Heroes Volume 2

[Incarnadine]

Info is coming out and while I don't expect many people here to be excited after buyers were almost universally burned by season 1 I gotta admit TOPPS at least "appears" to be making an effort to correct things. Like others, the costume card fiasco from season 1 ticked me off and TOPPS releases after that were even worse, LOTR Masterpieces 2 had thousands of garbage Waterhouse (and others) sketches, damaged sketches and dud boxes, which TOPPS tried mightily to squirm out of any resonsibility for, then Indiana Jones Heritage had the same junk sketches, some damaged sketches and way more dud boxes with the added bones of massive over-production. I, and many others slammed TOPPS on other boards and maybe they were actually reading the complaints, for Heroes 2 they put some interesting info on the latest sell sheets:


1- Autos, costumes and sketches will be inserted at EQUAL ratios. So this time half the boxes won't have the same costume card in it.

2- Hobby exclusive in big bold lettering is being touted and specifically mentions it WON'T be at Target, Wall-Mart and Toys-R-Us.

3- The 1 sketch, auto or memorabilia card per box is "GUARANTEED". If you get a dud box they can't hide behind the old standby excuse "odds are only guaranteed over the entire production, not within an individual box".

They've sucked me in again and I've locked in for 2 cases. Heck, I'm hoping maybe orders will be light for this if topps prints to order.:p


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Memorabilia (Hobby Exclusive!)
Features show-worn costumes including Claire’s California cheerleading uniform, Peter’s flannel shirt, Nathans’s dress shirt, HRG’s dress shirt, Monica’s fast food uniform, Maya’s tank top, Hiro’s sweater, Sylar’s jacket, West’s sweater and Elle’s blouse!

Autographs (Hobby Exclusive!).
New cast members signing include Ali Larter (Niki Sanders), Dana Davis (Monica Dawson), David Anders (Adam Monroe), Adair Tishler (Molly Walker), Jimmy Jean-Louis (The Haitian), Ashley Crowe (Sandra Bennet), Cristine Rose (Angela Petrelli), Stephen Tobolowsky (Bob Bishop), Nicholas D’Agosto (West Rosen)… plus other key cast members!*

[Brad]

My local dealer e-mailed me yesterday as he was putting in his orders for this. I took a chance and went with 3 cases.

[Incarnadine]

My local dealer e-mailed me yesterday as he was putting in his orders for this. I took a chance and went with 3 cases.

Yup, my dealer said they had to have their orders in by the 24th so I decided to pull the trigger. At least the case price was the same as pre-orders for season 1 which isn't bad

[heroeslost]

Please dont promote other dealers on these boards!!! - MOD

[heroeslost]

sorry about that I apologize I'm new to the forum.

[heroeslost]

If I buy 2-3 cases, is there any way that I can get a discount from buying multiple cases?

[swjedi2000]

Call Blowout and ask them for a price on 3 cases.

Chris Park - 703-421-9145

[heroeslost]

I have some new information about the volume 2 trading cards. Each 8 box case will contain 1 hot box. The hot box will contain the regular insert card + an additional Memorabilia card. Here is the link where I got the information from.
Heroes TV | Heroes on NBC (http://www.heroes-tv.com/modules/news/)

[Incarnadine]

I've started compiling a list of the sketch artists and the numbers they did for this set. So far I have:


Jake Minor-
Otto Dieffenbach- 206
Jason Sobol- 308
Michael Duron-
Bryan Morton- 200
Randy Siplon- 103
Jeff Chandler- 200
Katie Cook- 100
Cynthia Cummens-
Kevin Graham- 103
Jamie Snell- 206
Dan Cooney-
Chris Henderson-
Jeremy Treece- 100
James Bukauskas-

[Incarnadine]

Updated list, up to 20 artists with most of the numbers included:

Bryan Morton- 206
Chris Henderson-
Cynthia Cummens-103
Dan Cooney-
Ingrid Hardy- 106
Jake Minor-
Jamie Snell- 206
James Bukauskas-
Jason Sobol- 308
Jeff Chandler- 200
Jeremy Treece- 100
Jim Kyle- 206
John Watkins-Chow- 103
Katie Cook- 100
Kevin Graham- 103
Leah Mangue- 206
Michael Duron- 206
Noah Albrecht-
Otto Dieffenbach- 206
Randy Siplon- 103

[Incarnadine]

Another update. Adding Matthew Minor (Jake Minor's brother) and filling in the number for Dan Cooney.

Bryan Morton- 206
Chris Henderson-
Cynthia Cummens-103
Dan Cooney- 1050
Ingrid Hardy- 106
Jake Minor-
Jamie Snell- 206
James Bukauskas-
Jason Sobol- 308
Jeff Chandler- 200
Jeremy Treece- 100
Jim Kyle- 206
John Watkins-Chow- 103
Katie Cook- 100
Kevin Graham- 103
Leah Mangue- 206
Matthew Minor- 129
Michael Duron- 206
Noah Albrecht-
Otto Dieffenbach- 206
Randy Siplon- 103

Here are some sample Dan Cooney posted.

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/1056/returns2uu6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[heroeslost]

Those aren't that bad of sketches, especially considering he did over 1000. That will lower the value of his cards.

[Incarnadine]

Those aren't that bad of sketches, especially considering he did over 1000. That will lower the value of his cards.

Generally speaking, unless an artist posts all their sketches the ones they do post tend to be among the better ones. Not always of course, some like to post a nice cross section but with over 1000 sketches I don't think the % of full color will be high but I'm pretty confident he can do decent work for the numbers involved, he won't be pulling a "Waterhouse" for this set. I trust his work enough that I'm buying one of his returned sketches, a full color Elle from the scene where she is poolside in a bikini.:D

[crazykc]

The Artwork that has been posted is pretty awesome and i am really looking forward to the release as a novice(Heroes only) sketch card collector.To find Sean Pence in again has me hopefully in for 2 boxes,my first!

I'm also in for 1 of Dans return cards, a Claire :-)

[heroeslost]

Just to let you guys know somebody already broke open one of their cases and put it on ebay It looks like he had a pretty good case break. Just look up topps heroes, then newly listed to see.

[heroeslost]

I have seen about 6 cases that have been opened on other sites, and most of them have had around 1-2 dud boxes, and 1-2 hot boxes. There was also a case with 5 costume cards, 2 sketches, and 0 autographs. On the plus side there was a case that had 1 hiro costume, 1 dual costume with peter and hiro, 4 sketches, and 2 autographs 1 of david anders, and 1 of Ali Larter. So as of right now theres not telling what were going to get. Hopefully topps will honor their guaranteed 9 hits per case, to those who get less.

[heroeslost]

On another site the odds were posted, here they are.
Foil Cards 1:3
Autographs 1:72
Dual Autograph 1:9610
Sketches 1:72
Costumes 1:72
Dual Costume 1:880
Auto/Costume 1:3760

Also someone opened 2 cases and got 27 hits including 16 autographs, so who knows what are in the other cases.

[Brad]

My first case:

3 sketch
2 costume
1 auto
2 dud boxes
0 hot boxes

My other cases are not getting opened after that. Just terrible.

[heroeslost]

wow... Make sure you send those dud boxes to topps. I'm not sure what info you need.

[nbalinks]

On the nonsportcards board, many complaints have come in about dud boxes. A Topps spokesman did respond and said that they will honor the 9 hits per case and to send in your box UPCs, packs, and receipt and they will make good on it.

I'm still waiting on my 9 missing autos from a Topps Chrome case.

Best Wishes,
Daniel

[VinnyH]

Just ordered 4 boxes from Blowout. I opened a case of Season One so I at least want to complete some sets of 1 & 2.
The reports so far made me shy away from a full case. I feel secure the 4 boxes from Blowout are random compared to using unknown eBay sellers. I'll report here when I open them.

Best to All,
Vinny

[Incarnadine]

The weird thing is there are nearly as many reports of super loaded cases. 1 guy got 27 hits in 2 cases, including 16 autographs, another guy had 14 hits in 1 case. It looks like it's going to be feast or famine this time.

Here's the post TOPPS made at the NSU board regarding this situation:

"Hey Guys,

I don't know what exactly is going on with the cases that you're breaking, but rest assured we are trying to figure out what exactly is going on with the collation. Let me also point out that because of the lengths we went to in keeping this set balanced, we are just as disturbed by this as all of you are. We've made the effort to narrow down the amount of costume material you should be getting. With that said there were equal amounts of all 3 commissioned and inserted.

On the flyer, we guaranteed that you will get 9 hits per case and we stand by that. If you get stiffed, save your UPCs as you've been doing and send them in. We will notify Consumer Relations of the situation to minimize any confusion. It's important to us that you are all happy with what you purchase, especially with today's economy. I will monitor this thread and try to resolve any problems that arise.

Also, I believe the Helix was completed by Daniel Cooney, as Ryan Waterhouse did not participate in the Heroes Volume 2 set.

Thanks
David Waldeck
Editor–Entertainment/Licensing
The Topps Company Inc,."

[heroeslost]

For me I don't really mind that there are some dud cases, or extremely hot cases. If I do get a few dud boxes, I'll just send them in to topps, and I'll get what I deserve. But if i get a really hot case I could more than double the value of what I paid for. Not to mention probably some sweet hits.

[fsu2007]

I opened a case and got 1 auto, 1 sketch and 3 costume cards. Very Brutal

[heroeslost]

I just got my 2 cases today and so far so good. I've opened half of my first case and as of right now I think that it is the best break yet compared to the other posts. The best thing is I still have 4 more boxes in that case. So far all of my boxes have been hot boxes, with at least 1 auto in it. I'll post what I have when I finish breaking the other boxes.

[heroeslost]

Finally finished ripping a few hours ago. I think that its safe to say I had one of the best cases out there.
Box 1- Monica Dawson costume/Ali Larter autograph
Box 2- James Kyson Lee autograph/Double Costume of Claire & Noah
Box 3- Decent sketch card/and yes another Ali Larter autograph
Box 4- Monica Dawson costume/Adair Tishler autograph
Box 5-Sendhil Ramamurthy autograph/Alan Blumenfield autograph/Noah Bennet costume
Box 6-Sendhil Ramamurty autograph/Stephen Tobolowsky autograph/Alex Beuchel Sketch
Box 7-Ashley Crow autograph
Box 8-Sendhil Ramamurthy autograph

So in conclusion I got 16 hits when I should have gotten 9. Not to mention 2 Ali Larter autographs, and a dual costume which were amazing. I was very pleased with this case, and I got very lucky.

[heroeslost]

I also opened another case as well. The results were about the same as the first. Here they are.
Box 1-Nicholas D'Agosto autograph
Box 2-Nicholas D'Agosto autograph/Peter Petrelli costume
Box 3-Sendhil Ramamurthy autograph
Box 4-Nicholas D'Agosto autograph/West's costume
Box 5-Adrian Pasdar Autograph/Peter Petrelli costume/James Kyson Lee autograph
Box 6-Sketch card/David Anders autograph
Box 7-David Anders autograph/sketch card
Box 8-Ashley Crow autograph/sketch card

I should have pictures posted by tomorrow. So with 15 hits in this case and 16 hits in the first one the grand total is 31 hits in 2 cases. I have a lot of extras that I will be putting on ebay shortly. I'm new to ebay I haven't listed any items on ebay yet, but I will make sure that your purchase gets there quickly and without any damage. If your interested I will be putting up the following soon...
1 Ali Larter auto
1 Ashley Crow auto
1 David Anders auto
1 James Kyson Lee auto
1 Monica Dawson costume
2 Nicholas D'Agosto autos
3 Sendhil Ramamurthy autos

[heroeslost]

Here are the pics of my sketch cards. http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll163/heroeslost/100_0479-1.jpg

The next pic is of 2 of my Peter costume cards. There both different which is sweet.
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll163/heroeslost/100_0482.jpg

Heres the Double costume, and Ali Larter autos
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll163/heroeslost/100_0481.jpg

The last pic is all of the cards I got. In the back you can see my cards from the 1st set.
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll163/heroeslost/100_0476.jpg

[heroeslost]

Hey, just thought that I would post the rest of my cards from my last 2 cases. I got some really sweet sketch cards.
The Ken Branch is my favorite.
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll163/heroeslost/100_0631.jpg

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll163/heroeslost/100_0636.jpg

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll163/heroeslost/100_0630.jpg

[VinnyH]

That Suresh sketch is beautiful. There's one that the artist really worked hard on.

Thanks for sharing,
Vinny

[heroeslost]

Yeah, I was glad that I pulled such a beautiful card. I wanted a Sean Pence, but this is just about the same quality of one.

[heroeslost]

I am baffled right now at an auction on ebay. The most I have seen a complete foil set go for is about 10 dollars. Right now theres an elle bishop foil card and the bid is a total of 5 dollars with about 10 hours left.

[bblair_2002]

I just picked up a nice Sylar sketch on ebay done by Juan Carlos Ramos. Can anyone please tell me how many sketches he did for this set? I didn't see his name listed in the original list of artists on this thread.

Thanks,
Brett

[Incarnadine]

I just picked up a nice Sylar sketch on ebay done by Juan Carlos Ramos. Can anyone please tell me how many sketches he did for this set? I didn't see his name listed in the original list of artists on this thread.

Thanks,
Brett

I never did get numbers for Ramos but judging by how many have turned up on ebay compared to those I do have numbers for I'd estimate 100-150.

Here's the latest list I have for heroes 2:

Alexander Buechel-
Brent Engstrom-106
Brent Woodside-
Brian Kong- 350
Bryan Morton- 259
Chris Henderson- 231
Cynthia Cummens-103
Dan Cooney- 1050
Edward Pun-
**Eric Wolfe Hansen-
Howard Shum-
Ingrid Hardy- 106
Jake Minor-103
Jamie Snell- 206
James Bukauskas- 150
Jason Hughes-
Jason Sobol- 8 (returns only)
Jeff Chandler- 200
Jeremy Treece- 100 + 109
Jim Kyle- 206
John Watkins-Chow- 103
Juan Carlos Ramos-
Katie Cook- 100
Ken Branch- 200
Kevin Graham- 103
Kyle Babbitt- 25
Leah Mangue- 194
Marlin Shoop- 65
Matthew Goodmanson-
Matthew Minor- 129
Michael Duron- 206
Nathan Watson-
Noah Albrecht- 103
Otto Dieffenbach- 206
Paul Gutierrez
Randy Siplon- 103
Sean Pence- 103
Shelli Paroline-
Stephanie Yue-
Steve Oatney-
Steven Miller-
Zack Giallongo-

[bblair_2002]

That's not too shabby then,thanks.

[Incarnadine]

2 more sketches arrived for my personal collection, 2 Elle's by Cynthia Cummens. I especially like the 2nd one.


#1
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#2
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[HitDog44]

Wow, great sketches!

BTW, do you know if Topps is still giving all common autographs as restitution for Heroes 2 dud boxes or have they mixed in sketches or additional autographs?

[Incarnadine]

Wow, great sketches!

BTW, do you know if Topps is still giving all common autographs as restitution for Heroes 2 dud boxes or have they mixed in sketches or additional autographs?

Still just autos, but not Ali Larter. I'm not sure if the Vol. 2 Milo Ventimiglia is given out as a replacement or not, nobody seems to be 100% sure how they are being distributed.

[HitDog44]

Thanks for the update!

[mrhuffman85]

I just hit a dud box, what do I need to send into Topps? Can someone help me on this?

[mrhuffman85]

Do I just send the information as I would for a damaged or replacement?

[heroeslost]

Hey, Just to let everyone know I'm listing some heroes Volume 2 autograph cards. I will also be selling some other various items such as college books, and TV seasons if anyone is interested let me know. thanks.

[IndySportsCards]

That Suresh sketch is beautiful. There's one that the artist really worked hard on.

Thanks for sharing,
Vinny

I agree. Fantastic art.

[heroeslost]

Just to let everyone know my auctions will be ending in 2-5 days. Most of them are at 1-3 bucks. I have 9 autographs, 2 costumes (1 claire), and a decent sketch.

[heroeslost]

hey, just a reminder I have 2 days left for most of my auctions and the past 4 that have sold were under 5 bucks. So if anyone wants to get some autographs and costumes for cheap I suggest checking out my auctions. Thanks.