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« Reply #200 on: October 06, 2006, 05:26:49 AM » |
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The original release date was Oct. 16, which is less than two weeks away. There really isn't an excuse for not sending info by now. It's possible that the set is going to be delayed (no confirmation on that). We still haven't received the coin cards from the poster set. Those cards are also supposed to be in MM, so I wouldn't be surprised if that is causing a delay.
I really hope they are not planning on delaying it AGAIN! I did a little mental note-taking and realized that I pre-ordered in April for an expected release on June 12th. June turned into July, which turned into the middle of August, which turned into the middle of October, which has now become LATE October. Now, you would think that if you originally state a release of early June, you would have some notion as to what will be in the set. So, having said that, there should be no mystery by now about the sets' contents. I have been concerned that they are waiting on the coins...if that's the case, I wish they would let us know that. |
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« Reply #201 on: October 06, 2006, 05:32:55 AM » |
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yea, the wait is getting frustrating. I think releasing some information or photos of the cards would be the least they could do!
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« Reply #202 on: October 06, 2006, 07:44:14 AM » |
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I'm in the same boat ... I see I pre-ordered a case April .... I e-mailed Tom 2 weeks ago and he said he thought late Oct. release and then I e-mailed him this week to see if he'd heard anything new at all from Artbox about definite release date , what was gonna be in the set etc.etc. and he said he'd heard nothing new at all .... So I"m now wondering if another delay is upon us ...... you'd think Artbox would let a large distributor have some info for a supposed release that was 2-3 weeks away ..... Artbox creates some wonderful sets & cards but is absolutely brutal when it comes to pre-release info and it's not fair to the distributors , the dealers and the consumers not to get information out ahead of time .... what's the big secrets ?? other non-sports companies seem to get alot of information out well before a product is released ... Here's hoping we all get some real information ASAP ...... seems like I've been waiting for this set for a year and if Artbox does'nt get moving it just might be  ron |
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« Reply #203 on: October 06, 2006, 02:51:43 PM » |
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I agree with everyones feelings, we have had delays from artbox before on other sets but it seems to be getting way worse currently. Just take the whole Frankenstein thing it was delayed for ages with no firm date then about 2 weeks before it was out we got to hear about it. Wasnt that set late by about a year, for sanitys sake I hope thisset is not going to be the same. Also if they are having production problems what is wrong with letting us know !
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« Reply #204 on: October 11, 2006, 06:10:57 PM » |
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FINALLY SOME NEW INFO !!!!! Got this email from Tom last night ---- no release date but hey at least we're getting some news so it must be coming  " I just got off the phone with Mike Simon, at Artbox Entertainment, and he gave me the following info, as his press release was not yet ready . The following will be in the new Harry Potter set:
Base set
4 box toppers
9 foil chase
3 case toppers
9 autographs including Emma Watson, Maggie Smith, Jason Isacs, David Bradley, and 4 Deatheaters autograph costume cards
7 prop cards
2 double prop cards
3 prop costume cards
2 coin cards, the same in every box
5 costume cards
7 double costume cards
2-case incentive
5-case incentive
10-case incentive
each case contains one resin box rather than the regular packaging
the card set is on a parchment-style paper and Mike says it looks great
" Gotta love the dual cards --- there could be some awesome combinations of swatches on these !!! ron |
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« Reply #205 on: October 11, 2006, 06:46:23 PM » |
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Not to be a killjoy, but...
It's great to finally receive some news, but until we know the insert rate, I don't want to get too excited. These boxes are expensive and I won't be too happy if we get only one insert and two coin cards in a box. IMHO, the two coin cards do not take the place of a costume, auto, or prop.
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« Reply #206 on: October 11, 2006, 06:55:54 PM » |
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Oh I agree ....
these boxes will be more expensive and until we know what we "should" get in a box and/or what the cards look like we'll all be wondering exactly what Artbox has in store for us ...
I would certainly hope you'd average 1.5-2 hits a box and yes that's not including the coin which I don't really consider a "hit card" at all ....
At least getting a update hopefully means this will be arriving soon but with Artbox who knows ..... why can't we get at least some pics of the base set along with some of the props & costume cards and what the autos will look like ??
why is it so hard for Artbox to release info/pics before a product is released ??
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« Reply #207 on: October 11, 2006, 07:02:04 PM » |
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Artbox is trying to release the 24 preview set this week, their customer service person has been out of the office for a while, and I don't think the company has too many other employees. Still, my dealer thinks the set will ship next week. It would be really nice if we could see a new sell sheet and some photos of the cards.
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« Reply #208 on: October 11, 2006, 07:03:30 PM » |
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hey just got another update  ---- I emailed Tom about seeing if they gave him a release date and ----------- he said they should be out by the 23rd !!!! That's less than 2 weeks away !!!! ---- Wow ----- Come on Artbox , throw us a bone here and pass out some pics & insertion ratios !! ron |
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« Reply #209 on: October 11, 2006, 07:19:47 PM » |
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Without knowing the insert ratios, I'm still a bit skeptical about this set  It's nice that Artbox provided a general list of what to expect, but I would really like to know what the props will be and what costumes and who's. Plus I'm not a big fan of coin cards so getting 2 per box and with them both being the same in each box sure does lessen the value of them. In effect a box topper would be more rare than a coin card.  |
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« Reply #210 on: October 12, 2006, 12:18:17 AM » |
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I agree about the insertion rate question. I won't be able to get too many boxes, and with the significant increase of price for this set, I hope the odds are reasonable. Just seems like alot of these cards may be numbererd reallly low, and unattainable for some. I'm just hoping there aren't too many cards numbered under 50, despite how cool they may be lol
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« Reply #211 on: October 12, 2006, 12:26:05 AM » |
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Hooray it is great to finally recieve a bit more information, but as with everyone else what are we getting for our money now we know we only get one resin box per case.
I cant believe for all us loyal customers who have had this product on order since April after all the delays, why we dont get proper release details ie. what are the costumes and dual cards going to contain. Then there are all the collectors who have had pre orders cancelled.
I am just holding onto the hope that because of the number of autos costumes and props 32 individual cards in total compared to 38 in the GOFU set which had 7500 boxes this set is due only 3750. If we factor the coin cards and the premium cards to be produced in similar quantities we should be paid back hansomely, the other alternative is that the premium cards are extremely short printed which again should be cool.
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« Reply #212 on: October 12, 2006, 12:30:42 AM » |
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I am NOT wild about more Death Eater Auto'd costume cards.... that'll make 6 total...
I'm sure I'm in the minority.
I AM thrilled about Maggie Smith & Jason Issacs!
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« Reply #213 on: October 12, 2006, 12:35:51 AM » |
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No you are not in the minority with the Death Eater cards  . I wouldn't mind if they named them ie Crabb, Malfoy etc but DE1, DE2 .... DE27, bit boring. I am still hoping for an Eric Sykes . He is a legend in the UK and I would give my eye teeth for one of those cards |
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« Reply #217 on: October 12, 2006, 01:01:43 AM » |
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 I was surprised at the relatively low number of autos, given that the majority of them seem to be the DE's. I just hope that there are at least two inserts per box (not including the coin cards) and that, maybe, we will have a better chance at pulling a prop or dual cards of some kind. I am really glad that some information was released!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I'm even happier that the set should be coming out in a couple of weeks |
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« Reply #218 on: October 12, 2006, 01:07:22 AM » |
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There is some confusion about the autos. We don't know whether there are 9 in total, including the 4 DE auto/costumes, or 13 in total, meaning 9 regular autos and 4 DEs.
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« Reply #219 on: October 12, 2006, 01:33:26 AM » |
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There is some confusion about the autos. We don't know whether there are 9 in total, including the 4 DE auto/costumes, or 13 in total, meaning 9 regular autos and 4 DEs.
Oh, I see. This set really is a mystery! Should be fun/interesting to watch unfold. |
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