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Forum: NON-SPORTS 12-01-2025, 02:49 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,345
Posted By HiltonL
The economics of that only works behind a paywall...

The economics of that only works behind a paywall on the www, and be prepared for scrapers to take the content and share it widely for free

Printing physical copies would only drive costs sky high
Forum: NON-SPORTS 12-01-2025, 02:46 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 7,165
Posted By HiltonL
I bought from Scifi Cards, a small business.

I bought from Scifi Cards, a small business.
Forum: NON-SPORTS 11-28-2025, 12:50 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 7,165
Posted By HiltonL
This ^^

This ^^
Forum: NON-SPORTS 11-24-2025, 03:31 PM
Replies: 2,127
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Posted By HiltonL
This ^^

This ^^
Forum: NON-SPORTS 11-24-2025, 03:30 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,345
Posted By HiltonL
I could get onboard with checklists instead of...

I could get onboard with checklists instead of price guides in print. With the already limited print space, the sets I was interested in are seldomly published, making even looking through the price...
Forum: NON-SPORTS 11-20-2025, 04:15 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 30,201
Posted By HiltonL
'rainbow collecting' is a thing these days

'rainbow collecting' is a thing these days
Forum: NON-SPORTS 11-16-2025, 01:06 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,345
Posted By HiltonL
This makes me sad. I think I'm subbed for another...

This makes me sad. I think I'm subbed for another couple of years still

As for Philly, that was another Roxanne project and with her passing, I can easily see the show folding up. That said, I...
Forum: NON-SPORTS 10-29-2025, 09:37 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 419
Posted By HiltonL
You didn't mention Costco, where I've seen new...

You didn't mention Costco, where I've seen new football product and Star Wars, but that's the Fanatics model, to flood retail-style product into select channels to create the illusion of availability
Forum: NON-SPORTS 10-29-2025, 09:32 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 7,165
Posted By HiltonL
I imagine that warehouses are pretty quickly...

I imagine that warehouses are pretty quickly moving what is coming through. There's nothing released recently sitting at the back wall to be discounted, because of the speculative frenzy of the past...
Forum: NON-SPORTS 09-11-2025, 04:14 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 30,201
Posted By HiltonL
Generally yes, but my experience with value boxes...

Generally yes, but my experience with value boxes has been sometimes they have exclusives, and often they have no real chance at hits other than colored parallels. YMMV
Forum: NON-SPORTS 09-11-2025, 01:50 PM
Replies: 2,127
Views: 104,898
Posted By HiltonL
:eek: wow :eek: As a casual epack user, I...

:eek: wow :eek:

As a casual epack user, I had no illusions of being able to make a kaleidoscope, but did make a few miniboxes. To see them all in one picture is pretty special
Forum: NON-SPORTS 09-05-2025, 12:56 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 11,801
Posted By HiltonL
Just wondering, since I've never submitted any...

Just wondering, since I've never submitted any card for grading. Isn't part of the paperwork for submissions to include details like artist name if known? I can't imagine PSA having an authoritative...
Forum: NON-SPORTS 09-01-2025, 01:11 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,066
Posted By HiltonL
For vending, you have to think vertical, as well...

For vending, you have to think vertical, as well as horizontal. Most vendors also set up portable shelving units behind their table, to show more items. If you limit yourself to just the surface of...
Forum: NON-SPORTS 09-01-2025, 12:56 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 467
Posted By HiltonL
What you're describing is counterfeiting, which...

What you're describing is counterfeiting, which is going to happen regardless. That's distinct from the more common definition of the term 'custom' in trading cards
Forum: NON-SPORTS 09-01-2025, 12:54 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 467
Posted By HiltonL
Collectors have enough officially licensed issues...

Collectors have enough officially licensed issues to deal with, given pack-ins like movie house giveaways, Hanes, Pizza Hut, VHS tapes, and old bagged magazines. Not to mention the complexity of...
Forum: NON-SPORTS 08-27-2025, 10:02 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,066
Posted By HiltonL
It's tough to post breaks here when there are no...

It's tough to post breaks here when there are no sealed product available for the Blowout crowd to break. It's also super-expensive compared to what UD product was priced at.

I personally think...
Forum: NON-SPORTS 08-25-2025, 02:19 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,066
Posted By HiltonL
1) Fragmented? or Lucrative. Big IP license costs...

1) Fragmented? or Lucrative. Big IP license costs are sky-high and with associated legal demands (actor likenesses) are insanely difficult to pull off. Culture and entertainment as a whole are...
Forum: NON-SPORTS 08-23-2025, 06:31 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,066
Posted By HiltonL
The root problem, as far as I can tell, has been...

The root problem, as far as I can tell, has been that since the junk wax 90s, distributors make it near impossible to obtain resale quantities without committing to buying pallets of other stuff.
...
Forum: NON-SPORTS 08-23-2025, 01:37 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 261
Posted By HiltonL
wow, MSRP of 99 yuan is really good value. Too...

wow, MSRP of 99 yuan is really good value. Too bad nobody really collects/wants the chinese licensed sets
Forum: NON-SPORTS 07-28-2025, 05:51 PM
Replies: 188
Views: 9,021
Posted By HiltonL
The decision to stay away from Topps Marvel looks...

The decision to stay away from Topps Marvel looks better with every passing day
Forum: NON-SPORTS 07-28-2025, 04:22 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 590
Posted By HiltonL
I'm happy to trade digital base with virtually...

I'm happy to trade digital base with virtually anybody. My epack is HiltonL
Forum: NON-SPORTS 07-14-2025, 02:16 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,229
Posted By HiltonL
that's a bad assumption. The international Marvel...

that's a bad assumption. The international Marvel card licenses have always been separate from the US license.

Finding Unicorn (and the other Chinese licensees) just don't have the collector...
Forum: NON-SPORTS 06-23-2025, 04:20 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 169
Posted By HiltonL
Agree on these likely being APs because of the...

Agree on these likely being APs because of the "good guys" and "bad guys" theming. Nice!
Forum: NON-SPORTS 05-27-2025, 09:10 PM
Replies: 1,623
Views: 75,371
Posted By HiltonL
Is casting for Batman run by Gotham City Casting,...

Is casting for Batman run by Gotham City Casting, Joe's Attractive Action Heroes, or Sony Pictures?
Forum: NON-SPORTS 05-27-2025, 06:35 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 7,898
Posted By HiltonL
My 5x7s are supposed to be arriving today but...

My 5x7s are supposed to be arriving today but lately USPS has only been delivering every other day. Thanks for nothing, De-Saster!
Forum: NON-SPORTS 05-27-2025, 06:29 PM
Replies: 1,623
Views: 75,371
Posted By HiltonL
I give Marvel a partial pass on the...

I give Marvel a partial pass on the Spiderman/FF/X-men titles since the movie rights were sold off for pennies long ago, only recently re-joining as distant cousins are welcomed to family reunions
Forum: NON-SPORTS 05-27-2025, 01:17 PM
Replies: 1,623
Views: 75,371
Posted By HiltonL
Topps has been doing digital cards and...

Topps has been doing digital cards and print-to-demand for a long time now. They get no passes from me.
UD did a smart thing in partnering with COMC and making epacks the half-step into digital that...
Forum: NON-SPORTS 05-27-2025, 12:21 PM
Replies: 1,623
Views: 75,371
Posted By HiltonL
To be fair to DC trading cards as a category,...

To be fair to DC trading cards as a category, they've been done pretty dirty over the past 20 years or so. Cheaply made, junk-wax style cards at first, then a burst of excitement over Cryptozoic...
Forum: NON-SPORTS 05-22-2025, 01:02 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 285
Posted By HiltonL
I've never been to GalaxyCon but I can...

I've never been to GalaxyCon but I can confidently say that non-sport cards are rarely found in higher-profile, professionally-produced, convention gatherings.

Cons are worth attending if you can...
Forum: NON-SPORTS 05-22-2025, 12:57 PM
Replies: 1,623
Views: 75,371
Posted By HiltonL
Yeah, it's a microcosm of all physical goods in...

Yeah, it's a microcosm of all physical goods in America
Forum: NON-SPORTS 05-03-2025, 01:48 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 4,379
Posted By HiltonL
my hunch is it will be a kitchen sink set like...

my hunch is it will be a kitchen sink set like Beginnings. The Collector has spent eons collecting interesting specimens...
Forum: NON-SPORTS 04-29-2025, 01:35 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 4,379
Posted By HiltonL
Or, does it mean that new properties have trouble...

Or, does it mean that new properties have trouble breaking through versus the stranglehold that a handful of properties have on the card collecting market?
Forum: NON-SPORTS 04-29-2025, 12:52 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 4,379
Posted By HiltonL
Wasn't 2025 Star Wars Meiyo released at...

Wasn't 2025 Star Wars Meiyo released at Celebration just now?

As a comics-first card collector, I'm not impressed (yet not surprised) by the emphasis on MCU
Forum: NON-SPORTS 04-19-2025, 12:21 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 596
Posted By HiltonL
I am surprised you would make such assumptions...

I am surprised you would make such assumptions over these topics.

You obviously can't use "Marvel TM" all over your product, but you could certainly market "authentic comic book cuts" as your...
Forum: NON-SPORTS 04-09-2025, 06:18 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 6,292
Posted By HiltonL
Reviving this thread to state that if any of you...

Reviving this thread to state that if any of you fellow boardies have Beginnings digital base/purple parallels on your epack, I am interested in trading with you.

As always, my epack is HiltonL
...
Forum: NON-SPORTS 04-09-2025, 05:02 PM
Replies: 1,623
Views: 75,371
Posted By HiltonL
Nice one! collecting base pays off!!

Nice one! collecting base pays off!!
Forum: NON-SPORTS 04-09-2025, 12:49 PM
Replies: 1,623
Views: 75,371
Posted By HiltonL
pretty typical in software. Updates always...

pretty typical in software. Updates always introduce unintended bugs, integration errors, "butterfly effects".

Most of the time, the bugs are minor, but occasionally, they require hotfixing.
Forum: NON-SPORTS 04-08-2025, 04:03 PM
Replies: 1,623
Views: 75,371
Posted By HiltonL
Anybody even notice the site was down? ...

Anybody even notice the site was down?

e-PackŪ Site Update

Attention Collectors:

We are aware that e-PackŪ is currently down and are working hard to have the site back up as soon as...
Forum: NON-SPORTS 04-06-2025, 01:40 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,975
Posted By HiltonL
Even if the policies are reversed, there will be...

Even if the policies are reversed, there will be secondary and tertiary effects to investment that can't even be measured. Those will include future investment in printing plants and willingness to...
Forum: NON-SPORTS 04-05-2025, 06:15 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,975
Posted By HiltonL
Based on what we just saw from COMC, the card...

Based on what we just saw from COMC, the card hobby is going to get wrecked by tariffs
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