Dinosaurs coming to Upper Deck E-Pack on 03/29!

shaqfan2 · 03-25-2017, 05:50 PM

They're rereleasing the set on E-Pack after about a year and a few months of originally releasing the set.

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DINOSAURS ARE COMING TO UPPER DECK E-PACK™ ON 03/29!

Dinosaur packs purchased on e-Pack will feature:

5 cards per pack, 20 packs per box
1 insert card per pack, on average
Look for rare chase cards including: Canvas Minis, 3D Lenticulars, Age of the Dinosaurs patch cards, and Artist Sketch cards!
Combine base and Canvas Mini parallel cards to get e-Pack exclusive Extinction Red parallels!
Complete sets to earn achievement cards including: Fossil Relics, Multi-Panel Artist Sketch cards, and "ROAR" Audio Booklets!

Check back on 03/29 to get your Dinosaurs packs on e-Pack!

http://upperdeckstore.com/upper-deck...urs-hobby.html

For some previews of what things looked like in the old set.

daviswr7 · 03-25-2017, 06:01 PM

are they re-releasing it at half the price?

PoPCulture · 03-25-2017, 06:07 PM

I don't think this one falls under "back by popular demand". Curious to see the price.

jdhaugh11 · 03-25-2017, 07:00 PM

There are certain products I just don't get and this is one of them.
Guess I should realize that not everything is geared toward me!

moistpaper · 03-25-2017, 07:05 PM

Would have loved this set as a kid!

shaqfan2 · 03-25-2017, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by PoPCulture

I don't think this one falls under "back by popular demand". Curious to see the price.

I think there is a bit of a demand due to the prices on the old set. Some of the sketch cards and such are rather pricy. A hobby box for the 2015 set is 99.95 or so still.

Personally I like the insert sets and those audio booklets are pretty neat.

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Originally Posted by jdhaugh11

There are certain products I just don't get and this is one of them.
Guess I should realize that not everything is geared toward me!

It's mostly geared towards young collectors I'd say as gifts from adults who collect trading cards... or adults who never outgrew dinosaurs. It's a cool concept though with the fossil relics which are pretty damn thick!

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Originally Posted by daviswr7

are they re-releasing it at half the price?

Given how e-Pack seems to work, I don't think so.

Spider-Fan · 03-25-2017, 09:25 PM

I think this is a last ditch effort to sell off the product before slashing the price. I like the idea, but as usual ude decided to make it unnecessarily premium, and that wasn't the market.

daviswr7 · 03-26-2017, 02:30 AM

One of my dist has these at like $70 /box.

moistpaper · 03-29-2017, 12:36 PM

Bought a few packs of this on the epacks site and pulled a 3D card. The artwork in this set is pretty nice. I could imagine younger audiences really loving this one. Also at 2.99 a pack, not too bad for some light fun.

Chuck Bartowski · 03-29-2017, 03:32 PM

I bought a box...I really like the set...lots of dinosaurs I didn't know about...some with like silly names. Only real hits were 3d cards...got 4 of those...and a bunch of minis.

Fenian95 · 03-29-2017, 04:44 PM

Bought a few packs and got a sticker and a group 3 3D card, 1:60 packs.

The 3D cards have varying levels of rarity.

1) Herbivores
2) Predators
3) Marine
4) Flying (at 1:360 packs!)

thuy · 03-29-2017, 05:51 PM

Bought 5 packs then a box. Nothing special asides from a few SP, SSP and 3D cards. Kinda suck that you need to collect 20 to just get a physical card. My 3 yo son is really into animals and dinosaurs so was hoping to just give them to him, but even after a box there's not much to give him.

Spider-Fan · 03-29-2017, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by thuy

Bought 5 packs then a box. Nothing special asides from a few SP, SSP and 3D cards. Kinda suck that you need to collect 20 to just get a physical card. My 3 yo son is really into animals and dinosaurs so was hoping to just give them to him, but even after a box there's not much to give him.

so for $2.99 a pack you get digital versions of cards they had difficulty moving?

finfangfan · 03-29-2017, 07:49 PM

It seems like the Day 1 buzz for this set on the ePack trade forums is luke warm to non-existent. I would have thought there would be a bit more activity given the relatively low pack price.

shaqfan2 · 03-30-2017, 03:39 AM

The set is very niche to begin with so I'm not exactly surprised if it's not getting much of a reception.

notoriousrmb · 03-30-2017, 03:28 PM

I think the idea that it was originally aimed towards younger collectors, then released in a format where you need 20!!! base cards to make one real card would make this a tough sell.

I opened a couple of packs for fun, I can see where this would be a fun set but again, not at 20 base per physical card. Especially with only 4 base in a pack.

jadams · 03-30-2017, 03:37 PM

If anyone is in the market for an in hand sketch card AP from this set. I've got a Raptor and a couple of blanks that I've not painted on yet.

SKOL28VIKINGS · 03-30-2017, 10:28 PM

Interested in Raptor sketch, please PM pic

finfangfan · 04-02-2017, 06:24 PM

Having fun with this set.

Picked up this red T-Rex tonight...

JenAndKylesCard · 04-02-2017, 07:04 PM

I bought I think 10-12 packs over the weekend. This one roared at me, is it a shadowbox?

finfangfan · 04-02-2017, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JenAndKylesCard

I bought I think 10-12 packs over the weekend. This one roared at me, is it a shadowbox?

Yes, the Predators of the Sea cards are shadow boxes per 2015 Upper Deck Dinosaurs Trading Cards Checklist, Set Info

Nice pickup!

finfangfan · 04-02-2017, 09:29 PM

Made my first red mini tonight too...

#133 - MASTODON
UD Dinosaurs Canvas Minis - Extinction Red Parallel

moistpaper · 04-02-2017, 10:01 PM

Sweeeet! I really like the smaller parallels. Congrats on the red

NickM · 04-03-2017, 01:38 AM

The ancestors of bird cards.

shaqfan2 · 04-03-2017, 06:53 PM

Awesome hits!

And the box is about 56.99 for these compared to the 99.99 for the 2015 box currently. Though I think I would rather get the box when it's on sale or something just for the guarantee of physical cards~

03-25-2017, 06:07 PM	#3
PoPCulture Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: In the Goldilocks Zone Posts: 8,502	I don't think this one falls under "back by popular demand". Curious to see the price. __________________ Tippy-Toe

03-29-2017, 04:44 PM	#11
Fenian95 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 3,367 victoriaerrorcollector Fenian95	Bought a few packs and got a sticker and a group 3 3D card, 1:60 packs. The 3D cards have varying levels of rarity. 1) Herbivores 2) Predators 3) Marine 4) Flying (at 1:360 packs!) __________________ Fair shipping warning: I live in Canada https://www.flickr.com/photos/106409997@N08/albums I Collect: Mary Bellamy sketches

03-30-2017, 10:28 PM	#18
SKOL28VIKINGS Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 198 carmelo150_0 mullencr	Interested in Raptor sketch, please PM pic __________________ My collection: https://flic.kr/s/aHskBfgrA2

04-02-2017, 09:29 PM	#22
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 10,696	Made my first red mini tonight too... #133 - MASTODON UD Dinosaurs Canvas Minis - Extinction Red Parallel Last edited by finfangfan; 04-02-2017 at 09:32 PM.

04-03-2017, 01:38 AM	#24
NickM Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 12,353	The ancestors of bird cards. __________________ 1st superfractor hit by RK Collectibles. 2014 Bowman Chrome Mini BB Chris Kohler. "What do we want?" "Time travel." "And when do we want it?" "It's irrelevant."

03-25-2017, 06:01 PM	#2
daviswr7 Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Dagobah Posts: 7,458	are they re-releasing it at half the price?

03-25-2017, 07:00 PM	#4
jdhaugh11 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,972 jdhaugh11 Jdhaugh11	There are certain products I just don't get and this is one of them. Guess I should realize that not everything is geared toward me!

03-25-2017, 07:05 PM	#5
moistpaper Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 914	Would have loved this set as a kid!

03-25-2017, 09:25 PM	#7
Spider-Fan Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 10,480	I think this is a last ditch effort to sell off the product before slashing the price. I like the idea, but as usual ude decided to make it unnecessarily premium, and that wasn't the market.

03-26-2017, 02:30 AM	#8
daviswr7 Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Dagobah Posts: 7,458	One of my dist has these at like $70 /box.

03-29-2017, 12:36 PM	#9
moistpaper Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 914	Bought a few packs of this on the epacks site and pulled a 3D card. The artwork in this set is pretty nice. I could imagine younger audiences really loving this one. Also at 2.99 a pack, not too bad for some light fun.

03-29-2017, 03:32 PM	#10
Chuck Bartowski Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Alaska Posts: 3,196 bartowski1976	I bought a box...I really like the set...lots of dinosaurs I didn't know about...some with like silly names. Only real hits were 3d cards...got 4 of those...and a bunch of minis.

03-29-2017, 05:51 PM	#12
thuy Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Northern CA Posts: 1,931 thuy	Bought 5 packs then a box. Nothing special asides from a few SP, SSP and 3D cards. Kinda suck that you need to collect 20 to just get a physical card. My 3 yo son is really into animals and dinosaurs so was hoping to just give them to him, but even after a box there's not much to give him.

03-29-2017, 07:49 PM	#14
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 10,696	It seems like the Day 1 buzz for this set on the ePack trade forums is luke warm to non-existent. I would have thought there would be a bit more activity given the relatively low pack price.

03-30-2017, 03:39 AM	#15
shaqfan2 Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 342 shaqfan2	The set is very niche to begin with so I'm not exactly surprised if it's not getting much of a reception.

03-30-2017, 03:28 PM	#16
notoriousrmb Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 6,785	I think the idea that it was originally aimed towards younger collectors, then released in a format where you need 20!!! base cards to make one real card would make this a tough sell. I opened a couple of packs for fun, I can see where this would be a fun set but again, not at 20 base per physical card. Especially with only 4 base in a pack.

03-30-2017, 03:37 PM	#17
jadams Inactive Account Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,210	If anyone is in the market for an in hand sketch card AP from this set. I've got a Raptor and a couple of blanks that I've not painted on yet.

04-02-2017, 06:24 PM	#19
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 10,696	Having fun with this set. Picked up this red T-Rex tonight...

04-02-2017, 07:04 PM	#20
JenAndKylesCard Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Fresno, Ca Posts: 3,058	I bought I think 10-12 packs over the weekend. This one roared at me, is it a shadowbox?

04-02-2017, 10:01 PM	#23
moistpaper Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 914	Sweeeet! I really like the smaller parallels. Congrats on the red

04-03-2017, 06:53 PM	#25
shaqfan2 Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 342 shaqfan2	Awesome hits! And the box is about 56.99 for these compared to the 99.99 for the 2015 box currently. Though I think I would rather get the box when it's on sale or something just for the guarantee of physical cards~