Half-Blood Prince set

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[stoney]

Thanks Fizzingwizbee!. I hope you get your Auto quickly too.
I know you sent your redemption to Artbox back in April so technically you haven't had yours returned quickly..LOL!.. but now that hopefully they are in you know what i mean!

You would think that Artbox would of come up with something by now wouldn't you for the Moody Auto.
The OOTP Update set was released in Dec 07 wasn't it?. So the expiry date would of run out in Dec 08 at least i think.

I like the Evanna Lynch Auto too. I like the particular photo of Luna that they have used for the card. I do like a lot of the Auto cards for this set.
We have not seen all the Auto cards but from the scans i have seen on the shack the only one that i don't like as much is the Emma Watson Auto Redemption.
I think it's because they have used a drawing or painting of Hermione instead of an actual photo like the others.
I thought it may have been because it was a redemption card but it can't be because the other redemptions have photos.
I haven't yet seen a Rupert or Dan Auto card so maybe they have pictures as well and it is a trio thing
If not i wonder why this card is the only one. They must of had at least one photo of Hermione from HBP surely!.

[kbmum]

San Diego Comic-Con is coming up July 23-26, at which Artbox will have a booth.  I wouldn't be surprised if no one hears from the company until after the show.  However, if anyone is going and plans to drop by the Artbox booth (*cough* Boggy *cough*), that might be a great time to ask questions about the Moody auto and the reasons for all of the redemptions.

The expiration date for the OOTPU redemptions has long passed.  At this point, I think Artbox has to face the fact that they will never get the Moody autos.  It's time to come up with a suitable replacement.  Hopefully, they won't go the same route as Strictly Ink did when Gary Sinise reneged on signing autos for the CSI New York set.  SI printed up facsimile autos of two cast members and mailed them to everyone who had turned in a Sinise redemption.   The kicker is that Sinise has signed stickers for cards in Donruss Americana sets.

There are Rupert autos on eBay right now.  It's hard to tell from the scans (I absolutely HATE eBay's new listing format), but the image of Ron appears to be a drawing as well.

[rns91294]

I hate the new listing look to. Qhy would they use drawings for the cards? Makes no sense.

[kbmum]

Maybe it isn't a drawing, but an effect added to a photo to make it look like a painting.

[stoney]

Perhaps you could be right kbmum.
I had a peep on ebay at the Ron Auto and it was hard to tell if it was a pic or photo.
I spent so long looking at it my eyes went funny in the end i i got a headache!
So maybe it is some kind of effect.
I wonder why Artbox did this and didn't just use photos as they have always done. If you look at page one of the comment and scans thread you can really see the difference between the Emman Watson card and the Jessie Cave card

[blackcat20]

Its a photo; its just got a very "airbrushed" look.

[Bogleg]

San Diego Comic-Con is coming up July 23-26, at which Artbox will have a booth.  I wouldn't be surprised if no one hears from the company until after the show.  However, if anyone is going and plans to drop by the Artbox booth (*cough* Boggy *cough*), that might be a great time to ask questions about the Moody auto and the reasons for all of the redemptions.

I might give a glance in the Artbox direction. The worn carpet from 2 years ago is now a landmark (..."take the first left by Bogleg's feet and there's the Marvel stand" ) 

BTW, I have just picked up Sharon's case. I had to phone Parcelforce head office to get the tracking number as the letter that should have told her that it was there is still on route 

[stoney]

BTW, I have just picked up Sharon's case. I had to phone Parcelforce head office to get the tracking number as the letter that should have told her that it was there is still on route 

Good news concerning the case. At least you now have it despite the all too familiar problems that come with Royal Mail and Parcelforce.
Do you have the same affection for Parcelforce that i do Boggy.
NO SWEARING THOUGH PLEASE!

[ukpatriotsfan]

Got my cases today from Tom! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Had to pay £26.37 GBP to Parcelforce for my items but YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[Bogleg]

I think that between Parcelforce and HM Customs, they make it up as they go along. Sharon's case, I assume the same weight and cost declared, was £22.78. As usual, £8 of this is a handling fee that Parcelforce have to pay to customs 

[Roz]

So chaps what's IN these marvelous cases ?

[stoney]

I'm sure all that bad Parcelforce feeling will melt away once you crack open those cases!

Not long to go now for my stupid echeque to clear and then i can join you guys. It should clear friday at the earliest so i'm keeping my fingers crossed

[kbmum]

Has anyone purchased a tin, and if so, what is the bonus card?

[terryweasley]

I preordered a tin from Digital Hero.  He said it would be the middle of July before they would be delivered, so I'm still waiting.  I've got my fingers crossed that I might get a premium card.  This tin has the cards like the Hobby Boxes.  I'll post the card when I get my tin.  It may not have one though.  The OOP tins did not have special cards exclusive to the tins.

[kbmum]

Thanks!

[richbarb94]

i thought the tins had retail cards. did any one else hear this?

[richbarb94]

i just checked  . there are 4 listed there; in cluding one by digital heroes. if you use the zoom feature, you can read the sticker on the wrapper. it definitely says retail packs.

 

[richbarb94]

here is the description from one of the listings:

"For sale is one, awesome collectors tin from a movie icon.

This auction is for one, retail metal collector tin from the current hit movie, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.  Tin is factory sealed, contains 6 packs with 8 cards per pack and 1 extra card in the tin.  Chase the beautiful foil card inserts and complete the regular card set."

the listing shows a tin, but no picture of the card though.

 

[Bogleg]

Sharon was presented with a second case from my mum as an early birthday present. Not a bad case, but there was a hiccup - one box only had 1 prop and 2 foils. Another box had 2 costumes, 1 prop and 8 foils 
I know this evens out to make the case break right, but there would have been two very mixed emotions if people had bought these separately.

[allender]

Whomever gets the first cards from tins, please let us know what card-odds are printed on the packs!

As for stoney's travails in tracking the package to Artbox in the U.S. -- for a long time, everything sent to me by Airsure or Recorded Mail or ISF was taking nearly exactly 3 weeks to be delivered. Royal Mail tracking always showed it quickly "transferred overseas." The same tracking number can also be used on the U.S. Postal Service website, and they agreed. I asked our local P.O. if they knew whether there was a quarantine or something that was making "expedited" service ("handled as Registered Mail when received in the U.S.") so slow, and they had no good suggestions.

The delays seemed to have gone away recently, but maybe they're back. You might check to see if it's been delivered if you use the tracking button at usps.com instead of Royal Mail's.