I'd add autograph cards since that won't cost anything extra. If they can figure out how to do it (legally) also do Golden Tickets for some art (rather than me doing it) but I'll do it again next time if they can't.
So I'm thinking of seeing if they might be into doing a big set like this every 3 months (in between would be the regular holiday and event mini sets). Maybe Old School, then Postcards, Old School Through Time; thinking about doing sets from different eras like the 80s or the 50s or even the 30s. So imagine a 1930s style packaging for Planters as an example using the lingo, fonts and character designs from that era. I think that would be pretty cool. Lastly, Wacky Packages NOW (this would be an ANS style set). Four of these a year and the retail set. Thoughts?
I'd love to see "Old School Through Time" - 80s, 50s, 30s, and so on. I think the 80s would go over well. Not sure about the other decades/eras, however. Personally, I enjoy seeing the evolution of products, and I know for a fact that some other Forum members do, as well. But would everybody enjoy these other decades? Will they be familiar with the products? Bear in mind that WP, particularly the Original and Old School series, ring a bell of familiarity and evoke a certain sense of nostalgia with collectors and fans
who grew up with the respective parodied products during the 70s and 80s. Would products from the 50s ring that same bell, though? I can see people being familiar with Mr. Peanut - he transcends the decades - but what about the Hubley Atomic Disintegrator cap pistol? It would definitely be cool to parody a product such as this, but would it be embraced and/or appreciated say,
as much as Cap'n Crunch? I'd suggest putting out feelers to hear what others have to say. Again, though, I would love to see such sets with their retro graphics, lettering, and whatnot.
Again, speaking for myself, I would love to see the return of postcards. Due to their larger format, the artwork on these really shines. Kind of like mini posters. Not huge sets, though, but small sets reasonably priced. (I don't know if everybody can lay out $150 every other month or so, and it would be a financial "breather" to have something less costly in between.)
"Wacky Packages NOW" is a catchy title. (With maybe a year after it, for example, "2018," or "Series 1" to tell one series from another.) Would such a series be mass market retail? And, if so, would said series still feature real products, thick black borders, great artwork, etc. - those things that we on this forum have come to admire and appreciate, that is, will it lean toward the traditional WP spirit and feel? Also, would it feature a variety of artists?
On another note...
Although many here on the forum are enthusiastic about sketches, parallels, etc., many others are not. As you mentioned, dealers played a pivotal role in OS6 sales, and my guess would be that the sketches, parallels, etc. played a pivotal role in their decision making. Thus will future sets - "Wacky Packages NOW," "Old School Through Time," etc. - continue to contain the same peripheral cards?
Oh, and the "Golden Ticket" sounds like an interesting idea, however could it be random and not based exclusively upon an individual's number of purchases? Granted, the more one buys, the better one's chance, but you know what I mean.