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Wacky Packages Discussion => General Wacky Packages Discussion => Topic started by: koduck on October 18, 2010, 04:10:43 PM
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UPDATE 10/19/10 WITH SOME NEW DETAILS:
TOPPS WACKY HALLOWEEN POSTCARDS!
Available at SHOPTOPPS.COM beginning Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Anticipated release time will be approx. 11:00 AM EST.
Every Pack Includes:
* 6 Limited Edition Halloween-Themed Postcards featuring the artwork of Neil Camera, Brent Engstrom, Matthew Kirscht, Mark Parisi, Joe Simko, Smokin' Joe and John Zeleznik!
* Commemorative Wrapper
* 1 Artist's Hand Drawn Sketch Card!
* 1 Artist's Bio Card!
* 1 Bonus Card!
Limit 5 per household.
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Do you know what time these go on sale? I have a flight on Wed at around 10AM MST and wouldn't have time to order until about 12:30PM MST. I think the last postcards went on sale at 11 MST so I will miss out completely.
Can you pull 5 aside? I will pay this evening. Would Topps take a quick pre-order?
These are going to be totally awesome!
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I'm wondering if the 1 bio card is randomly inserted...
I guess no set this time?
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Man, Starbeast looks GREAT!!!!! I can't wait for this set!
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(http://s2.postimage.org/DUZzS.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/290z4iq5g/)
How much will a det of these be?? Love the Starbeast card.
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Starbeast looks amazing and so does that sketch card!
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(http://s2.postimage.org/DUZzS.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/290z4iq5g/)
Alright ! I asked this very question on one of the other threads. Glad to see another Halloween Set ! :great:
Starbeast is very nice ! The artwork of course, the beast is scarey.
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Looks good!
Notice they're showing the sketch cards in the ad now? They're becoming the main product. Meanwhile the main product is becoming the gum. Eventually they discontinue the gum.
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I work during the day so may get shut out of these. Any chance of the pre-order link via email for one set to forum members that has been discussed in the past?
Please advise exactly when these will go on sale. I may be "Sick" on Wed.
DrDeal
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I work during the day so may get shut out of these. Any chance of the pre-order link via email for one set to forum members that has been dicussed in the past?
Please advise exactly when these will go on sale. I may be "Sick" on Wed.
DrDeal
I'd love to have the opportunity for a pre-sale for forum members too.
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Since this is the Halloween Postcards would this actually be postcard series 7? If not then is postcard series 7 coming out later this year?
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I can't wait for this!!
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Woo Hoo! Woo Hoo! Woo Hoo!
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I work during the day so may get shut out of these. Any chance of the pre-order link via email for one set to forum members that has been dicussed in the past?
Please advise exactly when these will go on sale. I may be "Sick" on Wed.
DrDeal
My girl and I speak of this all the time. Why the hell do stores close early evening, when most work in the day? Their open when you arrive at your job, then close shortly after you get home. By the time you get home, eat, shower and go out to the place to get something, all the employee's are proudly and eagerly stating on the intercom "make your final purchases, the store will be closing in 5 minutes". Who's brilliant idea is this to sell products? No wonder so many people are turning to the internet to do their shopping.
Not trying to derail the topic, but really - give us chance here.
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My girl and I speak of this all the time. Why the hell do stores close early evening, when most work in the day? Their open when you arrive at your job, then close shortly after you get home. By the time you get home, eat, shower and go out to the place to get something, all the employee's are proudly and eagerly stating on the intercom "make your final purchases, the store will be closing in 5 minutes". Who's brilliant idea is this to sell products? No wonder so many people are turning to the internet to do their shopping.
Not trying to derail the topic, but really - give us chance here.
I'd be all for an evening online sale start time!
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I'd be all for an evening online sale start time!
Genious !
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I'm wondering if the 1 bio card is randomly inserted...
I guess no set this time?
I'm wondering that myself. I really like the full bio sets, but with 6 postcards and a bonus card, completists could need 6 or 7 sets just for those.
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I'm wondering that myself. I really like the full bio sets, but with 6 postcards and a bonus card, completists could need 6 or 7 sets just for those.
Maybe they only made one bio card and not a set?
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I'd be all for an evening online sale start time!
A evening start time would be excellent.
DrDeal
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I would be happy if Topps just gets it out on the 20th period.
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How many sets with Sketch card will be made? Are there color sketches again and if so how many per artist?
Since Matthew Kirscht has a a serious Halloween creative talent I am especially looking forward to his sketches in this release. If you havn't seen his web site I suggest you check it out. His Hallowwen themed art is wonderful and seems to have quite a following. www.shiverbones.com is his web site.
DrDeal
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Splitting up the Bio-cards? I like that! I will be a good item to trade for.
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I'm wondering that myself. I really like the full bio sets, but with 6 postcards and a bonus card, completists could need 6 or 7 sets just for those.
That's true but with everyone else on the forum getting dupes I don't think it will be too tough to trade for, kind of like the Old School subsets.
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Since this is the Halloween Postcards would this actually be postcard series 7? If not then is postcard series 7 coming out later this year?
No this is just a special Halloween edition of the postcards. Series 7 should be released sometime in the not-so-distant future.
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How many sets with Sketch card will be made? Are there color sketches again and if so how many per artist?
Since Matthew Kirscht has a a serious Halloween creative talent I am especially looking forward to his sketches in this release. If you havn't seen his web site I suggest you check it out. His Hallowwen themed art is wonderful and seems to have quite a following. www.shiverbones.com is his web site.
DrDeal
Matthew's stuff rocks! In fact, I asked him to do a special version of the postcard back, because he's such a halloween head! It's really spooky!
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No this is just a special Halloween edition of the postcards. Series 7 should be released sometime in the not-so-distant future.
Neil, should we expect that same 5 set per customer limit on this one?
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That's correct. A limit of 5 sets per household is what I've been told.
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What do these usually cost?
I've never gotten in on them and only know ebay prices >(
Will these be numbered again? 300 again?
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Neil, What is the production run numbers?
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Woo Hoo! Sounds like a fun set.
Any chance these will come in a wrapper like the last postcard set? I really liked that.
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Wow an all Halloween postcard set?!?! This is going to be so great. I predict this set sells out faster than any other postcard set. Starbeast looks monstrously awesome!
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UPDATE 10/19/10 WITH SOME NEW DETAILS:
TOPPS WACKY HALLOWEEN POSTCARDS!
Available at SHOPTOPPS.COM beginning Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Anticipated release time will be approx. 11:00 AM EST.
Every Pack Includes:
* 6 Limited Edition Halloween-Themed Postcards featuring the artwork of Neil Camera, Brent Engstrom, Matthew Kirscht, Mark Parisi, Joe Simko, Smokin' Joe and John Zeleznik!
* Commemorative Wrapper
* 1 Artist's Hand Drawn Sketch Card!
* 1 Artist's Bio Card!
* 1 Bonus Card!
Limit 5 per household.
How many different sketch cards will there be? Basically what I'm asking is will each artist have at least 1 sketch card that they draw?
LMK
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How many different sketch cards will there be? Basically what I'm asking is will each artist have at least 1 sketch card that they draw?
LMK
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Neil is being very mysterious with this set. Not much info to go on. I guess we will all be in for a surprise!
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Neil is being very mysterious with this set. Not much info to go on. I guess we will all be in for a surprise!
Yeah, like where did that image go that show up in some of the quotes? I don't see it in the first post anymore. I thought I missed a thread somewhere.
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Basically what I'm asking is will each artist have at least 1 sketch card that they draw?
LMK
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yes
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Yeah, like where did that image go that show up in some of the quotes? I don't see it in the first post anymore. I thought I missed a thread somewhere.
I removed it because there's been new information since I originally posted it.
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Yeah, like where did that image go that show up in some of the quotes? I don't see it in the first post anymore. I thought I missed a thread somewhere.
(http://s3.postimage.org/M4doA.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2pln7a610/)
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UPDATE 10/19/10 WITH SOME NEW DETAILS:
TOPPS WACKY HALLOWEEN POSTCARDS!
Available at SHOPTOPPS.COM beginning Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Anticipated release time will be approx. 11:00 AM EST.
Every Pack Includes:
* 6 Limited Edition Halloween-Themed Postcards featuring the artwork of Neil Camera, Brent Engstrom, Matthew Kirscht, Mark Parisi, Joe Simko, Smokin' Joe and John Zeleznik!
* Commemorative Wrapper
* 1 Artist's Hand Drawn Sketch Card!
* 1 Artist's Bio Card!
* 1 Bonus Card!
Limit 5 per household.
Is it really 1 artist bio card or 1 SET of artist bio cards?
Thanks
eman
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I removed it because there's been new information since I originally posted it.
Any word on what time these go on sale tomorrow? I'm trying to figure out if I need to play hookey and skip out on a 10 am meeting that I really should attend........... But the thought of getting shut out is just too horrible!!
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Woo Hoo! Sounds like a fun set.
Any chance these will come in a wrapper like the last postcard set? I really liked that.
The ad appears to show a wrapped pack.
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Any word on what time these go on sale tomorrow? I'm trying to figure out if I need to play hookey and skip out on a 10 am meeting that I really should attend........... But the thought of getting shut out is just too horrible!!
Yes, I would love to know what time they are going on sale as I have prior commitments and will be away from the computer for much of the day.
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The ad appears to show a wrapped pack.
I agree, that looks exactly like a wrapper in the background and shows a outline version of Starbeast and two other cards as the front image.
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Any word on what time these go on sale tomorrow? I'm trying to figure out if I need to play hookey and skip out on a 10 am meeting that I really should attend........... But the thought of getting shut out is just too horrible!!
You may have already figured this out, but Neil updated the first post in this thread with more info. The postcards will go on sale at about 11:00 Eastern.
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You may have already figured this out, but Neil updated the first post in this thread with more info. The postcards will go on sale at about 11:00 Eastern.
Crap Crap Crap!!! If I go to my 10 am meeting, I'll miss out on this set. If I don't go, I'll get saddled with other people's work. The sacrifices I must make for Wackys.........
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UPDATE 10/19/10 WITH SOME NEW DETAILS:
TOPPS WACKY HALLOWEEN POSTCARDS!
Available at SHOPTOPPS.COM beginning Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Anticipated release time will be approx. 11:00 AM EST.
Every Pack Includes:
* 6 Limited Edition Halloween-Themed Postcards featuring the artwork of Neil Camera, Brent Engstrom, Matthew Kirscht, Mark Parisi, Joe Simko, Smokin' Joe and John Zeleznik!
* Commemorative Wrapper
* 1 Artist's Hand Drawn Sketch Card!
* 1 Artist's Bio Card!
* 1 Bonus Card!
Limit 5 per household.
AWESOME!! I hope my sets aren't in the LOST shipment. Sorry, I couldn't resist! ;D
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Crap Crap Crap!!! If I go to my 10 am meeting, I'll miss out on this set. If I don't go, I'll get saddled with other people's work. The sacrifices I must make for Wackys.........
I'm taking a relative to get a CAT scan at 10:45AM. I saved the Topps Wacky Packages Store page on my new Blackberry to order via cell-phone if need be! I can see myself standing outside the doctor’s office ordering Wacky postcards...you got to do what you got to do. ;D
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I'm taking a relative to get a CAT scan at 10:45AM. I saved the Topps Wacky Packages Store page on my new Blackberry to order via cell-phone if need be! I can see myself standing outside the doctor’s office ordering Wacky postcards...you got to do what you got to do. ;D
Just be glad your not the doctor or the one doing the scan, or you'd have to order them while working. :o
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Just be glad your not the doctor or the one doing the scan, or you'd have to order them while working. :o
exactly. it's a good thing to not be a brain surgeon tomorrow. Although I will be playing the role of a rocket scientist when they go on sale, so I'm not sure if I'll be any better off....
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I'm taking a relative to get a CAT scan at 10:45AM. I saved the Topps Wacky Packages Store page on my new Blackberry to order via cell-phone if need be! I can see myself standing outside the doctor’s office ordering Wacky postcards...you got to do what you got to do. ;D
if you don't get any we will know it's your new Blackberry :86:
I'll be at the Denver airport going through security when this bomb hits. If Topps is delayed, and I don't get any, I will burn this forum to the ground so no one here has the pleasure of knowing what others got. :33:
Just kidding of course. :angryfire:
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if you don't get any we will know it's your new Blackberry :86:
I'll be at the Denver airport going through security when this bomb hits. If Topps is delayed, and I don't get any, I will burn this forum to the ground so no one here has the pleasure of knowing what others got. :33:
Just kidding of course. :angryfire:
You could do that!
For once, this time around I will actually be in front of my computer, in my office, hopefully not being bothered by anyone -- instead of driving through Ohio Amish country like last time. If I don't get any, I will subject everyone here to whining, pouting, and name calling . . .
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AWESOME!! I hope my sets aren't in the LOST shipment. Sorry, I couldn't resist! ;D
Neil is already working on the replacement sketch cards.
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Why no production disclosure this time?
DrDeal
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All will be revealed at shoptopps.com this morning!
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Come on Topps. My flight boards in 30 min. Signed.... Dying in Denver
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All will be revealed at shoptopps.com this morning!
It's now 10:07 CST and I'm not seeing anything on the website...
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I should count how many times I've hit "refresh" in the last 7 minutes . . .
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It's now 10:07 CST and I'm not seeing anything on the website...
11:08 eastern time here in New Jersey and nothing yet. Wasn't it stated 11am EST as the start of the online sale?
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I should count how many times I've hit "refresh" in the last 7 minutes . . .
The gang's all here, ready and waiting!! Gotta go refresh again myself.......
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I should count how many times I've hit "refresh" in the last 7 minutes . . .
lol. Me too. When it comes to "scary" Wackys, I don't mess around!
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Lets make sure we're at the right spot here, topps online store . com Right? No spaces of course.
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Gotta go refresh again myself.......
At least you didn't say "Gotta go refresh myself again . . ." -- you don't have time for that!
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Lets make sure we're at the right spot here, topps online store . com Right? No spaces of course.
That's where I've been looking.
Bueller... Bueller... anyone? anyone?
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The site link isn't working for me. Anyone got a good link?
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The site link isn't working for me. Anyone got a good link?
http://www.toppsonlinestore.com/servlet/the-Wacky-Packages/Categories
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That's where I've been looking.
Bueller... Bueller... anyone? anyone?
And we are off....I got 5 in my cart. any way to get free shipping on these?
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The site link isn't working for me. Anyone got a good link?
http://www.toppsonlinestore.com/servlet/StoreFront
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i just refreshed until it worked
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And we are off....I got 5 in my cart. any way to get free shipping on these?
I don't see them yet! Ugh!
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Try the Topps store front page; there is a link from there.
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I don't see them yet! Ugh!
You have to go to the home page - they're in the middle. They're NOT on the wacky packages link!
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Try the Topps store front page; there is a link from there.
The link was originally screwed up and pointed to wacky binders, it is now fixed.
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The site link isn't working for me. Anyone got a good link?
Here's how it was stated here in the 1st post:
Available at SHOPTOPPS.COM beginning Wednesday, October 20, 2010
but when you type that in, and hit go, it immediately changes andrefers you to the topps online store. I guess they're one and the same.
http://www.toppsonlinestore.com/servlet/the-Wacky-Packages/Categories
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The ad on the main page linked to the ANS sticker album page before it became a link to the cards. I made my purchase so freakin fast I accidentally bought five sticker albums! I'm sure they'll refund my order.
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oh no! I hope so!
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You have to go to the home page - they're in the middle. They're NOT on the wacky packages link!
Yup -- I had two windows open just in case they weren't on the main Wacky Packages store page. Phew -- ordered my two; that's three left over for the rest of yinz. (You can thank me later.)
Now I'm going back to the description to see just exactly what I bought . . .
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The ad on the main page linked to the ANS sticker album page before it became a link to the cards. I made my purchase so freakin fast I accidentally bought five sticker albums! I'm sure they'll refund my order.
Well, there will be future and ongoing Wacky releases, so maybe this isn't a bad thing? Being unexpectedly proactive? (Or just get your money back.)
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The link was originally screwed up and pointed to wacky binders, it is now fixed.
Halloween Binder? Just kidding. You must have been the first to hit it when they were posting and it confused the server.
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Finally got in. Wow! 500 this time. This may not sell out in 10 min. I paid $63 for overnight shipping. No worries on free shipping. I just want them at my door when I return on Friday.
With 7 bio cards I wish we could order more sets. Oh well, these probably won't sell as high as the other PCs because of the larger QTY.
should be fun to see what turns up in the next few days
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For those who missed it in the fine print... 500 sets were made this time.
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larger quantity, yes, but no regular release, and with the bio cards spread out, there is actually less of those.
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The ad on the main page linked to the ANS sticker album page before it became a link to the cards. I made my purchase so freakin fast I accidentally bought five sticker albums! I'm sure they'll refund my order.
I almost did that too but I caught myself! It took them 5 minutes or so to set the correct link up. The other thing I noticed is if you were in the actual Wacky items section it wouldn't show up, you needed to be at the store front.
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larger quantity, yes, but no regular release, and with the bio cards spread out, there is actually less of those.
That's interesting - no regular release? So the 500 sets are it for this artwork?
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Order confirmed!! :great: :great: :great: :great: :great:
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Just curious - is there any way to tell how many are left for sale on the website?
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This is what makes collecting fun. I love the rush!
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Finally got in. Wow! 500 this time. This may not sell out in 10 min. I paid $63 for overnight shipping. No worries on free shipping. I just want them at my door when I return on Friday.
With 7 bio cards I wish we could order more sets. Oh well, these probably won't sell as high as the other PCs because of the larger QTY.
should be fun to see what turns up in the next few days
You spent $63.00 EXTRA for overnight shipping? Man, I thought I was impatient!
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yes, put a high number in your cart, it will tell you there are not that many left if you are too high. For instance, I just typed in to buy 280, it said there were not tnat many left, so less than that remain for sale as of 2 minutes ago
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This is what makes collecting fun. I love the rush!
I agree - this is fun (of course, it wouldn't be if I was stuck on an airplane while they sold out...)
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That's interesting - no regular release? So the 500 sets are it for this artwork?
I do not know that as a fact, but they have always been released at the same time, and halloween is pretty close so I don't see much of a window to put out a regular release.
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yes, put a high number in your cart, it will tell you there are not that many left if you are too high. For instance, I just typed in to buy 280, it said there were not tnat many left, so less than that remain for sale as of 2 minutes ago
Thanks for the tip.
230 left as of 10:30AM CST
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I do not know that as a fact, but they have always been released at the same time, and halloween is pretty close so I don't see much of a window to put out a regular release.
Good point. I thought they might wait for this to sell out and then list them, but it would make more sense to put them out at the same time (particularly if they had different bonus cards, so that we would be compelled to buy both sets).
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210 Left...
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You spent $63.00 EXTRA for overnight shipping? Man, I thought I was impatient!
When you look at what these will sell on eBay you will se it's worth the extra $12 a set to get them. I just paid $164 for one PC6 set. So this is cheap and I know my order will be rushed and no real chance of being part of a lost shipment because they put overnight shipments in a tush state and process before other orders, as so I've been told!
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190 left as of 10:35AM
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190 left as of 10:35AM
Your forum name is particularly apt today, tic toc
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less than 150 now, holy smokes!
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Down to 140 left at 10:40AM
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Your forum name is particularly apt today, tic toc
Ha! I didn't even think of that, but you're right - I'm the perfect avatar to be counting down the sell-out!
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190 left as of 10:35AM
That means if it was 300 sets like the last series they would be sold out already!
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Down to 120...
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Ha! I didn't even think of that, but you're right - I'm the perfect avatar to be counting down the sell-out!
So Tic Toc, we're down to how many now? ;D
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So Tic Toc, we're down to how many now? ;D
115. I must admit, I am enjoying this...
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I just got mine ;D
Description Unit price Qty Amount
2010 Wacky Packages Postcards Halloween Edition
Item# $39.95 USD 5 $199.75 USD
Subtotal $199.75 USD
Shipping and handling $13.76 USD
Total $213.51 USD
Payment $213.51 USD
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And that gets us down to 100.
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wow. these sets are going fast.
[rant]
but you know what really bugs me? everyone keeps saying Eastern Standard Time.
it's Daylight Time everybody
there is a difference
[/rant]
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Down to 85. Goin' fast!
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70.
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I secured 3 sets! Now I can breathe and get back to work. I feel bad for people on the other forum. I don't think they know these are up!
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I secured 3 sets! Now I can breathe and get back to work. I feel bad for people on the other forum. I don't think they know these are up!
I just checked over there - there was a thread, but it only had 5 posts, and none of them were from today.
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When you look at what these will sell on eBay you will se it's worth the extra $12 a set to get them. I just paid $164 for one PC6 set. So this is cheap and I know my order will be rushed and no real chance of being part of a lost shipment because they put overnight shipments in a tush state and process before other orders, as so I've been told!
Did you pick-up somewhere that they would start shipping out today? I thought they sometimes take a day or 2 to actually start shipping?
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65
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wow. these sets are going fast.
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but you know what really bugs me? everyone keeps saying Eastern Standard Time.
it's Daylight Time everybody
there is a difference
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So it's EDT? I didn't know there was a difference, but leave it to a rocket scientist ! :great:
What is the diff. ? Just the obvious daylight?
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WOW, they're selling like scarey fast >:D
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I secured 3 sets! Now I can breathe and get back to work. I feel bad for people on the other forum. I don't think they know these are up!
I ordered 2 sets, my boss was hanging over my shoulder because he needed some new parts set up in the computer. I was thinking NOT NOW, GO AWAY!! But it's all good now, I got my order in and I can relax. :great:
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WOW, they're selling like scarey fast >:D
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Boo!
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So it's EDT? I didn't know there was a difference, but leave it to a rocket scientist ! :great:
What is the diff. ? Just the obvious daylight?
I think one is winter and one is summer for Northeast states. Just something to confuse us it seems!
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I ordered 2 sets, my boss was hanging over my shoulder because he needed some new parts set up in the computer. I was thinking NOT NOW, GO AWAY!! But it's all good now, I got my order in and I can relax. :great:
Good thing he didn't want to defrag that thing !
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Really? Wow, 500 sets in less than an hour!
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Really? Wow, 500 sets in less than an hour!
It probably helped that A) the artwork looks totally cool/monster themed, and B) there's no cheap set available.
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Really? Wow, 500 sets in less than an hour!
Yup, it's C-R-A-Z-Y.
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This is a new record!
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It probably helped that A) the artwork looks totally cool/monster themed, and B) there's no cheap set available.
I think these are getting more and more popular with every series, and the sketch cards are HOT lately. Like you said this does look like a special set with very cool titles so that helps.
I would expect them to do a regular edition set though. Maybe it's just not up yet.
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I think one is winter and one is summer for Northeast states. Just something to confuse us it seems!
We'll be setting the clocks back soon. I wish we could just put them back a half hour and leave it alone all year. We do this to supposedly gain daylight, thus daylight savings. But there is no gain, the sun doesn't conform to our clock setting, it's the same amount of daylight time just shifted. So it's darker earlier at night and lighter earlier in the morning.
In high school, I used to get home and it would be dark because we had split sessions with another school before a new one was built, so we started later in the day and got home later at night.
Can't wait to see the new Halloween Wacky's !!
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I think these are getting more and more popular with every series, and the sketch cards are HOT lately. Like you said this does look like a special set with very cool titles so that helps.
I would expect them to do a regular edition set though. Maybe it's just not up yet.
TESTING.........i GOT MY ORDER IN AROUND 20 OR 21 PAST THE HOUR
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I think these are getting more and more popular with every series, and the sketch cards are HOT lately. Like you said this does look like a special set with very cool titles so that helps.
I would expect them to do a regular edition set though. Maybe it's just not up yet.
They did last year on the Halloween Edition Post Cards, right?
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Well I managed to just miss out 2 times in a row now. My wacky luck has not been good lately.
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I had a couple sets in my basket and when I went to checkout, it said there was no quantity available. Isn't adding them to your basket a way of reserving the sets?
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Well I managed to just miss out 2 times in a row now. My wacky luck has not been good lately.
Keep refreshing the page. More sets should come available sporadically today and tomorrow.
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Well I managed to just miss out 2 times in a row now. My wacky luck has not been good lately.
I was at the dentist and missed out as well by about 15 mins. I even took my pda with me, but the dentist's office doesn't have wi-fi. Bummer.
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Wow... I'm glad I stayed home today ;D I wonder if they'll release some later tonight ??? I missed out on the LE 6 in the morning but, I was able to buy 2 sets about 7 hrs later that night.
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;D I got my 5 sets via BlackBerry.
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Well I managed to just miss out 2 times in a row now. My wacky luck has not been good lately.
Getting less and less fun, isn't it?? By next week, a few people will each have 25 sets on ebay for a crazy markup.
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SOLD OUT, they are gone 1 hour :o
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SOLD OUT, they are gone 1 hour :o
Closer to 40/45 minutes tops.......I ordered at 20 or 21 past the hour
confirmation notice from Topps time dated 10:26(chicago) and it did not show up right away
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Closer to 40/45 minutes tops.......I ordered at 20 or 21 past the hour
confirmation notice from Topps time dated 10:26(chicago) and it did not show up right away
Did anyone have time to save the screen image?
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Closer to 40/45 minutes tops.......I ordered at 20 or 21 past the hour
confirmation notice from Topps time dated 10:26(chicago) and it did not show up right away
There were still about 50 sets left 55 minutes after the hour. But those all sold within the next 5 minutes. They were all gone before I could even track the numbers falling...
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Did anyone have time to save the screen image?
I just noticed that they pulled it down off the home page - makes me wonder if they will have a regular set. You'd think they'd keep it up if they were intending to sell them soon.
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I just noticed that they pulled it down off the home page - makes me wonder if they will have a regular set. You'd think they'd keep it up if they were intending to sell them soon.
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Did anyone have time to save the screen image?
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Crud! They sold out that fast? That stinks.
I hope someone will post scans when they get them. If nothing else, I'd love to see what the base five look like (I can see four of the five from the image posted above).
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Sheesh, around 11:30 I just thought I'd check in to remind everyone that the sets are online, and next thing I know, they're sold out! WTF?! >:D
Anyway, I hope everyone will help each other out with trades and stuff.
By the way, there are currently no plans for a regular Halloween edition. 500 sets should have been plenty for all the forum people, who were the only group these were advertised to! Anyway, I guess 'll start a waiting list in case topps has any returns. Send me a PM with your name/email/phone/address if you missed out and I'll see if I can help you out
HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE! HOPE YOU ENJOY THE NEW POSTCARDS!
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If anyone has sets to sell to a forum member, please help out Dr. Sushi.
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Sheesh, around 11:30 I just thought I'd check in to remind everyone that the sets are online, and next thing I know, they're sold out! WTF?! >:D
Anyway, I hope everyone will help each other out with trades and stuff.
By the way, there are currently no plans for a regular Halloween edition. 500 sets should have been plenty for all the forum people, who were the only group these were advertised to! Anyway, I guess 'll start a waiting list in case topps has any returns. Send me a PM with your name/email/phone/address if you missed out and I'll see if I can help you out
HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE! HOPE YOU ENJOY THE NEW POSTCARDS!
Neil.......thankz to you and your band of artists,I am sure these will be super once again!!
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I predict this set sells out faster than any other postcard set.
I just knew it! Under an hour... Amazing. Especially considering it's 500 sets this time!
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I just knew it! Under an hour... Amazing. Especially considering it's 500 sets this time!
500 sets, and only advertised on the forum, just two days ago.
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Just got a message from Topps saying my order has been shipped
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Just got a message from Topps saying my order has been shipped
That's great that they are shipping today!
The forum sure was buzzing this morning:
"Most Online Today: 54. Most Online Ever: 66 (July 15, 2010, 08:50:51 PM)"
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They are back up again...but still listed "OUT OF STOCK".
http://www.toppsonlinestore.com/servlet/the-Wacky-Packages/Categories
http://www.toppsonlinestore.com/servlet/the-672/2010-Wacky-Packages-Postcards/Detail
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Did you pick-up somewhere that they would start shipping out today? I thought they sometimes take a day or 2 to actually start shipping?
No, I guess I just assumed they would ship today or tomorrow. I was thinking it would probably be tomorrow so that is why I did overnight to have them on Friday. I can't wait!
I see DPV got shipping notice.
I sure hope because of this quick sale that they don't bump the next postcards higher.
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No, I guess I just assumed they would ship today or tomorrow. I was thinking it would probably be tomorrow so that is why I did overnight to have them on Friday. I can't wait!
I see DPV got shipping notice.
I sure hope because of this quick sale that they don't bump the next postcards higher.
Well it look like you were right. I got a shipping notification as well.
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That's great that they are shipping today!
The forum sure was buzzing this morning:
"Most Online Today: 54. Most Online Ever: 66 (July 15, 2010, 08:50:51 PM)"
It's beyond me why the limited is not 3,THREE IS TWO MORE THAN ONE
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I finally got one of these limited editions!
Im never in the loop, I usually miss out.
I was able to keep checking this morning as I have nothing better to do at work.. :P dont tell
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That's great that they are shipping today!
The forum sure was buzzing this morning:
"Most Online Today: 54. Most Online Ever: 66 (July 15, 2010, 08:50:51 PM)"
In your avitar, It looks like Sally didn't get any Halloween Postcards. According to Linus the Great Pumpkin was supposed to have them.
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It's beyond me why the limited is not 3,THREE IS TWO MORE THAN ONE
I think it would be a neat idea to have a "master set" option in addition to buying single sets for random artists. The master set would include a sketch from each artist along with some type of special premium. This way the completist wouldn't have to spend a fortune on ebay to complete a set. Then you could trade sketches, but it wouldn't be a cost prohibitive and difficult task to get a sample of each artist's work. There would still be plenty of room for trading and selling even with this option.
As it is now, the limit is 5, but there are 6 artists that did sketches. Even if you were lucky enough to meet the deadline and incredibly lucky to get all different artists with your order limit, there is no way you could make a set.
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Bummmmer..I got shut out of these too..if anyone has an extra set they are willing to sell please pm me, thx
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Bummmmer..I got shut out of these too..if anyone has an extra set they are willing to sell please pm me, thx
Please check the Postcard Series 7 thread I just posted over there
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Bummmmer..I got shut out of these too..if anyone has an extra set they are willing to sell please pm me, thx
Check the Postcard Series 7 thread I just posted over there
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Check the Postcard Series 7 thread I just posted over there
Technically this Halloween postcard set is not Series 7. As Neil said, "Series 7 should be released sometime in the not-so-distant future."
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In your avitar, It looks like Sally didn't get any Halloween Postcards. According to Linus the Great Pumpkin was supposed to have them.
Ha! Poor Sally, maybe next year :P
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I think one is winter and one is summer for Northeast states. Just something to confuse us it seems!
hmm? only in the Northeast? nah, Daylight Time is *nationwide* during the summer, except for Arizona.
Eastern Daylight Time
Central Daylight Time
Mountain Daylight Time
Pacific Daylight Time
we're all in Daylight Time right now
I just find it odd that people would spell out Eastern Standard Time, which has a very specific meaning (GMT-5hrs), instead of just saying Eastern or ET.
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By the way, there are currently no plans for a regular Halloween edition. 500 sets should have been plenty for all the forum people, who were the only group these were advertised to! Anyway,
The problem with this is all the money grubbers come to the forum now.
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and they must have a network of buddies helping them out.
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and they must have a network of buddies helping them out.
Absolutely.
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I think it would be a neat idea to have a "master set" option in addition to buying single sets for random artists. The master set would include a sketch from each artist along with some type of special premium. This way the completist wouldn't have to spend a fortune on ebay to complete a set. Then you could trade sketches, but it wouldn't be a cost prohibitive and difficult task to get a sample of each artist's work. There would still be plenty of room for trading and selling even with this option.
As it is now, the limit is 5, but there are 6 artists that did sketches. Even if you were lucky enough to meet the deadline and incredibly lucky to get all different artists with your order limit, there is no way you could make a set.
HERE! HERE! I like you Bill! You and I think alike. LOL!
Rob (completist)
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Technically this Halloween postcard set is not Series 7. As Neil said, "Series 7 should be released sometime in the not-so-distant future."
That's true, and we should try to keep the threads separate, because when series 7 does release it will be very confusing. We should rename this thread 2010 HALLOWEEN POSTCARDS.
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That's true, and we should try to keep the threads separate, because when series 7 does release it will be very confusing. We should rename this thread 2010 HALLOWEEN POSTCARDS.
We should just start a new thread about the release. This was just about the announcement. The new thread would be pics and such
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What do these usually cost?
I've never gotten in on them and only know ebay prices >(
Will these be numbered again? 300 again?
Well here is the seller so obviously he got in on them this time
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Keep refreshing the page. More sets should come available sporadically today and tomorrow.
That just seems cruel to me. "Sold Out", for the moment? That is beyond funny! A wonderful oxymoron.
Today I was too busy harvesting rice to open a browser to get in on this one, but I am enjoying reading this thread instead.
Collecting stuff sure has changed!
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I had my buddy who works from home get me some today. Many thanks to Neil for the heads up on the exact time of sale so I could ask my friend to help.I got shut out on Rel 6 and then was helped out by Neil's waiting list. I have one sketch from each release and two from the last one since they are on two different cards.
I got my shipping notification this evening also.
DrDeal
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That just seems cruel to me. "Sold Out", for the moment? That is beyond funny! A wonderful oxymoron.
Today I was too busy harvesting rice to open a browser to get in on this one, but I am enjoying reading this thread instead.
Collecting stuff sure has changed!
For some, I would suggest changing "collecting" to "amassing" and for some others "profiteering".
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Before we start questioning the ethics of people who want to make money selling collectibles I'd like to ask these questions first.
1. Since Topps put out a series that requires you buy six to complete your set, then sets a limit of five sets per customer, is it still unethical to find a way to buy more sets?
2. When one of us sells a sketch card on ebay and makes a crazy profit on it, is that seller unethical because he didn't offer it at what you think is a "fair" price?
3. Should we condemn every collectibles dealer in the world for their "profiteering"? Or maybe just the ones who are "official" dealers. The rest of us aren't allowed to profit, right?
4. Have you ever been grateful that something you missed out on came available on ebay, even at a high price? I sure have!
5. Before we start burning people at the stake I want to make sure of something. Are we talking about frivolous collectibles or the last of the word's clean drinking water?
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I finally got one of these limited editions!
Im never in the loop, I usually miss out.
I was able to keep checking this morning as I have nothing better to do at work.. :P dont tell
Hey Amy, I promise I won't tell anyone where you work that you get on the computer to check out important things like Wacky's-LOL.
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HERE! HERE! I like you Bill! You and I think alike. LOL!
Rob (completist)
This "master set" would be a perfect candidate for a subscription product. Giving a completist a way to get a set is also a way to keep people from considering bailing out on the product if they end up missing one of these "frenzied" sale dates (these releases remind me of waiting on line for concert tickets in the 80s) and don't want to drop a grand to play catchup.
If the completists are able to get a set, they are less likely to want/need to burn through many single sets to put a set together and that would leave more single sets for the majority of the people who just want 1 or a few from each release. Anybody else have any thoughts on this?
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The Jack-o-lantern on Mike and Yikes has a very Shiverbones look to it... ;)
Can't wait to see that one up close Matthew!
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;) guilty as charged. I try to put a little of myself in there while staying true to Wacky spirit. I am curious to see it in person too! :D
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Absolutely.
Some people are slaves to money then they die.
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Before we start questioning the ethics of people who want to make money selling collectibles I'd like to ask these questions first.
1. Since Topps put out a series that requires you buy six to complete your set, then sets a limit of five sets per customer, is it still unethical to find a way to buy more sets?
2. When one of us sells a sketch card on ebay and makes a crazy profit on it, is that seller unethical because he didn't offer it at what you think is a "fair" price?
3. Should we condemn every collectibles dealer in the world for their "profiteering"? Or maybe just the ones who are "official" dealers. The rest of us aren't allowed to profit, right?
4. Have you ever been grateful that something you missed out on came available on ebay, even at a high price? I sure have!
5. Before we start burning people at the stake I want to make sure of something. Are we talking about frivolous collectibles or the last of the word's clean drinking water?
I dont think your post justifies answering but i will anyway. There's nothing wrong with people buying a few extra of these to profit on. Nothing wrong with that at all! It's the people that have found a way to buy 20-30 sets by using friends, relatives, etc, and thus depriving other collectors- that is what people are angry about. If you want to pat those people on the back then go right ahead, but I won't be joining you, sorry!
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Some people are slaves to money then they die.
That's very Bittersweet
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I dont think your post justifies answering but i will anyway. There's nothing wrong with people buying a few extra of these to profit on. Nothing wrong with that at all! It's the people that have found a way to buy 20-30 sets by using friends, relatives, etc, and thus depriving other collectors- that is what people are angry about. If you want to pat those people on the back then go right ahead, but I won't be joining you, sorry!
I'm glad you feel there's nothing wrong with profiting on Wacky Packs. I spent 10K on the hobby this year so you better believe I'm going to profit if I can. But you're not the one who's bashing people for it so the post wasn't meant for you. By the way, there's a difference between defending someone's actions and patting them on the back for it.
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I dont think your post justifies answering but i will anyway. There's nothing wrong with people buying a few extra of these to profit on. Nothing wrong with that at all! It's the people that have found a way to buy 20-30 sets by using friends, relatives, etc, and thus depriving other collectors- that is what people are angry about. If you want to pat those people on the back then go right ahead, but I won't be joining you, sorry!
This is the world we live in. Look at what happens when any cool new gadget comes out like the Wii. No one could find one and when you did you sold it for huge profits. This will never change.
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As of 4:10 am, my postcard sets are out for delivery, so I should have some scans tonight!
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As of 4:10 am, my postcard sets are out for delivery, so I should have some scans tonight!
Thanks, in advance, for getting scans for the group to see. I look forward to seeing Neil's work.
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I'm glad you feel there's nothing wrong with profiting on Wacky Packs. I spent 10K on the hobby this year so you better believe I'm going to profit if I can. But you're not the one who's bashing people for it so the post wasn't meant for you. By the way, there's a difference between defending someone's actions and patting them on the back for it.
I used the word "profiteering" which is succinct and accurate. You are the one attaching a moral interpretation to the word. I bought my 5 allotted sets and I understand I was a fortunate one who:
1) Was informed when and where the sale would be
2) Had access at the correct time
3) Had the funds to make the purchase.
I can write more later, I'm at work now. I realize the reality of supply and demand.
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Did everyone get shipping confirmation? Not me.
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Did everyone get shipping confirmation? Not me.
I have not received a shipping confirmation yet.
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I have not received a shipping confirmation yet.
Nor I, but I just went with normal shipping.
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Nor I, but I just went with normal shipping.
Me either. Of course, I didn't order any - but one can always hope.
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Me either. Of course, I didn't order any - but one can always hope.
The ultimate optimist!
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The ultimate optimist!
Well, I see Topps has again taken down the link for the Halloween Postcard set. I had been refreshing the link repeatedly hoping (optimistically) that a set or two might appear. I suppose I'm going to stop that, so there are limits to my optimism (generally, the limits involve the point where I have to do any actual work - or in this case where the actual work gets to be completely pointless). But since hoping for a shipping confirmation on a set I never bought involves no actual work, I will continue to hope!
Hmm, maybe if I buy 5 sets of the binder I can claim that I was really trying to buy 5 sets of the postcards. Dang! I should have thought of that yesterday.
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Some people are slaves to money then they die.
........and after they die they have to deal with their life on earth, and money doesn't help in the afterlife! Lol!
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Before we start questioning the ethics of people who want to make money selling collectibles I'd like to ask these questions first.
1. Since Topps put out a series that requires you buy six to complete your set, then sets a limit of five sets per customer, is it still unethical to find a way to buy more sets?
2. When one of us sells a sketch card on ebay and makes a crazy profit on it, is that seller unethical because he didn't offer it at what you think is a "fair" price?
3. Should we condemn every collectibles dealer in the world for their "profiteering"? Or maybe just the ones who are "official" dealers. The rest of us aren't allowed to profit, right?
4. Have you ever been grateful that something you missed out on came available on ebay, even at a high price? I sure have!
5. Before we start burning people at the stake I want to make sure of something. Are we talking about frivolous collectibles or the last of the word's clean drinking water?
Those are all solid points and reflect a nice "devil's advocate" perspective. I just think with this particular series it was clearly produced for the collector in-mind, not like a mass produced series, so when people network to secure 20 sets with no intention of collecting the sets themselves but profiting instead, it does leave a bad taste in my mouth.
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I got mine this morning. I paid for overnight shipping, and boy did I get it! I love the set, I am really happy with everything, but was really hoping I'd get one of my own bio cards, alas no dice :'(
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so... should I post any spoilers? >:D
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so... should I post any spoilers? >:D
Sure, why not. Maybe in a new thread for spoilers/discussion?
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so... should I post any spoilers? >:D
I say yes too. I thought there was a "Hidden" button/feature so those that don't want to see it can pass it by.
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so... should I post any spoilers? >:D
Let's see what you got! :o
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ok, some quick bits of info from my 5 sets
[spoiler]Neil's Sketch cards are puzzle pieces! At least the two I received were. Also, your bio card matches the sketch card, I guess that means there are less than 100 of each bio card, which makes them among the lowest printed wackies ever. Mark Parisi has sketch cards for the 1st time and they are really nice.[/spoiler]
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Neil.......thankz to you and your band of artists,I am sure these will be super once again!!
I thank them az well. they look excellent. cant wait to see posts of sketch cards. Wow. :great:
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I thank them az well. they look excellent. cant wait to see posts of sketch cards. Wow. :great:
Got my postcards today !!! Not enough time to post any more. I'll throw up a pic. of the Sketch I got later. I guess I'll use the Halloween thread for that. Gotta go, company..... Oh yeah, it's from Neil !
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Those are all solid points and reflect a nice "devil's advocate" perspective. I just think with this particular series it was clearly produced for the collector in-mind, not like a mass produced series, so when people network to secure 20 sets with no intention of collecting the sets themselves but profiting instead, it does leave a bad taste in my mouth.
Fair enough. I thought I was seeing a mob start to form against anyone who might want to sell some postcards. I'm not someone who would bash the guy who bought up all the series 1 sets even though I never got one so I certainly don't think it would be fair to target me if I decide to sell some stuff. Selling is part of the fun of collecting. Selling puts the stuff in the hands of other collectors. Maybe some aren't fortunate enough to afford them but then again, some aren't fortunate enough to know there was a product release at all. Some can't even afford Topps price.
When I was a kid in 1979 there was one local drug store that I was allowed to wander out to for Wackys. The clerk would only let us buy one pack a day so more kids would get to taste the pie. He wanted to "spread the wealth", thereby depriving my desire to complete a set. So I never completed a set. I think it still haunts me to this day because I usually buy more Wackys than most would. I still buy every re-issue box that comes along, outside of the way overpriced ones.
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When I was a kid in 1979 there was one local drug store that I was allowed to wander out to for Wackys. The clerk would only let us buy one pack a day so more kids would get to taste the pie. He wanted to "spread the wealth", thereby depriving my desire to complete a set. So I never completed a set. I think it still haunts me to this day because I usually buy more Wackys than most would. I still buy every re-issue box that comes along, outside of the way overpriced ones.
Do you know where that clerk lives now? We could go stick a few thousand flashback stickers on his house as payback.
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Uh oh. I just noticed something! One of my friggin sketches is BENT in the upper left corner!! The 2 cards that came with it inside the penny sleeve are fine, but of course the most important one is screwed up! It's the Mellow Cup Hippy sketch. Damnit this pisses me off! I was going to trade or sell this to get a sketch I wanted more. What would Topps do, if anything, to compensate for this? This bend surly devalues the sketch! :sad:
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Uh oh. I just noticed something! One of my friggin sketches is BENT in the upper left corner!! The 2 cards that came with it inside the penny sleeve are fine, but of course the most important one is screwed up! It's the Mellow Cup Hippy sketch. Damnit this pisses me off! I was going to trade or sell this to get a sketch I wanted more. What would Topps do, if anything, to compensate for this? This bend surly devalues the sketch! :sad:
I had that happen to an ANS7 sketch & Gold...
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Uh oh. I just noticed something! One of my friggin sketches is BENT in the upper left corner!! The 2 cards that came with it inside the penny sleeve are fine, but of course the most important one is screwed up! It's the Mellow Cup Hippy sketch. Damnit this pisses me off! I was going to trade or sell this to get a sketch I wanted more. What would Topps do, if anything, to compensate for this? This bend surly devalues the sketch! :sad:
Send it back
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Fair enough. I thought I was seeing a mob start to form against anyone who might want to sell some postcards. I'm not someone who would bash the guy who bought up all the series 1 sets even though I never got one so I certainly don't think it would be fair to target me if I decide to sell some stuff. Selling is part of the fun of collecting. Selling puts the stuff in the hands of other collectors. Maybe some aren't fortunate enough to afford them but then again, some aren't fortunate enough to know there was a product release at all. Some can't even afford Topps price.
When I was a kid in 1979 there was one local drug store that I was allowed to wander out to for Wackys. The clerk would only let us buy one pack a day so more kids would get to taste the pie. He wanted to "spread the wealth", thereby depriving my desire to complete a set. So I never completed a set. I think it still haunts me to this day because I usually buy more Wackys than most would. I still buy every re-issue box that comes along, outside of the way overpriced ones.
Mark, don't sweat it. I may sell some also to get what I want. There is nothing wrong with selling a card. I sold a lot of OLDS to recoup my cost to get the cards I wanted. Why is this bad? It's actually no different than trading. So you trade for money instead of another card. You then use the money to buy the card you want. Same difference.
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I have not received a shipping confirmation yet.
I did receive shipping confirmation this morning. Looks like a Monday delivery for me via Big Brown.
(http://s2.postimage.org/PDdSA.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2wtk77u1w/)
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These limited sets sure get all of our blood pumping! I wanted to comment on what I think the two major issues are that get people riled. No, I am not making any earth-shattering new revelations here. I will post each one as a separate post to try and stay brief.
One thing people are frustrated with, is the absence of an equitable way to sell a very limited quantity of product. No matter what time of the day or what the venue of the sales is, there will be those who are unavailable to participate. I envision the selling of one of these sets in my mind like the days when they opened territory for the land rush. We are all at the starting line with our buckboard wagons, women, cows, etc. waiting for the starting gun to sound. We furiously start hitting the refresh icon looking for that first sign of change on the web site.
Several have suggested a prescription approach which, at first sounded very appealing to me. But then I started thinking that that would really just move the frenzy to the point where registration opens. You still have the issue of the first X people who can register being the haves and those that missed out being the have nots. I don’t hear anyone lobbying for a “lottery approach” where you register your name to win a chance at purchasing sets. I just don’t like the taste of that myself.
The only “fairer” way I can think of would be to do the sales just as they did on Wednesday, except perhaps break the inventory into half or thirds and have several sales over a period of a day or two at different published times. I know, its not a very elegant solution and from Topps perspective would be more time consuming and costly. That’s the best I got. The reality is, some will always get in on the initial sale and some won’t Topps will never have an iron-clad way to guarantee someone is not purchasing more than the prescribed amount. In fact, the technology that make it so easy to purchase quickly is the same technology that would make it easier for someone to purchase under multiple accounts/IDs/addresses.
(http://s4.postimage.org/24Gti.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/47mdp7s4/)
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These limited sets sure get all of our blood pumping (part 2) ! I wanted to comment on what I think the two major issues are that get people riled. No, I am not making any earth-shattering new revelations here. I will post each one as a separate post to try and stay brief.
The other controversial issue is resale of the hot commodity. Profiteering, price-gouging. scalping, capitalism… whatever you want to call it. I don’t really see anyone completely detesting any type of profit made from the resale of WPs. No one is suggesting price fixing or a regulatory committee. Seems like we all participate in it to some extent… ahhh, there’s the rub. What differs is each person’s tolerance for what they consider a “fair markup” or “honest profit”.
No amount of arguing is going to settle that. People have mentioned all types of opinions on what they consider palatable and unsavory and under what situation. The bottom line is some people have a stronger moral feeling than others. I hate to use the word “moral” in fear I am misconstrued as to where I fall on this but I don’t know what else to call it.
Some of us would feel guilty flipping an item we just purchased for $40 on eBay with a starting bid of $200. Others of us would not think twice. As for myself, somehow my conscience feels better if I start it at a lower price and let the bidders determine the value… that’s my internal “moral compass”. Basically, I am the one I have to be able to face in the mirror each day, not the other WP collectors/sellers.
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It's no different than buying a Wii, Xbox, iPhone, iPad, or any other item on day one and turning it for a profit. If something is hot it will sell on the open market. You also notice these packs aren't really flying off the ebay shelves at the higher prices so people will take a stand and not pay these premium prices. Just because a person lists it high doesn't mean it will sell for that price.
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These limited sets sure get all of our blood pumping (part 3) !
So, it appears to be the combination of the two issues (availability and resale) that really triggers everyone’s emotions. I certainly understand the frustration on missing out on the initial sales opportunity. The 6th series postcards were the first I was able to participate in. My only recourse for earlier sets was to pay current prices on eBay or buy and trade within the forum or other like groups. Oh wait… I also had the option of NOT BUYING AT ALL. I think we sometimes forget this option exists because we all are very passionate about WPs. The thought of going without, drives us all crazy. But, we don’t have to pay the $200 price for a $40 set of paper . Bottom line.
Personal control is after all personal. No one at Topps holds a literal gun to our heads. We may not like that Topps limits us to 5 sets then taunts us with sets that require 7 bio cards to make a complete set (or whatever each person defines that to be… I always enjoy the discussions on each set of sketch cards and what each person determines their criteria of a complete set to consist of). But this still boils down to a personal control issue. You can buy your 5 sets from Topps then trade in the forum and/or pay eBay prices to get the rest of whatever your complete set is, or you can break Topp’s intended rules and use alternate means to obtain more sets at the lower price. A personal call.
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I did receive shipping confirmation this morning. Looks like a Monday delivery for me via Big Brown.
Same situation here, I was hoping to get them this weekend but it's not going to happen. I wish I had ordered 5 sets instead of just two. They look awesome!
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Just boycott the assholes !!!
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If I want to buy 5 packs just so I can open one and shove the others in a drawer forever then that's acceptable to the whiners. I can do anything a collector might normally do and that's fine with them. They just don't want me profiting. Meanwhile, half the forum talks about collecting almost exclusively as if the hobby is a junior stock market.
By the way, when that link mistakenly lead me to buying 5 albums yesterday I asked them to cancel my order. So the stupid dimrods canceled my album order AND my postcard order. So I guess I'll be paying top dollar on ebay for mine. I'm glad the whiners haven't stopped them or I'd have no way of getting any.
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By the way, when that link mistakenly lead me to buying 5 albums yesterday I asked them to cancel my order. So the stupid dimrods canceled my album order AND my postcard order. So I guess I'll be paying top dollar on ebay for mine. I'm glad the whiners haven't stopped them or I'd have no way of getting any.
That's not right. I'm sure you've already done so, but I would let Neil know to see if he can help.
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If I want to buy 5 packs just so I can open one and shove the others in a drawer forever then that's acceptable to the whiners. I can do anything a collector might normally do and that's fine with them. They just don't want me profiting. Meanwhile, half the forum talks about collecting almost exclusively as if the hobby is a junior stock market.
By the way, when that link mistakenly lead me to buying 5 albums yesterday I asked them to cancel my order. So the stupid dimrods canceled my album order AND my postcard order. So I guess I'll be paying top dollar on ebay for mine. I'm glad the whiners haven't stopped them or I'd have no way of getting any.
Not necessarily. If the profiteers didn't buy so many, there could be some left. Or at least more left for forum members to buy who might turn them around at a fair rate. Also, calling people whiners is nasty. Let people state their opinions without calling them names. You state your opinions all the time.
I hope you get your set at a reasonable rate.
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Lots of anger this series, which could have been avoided with the postcard "subscription" thing (maybe next series?)
Are we calling everyone who sells a postcard set a "profiteer" and condemning them? I hope not. There seems to be 3 situations this time around:
Those who stayed under Topps limit of 5 and want to sell some/all of them
Those who bought more than 5 sets to try to complete a full set of 7 Sketches/Bio cards (since there were 7 artists this round)
Those who bought more than 5 sets only to profit on ebay
So do people agree that the first two are acceptable but the third one is not?
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Dang... I know how I missed this one (haven't been on the site in a week or so), but I cannot believe I missed this one. Sigh...
Been helping a friend out shooting his film the past five days. Early, and long days.
I did get a chance to meet and see Dylan Baker work, which was cool. And helping out a friend pursue their dream is its' own payment... but damn!
That said, is there a thread/request list for members looking to get extra sets from other members? I'd like to get on that list, if there is one.
Didn't we discuss some kind of subscription list the last time this happened?
Not the end of the world - they're just things, after all... but it'd be fun to have not missed out. :-)
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Fair enough. I thought I was seeing a mob start to form against anyone who might want to sell some postcards. I'm not someone who would bash the guy who bought up all the series 1 sets even though I never got one so I certainly don't think it would be fair to target me if I decide to sell some stuff. Selling is part of the fun of collecting. Selling puts the stuff in the hands of other collectors. Maybe some aren't fortunate enough to afford them but then again, some aren't fortunate enough to know there was a product release at all. Some can't even afford Topps price.
When I was a kid in 1979 there was one local drug store that I was allowed to wander out to for Wackys. The clerk would only let us buy one pack a day so more kids would get to taste the pie. He wanted to "spread the wealth", thereby depriving my desire to complete a set. So I never completed a set. I think it still haunts me to this day because I usually buy more Wackys than most would. I still buy every re-issue box that comes along, outside of the way overpriced ones.
I'm lucky enough to have, up until know at least, been able to get one set of each limited edition post card series. Until now.
I'm not trying to whine that I missed out. I AM bummed, because I was having fun collecting the ongoing series of post cards. Based on how I personally collect - that fun will diminish if my series run is ended, because I'm also not personally willing to spend the amounts currently being asked on Ebay. I'd like to think I'll still want to pick up future series of post cards - but as with most things in entertainment, "jumping off points" come in many forms - and missing a release in a series like this is a big one.
But I know why I missed out - I was off the forum for a week. That's on me. For those more dedicated this month, and who might have been on the forum every day, they get a reward. It's also on me that I'm not willing to spend $100+ on a set of six post cards that came out two days ago.
As for the folks selling these sets on Ebay for profits big and small - well, whaddya gonna do? They're free to do it, but if they are - then so are the folks who want to characterize their actions as messed-up for doing so. And of course you can characterize THOSE folks as whiners... it goes on and on and on.
I just think it'd be cool to get one of those sets for $35. :-)
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Are you looking for just the postcards?
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I posted some postcard sets on ebay. My thing is to collect the sketch cards, bio cards, & a couple of bonus and PC card sets. I don't need 3 extra PC and bonus card sets laying around. I have a lot of other PC extra's because I kept everything together and now realize it really doesn't matter. Collectors collect for various reasons so the other extra's must go. I don't want to be a hoarder :o
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There are plenty more variables that could lead to someone selling postcard sets, sealed or not. It's utter no-self-control communistic bullshit to condemn anybody for buying and selling. If you happen to be one of those persecutors, you'd better have a good explanation if you don't sell a sketch card on ebay for a "fair" price. Because according to your moral stature you should have brought it to the forum and offered it at a "fair" price. Oh, but you didn't need the card. So what? You'll cash in, won't you? I didn't start this debate. The guys who declaring their postcard morality started it.
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Not necessarily. If the profiteers didn't buy so many, there could be some left. Or at least more left for forum members to buy who might turn them around at a fair rate. Also, calling people whiners is nasty. Let people state their opinions without calling them names. You state your opinions all the time.
I hope you get your set at a reasonable rate.
You might want to refresh yourself on this thread. I didn't start the name calling or this debate. The moral minority did. I won't call them whiners anymore. I was just using a term someone else stated and declared himself immune to.
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You might want to refresh yourself on this thread. I didn't start the name calling or this debate. The moral minority did. I won't call them whiners anymore. I was just using a term someone else stated and declared himself immune to.
And really, if someone is honest with themselves, isn't the true cause of frustration the extremely limited availability of these sets at initial sales time (500 units sold in 50 minutes! Not even hot cakes sold this much like hot cakes). Its the high number of have-nots that result that is causing the irritation. The complaints of eBay prices, etc. is a byproduct. I have not seen complains about $300 price tags for ANS7 gold bordered cards on eBay because everyone feels they have an equal chance to get one themselves in the wild. The opportunity still exists. These discussions occur, in my opinion, because people do not feel they had the opportunity to be involved with the initial sale of the postcard sets. So shouldn't the discussion be focused on whether there is a way that the initial sales could, realistically, be done any differently to change that? Keeping in mind, as others have pointed out, that Topps does not have much of a vested interest in changing the current situation. After all, they sold out in 50 minutes, What could be better for them?
Out of curiosity, is anyone here very familiar with the reason Topps decided to produce these postcard sets the way they did? I mean in such limited quantities and only direct point of sales.
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And really, if someone is honest with themselves, isn't the true cause of frustration the extremely limited availability of these sets at initial sales time (500 units sold in 50 minutes! Not even hot cakes sold this much like hot cakes). Its the high number of have-nots that result that is causing the irritation. The complaints of eBay prices, etc. is a byproduct. I have not seen complains about $300 price tags for ANS7 gold bordered cards on eBay because everyone feels they have an equal chance to get one themselves in the wild. The opportunity still exists. These discussions occur, in my opinion, because people do not feel they had the opportunity to be involved with the initial sale of the postcard sets. So shouldn't the discussion be focused on whether there is a way that the initial sales could, realistically, be done any differently to change that? Keeping in mind, as others have pointed out, that Topps does not have much of a vested interest in changing the current situation. After all, they sold out in 50 minutes, What could be better for them?
Out of curiosity, is anyone here very familiar with the reason Topps decided to produce these postcard sets the way they did? I mean in such limited quantities and only direct point of sales.
I think you're right. It all stems from availability. Topps could sell more if they raised production to 1000 sets or more. But people involved with the production including Neil want to keep a lower production quantity to preserve a level of speciality, if that's a word. At this point Neil is probably fighting to keep Topps from RAISING the production quantity. I do appreciate Neil's approach, even though it results in a few casualties along the way. The only wrench is the works is that people are flinging aside the postcards to get to the sketch card. I'm hopeful that the sketch card industry will peak and collapse. Every card series out there is cranking out millions of sketch cards. By this time next year there's going to be about 10,000 Wacky Packages sketch cards floating around. Then more and more and more. Maybe by that time artists will be doing their best work ever yet the cards will be extremely affordable.
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Appreciate your comments, Mark. And I definitely agree, the sketch cards are changing the game (hopefully for the better)! I do see the artist's sketches getting better with every release, so that's a big positive! Anyway, I don't know what future sets will look like, but we keep edging closer to mass market, which as you know, I'm not a big fan of. But it doesn't really matter, since that's not my call. As for this set, 500 sets seemed like plenty, especially since there's such a small window for a holiday release. I guess I need a marketing department to analyze the data...oh wait, I've got the forum!javascript:void(0);
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Appreciate your comments, Mark. And I definitely agree, the sketch cards are changing the game (hopefully for the better)! I do see the artist's sketches getting better with every release, so that's a big positive! Anyway, I don't know what future sets will look like, but we keep edging closer to mass market, which as you know, I'm not a big fan of. But it doesn't really matter, since that's not my call. As for this set, 500 sets seemed like plenty, especially since there's such a small window for a holiday release. I guess I need a marketing department to analyze the data...oh wait, I've got the forum!javascript:void(0);
I don't see the sketch cards going away anytime soon. They are too fun and cool to fade away like a fad! The fact that each one is unique, and the artist can use their imagination as to what they will look like makes them very addicting. As long as they keep them similar to the existing format I could see them hanging around longterm. I could see the secondary market prices drop somewhat though as more and more of them
come out with each series, and that's a good thing. That would enable some who didn't want to pay crazy prices get some.
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It really is the sketches that are driving this. I love the postcards also but it's the fun and unique sketch cards that drive us to buy more. Who needs 5 sets of postcards? Actually the postcards are fairly easy for people to obtain. There are sets on ebay now so people can get them. They just won't get the sketch or the bio's. The postcards are also listed cheaper than the sets from Topps.
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I don't see the sketch cards going away anytime soon. They are too fun and cool to fade away like a fad! The fact that each one is unique, and the artist can use their imagination as to what they will look like makes them very addicting. As long as they keep them similar to the existing format I could see them hanging around longterm. I could see the secondary market prices drop somewhat though as more and more of them
come out with each series, and that's a good thing. That would enable some who didn't want to pay crazy prices get some.
I expect them to drop as well for this reason. Same reason the original paintings dropped. The more that come out the less people look at them as unique and start to focus on favorites over volume.
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It really is the sketches that are driving this. I love the postcards also but it's the fun and unique sketch cards that drive us to buy more. Who needs 5 sets of postcards? Actually the postcards are fairly easy for people to obtain. There are sets on ebay now so people can get them. They just won't get the sketch or the bio's. The postcards are also listed cheaper than the sets from Topps.
I think the sketch cards are driving the anger not the actual postcard series. If there were no sketch cards I still think this series sells out but it would over a much longer period of time and everyone that wanted a set would get one instead of maybe 80-100 different people in an hour's time. The postcards already proved to be a success before they started using sketch cards in later releases.
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I think the sketch cards are driving the anger not the actual postcard series. If there were no sketch cards I still think this series sells out but it would over a much longer period of time and everyone that wanted a set would get one instead of maybe 80-100 different people in an hour's time. The postcards already proved to be a success before they started using sketch cards in later releases.
The original postcard sets did have sketch cards though, they just looked different and were all obviously done by Neil since he was the only artist at that point.
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Appreciate your comments, Mark. And I definitely agree, the sketch cards are changing the game (hopefully for the better)! I do see the artist's sketches getting better with every release, so that's a big positive! Anyway, I don't know what future sets will look like, but we keep edging closer to mass market, which as you know, I'm not a big fan of. But it doesn't really matter, since that's not my call. As for this set, 500 sets seemed like plenty, especially since there's such a small window for a holiday release. I guess I need a marketing department to analyze the data...oh wait, I've got the forum!javascript:void(0);
Would a postcard magazine having images from 4 or 5 postcard series be a possible solution?The first magazine would have sets 1 thru 5 the 2nd magazine would sets 6 thru 10 and so on.
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The original postcard sets did have sketch cards though, they just looked different and were all obviously done by Neil since he was the only artist at that point.
Yep, that original series is still my favorite. Simple but effective gags, only 3 sketches and one artist to worry about, without all the flashy extras. It's the only series that I have all the sketch variations for. I guess if I can only do it with one series, that's the best one to have being that it was limited to 100 sets and is the series that started it all!
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I don't see the sketch cards going away anytime soon. They are too fun and cool to fade away like a fad! The fact that each one is unique, and the artist can use their imagination as to what they will look like makes them very addicting. As long as they keep them similar to the existing format I could see them hanging around longterm. I could see the secondary market prices drop somewhat though as more and more of them
come out with each series, and that's a good thing. That would enable some who didn't want to pay crazy prices get some.
Other factors could change the sketch card game. Artists are putting more and more effort into their cards while others capitalize on their efforts. That can't last. Sketch cards may around for a long time but we may be in the midst of the sketch card heyday.
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Would a postcard magazine having images from 4 or 5 postcard series be a possible solution?The first magazine would have sets 1 thru 5 the 2nd magazine would sets 6 thru 10 and so on.
Interesting idea! I'd love to see a printed magazine with all of the different cards! My only concern would be the cost. At one point, Dave Gross suggested a guide for the sketch cards. But I think doing a web page with sketch cards & postcards might be more practical, since it doesn't cost as much to produce. But man, a magazine would be awesome!
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If I want to buy 5 packs just so I can open one and shove the others in a drawer forever then that's acceptable to the whiners. I can do anything a collector might normally do and that's fine with them. They just don't want me profiting. Meanwhile, half the forum talks about collecting almost exclusively as if the hobby is a junior stock market.
By the way, when that link mistakenly lead me to buying 5 albums yesterday I asked them to cancel my order. So the stupid dimrods canceled my album order AND my postcard order. So I guess I'll be paying top dollar on ebay for mine. I'm glad the whiners haven't stopped them or I'd have no way of getting any.
Wow, that really sucks. You get severly hosed just by trying to make your order right. I didn't bother to orsder any of these. I am not a big colleter of these sets, but now that I see the artwork and choices, I like them. I probably won't buy any of them based on what it would cost me though. I should get more active and buy the series 7 set that is coming out soon.