SDCC mystery box breakdowns

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[Bitsy]

Thanks    I was thrilled!    I will scan a pic of the jumbo tent prop tomorrow and post it to the forum!

[cardz_house]

Wow, seems most pple got the gold base set!!! 

But it lead me to think whether it was THAT limited at all......

Anyway, keeping my fingers crossed that I will also pull some great stuff from my boxes!!!!

[Roz]

Wow, seems most pple got the gold base set!!!

But it lead me to think whether it was THAT limited at all......

Yeah Jackie and I were discussing this last night. There were a handful of golds leaked between PoA and PoAU, then there were some in the SDCC 2005 goodie bags and now they are cropping up in SDCC 2006 bags, there's no way that print run was limited to 32 IMHO. So I've adjusted the guide accordingly - just saying that they are rare and difficult to find (because they are), but I wouldn't stake my life on the 32 we were originally given.

Nice item though well done.

[kbmum]

Wow, Bitsy, you received the best post-SDCC box so far!

[Bitsy]

Thanks, Cindy! 

I was elated! I have it's contents just sitting out so I can look at them...I am such a cornball, but I love this card collecting hobby (obsession?  )! 

[HPfamily]

Obsession!! Definitely obsession!!!

[HPfamily]

I opened my POAU retail boxes and this was what was in them.

#1
Harry's Robe #1876/2575

#2
Harry's Robe #1899/2575
George's Robe #1114/2803

[Roz]

Wow 2

[Bitsy]

Obsession!! Definitely obsession!!!

   Yeah, I'm  thinkin'  it's getting serious...  


Congrats on getting TWO pulls from your retail box!!!!!!!!! I've never seen that!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[Sharon]

If someone wants to get rid of some of those binders, please let me know. 
I know I'll need buy three more to settle the fighting here in my home!! 

Oh no, light sabers at dawn   

I was a bit dubious about how the oversized cards would look but they are exactly like a normal size card, only bigger    Congratulations to everyone on getting a goody bag - I would have been tempted if the postage wasn't so high - but it is so nice that people who collect these cards can now get their hands on them 

[HPfamily]

Wow 2

Congrats on getting TWO pulls from your retail box!!!!!!!!! I've never seen that!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  I don't think I have ever opened a retail box!  From what you all are saying, pulling two is rare?
Well, right on!!!!  I feel special!! 

[Roz]

I don't think I have ever opened a retail box!  From what you all are saying, pulling two is rare?
Well, right on!!!!  I feel special!! 

Well you know what us Yaks are like, we are real snobs about retail boxes and usually try to avoid them but I was fairly sure that the odds were 1:24/1 per box...

When more SDCC boxes arrive we'll be better equipped to answer this question my tracking number says that my parcel has come out of the other side of customs and should be here Mon/Tues

[Anna]

I received my two Mystery Boxes.   Both boxes were opened and combined into one for shipping so I’m not sure what contents originally came together.  Here’s my breakdown for both boxes:

(2) GoF Retal Box
(2) PoAU Retail Box
(1) GoFU Binder with First Task Tent (variant )
(1) GoFU Binder with QWC Burnt Tent
(1) Gold Poster Set
(2) Blue Foil CoS Promos
(2) PoA Tins (both tins contained a gold foil base set )
(1) SS Base Set w/ Foil Set
(1) GoFU Base Set

One plastic box contained:
GoF Riddle Graveyard Lenticular Case Card
GoF CFC9 FilmCard 136/300 (cells: Harry being confronted my a mernaid)
GoF C2 Cedric Robe 235/500 (yellow)
GoF Predrag Bjelac (Karkaroff) Auto

The second plastic box contained:
SS McGonagall Transformation Lenticular Case Card
GoFU CFC7 FilmCard 332/350 (cells: close-up of the top of Harry’s face, side view)
GoF TFI Dumbledore Robe 166/175
SS Geraldine Somerville (Lily Potter) Auto

[Bitsy]

Woo Hoo! Nice box, Anna!  My TF-1 Dumbledore card came with the Lily Potter auto as well. I wonder if a pattern is developing to some extent.

This was the Ravenclaw Card from my Tie set.  I like how it seems to have a bit of a stitching variant. 










Ok, here's the Jumbo First Task Tent Prop Swatch.  I loved this one a bunch.  I hope I'm doing this right. 

[Anna]

I love your Ravenclaw swatch Bitsy.   The tie set that I got had all regular swatches, nothing special.   Here's the First Task Tent that I got, it's not as decorative as yours though:

[Bitsy]

Ooh! I think that is a lovely swatch, Anna! It's very ornate with great shape to it!  Wow.

[HPfamily]

Cool swatch Anna!!    Muuuuch better than mine! 

My Ravenclaw swatch has stitch holes through it too!! 

[Anna]

My Ravenclaw swatch has stitch holes through it too!! 

Ooooh, I want to see it, please.

[HPfamily]

Well it's not as good as Bitsy's but here it is!
There are holes along the crease! 

[Tower]

That's great, you all got pretty inserts.    And it was really the time that Anna has luck when pulling something out of boxes. 

I have to wait longer. My 3 boxes are at customs says the tracking status. 

EDIT: cleared customs at 19th. 

So if they send it directly to me (what they did last time), i have a chance on Monday. If not and i have to pick it from local customs, i should get it Wednesday.