Small little mailday (Archer, Sons of Anarchy) with a mystery pack opening.

[xbignick]

Managed to pick up a lot for a decent price. All will be available, probably on eBay. Sorry for the rushed pictures and the glare from the camera.

http://i.imgur.com/cKPKGV8l.jpg
Little concerned about all the whitening on the back-edges, the one I pulled myself way back when wasn't this bad, but it's typical right?

http://i.imgur.com/S6PPlCYl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/5UaxHDYl.jpg

Now the mystery pack:

#'ed /200
http://i.imgur.com/sXF8SgWl.jpg

And this insert set, I think it's from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince puzzle set, can anyone confirm?
http://i.imgur.com/elBy5vyl.jpg


Thanks for the look,
Nick

[aggie4ever]

On sketch cards, the vast majority of collectors aren't worried about some wear on the back or scratches or marker bleed-through or those types of things. Because they understand that's part of the process of drawing on the cards. So yes, having some white on the back edges can be common, especially if the artist colors all the way to the edge.

I have seen a few converted sports collectors who worry about that type of thing though, and are concerned if the card isn't mint.

[xbignick]

On sketch cards, the vast majority of collectors aren't worried about some wear on the back or scratches or marker bleed-through or those types of things. Because they understand that's part of the process of drawing on the cards. So yes, having some white on the back edges can be common, especially if the artist colors all the way to the edge.

I have seen a few converted sports collectors who worry about that type of thing though, and are concerned if the card isn't mint.

Understandable, I've just never seen in this bad on any of the sketches I've owned versus the Lana. But seems like they had fun with it, color all over in the back, haha, but it's fine, still love the look of it.

[ashelton]

On sketch cards, the vast majority of collectors aren't worried about some wear on the back or scratches or marker bleed-through or those types of things. Because they understand that's part of the process of drawing on the cards. So yes, having some white on the back edges can be common, especially if the artist colors all the way to the edge.

I have seen a few converted sports collectors who worry about that type of thing though, and are concerned if the card isn't mint.

You can't bend or crease the sketches, but the only company I've worked for that had anything to say about keeping the backs in good shape was Viceroy. And understandably so for them. If you couldn't have bleed through and transfer for the normal thickness stock cards, I'd have to find something else to do!

[glen87]

R1 Death Eaters Attack
R2 The Burrow
R3 Draco
R4 Dumbledore
R5 Greyback
R6 (Hedwig)
R7 Hermione
R8 Ginny
R9 Potions

that is the checklist for tHBP, so it does look like that set

[xbignick]

You can't bend or crease the sketches, but the only company I've worked for that had anything to say about keeping the backs in good shape was Viceroy. And understandably so for them. If you couldn't have bleed through and transfer for the normal thickness stock cards, I'd have to find something else to do!

Here's what I was talking about. Not horrible after I've read up on it.

http://i.imgur.com/holKVZ5.png

R1 Death Eaters Attack
R2 The Burrow
R3 Draco
R4 Dumbledore
R5 Greyback
R6 (Hedwig)
R7 Hermione
R8 Ginny
R9 Potions

that is the checklist for tHBP, so it does look like that set

Yeah, actually didn't realize what puzzle actually mean until I scanned the backs!

http://i.imgur.com/DN5DHAk.png

[GregZakwin]

Here's what I was talking about. Not horrible after I've read up on it.

http://i.imgur.com/holKVZ5.png



Yeah, actually didn't realize what puzzle actually mean until I scanned the backs!

http://i.imgur.com/DN5DHAk.png

A number of my Archer sketches have that feature. It bothers the OCD in me but not the collector in me haha.

[ashelton]

Here's what I was talking about. Not horrible after I've read up on it.

I skipped working on Archer, but some of my other Cryptozoic set cards actually came to me that way. I know because I freaked a little bit the first time I saw it on a finished piece and checked that it was the color and not the card getting dinged up. Then I checked my blanks to see if I'd somehow done it. So yeah, almost definitely a production thing and not an artist thing.