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« Reply #40 on: November 24, 2007, 01:43:44 AM » |
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I echo Roz's sentiment. Very nice!
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« Reply #41 on: November 26, 2007, 11:26:46 AM » |
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sorry Ihaven't been on the board in a while, guys. I've been busy to the point of being overwhelmed. But I wanted to stop in quickly, and then I saw this topic, so...  |
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« Reply #42 on: November 27, 2007, 12:39:08 AM » |
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very nice! thanks for posting the sketches.
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« Reply #43 on: December 06, 2007, 01:13:53 AM » |
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Waiting for this set is starting to kill me  Is there any news? |
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« Reply #44 on: December 06, 2007, 02:04:43 AM » |
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The last I heard, the release date was January 23, which is also the release date for LOTR Masterpieces 2. It doesn't seem likely that Topps will ship both on the same date, so we'll have to see if one or both get delayed.
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« Reply #45 on: December 13, 2007, 01:29:09 AM » |
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At this point, several eBay dealers that I've purchased from have offered me a full refund (likely due to the allocation squeeze and the delay in product release). I guess that it's the nature of Topps et al to postpone release dates for one reason or another.
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« Reply #46 on: December 13, 2007, 05:44:53 AM » |
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Well honestly, it is not Topps fault this set was postponed THIS late. The problem is that there have been quite a few rejections directly from NBC on the sketch cards, and Topps is scrambling to find new artists and upping current artists card #'s to compinsate for this. They are honoring and sticking to their 1 auto, mem, or sketch per box and to do that, they had to give artists extra time to finish more sketches.
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« Reply #47 on: December 13, 2007, 06:02:40 AM » |
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With all the jiggery pokery with the Heroes and OOTPU release dates, I wouldn't be surprised if Topps and Artbox are the same company |
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« Reply #48 on: December 13, 2007, 06:37:29 AM » |
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Well honestly, it is not Topps fault this set was postponed THIS late. The problem is that there have been quite a few rejections directly from NBC on the sketch cards, and Topps is scrambling to find new artists and upping current artists card #'s to compinsate for this. They are honoring and sticking to their 1 auto, mem, or sketch per box and to do that, they had to give artists extra time to finish more sketches.
I recall some discussions about the sketches. I guess it would be nice if people were on the same page. I (naively) think that it shouldn't be so complicated/convoluted but know that it can be (sigh). Now I also heard today that the latest Harry Potter set has been delayed (again) as well (double sigh)  |
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« Reply #49 on: January 22, 2008, 09:09:35 AM » |
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Is this set out yet? I asked my supplier for a box, but unfortunately, he is already sold out. Now I need to get my hands on one  |
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« Reply #50 on: January 22, 2008, 09:31:15 AM » |
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Its already out and the autos are fetching big bucks, especially Claire's. Check out ebay.
I also received shipping confirmation by my dealer for my 2 cases, hope will arrive by this weekend.
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« Reply #51 on: January 22, 2008, 10:21:04 AM » |
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Thanks! Is there still only one insert per box? I am debating if the ones on eBay would be worth it to me to buy or not.
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« Reply #52 on: January 22, 2008, 10:26:09 AM » |
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Is this set out yet? I asked my supplier for a box, but unfortunately, he is already sold out. Now I need to get my hands on one Yep, one Costume, Autograph or Sketch per box On average the 8 box case seems to have: 1-2 Autographs 2-3 Sketches 4-5 Costumes So it's pretty much a 50/50 shot at getting something other than a costume in a box. Ed |
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« Reply #53 on: January 22, 2008, 10:27:40 AM » |
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Yes, judging from the breakdowns in other forums, the premiums are inserted at 1 per box. So in a case, you can expect 1-2 autos, 2-3 sketches and 4-5 costume cards
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« Reply #54 on: January 24, 2008, 02:58:43 PM » |
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I just received my first few cases but probably won't open til the week-end. The autos and certain sketch cards are indeed fetching big money on eBay (especially Claire but Peter & Hiro are getting good prices too). The odds for getting an auto are horrible.
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« Reply #55 on: January 24, 2008, 06:36:27 PM » |
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There are also 8 foil cards per box.
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« Reply #56 on: January 25, 2008, 03:24:53 AM » |
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Thanks! Is there still only one insert per box? I am debating if the ones on eBay would be worth it to me to buy or not.
Well, that all depends on whether you want to spend around $55 (with shipping) for a box that will give you a chance at an auto or sketch, but will likely net you a costume. I just did a quick look on eBay. This is what you can get with BINs for $58.29 including shipping within the US: base set $6.50 foil set $6.99 Matt Parkman jacket $7.95 Isaac Mendez shirt $10.95 Hiro Nakamura jacket $12.95 Hiro Nakamura plaid shirt $12.95 Or, you could forgo some of those costumes and get a Claire Bennet cheerleading costume for $28.49 (again, including shipping). |
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« Reply #57 on: January 25, 2008, 06:16:31 AM » |
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you've basicly got a 50% chance of getting an auto or sketch.
I opened 5 cases and only 1 case had 5 costumes, the rest had 4.
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« Reply #58 on: January 25, 2008, 06:54:20 AM » |
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There are some sketches that are truly nice, but quite a few of them are so-so, IMHO.  I've seen some on eBay that would have made me furious if they had been the only pull from the one box I had planned to order. I'm really glad I decided to buy a few of the costume cards and not the box. |
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« Reply #59 on: January 25, 2008, 08:21:57 PM » |
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I promise you, if you pulled a Parkman costume you would be more ticked than a crappy sketch lol.
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