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Title: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on February 20, 2023, 07:09:45 PM
Off the Market Series 4 is all printed and ready to collate!

It includes-
Base set - 33 cards
Bonus set - 13 cards
Puzzle #1 - 9 cards
Puzzle #2 - 4 cards
Checklists - 2
Hand-numbered title card - 1
Ink and watercolor sketch card - 1
63 cards, plus a neat little, full-color card box for them all to fit into! (Like a box for a deck of cards.}

The set is available shipped for $55. (It cost about $10 to ship these.)

If interested, PayPal to MarkParisi@aol.com
Tte sets are still being assembled and the sketches still have to be done, so consider this a pre-order.

Thanks to all who have purchased the previous sets and kept asking when the new set would be out!
-Mark

Here are previews. Pic 2 has spoilers:



(https://i.postimg.cc/LnfyQ98n/IMG-4610.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LnfyQ98n)


(https://i.postimg.cc/bGFHNWw7/IMG-4608.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bGFHNWw7)
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: lucidjc on February 20, 2023, 08:57:59 PM
Is there a set limit?  thanks


Jim
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on February 20, 2023, 09:14:20 PM
Hi Jim, no set limit.

Is there a set limit?  thanks


Jim
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: mikecho on February 20, 2023, 10:27:56 PM
Soon as I get the dough, I'm in! (That won't be long, though.) I've been waiting a long time for this!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: bludevilok on February 20, 2023, 11:24:24 PM
Just paid for a set and looking forward to enjoying this new series! 
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: RawGoo on February 21, 2023, 12:03:34 AM
Pre-order placed!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: cmgmd on February 21, 2023, 02:02:01 AM
Great news. Set (pre)ordered.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: DrDeal on February 21, 2023, 03:08:35 AM
Set 4 Pre-Ordered. Psyched for another set! Please advise how many sets will be made?

Andrew
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: quas on February 21, 2023, 03:51:36 AM
Pre-order enthusiastically placed!  Looking forward to it, Mark!

Marc
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Fanatical_and_Sickly on February 21, 2023, 05:30:47 AM
great news!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Dr.M on February 21, 2023, 09:02:42 AM
Pre-order placed! Looking forward to it! Also sent you a PM

Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Swiski on February 21, 2023, 11:53:30 AM
Are you going to have enough of these for a while? I'm a little short on funds for this for the time being.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on February 21, 2023, 02:23:07 PM
Don't worry, I've got you covered. It will also take time to assemble these.


Are you going to have enough of these for a while? I'm a little short on funds for this for the time being.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Corndog on February 21, 2023, 06:15:33 PM
How long do we have to order some?
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on February 21, 2023, 07:14:58 PM
Take your time. I have plenty and assembling them will take some doing.


How long do we have to order some?
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on February 22, 2023, 11:13:58 AM
I'd be remiss if I didn't thank Paul Harris for his generosity in making this set possible. And if there's one thing I don't want to be it's remiss. Thanks, Paul!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: DrDeal on February 23, 2023, 03:05:16 AM
How many sets were made? Thanks
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: De-Mented Tomatoes on February 24, 2023, 10:28:02 AM
Take your time. I have plenty and assembling them will take some doing.

Paid for a set today. Thanks.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: vahsurfer on February 24, 2023, 06:28:26 PM
ORDERED!!!!

Richard
#StayWacky
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: DrDeal on February 25, 2023, 02:57:30 AM
Still looking for How Many sets will be made. I own all of these sets.
S1 50 Sets Made, S2 200 Sets Made, S3 150 Sets Made. Just like to keep this info.

Thanks,  Andrew
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: mikecho on February 25, 2023, 11:06:32 AM
Ordered yesterday and PM sent.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: JailOJohn on February 25, 2023, 02:19:52 PM
Set paid for via Paypal. I cant wait to get these!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on February 25, 2023, 02:21:07 PM
Will be either 150 or 200

Still looking for How Many sets will be made. I own all of these sets.
S1 50 Sets Made, S2 200 Sets Made, S3 150 Sets Made. Just like to keep this info.

Thanks,  Andrew
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: DrDeal on February 26, 2023, 12:40:38 PM
Will be either 150 or 200

Thanks!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on March 01, 2023, 12:02:38 PM
And I have enough unused concepts for at least one more set after this one


Thanks!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: RawGoo on March 02, 2023, 02:52:16 AM
And I have enough unused concepts for at least one more set after this one

Oh boy!  We're gonna need a binder!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: dddepriest on March 02, 2023, 09:06:20 AM
Just pre-ordered a set and sent a message to you, Mark.  Looking forward to the set!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on March 02, 2023, 12:33:50 PM
Haha! You just gave me something else to consider!
As of today, all the cards are in hand. I just need to sort and sketch and package and... I need a nap already.



Oh boy!  We're gonna need a binder!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: RawGoo on March 02, 2023, 01:30:40 PM
Haha! You just gave me something else to consider!
As of today, all the cards are in hand. I just need to sort and sketch and package and... I need a nap already.

Wish I could help sort and package, while you sketched and napped!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: vahsurfer on March 06, 2023, 05:43:42 PM
Pat,

With the Masters permission, I can take care of the Binder Art unless he wants to Gurggle something up,

Richard
#StayWacky
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on March 06, 2023, 08:10:47 PM
Thanks for the offer! But if there's going to be binder art, I'd rather create it.


Pat,

With the Masters permission, I can take care of the Binder Art unless he wants to Gurggle something up,

Richard
#StayWacky
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: mikecho on March 06, 2023, 09:01:51 PM
Thanks for the offer! But if there's going to be binder art, I'd rather create it.
Yes, I think you should.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: vahsurfer on March 12, 2023, 10:09:49 AM
PLEASE Make Binder Art!!!

Richard
#StayWacky
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: rdsjnk on March 21, 2023, 08:06:59 AM
Any Updates?  :D
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: mikecho on March 21, 2023, 09:23:30 PM
Yes, i'd like to know, too.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on March 22, 2023, 11:07:36 AM
The sets are assembled and most of the sketches are done.
Was trying to buy postage online and print out labels, but payment keeps getting rejected no matter what credit card I use or even if I try PayPal. Not sure what the issue is.

I may have to take all the boxes to the PO and wait in line and have the worker print out labels individual labels.

Either way, shouldn't be too long!


Yes, i'd like to know, too.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: JailOJohn on March 22, 2023, 11:27:07 AM
Thank you for your efforts. I know that the world is not easy these days, even basic tasks and things like paying for postage...
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: RawGoo on March 22, 2023, 01:02:10 PM
The sets are assembled and most of the sketches are done.
Was trying to buy postage online and print out labels, but payment keeps getting rejected no matter what credit card I use or even if I try PayPal. Not sure what the issue is.

I may have to take all the boxes to the PO and wait in line and have the worker print out labels individual labels.

Either way, shouldn't be too long!

Try using a debit card!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on March 22, 2023, 09:37:18 PM
Had someone else try it to make sure it wasn't just me. I even opened a different postal account and had the same issue. It doesn't tell me what the problem is, only something about the payment. And all the payment methods are being declined.

So going to the PO tomorrow to mail the first batch. Hope the people behind me in line won't be in a hurry.


Try using a debit card!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: DrDeal on March 23, 2023, 02:11:12 AM
Had someone else try it to make sure it wasn't just me. I even opened a different postal account and had the same issue. It doesn't tell me what the problem is, only something about the payment. And all the payment methods are being declined.

So going to the PO tomorrow to mail the first batch. Hope the people behind me in line won't be in a hurry.

Have you tried using shipstation via your paypal account? That's works pretty well.

Andrew
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: RawGoo on March 23, 2023, 04:02:06 AM
Had someone else try it to make sure it wasn't just me. I even opened a different postal account and had the same issue. It doesn't tell me what the problem is, only something about the payment. And all the payment methods are being declined.

So going to the PO tomorrow to mail the first batch. Hope the people behind me in line won't be in a hurry.

Bummer.  I had the same problems, and a friend said that was how she resolved the issue, by switching to a debit card.  I never did get it set up because I couldn't get past the shipping method - it would only let me use priority!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: RawGoo on March 23, 2023, 04:10:11 AM
Have you tried using shipstation via your paypal account? That's works pretty well.

Andrew

I might give that a try.  Are the fees bad?

Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on March 23, 2023, 11:49:42 AM
Thanks for all the advice. I'll look into it for next time. I send these priority.
I went to the PO today and mailed out the first batch. Next batch tomorrow!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: sco(o)t on March 23, 2023, 12:53:12 PM
 :1rij:
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: RawGoo on March 23, 2023, 02:26:57 PM
Got my pages all ready!!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Swiski on March 23, 2023, 03:35:39 PM
Thanks for all the advice. I'll look into it for next time. I send these priority.
I went to the PO today and mailed out the first batch. Next batch tomorrow!

I'm going to wait a bit for you to catch up before I buy a set. LMK if you're running low though.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on March 23, 2023, 06:04:29 PM
You can order later if you want, but don't wait for my sake. It's easier to send these in batches.  ;)


I'm going to wait a bit for you to catch up before I buy a set. LMK if you're running low though.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: mikecho on March 23, 2023, 07:20:35 PM
Thanks for all the advice. I'll look into it for next time. I send these priority.
I went to the PO today and mailed out the first batch. Next batch tomorrow!
I hope I'm among that first batch; I can't wait to see this!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Dr.M on March 23, 2023, 10:32:14 PM
Thanks for all the advice. I'll look into it for next time. I send these priority.
I went to the PO today and mailed out the first batch. Next batch tomorrow!

Thanks Mark! Looking forward to this set. Never disappoints!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: JailOJohn on March 24, 2023, 07:53:44 AM
Between this set and the ANS 2023, my sticker budget for the quarter is blown…but in a good way.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on March 24, 2023, 12:58:14 PM
All the sets have been mailed!

Thanks for the kind comments. You guys make it fun to put these sets together.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Swiski on March 24, 2023, 02:53:03 PM
All the sets have been mailed!

Thanks for the kind comments. You guys make it fun to put these sets together.

When do you think you will be getting the next batch ready? I'm in no rush. I just don't want to miss it before it sells out.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on March 24, 2023, 04:31:21 PM
When do you think you will be getting the next batch ready? I'm in no rush. I just don't want to miss it before it sells out.

I have some ready to go right now. Once I get an order I will send them out.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: quas on March 25, 2023, 10:09:03 AM
Got 'em today and I was LOL'ing!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: lucidjc on March 25, 2023, 11:23:53 AM
Outstanding!!! Love the box.


Smitten
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: DrDeal on March 25, 2023, 04:38:03 PM
Got Em!  Hog Wheels is very on point.  Love the set!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Swiski on March 26, 2023, 05:02:56 AM
Hi Mark. Payment sent to you for 1 set! Looking forward to them after reading all the rave reviews!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on March 26, 2023, 02:42:26 PM
Got 'em today and I was LOL'ing!

Thanks! Great to know.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on March 26, 2023, 02:43:13 PM
Outstanding!!! Love the box.


Smitten

Thanks! The box will also flatten if you'd rather display it in a binder.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: mikecho on March 26, 2023, 03:47:51 PM
Thanks! The box will also flatten if you'd rather display it in a binder.
Thanks for revealling that! Will it fit in the pocket of a plastic page too?
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on March 26, 2023, 05:27:46 PM
Thanks for revealling that! Will it fit in the pocket of a plastic page too?

Not in the 9-pocket pages. You'll need a bigger pocket.
It's 3.75" x 7.25" unfolded
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: sco(o)t on March 26, 2023, 07:33:08 PM
Mark, another great set! I really enjoy the bonus card subset. Some good laughs. I’ll add my voice to others’ requests for a binder or for some binder art that can be inserted in blank binders. Would really allow us to show off your ever increasing parody sets. They say you shouldn”t judge a book by its cover… but sometimes you can  :].
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: RawGoo on March 27, 2023, 02:53:26 AM
Fantastic set!  I loved Hogwheels, Looky Charms, Green Eggs and Harm, too many to list.  Thanks for the laughs!!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: mikecho on March 27, 2023, 10:23:37 AM
A great series, Mark, as usual! I can't believe Topps rejected these potential Wackys in all four of these series! A lot of them are great!

1 Musketeer and Work-Doh: why, Topps, why? Those two were givens, for crying out loud!

And I even got a whole bunch of parodies to add to my "Most-Parodied Wacky" thread! Thanks again, Mark! Can't wait for the next one, even though I know it's going to be the last one for a long, long time, since you'll have caught up with yourself by that time.

UPDATE: As I was tearing down the box for recycling, I noticed it had the date arrival on it as 3/27/23. And that's exactly when it arrived! I guess you still trust the USPS. If it was mailed on 3/24/23 as stated here, that's only four days between the time it was mailed out and the time it got here! Ah, Priority Mail, what would we do without you and how did we do it without you?
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on March 27, 2023, 12:54:54 PM
Fantastic set!  I loved Hogwheels, Looky Charms, Green Eggs and Harm, too many to list.  Thanks for the laughs!!

Thank you, Pat! You've always been a big supporter of these.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on March 27, 2023, 12:57:06 PM
Mark, another great set! I really enjoy the bonus card subset. Some good laughs. I’ll add my voice to others’ requests for a binder or for some binder art that can be inserted in blank binders. Would really allow us to show off your ever increasing parody sets. They say you shouldn”t judge a book by its cover… but sometimes you can  :].

Thanks, Scot!
I'm not sure I'll be able to swing a binder, but I should be able to make a sheet for a blank binder  :great:
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on March 27, 2023, 01:00:34 PM
A great series, Mark, as usual! I can't believe Topps rejected these potential Wackys in all four of these series! A lot of them are great!

1 Musketeer and Work-Doh: why, Topps, why? Those two were givens!

And I even got a whole bunch of parodies to add to my "Most-Parodied Wacky" thread! Thanks again, Mark! Can't wait for the next one, even though I know it's going to be the last one for a long, long time.

UPDATE: As I was tearing down the box for recycling, I noticed it had the date arrival on it as 3/27/23. And that's exactly when it arrived! I guess you still trust the USPS. If it was mailed on 3/24/23 as stated here, that's only four days between the time it was mailed out and the time it got here! ah, Priority Mail, what would we do without you and how did we do it without you?

Thanks! I suppose if i kept submitting some of these concepts over and over they might break through.
As for the mailing time, it usually within 2 days, but two of those days were weekend days. I have pretty good luck with USPS Priority Mail
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: mikecho on March 27, 2023, 01:49:14 PM
Thanks! I suppose if i kept submitting some of these concepts over and over they might break through.
As for the mailing time, it usually within 2 days, but two of those days were weekend days. I have pretty good luck with USPS Priority Mail
You're welcome! I also like that you put a Wacky Packages parody in Series Four just like Topps did in its OS, ANS and OLDS runs. It's nice to keep the tradition going.

And one more thing: i put the box in a special two-pocket in the front and one large one in the back I've used for the Wacky Halloween Postcards. Fits like a glove! Now, if you could please do another box of that type for Series Five, that could go in the other pocket and it'd be great!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on March 27, 2023, 06:08:43 PM
You're welcome! I also like that you put a Wacky Packages parody in Series Four just like Topps did in its OS, ANS and OLDS runs. It's nice to keep the tradition going.

And one more thing: i put the box in a special two-pocket in the front and one large one in the back I've used for the Wacky Halloween Postcards. Fits like a glove! Now, if you could please do another box of that type for Series Five, that could go in the other pocket and it'd be great!

I hope to. Also considering boxes for previous sets...
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: sirrattles on March 27, 2023, 06:16:10 PM
Received mine today.  These are fantastic!!  Really LOL at them all.   :great:

Just really really awesome.   ;D  Great job and appreciate all the effort it takes to get create these and get them all pulled together (and mailed out  ;))
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: mikecho on March 27, 2023, 07:11:33 PM
I hope to. Also considering boxes for previous sets...
Oh, good! I'll have to get those three boxes, too, when they're released. Of course, I'll only need the boxes, since I've already got the series...
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: sirrattles on March 28, 2023, 06:17:02 AM
I would be in for the boxes too! 
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: vahsurfer on March 28, 2023, 07:13:50 PM
Received safe and sound yesterday.

Thank you for another great set! LOVE the Bonus cards!
Praying for rain  :sad: :-X :o for Saturday so I have an excuse to go through them all!!  :-[ 8)

Richard
#StayWacky
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: JailOJohn on March 29, 2023, 09:14:03 AM
I would LOVE to know how the sausage is made at the USPS…..still waiting for my set here in the Midwest. Not Mark’s fault…just gives me something to keep looking forward to…
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: mikecho on March 30, 2023, 12:18:34 PM
Mark, could you please let me have the original publication dates of these parodies like you did with the last three series? i'd like to give them to Patrick so that he can put them in the Spreadsheet if he wants to do so.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on March 31, 2023, 01:53:00 PM
Anything yet?

I would LOVE to know how the sausage is made at the USPS…..still waiting for my set here in the Midwest. Not Mark’s fault…just gives me something to keep looking forward to…
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on March 31, 2023, 01:54:02 PM
Sure, that will take me a little time to put together.

Mark, could you please let me have the original publication dates of these parodies like you did with the last three series? i'd like to give them to Patrick so that he can put them in the Spreadsheet if he wants to do so.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: mikecho on March 31, 2023, 07:22:30 PM
Sure, that will take me a little time to put together.
No problem, take your time, please.
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: JailOJohn on March 31, 2023, 08:21:56 PM
Yes, Mark, my set arrived yesterday…They look great!
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: helixbuilder on March 31, 2023, 08:31:34 PM
Mark are these sets still available?
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on April 01, 2023, 10:38:30 AM
Mark are these sets still available?

Yes, whenever you are ready
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: Gurgle on April 02, 2023, 08:13:57 PM
Mark, could you please let me have the original publication dates of these parodies like you did with the last three series? i'd like to give them to Patrick so that he can put them in the Spreadsheet if he wants to do so.

I guess I should say this list is all spoilers.  :^)

Off the Market images first published in Off the Mark
2007-10-15Nylonol
2007-10-18ExtractGum
2008-06-20Holeys
2012-07-23GreenEggs&Harm
2012-10-19Howlister
2012-10-20BitBat
2013-08-03Welda
2016-04-02BumbleBeast
2017-11-04NormalActivity
2019-10-12Teath
2020-10-24AliveGarden
2020-11-14RistCrackers
2021-05-29TinysPizza
2021-08-14HoneyBranches
2021-09-18Dogee
2021-10-15Yorick
2021-10-20PreyDay
2021-10-31MmmAndMmm
2022-03-15LookyCharms
2022-12-03HogWheels
2023-01-28OralBee

Previously Unpublished
9999-99-99Boohold
9999-99-99Bushes&Hedges
9999-99-99DamnDamns
9999-99-99FruitNincompoop
9999-99-99KIC
9999-99-99Kindull
9999-99-99Maulings
9999-99-99PoxRocks
9999-99-99RedBile
9999-99-99SillyBrainz
9999-99-99SlackyPackages
9999-99-99WalkingDude

Bonus
2011-08-30ArbyRoad
2022-10-07HelloFlesh
2010-12-13TextMeElmo
2016-10-12Tomba
1997-03-04Munchkins
2022-05-30Webber
2000-11-06Wagra
2013-07-15HelloCatty
2019-08-16ButtDial
2005-05-23TheSherpaImage
2015-11-23StoveBottom
2008-12-09MrButterworth
2012-04-18EdibleBirds

Puzzles
1999-06-06HipChex
2003-03-16WhysWaldo
Title: Re: Off the Market Series 4
Post by: mikecho on April 02, 2023, 08:32:21 PM
Thanks!