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[no10pin]

I want to like this, I'm a big Kevin Smith fan, but I can't justify the price. I might pick up a few parallels down the road.

[Dukefett]

Originally Posted by BlowoutBuzz

One numbered parallel and that's it in one box I saw opened. Rest Green and base.

I opened 2 boxes, 1 had a blue and yellow, the other just a yellow.


I will say these are the best damn GPK cards in hand that I've felt since I got back into collecting last year. Nice, thick cardstock.

[jdandns]

Originally Posted by tevans333

So if that is representative of the whole print run (it could've been a dud box), assuming 1 numbered card per box. Then The odds might be something like this:

Yellow 1:15.3
Orange 1:20.4
Blue 1:30.6
Red 1:61.2
Purple 1:1530
Plate C 1:1530
Plate M 1:1530
Plate Y 1:1530
Plate K 1:1530

Total print run of 10,200 boxes
1275 of each green
4590 of each base

I got my two boxes today. There was a yellow /100 in each box, but one of the boxes also had a 1/1 purple, the B version of the Rosario Dawson "Clerks 2" character. One of a kinds are always good.
(I'll add a picture shortly.)

I got 29 different of the regular 40 base stickers, and was missing just Jay Mewes and TS from "Mallrats" to get at least one of each of the 20 designs as base cards, but I did get Jay in Green and the TS in Yellow, so I'll go ahead and stop there.

[Dukefett]

Originally Posted by jdandns

I got my two boxes today. There was a yellow /100 in each box, but one of the boxes also had a 1/1 purple, the B version of the Rosario Dawson "Clerks 2" character. One of a kinds are always good.
(I'll add a picture shortly.)

I got 29 different of the regular 40 base stickers, and was missing just Jay Mewes and TS from "Mallrats" to get at least one of each of the 20 designs as base cards, but I did get Jay in Green and the TS in Yellow, so I'll go ahead and stop there.

Wow congrats!

[jdandns]

Thanks!
Here's the numbered color:



Loved Rosario Dawson in "Clerks II". She lit up the screen.

Definitely lucky to get a 1/1, but this product, counting the plates, has 200 of them, so 1 in every 50 boxes or so, if indeed 10k boxes made.
Tough, sure, but not impossible as with most 1/1s...

[Dukefett]

I'm shocked that Topps is having an actual sale that's a good deal, these boxes are 50% off right now at Topps.

[tomahawk]

Originally Posted by Dukefett

I'm shocked that Topps is having an actual sale that's a good deal, these boxes are 50% off right now at Topps.

Wow - thanks for the heads up here. Just ordered 8 boxes. I couldn’t quite pull the trigger earlier this year at the $50 price point, but 25 bucks is a steal!


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[hottoys2012]

Anyone pull anything good ? I got a few 10 box cases

[tomahawk]

8 boxes for me and did not pull anything particularly noteworthy. Best hit was probably a Silent Bob yellow parallel /100. Pulled a few red /25, too. Received ten #d cards out of eight boxes, with two boxes having two numbers hits.

I was able to put together two complete sets and most of a green parallel set (one per pack) so that was nice. But it’s definitely plates or purple 1/1 if you’re looking to hit in this release. The cards are nice though.


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[Rictor]

I passed even at half off. The set needed autographs and sketches. Who cares about serial numbered cards? Until Covid, I was lucky if I could get $2-3 for a Fools Gold parallel numbered to 50. GPK collectors never seemed to care about them. Then the market became flooded with "investors" and suddenly numbered parallels are a big deal. They'll go back to being meaningless eventually, I'm sure.

The one annoying thing is that artist autos, which I do collect, used to be easy to find in the $5 range, $10 tops, and now they're an expensive insert. I also miss the fact that Wacky Packages and GPK were $10 retail blasters before Covid.

[Dukefett]

Originally Posted by Rictor

I passed even at half off. The set needed autographs and sketches. Who cares about serial numbered cards? Until Covid, I was lucky if I could get $2-3 for a Fools Gold parallel numbered to 50. GPK collectors never seemed to care about them. Then the market became flooded with "investors" and suddenly numbered parallels are a big deal. They'll go back to being meaningless eventually, I'm sure.

The one annoying thing is that artist autos, which I do collect, used to be easy to find in the $5 range, $10 tops, and now they're an expensive insert. I also miss the fact that Wacky Packages and GPK were $10 retail blasters before Covid.

I mean the hit in the Collectors boxes are more than likely the autos, and they cost $40 more than the hobby boxes, the hit should be worth something. Why would anyone spend $80-90 on them if the valuable item from them is only worth $5? Anyway aside from pop culture related cards/Adam/Nick, autos don't go for a whole lot anyway. You can barely get $20 for the random Vacation autos.

[dd316]

Originally Posted by Dukefett

Why would anyone spend $80-90 on them if the valuable item from them is only worth $5?

Because that's the norm now?

[Rictor]

Originally Posted by Dukefett

I mean the hit in the Collectors boxes are more than likely the autos, and they cost $40 more than the hobby boxes, the hit should be worth something. Why would anyone spend $80-90 on them if the valuable item from them is only worth $5? Anyway aside from pop culture related cards/Adam/Nick, autos don't go for a whole lot anyway. You can barely get $20 for the random Vacation autos.

Used to be you could buy 4 $10 blasters and hit several Fool's Gold and probably an auto or sketch. Retail used to have exclusive 4 panel puzzle sketches that honestly weren't that hard to hit because the print runs were pretty low. I never bothered with the Collector boxes.

I don't know why anyone would open any product at current prices. I didn't even open any product at Black Friday prices this year.

Why do people open Star Wars boxes when you have a 99.9% chance to get a $3 auto of a character you've never heard of? Why do they open sports when your box hit is likely going to be a common rookie that will probably never see play? Opening retail is almost always a losing game, but gamblers get addicted like the lottery. Look at Epack, people race to spend $10-20/pack for cards that they can't sell for $1-2. The instant gratification makes gambling even more fun. Then when they hit a $100 card, they brag about it but don't mention the fact that they hit nothing on the $2,000 worth of packs they opened before that one.