Autographs available, send your Redemptions to Artbox

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[beckham1]

Here is an interesting question.  Seeing as how Artbox doesn't return the redemptions and some people want the redemption card (unredeemed) for a master set should that make an auto more rare?

Just as an example lets say there are 300 Krum autos.  Maybe only 200 (just a # thrown out for discussion) get redeemed the rest are never redeemed (lost, misplaced, etc)  or saved.  So in reality there are only 200 Krum autos..?? Right?  Making it more rare than thought.

Just a thought for discussion.

Of course on the other hand I don't think too many people are going to hold on to an unredeemed Ron for the price it goes for.

[Nienna]

My redeemed autos arrived today, Viktor Krum is #67 and Ron Weasley is #33. Arbox are still quoting 4 - 6 weeks on the Rita card. I wish they returned the redemption card like Inkworks do with a small whole punched in it though.

Angie - hope you don't mind me asking, but when did you send your redemptions in to Artbox?
I sent mine and I know Artbox received them on Jan 12th so I was wondering when the autos would be sent back to me?
How did they package the autos you received - did they use what you sent the redemptions in or something else?
Thanks!!

[Angels]

Jules,

I sent all three of them together on the 5th January by signed for international (£4.35). I sent each one in its own top loader and inner sleeve. The two cards arrived back on the 21st in one envelope exactly how I had sent them but with the end of the top loader taped over. The enclosed letter was dated the 17th.

Hope your turn up soon.


..... and Miranda, if you read this, please get signing those cards pronto. We want to get our hands on them and put into our collections.

[Nienna]

OOOOOO thanks for the info Angie and that's encouraging news about the packaging too.
With any luck two of mine ought to be delivered sometime next week *fingers tightly crossed*
I sent mine Airsure (£6.95) and I got a strange look from the postal worker when I told her how much insurance I wanted on the package - it was quite funny actually!

[Anna]

A note saying Rita Skeeter in 4 to 6 weeks

I got that same note from them 5 weeks ago!   I guess they still don't have her autos then.

[mcgonagall]

now know where i can sneak off to and get a victor krum auto lmao

[HPfamily]

now know where i can sneak off to and get a victor krum auto lmao

I  was thinking the same thing!!!
What does someone do with 6 autos of one person??

[Bogleg]

I received my redeemed autographs today:

Viktor Krum 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, and 87
Ron Weasley 41 and 42

A note saying Rita Skeeter in 4 to 6 weeks

And also an Uncle Vernon 198 for POA

I sent the letter in on Jan 24, got cards on Feb 6. Pretty good turn around.

Hey John. You been holding out on us, the poor and unwashed, and opened up some more cases to get the Ron redemptions? Or was it just   

[Nienna]

I don't think John got any Ron redemptions in the cases he opened Graham ... and from what he said he opened 19 cases in total .... that was disgusting not to get even one out of all that many ...

The note I got back with my autos last week said the same as everyone else's - 4-6 weeks for the Rita Skeeter auto to become available.

John - what are you planning to do with 6 Krum autos? Paper the bedroom with them perhaps?!?
I think we need to pay him a little visit ....

Ju-u-u-u-st kidding!

[gimli]

I think it is the least they could do after all 19 cases is a lot of product to open with no Ron.

[HPfamily]

Any word yet on the Skeeter redemption?   
This is getting ridiculous!! 

[Roz]

Not that I have heard, Kay really does expect them in soon (or at least that's the impression she's giving me )

And a little bit of Miranda Richardson trivia whilst we are all waiting - she voiced Mrs Tweedy in the Chicken Run (I think)

[Sharon]

I got an Email from them yesterday saying the autos were not available yet but that I was on the list    Actually to be accurate Graham got the Email - I have given up contacting them on my email, I rarely get an answer 

[Geek Boy]

I got my two back yesterday - took about three weeks in all

Ron number 51
Viktor number 108

and still 4-6 weeks for Rita.  They have my redemption for that so I hope they don't lose/forget.

Maybe Miranda needs to employ the services of a Quick Quotes Quill....  signing all those cards is obviously very difficult for her 

[HPfamily]

OBVIOUSLY!!!! 

[Sharon]

Just to put the cat amongst the pigeons, does anyone know what will happen if Miranda doesn't sign any cards or only signs a few?

[Roz]

Well they'll have to fill the redemptions with cards of equal value I guess...

*runs to edit the price guide to make the Rita Skeeter autos of the same value as Triples *

I don't know to be honest, what do Inkworks do? What did they do about Johnny Depp?

[Sharon]

Well did I mention when I pulled my redemption it had a gold border and Rita was wearing a different colour dress 

I don't know to be honest, what do Inkworks do? What did they do about Johnny Depp?

Was there a shortage of these then?

[Roz]

I don't know to be honest, what do Inkworks do? What did they do about Johnny Depp?

Was there a shortage of these then?

They issued a redemption card and he never signed for them no shortage, just no autographs at all (from what I heard)

[beckham1]

I think they also did a Tim Burton Redemption card as I am assuming you are talking about sleppy hollow right?   I thought someone told me that you didn't get anything   Maybe they sent a little something back, but I would doubt it was of equal value.

I have had sports cards that didn't get redeemed for the proper card for whatever reason.  They ran out or didn't end up getting them signed don't know for sure.  I had a Gold auto version of a popular football player which the gold version was #'d to 75.  They send me the regular version #'d to 500 and an extra card which basically has no value at all as the player isn't even playing football anymore.  I was pretty PO over it.  They are "supposed" to send you card to equal the value, but that certainly didn't happen in my case.   I think you will be ok with the Rita Skeeter.  It's the catch 22 with redemptions look at what happened with Fleer.  I lost out on literally $500 worth of REAL $'s value on my redemptions.  I did get cards in the settlement, but they probably had a total REAL value of $50-$75.