and Putrid Cat Chow and you've got your set!
:P Choke Wagon Approves ;)
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If we are talking the 50 Greatest Wackies; why not include the ANS series and Old School releases for voting? We could vote for cards from ALL releases. I would want Flunkies Cereal from Old School in the mix.
Andrew
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WHHHAAATTTT!?!?!? No Koduck!?!?!? :o :]
It's definitely high on my list, but honestly, there's just too many great titles, and koduck would probably fall somewhere around 75ish in my own ranking :)
And speaking of honesty, I think it would be great to include newer series on the best of all time list, but (since I'm being honest), I just can't think of many that compare to Norm, especially when he was at his best. And that's not to say there aren't some truly great titles in ANS, etc. (there definitely are - Kiss Kat comes immediately to mind!), but pound for pound Norm is the title belt-wearing, king-of-the-mountain heavyweight and the rest of us are just hoping to go a few rounds in the ring before they call the fight ;)
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And speaking of honesty, I think it would be great to include newer series on the best of all time list, but (since I'm being honest), I just can't think of many that compare to Norm, especially when he was at his best. And that's not to say there aren't some truly great titles in ANS, etc. (there definitely are - Kiss Kat comes immediately to mind!), but pound for pound Norm is the title belt-wearing, king-of-the-mountain heavyweight and the rest of us are just hoping to go a few rounds in the ring before they call the fight ;)
I would vote for Cannibals Soup from ANS. I still say that is probably the best ANS title.
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Yep, that's another great one! Smokin' Joe has made some really iconic Wackys over the years: Cobra Cola, Zilla Wafers, etc.! He's got the Wacky mindset down to a "T"!
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Yep, that's another great one! Smokin' Joe has made some really iconic Wackys over the years: Cobra Cola, Zilla Wafers, etc.! He's got the Wacky mindset down to a "T"!
Stickers from the ANS series are readily available. How about stickers from the postcard sets?
That being said, I would love nice quality stickers from OS 1-16. Maybe they could do what was possibly going to be reissue 5?
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Stickers from the ANS series are readily available. How about stickers from the postcard sets?
That being said, I would love nice quality stickers from OS 1-16. Maybe they could do what was possibly going to be reissue 5?
Oh yeah! Someone, somewhere must have the original printing plates for OS 1-16! I just can't imagine anyone getting rid of those. If they ever surface, Topps could print a heck of a reissue set!
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Well, I'm not sure we need another OS re-issue set. I don't collect re-issues but it seems most of them have been done to death. It would be great to mix it up and include roughs and feature the work of as many artists as possible. That way it could show the process and how Wackys have evolved over the years.
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As usual, it would seem to come down to who such a set is being marketed to. If Topps thinks a big 50th Anniversary publicity sweep would bring out what few members of the general public still haven't been reminded of wackys, then a "best of" sticker set (prominently featuring die cuts and original series) would make sense.
If Topps is just catering to the hardcore fans, then it would probably be very different.
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I love the Original series Wackys but, to tell the truth, I already own them in several formats (e,g, original stickers, reprints, chrome, books, etc.). I really don't want to see another rehash. I would rather see a mixture of new items and something that incorporates some of the old titles with a twist. For example, I have enjoyed the WHAT'S IN THE BOX and the WHERE ARE THEY NOW subsets on some recent series that incorporate the old titles in a new way. The Mashups seem to be liked by many of us (e.g. switching the dog from one product title to another). I like the idea of a lenticular that morphs from the Wacky product to the actual product but that may be difficult with licensing, etc. Even postcard format cards would be cool. I am sure there are more creative thinkers than I out there.
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A lenticular set would be fantastic, but I was afraid that would be asking for too much.
I realize many titles have been reissued, but a lot haven't been redone as stickers - I like to stick some of my Wackys, and Chrome helped me there not at all.
I also confess that I liked the Flashback sets because they gave me Wackys I could appreciate and stick. My main beef with those was the undersized images (secondary beefs being titles like Cap'n Crud and Gulp).
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I'd love to see Topps do anything for the 50th anniversary at this point. As some have stated, simply reprinting even the "best of" isn't at the top of my list, but I'd still certainly buy them, especially if it came with the fun of ripping open packs. Even more than that, however, I'd love to see a really well done book covering 50 years of wackiness. My ideal book would probably only appeal to a relatively small number of people, but I'd still love to see it. Otherwise, I love to see Wacky merchandise of most any kind, whether it's something that's already been done (shirts, drinking glasses, folders, etc) or something brand new (too many possibilities to mention), celebrate the special anniversary.
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I would like maybe a 50 Anniversary Post Card collection with some open voting spanning the 50 years so we can decide.
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I love the Original series Wackys but, to tell the truth, I already own them in several formats (e,g, original stickers, reprints, chrome, books, etc.). I really don't want to see another rehash. I would rather see a mixture of new items and something that incorporates some of the old titles with a twist. For example, I have enjoyed the WHAT'S IN THE BOX and the WHERE ARE THEY NOW subsets on some recent series that incorporate the old titles in a new way. The Mashups seem to be liked by many of us (e.g. switching the dog from one product title to another). I like the idea of a lenticular that morphs from the Wacky product to the actual product but that may be difficult with licensing, etc. Even postcard format cards would be cool. I am sure there are more creative thinkers than I out there.
I would not want to see another rehash series either. How about a Wonky Package set featuring 50 of the best OS 1-16 titles?
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I would not want to see another rehash series either. How about a Wonky Package set featuring 50 of the best OS 1-16 titles?
Yes, a Wonky Packages set would be great and I'd be totally willing to design 50 of 'em ;) especially for the 50th!
As for the regular OS 1-16 titles, I was actually thinking that if the printing plates were ever found, they could print some of the titles where the original artwork is lost (or missing). The Abrams books did a noble job of including every 1-14 title, but it's easy to tell when they used scans of the stickers. The original printing plates could fix all that.
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I have to say that some of the more obscure ideas being suggested here, while they would certainly make good sets, don't seem to have the magnitude appropriate for a 50th Anniversary. Not sure what would, but I think it would have to be somewhat mainstream to seem like a proper celebration.
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I'd personally love to see a set consisting of:
50 of the best "classic" original series Wackies (yes, Wackies should be plural, as they are like royalty to us!)
50 of the best "ANS" titles
50 new ANS titles
And maybe a few interesting subsets, perhaps an "Old School"-style group?
A few of the best Postcard titles?
Just dreaming.... 8)
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#1 - A full on Wacky Packages coffee table book featuring the entire history of WP up to date. The material is all there just a huge undertaking to do.
#2 - Definitely a brand new series of STICKERS. Emphasis on stickers and not sketch cards and subsets and all that stuff. No OS rehash. We all have a ton of images of these. Why would any care if it has a different background, or card back or is shiny chrome. I just don't get it. The ONLY version of OS I would be into would be oversized cards. 4x6 or something. No series: No mash ups, no baseball, just products the way they are intended to be. I haven't looked to see if all the die-cut products are still around but if they are you could do a set featuring all 44 of those products again, same numbering but in their modern form. New jokes of course. If it's for the Internet you don't have to worry too much about subsets but if it's a retail product, yeah, they are going to need them.
#3 Also, a new Old School and a new Postcard set. It's the 50th Anniversary. May as well throw all the series into the mix over the course of the year. If I did a new OLDS I'd love to do more vintage baseball cards or perhaps football. Definitely would love to do the Weird Wheels / Wacky Packages series I pitched to them years ago.
(http://s32.postimg.org/hdmpgs3bl/jailocarsmall.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/hdmpgs3bl/)
Dreaming with you Paul...
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#1 - A full on Wacky Packages coffee table book featuring the entire history of WP up to date. The material is all there just a huge undertaking to do.
#2 - Definitely a brand new series of STICKERS. Emphasis on stickers and not sketch cards and subsets and all that stuff. No OS rehash. We all have a ton of images of these. Why would any care if it has a different background, or card back or is shiny chrome. I just don't get it. The ONLY version of OS I would be into would be oversized cards. 4x6 or something. No series: No mash ups, no baseball, just products the way they are intended to be. I haven't looked to see if all the die-cut products are still around but if they are you could do a set featuring all 44 of those products again, same numbering but in their modern form. New jokes of course. If it's for the Internet you don't have to worry too much about subsets but if it's a retail product, yeah, they are going to need them.
#3 Also, a new Old School and a new Postcard set. It's the 50th Anniversary. May as well throw all the series into the mix over the course of the year. If I did a new OLDS I'd love to do more vintage baseball cards or perhaps football. Definitely would love to do the Weird Wheels / Wacky Packages series I pitched to them years ago.
(http://s32.postimg.org/hdmpgs3bl/jailocarsmall.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/hdmpgs3bl/)
Dreaming with you Paul...
Point #1 seems to work for everyone. #2 is ok, but I think there are elements that you're missing that have become important to the success of the new releases (the mashups and sketch cards for instance). #3 is good as far as old school and postcards. The Weird Wheels/Wackys is cool but they're basically a mashup, which you said you were against in point #2.
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On a related note, I talked with Topps last month about doing a set of 50 classic titles. The twist was that they would be modern renditions repainted by 50 different artists. They liked the idea but said it would be a challenge to get the 50 artists they wanted.
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Point #1 seems to work for everyone. #2 is ok, but I think there are elements that you're missing that have become important to the success of the new releases (the mashups and sketch cards for instance). #3 is good as far as old school and postcards. The Weird Wheels/Wackys is cool but they're basically a mashup, which you said you were against in point #2.
No, I said I was against a mash-up as a set. Don't care if they are a small subset in any set (a new one or OLDS). Never been against them or sketch cards I'm against any set not having a normal set of WP style stickers in them and that being the main focus. I've used mash-ups in Old School, done sketch cards so they are fine. They are the cherry on top. Not the pie.
As for sketch cards and mash-ups, again, as I said in the post they are probably needed in a retail style set but if it's an online set not really. The GPK stuff they are doing online does not use them. Just my preference.
Just to clarify: In my post that should read New Series not No series and then it lists what I like.
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On a related note, I talked with Topps last month about doing a set of 50 classic titles. The twist was that they would be modern renditions repainted by 50 different artists. They liked the idea but said it would be a challenge to get the 50 artists they wanted.
We don't need 50 people. Just split them up between the people who work on Wackys the most. Problem solved.
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We don't need 50 people. Just split them up between the people who work on Wackys the most. Problem solved.
No, we don't need 50 people. But the idea was to bring in guys from series past and present to give the set an historical timeline (so you'd have the os represented by guys like Jay, the 80's series by Pound and so on. The biggest issue was getting enough of them to sign on, which admittedly would have been a monumental task. Anyway, if it were going to happen, it would've needed to be planned 2 years ago. Perhaps for the 75th...
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No, we don't need 50 people. But the idea was to bring in guys from series past and present to give the set an historical timeline (so you'd have the os represented by guys like Jay, the 80's series by Pound and so on. The biggest issue was getting enough of them to sign on, which admittedly would have been a monumental task. Anyway, if it were going to happen, it would've needed to be planned 2 years ago. Perhaps for the 75th...
K, I thought you meant random artists (something like they have done for GPK) doing their own take rather than everyone that they can find that has done work on WP in the past. I would have been down with that. Still, they can still do a set based on what we've suggested using all the guys who are still doing WP.
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K, I thought you meant random artists (something like they have done for GPK) doing their own take rather than everyone that they can find that has done work on WP in the past. I would have been down with that. Still, they can still do a set based on what we've suggested using all the guys who are still doing WP.
The trickiest part of this 50th celebration will be to find a formula that makes sense to the most people. I'm not really claiming to have the answers, just throwing out some ideas and hoping one or two stick!
Anyway, at the very least, your Weird Wheels/Wacky set should happen!
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We don't need 50 people. Just split them up between the people who work on Wackys the most. Problem solved.
There have been what, about 25 or 30 artists, involved with Wacky Packages stickers and sketch cards since ANS1? Or is the number higher? I realize a bigger portion of them have done sketch cards and not necessarily the finished artwork for stickers so it does seem like it would be pretty difficult to gather that many artists to do one apiece. in addition, without trying to sound like a jerk, I believe there are a set of artists us fans would enjoy seeing do the majority of the artwork and perhaps some, not so much. :-X
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No, we don't need 50 people. But the idea was to bring in guys from series past and present to give the set an historical timeline (so you'd have the os represented by guys like Jay, the 80's series by Pound and so on. The biggest issue was getting enough of them to sign on, which admittedly would have been a monumental task. Anyway, if it were going to happen, it would've needed to be planned 2 years ago. Perhaps for the 75th...
Ack! I don't know if I will still be around for the 75th Anniversary. :o
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Ack! I don't know if I will still be around for the 75th Anniversary. :o
Hang in there buddy! It'll be worth the wait!
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There have been what, about 25 or 30 artists, involved with Wacky Packages stickers and sketch cards since ANS1? Or is the number higher? I realize a bigger portion of them have done sketch cards and not necessarily the finished artwork for stickers so it does seem like it would be pretty difficult to gather that many artists to do one apiece. in addition, without trying to sound like a jerk, I believe there are a set of artists us fans would enjoy seeing do the majority of the artwork and perhaps some, not so much. :-X
There's been quite a few "one and done" artists in the mix, so 25-30 seems about right.
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Any of these ideas would be incredible, and a great tribute to our important anniversary!
And we can always dream, someday dreams will come true!
(cue the "Wizard of Oz" music....)
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#1 - A full on Wacky Packages coffee table book featuring the entire history of WP up to date. The material is all there just a huge undertaking to do.
#2 - Definitely a brand new series of STICKERS. Emphasis on stickers and not sketch cards and subsets and all that stuff. No OS rehash. We all have a ton of images of these. Why would any care if it has a different background, or card back or is shiny chrome. I just don't get it. The ONLY version of OS I would be into would be oversized cards. 4x6 or something. No series: No mash ups, no baseball, just products the way they are intended to be. I haven't looked to see if all the die-cut products are still around but if they are you could do a set featuring all 44 of those products again, same numbering but in their modern form. New jokes of course. If it's for the Internet you don't have to worry too much about subsets but if it's a retail product, yeah, they are going to need them.
#3 Also, a new Old School and a new Postcard set. It's the 50th Anniversary. May as well throw all the series into the mix over the course of the year. If I did a new OLDS I'd love to do more vintage baseball cards or perhaps football. Definitely would love to do the Weird Wheels / Wacky Packages series I pitched to them years ago.
(http://s32.postimg.org/hdmpgs3bl/jailocarsmall.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/hdmpgs3bl/)
Dreaming with you Paul...
I like the idea of a Weird Wheels-Wacky mashup. I also like the idea of it being a subset, but if the quality is like the Jail-O you proposed, I think it could sustain itself. I would just like to know something good is coming down the pike, even if that's not it. I hope you Wacky artists will keep pushing for something :)
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Post card Wackies please, including titles from Halloween sets. How about previosly pulled titles also.
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Post card Wackies please, including titles from Halloween sets. How about previosly pulled titles also.
A 50th Anniversary Halloween postcard set would be the best! Too bad we'd have to wait until so late in the year!
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If you are involved Neil, it would definately be worth the wait. :great: :great:
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If you are involved Neil, it would definately be worth the wait. :great: :great:
That mighty kind of you! I think a Halloween postcard set is way overdue!
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How expensive is it to put together a Postcard set? Most of these are done on a digital press which means the set up and runs are low and really doesnt cost a lot of money to produce. It can very easily be done on demand.
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The print costs are pretty low (at least when compared to an ANS set), but the labor costs were considerable due to the custom elements. For example, each set needed to be collated, numbered and wrapped by hand.
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"labor costs"
That's sad, most of us would do this for free.
Jim
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Agreed!
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The print costs are pretty low (at least when compared to an ANS set), but the labor costs were considerable due to the custom elements. For example, each set needed to be collated, numbered and wrapped by hand.
At my printing company, this is done by one person and is done fairly quick once a logical flow is established. Paying someone $15 an hour would take them not long to mass package this.
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That's sad, most of us would do this for free.
Jim
I am confident that if Topps expressed a need for free labor; that myself and a few others would make a road trip to help out for a day or so.
Please advise if we need to take a few days off from work in order to make the WP 50th Set happen. We stand ready.
Andrew
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I'm sure they would supply the doughnutz
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Please advise if we need to take a few days off from work in order to make the WP 50th Set happen. We stand ready.
Harm and Hammer . . . we are prepared to march
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This was posted a few days ago to Topps Star Wars page...
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialToppsStarWars/photos/a.305898082871093.1073741825.274996949294540/945459318914963/?type=3&theater
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This was posted a few days ago to Topps Star Wars page...
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialToppsStarWars/photos/a.305898082871093.1073741825.274996949294540/945459318914963/?type=3&theater
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Awesome!!!!
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This was posted a few days ago to Topps Star Wars page...
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialToppsStarWars/photos/a.305898082871093.1073741825.274996949294540/945459318914963/?type=3&theater
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Hmm, using packaging? I'll have to see it to understand it.
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Game On!
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Why would a major Wacky Anniversary announcement be on a Star Wars page?
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Why would a major Wacky Anniversary announcement be on a Star Wars page?
Cross promotion. Don't forget Star Wars/ Wacky Packages.....Best Set Ever! Except it was cancelled.
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If you only knew the POWER of the Dark Side!
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Hmm, using packaging? I'll have to see it to understand it.
just a redundant way of describing most every wacky package image
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Hmm, using packaging? I'll have to see it to understand it.
You don't understand that Wacky Packages involve packaging?
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This is awesome, we made it! When Wackys came back in 2004 who thought it would last all the way to the 50th. At this point we've had a dozen straight years of Wacky goodness and that's one more reason to celebrate next year. If any forum members ever thought of doing up a little Forum Wacky Treat, I'd say next year is the year to do it! Let's try to fill up 2017 with as much Wackiness as possible.
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Count me in, Joe! The set sounds very promising, and hopefully we'll have a lot of extras and surprises to please us all, along with everyone out there, too!
Keep the Wacky flame alive!
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Not sure why it was on the Topps Star Wars page myself. They also recently posted about the Mars Attacks 55th anniversary set.
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V-M
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Not sure why it was on the Topps Star Wars page myself. They also recently posted about the Mars Attacks 55th anniversary set.
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V-M
Maybe they posted these on the Star Wars page because they figured that's where they'd get the most views? Just a hunch...
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What did they post about Mars Attacks 55th?
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I'm ready to start sketchin!!!!
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I'm ready to start sketchin!!!!
Yes, please.
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I would hope more teasers are in the works. The ad in the Star Wars seems very vague but at least they are announcing that they will do something in 2017.
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Called Topps. Spoke to Mike. He is looking into the 50th Set for us and will also advise if they plan on doing Wackies for Throwback Thursdays. I forwarded him the link to The Facebook page with the 50th pdf. Time will tell.
Andrew
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I wonder if my email had anything in the realms with this project. I sent them my list for a possible Flashback 3, so maybe that woke them up about the Wacky Packages, and maybe they will use the titles I suggested. There is a big doubt with my email concerned, but there's always a very slight possibility.
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If Topps does release a 50th anniversary series, I hope they put some thought into it and make it special. At this point, 2017 is going to be an expensive year between Wackys 50th and the IPhone 10 year anniversaries.
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If Topps does release a 50th anniversary series, I hope they put some thought into it and make it special. At this point, 2017 is going to be an expensive year between Wackys 50th and the IPhone 10 year anniversaries.
between what? an IPhone? not even close... Justing thinking all the money I'll will be saving and have saved not falling into that trap. And best of all I won't need to upgrade all my accessories with some new gimmick plug.
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between what? an IPhone? not even close... Justing thinking all the money I'll will be saving and have saved not falling into that trap. And best of all I won't need to upgrade all my accessories with some new gimmick plug.
Okay probie!
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Okay probie!
rookie at? here, wp, or Apple? Must be here, WP and Computers i have been using since the 70's.
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I'm very happy to hear Topps is planning something for Wacky's 50th anniversary. I'll remain cautiosly optimistic that it will be in the spirit of the original Wackys and not all colored border, multiple parallel junk. I'm glad to see the original series titles pictured (which, if I'm not mistaken, are the magnets from ANS2). Please, Topps, don't blow this!
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I would love to see Topps bring back the 5 cent packs for limited time for the 50th. 2 Stickers and a puzzle piece. Card stock and look similar to the originals. Also put them in the old style boxes and sell that at 7-Eleven again. 30-33 base set. This would not be old school as the series would feature parodies of the existing products. Also have what would amount to a "golden ticket" pack that would feature one original die cut from 1967. These could be inserted in every 1 out of 500 packs. The die cut would replace the puzzle piece. No gum as we do not want the stickers or the puzzle pieces compromised. Also original wax packs. Do one set every three months throughout 2017. Do the 5c packs for 30 days (Jan/April/July/Oct) of the 90 days sold for each set. 4 total sets or 120-130 stickers. All new except the die cut inserts from the original series. I would also like to see a subset put in a food product like Wonder Bread or a cereal. These could be a "best of the first 50 years" set. The series could be part of an online vote by the Wacky community to determine the stickers in the set. Topps would sell a ton if this came to pass. Wishful thinking...
Fbvikes
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Great ideas. I am saving funds to buy a bunch of whatever is released. It's great to know they are planning some type of release next year.
Until then, its one pack of WP chrome per day for me. :)
Andrew
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I would love to see Topps bring back the 5 cent packs for limited time for the 50th. 2 Stickers and a puzzle piece. Card stock and look similar to the originals. Also put them in the old style boxes and sell that at 7-Eleven again. 30-33 base set. This would not be old school as the series would feature parodies of the existing products. Also have what would amount to a "golden ticket" pack that would feature one original die cut from 1967. These could be inserted in every 1 out of 500 packs. The die cut would replace the puzzle piece. No gum as we do not want the stickers or the puzzle pieces compromised. Also original wax packs. Do one set every three months throughout 2017. Do the 5c packs for 30 days (Jan/April/July/Oct) of the 90 days sold for each set. 4 total sets or 120-130 stickers. All new except the die cut inserts from the original series. I would also like to see a subset put in a food product like Wonder Bread or a cereal. These could be a "best of the first 50 years" set. The series could be part of an online vote by the Wacky community to determine the stickers in the set. Topps would sell a ton if this came to pass. Wishful thinking...
Fbvikes
LOL! Good luck with that one! It's certainly wishful thinking, but Topps, and any other company that did this, would be bankrupt in a heartbeat!
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LOL! Good luck with that one! It's certainly wishful thinking, but Topps, and any other company that did this, would be bankrupt in a heartbeat!
Thanks for saying this. I was thinking the same while reading fbvikes' post, but didn't externalize it.
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Its been rather quiet on this front from Topps. We are now getting into the tail end of 2016 and no more teasers have been announced. I just hope its something worth waiting. 50 years is rather a big deal and not that far back when Topps started with Baseball Cards- they are celebrating 65 years this year and have some special cards with foil logo on it.
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I thought that what Topps did for GPK 30th was pretty great. Of course, GPK out sells Wackys so there was incentive to do a really nice set. I'm with Dr Deal on this one. Happy we'll have something for the 50th and glad the Wacky revival has lasted over a dozen years.
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Obviously, they will not do this. Just having some fun with it. I do think that they should poll the buyers of the product for the 50 best and distribute that set. Also, they could easily contract with a food manufacture to put the stickers in some cereal boxes or another product. So the 5 cent idea was pie in the sky, the rest could and should be done. Just my two cents (or 5 in this case).
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Obviously, they will not do this. Just having some fun with it. I do think that they should poll the buyers of the product for the 50 best and distribute that set. Also, they could easily contract with a food manufacture to put the stickers in some cereal boxes or another product. So the 5 cent idea was pie in the sky, the rest could and should be done. Just my two cents (or 5 in this case).
I'd love to see Wackys in a cereal box. But, for that matter, I'd love to see any prizes in cereal boxes. As for the first part of your post, other than the price (meaning it would have to be at least a buck, I imagine), I would hope it's not so incredibly far-fetched. That is, I'd love to see a few stickers in an inexpensive pack. Forget all the bells and whistles, or at least no more than one or two. When Wackys restarted back in '04, there was a nice small number of bells and whistles and a decent product for a reasonable price. It all got too convoluted, in my opinion, as the years went on.
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I'd love to see Wackys in a cereal box. But, for that matter, I'd love to see any prizes in cereal boxes. As for the first part of your post, other than the price (meaning it would have to be at least a buck, I imagine), I would hope it's not so incredibly far-fetched. That is, I'd love to see a few stickers in an inexpensive pack. Forget all the bells and whistles, or at least no more than one or two. When Wackys restarted back in '04, there was a nice small number of bells and whistles and a decent product for a reasonable price. It all got too convoluted, in my opinion, as the years went on.
wackys in cereal would be fun. Just no 'rare' ones, or else the pack searchers will start fingering all the cereal boxes.
I suppose the 'cheap' wackys have been around, with the simple dollar packs at the Dollar Tree store that have no inserts. Except we all know that's there's still a full set with all the bells and whistles out there as well.
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wackys in cereal would be fun. Just no 'rare' ones, or else the pack searchers will start fingering all the cereal boxes.
I just threw up in my mouth a little.
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wackys in cereal would be fun. Just no 'rare' ones, or else the pack searchers will start fingering all the cereal boxes.
I suppose the 'cheap' wackys have been around, with the simple dollar packs at the Dollar Tree store that have no inserts. Except we all know that's there's still a full set with all the bells and whistles out there as well.
Patrick, you're right the $1 Wacky Packs are a blast and seem to be exactly what's being asked for. 4 cards for a buck with no bells and whistles. I think Topps has been producing them for at least the last 4 sets. Best part is they're only available at Dollar stores so you have to hunt them down!
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I just threw up in my mouth a little.
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