Heroes is next WEEK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

go_steelers07 · 01-16-2008, 09:24 AM

i love sporsts cards, but i am totally excited for Heroes next week. i bet there will be a lot of interest from buyers over seas. i think i'm going to limit my sales to the US. i don't want to deal with all of the hassels that come with shipping outside of the US.

otmack2o · 01-16-2008, 10:11 AM

I am hoping wax prices on this product pickup shortly after release!

go_steelers07 · 01-16-2008, 10:37 AM

i am hoping wax prices shoot up like Star Wars 30th did. 2 weeks after release Satr Wars was close to $100 a box.

Crash1207 · 01-16-2008, 10:45 AM

It's too bad though that there aren't new episodes of this being run on TV. I have a feeling that no new episodes since November and no new episodes on the horizon any time soon (due to strike) may kill some of the buzz and hype around the show and this product. I hope I'm wrong though.

hockeyron · 01-16-2008, 01:08 PM

Yeh I can't wait either ---
I got in really early at a very nice price from my longtime non-sports distributor (no disrespect towards Chris but I've dealt with this guy for 17 years )and I can't wait for this as well ...
Totally undecided right now what I'm gonna do with my 3 cases .... wondering if holding them for a couple weeks might be a good move ( IF I could keep my fingers out of them) but we'll see .... I've even debated about getting a few more cases from Chris but I think I'll wait to see how the breaks are or if Topps kept this limited or not ....

I think it'll be interesting to see what the autos go for ... this is kind of uncharted territory and the auto lineup is really stellar .... it's tough not to see Ali Larter included however it's one of the best lineups of autos I've seen with every auto being a major part of the show so there's really no scrubs in the auto lineup which does'nt happen that much .... alot of other non-sports auto lineups might have guest star autos but Topps has done a real good job getting pretty much all the major players ......

My guess on a 8 box case will be 5 sketches , 1 costume and 2 autograph cards and it'll be interesting to see if Topps SP's any of the autos ....

I also wish the show was currently running but from what I've seen/heard there are some real hardcore Heroes fans so I'm not to worried about that ...
I will sell to any country but I will not accept Paypal which I know will hurt but I'm not willing to take the risk ...... I'll offer credit cards direct so that might help but not throught Paypal ... and yes I think there will be ALOT of overseas buyers on this product ...
I think if this release does well that it'll bode well for Indiana Jones Heritage ...

ron

Incarnadine · 01-16-2008, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hockeyron

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My guess on a 8 box case will be 5 sketches , 1 costume and 2 autograph cards and it'll be interesting to see if Topps SP's any of the autos ....

ron

From past experience TOPPS almost always short prints what would be considered the best autos in a non-sport set (think Carrie Fisher for every single Star Wars set she signned for, Kevin Spacey for Superman Returns, Samuel L. Jackson for Return of the Sith Widevision, etc.) so I'd bet my next paycheque Hayden's auto will be a tough pull, possibly the Milo and Masi too.

pearljam_cubbies · 01-18-2008, 01:38 AM

Has there been any announcements about how many autos/sketches/memorabilia cards per box? The closer this gets the more Im thinking of just flipping my case.

Cubfan86 · 01-18-2008, 09:27 AM

It went from constent updates a few months ago to NOTHING now that the release is less than a week away.
I hope I get my cases close to release.

Vintage Collector · 01-18-2008, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by go_steelers07

i am hoping wax prices shoot up like Star Wars 30th did. 2 weeks after release Satr Wars was close to $100 a box.

What are they now?

tdkjlk · 01-18-2008, 09:59 AM

about $46/box

Vegemight · 01-18-2008, 05:16 PM

Anyone else notice how Chris' case price has dropped over the last few days?

Now down to $350 per, or $325 each for two.

Demand not as high as expected, or did Topps hit the presses big time?

VinnyH · 01-18-2008, 05:30 PM

a post on the nonsportsupdate site shows the back of a pack with the stated odds:
Memorabilia Cards 1:44
Sketch Cards 1:86
Autographs 1:135

Seems like a legit scan of a wrapper.

Best to All,
Vinny

otmack2o · 01-18-2008, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VinnyH

a post on the nonsportsupdate site shows the back of a pack with the stated odds:
Memorabilia Cards 1:44
Sketch Cards 1:86
Autographs 1:135

Seems like a legit scan of a wrapper.

Best to All,
Vinny

Thanks for the info Vinny. Expected inserts per case based on these odds yields:

Material 4.363636364
Sketch 2.23255814
Auto 1.422222222
TOTAL 8.018416725

Chucky · 01-18-2008, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vegemight

Anyone else notice how Chris' case price has dropped over the last few days?

Now down to $350 per, or $325 each for two.

Demand not as high as expected, or did Topps hit the presses big time?

A lot of releases go down just before live. Americana was at $2100 and then jumped after it hit the streets. I wouldnt read much into the price drop. I still think the autos and sketch cards are going to do great!

Cubfan86 · 01-18-2008, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by otmack2o

Thanks for the info Vinny. Expected inserts per case based on these odds yields:

Material 4.363636364
Sketch 2.23255814
Auto 1.422222222
TOTAL 8.018416725

Can we assume with that breakdown that the Autos will command a pretty penny? I sure as heck hope so with only 1 per case.
Man it would be nice to pull a Hayden

pearljam_cubbies · 01-18-2008, 10:53 PM

man that guys 5 case break over there = ouch

otmack2o · 01-18-2008, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pearljam_cubbies

man that guys 5 case break over there = ouch

link?

frozenntimesports · 01-18-2008, 11:03 PM

Already punted my 2 cases, made $150 profit. Not bad for swapping a mailing label.

mwheeler27 · 01-18-2008, 11:20 PM

I think this is what was referred to earlier in this thread. This came from another board:

I just busted through my 5 cases. I will not post any pictures or anything, but the Claire patch costume is the hardest to get (I did not pull one) followed by the Claire Costume, then the Hiro shirt/Issac Shirt.

I pulled 8/11 autos. Missing Adrian Pasdar, Noah Gray-Cabey, and of course Hayden Panettiere. Have an extra of Sendhil. It should also be known that Hiros signature is prob going to tick some people off, just a little mark really. Also, Milo did not sign his entire name like the sample on the Topps site, he only signed Milo. I am a little let down by this. I definetly did not do well with my cases. My sketches were pretty awful, I only pulled two or three that were really detailed, and although Color is NOT the norm (I know) I did not pull a single color sketch. All of my sketches are for trade and will go up on Ebay to go towards the three missing autos and the impossible patch card. I will get scans up after the weekened, I do not want to tick anyone off by breaking the street date.

pearljam_cubbies · 01-19-2008, 04:05 AM

Yep that was the break I was talking about. Heres the link.

Heroes card set ?? - Topic Powered by eve community

otmack2o · 01-19-2008, 10:08 AM

I think I looked right past that as I was skimming for pictures. Thanks guys!

kirkoff · 01-19-2008, 10:11 AM

not sure how those types of early breaks will affect the case price. I was looking to pick up a case or 2 to hold and sell sealed in the hopes this would be something like star wars was as far as case prices going up.

anythingu · 01-19-2008, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by otmack2o

I think I looked right past that as I was skimming for pictures. Thanks guys!

Lawrence

Incarnadine · 01-19-2008, 11:13 AM

He did do a case by case break too:

Alright, here is my 5 case breakdown. Scans won't be up until Monday or Tuesday. For those wondering, here is my guess as to the rarity of the costume cards:

Claire Cheerleading Outfit Patch (0)
Claire Cheerleading Outfit (2)
Hiro's Shirt (2)
Issac Mendez Painting Shirt (4)
Hiro's Jacket (5)
Matt Parkmans Police Uniform (9)

EVERY COSTUME & SKETCH IS FOR TRADE FOR THE THREE AUTOGRAPHS I DID NOT PULL AND THE CLAIRE PATCH COSTUME

Case 1:
Matt Parkman Police Uniform Costume
Issac Mendez Painting Shirt costume
Claire Cheerleading Outfit costume card
Hiro Shirt costume card
Noah Albrecht HRG Sketch
Otto Differenbach Peter Sketch
Sendhil Ramamurthy as Mohinder Suresh Auto
Milo Ventimiglia as Peter Petrelli Auto

Case 2
Matt Parkman Police Uniform Costume
Matt Parkman Police Uniform Costume
Hiro Shirt costume card
Hiro Jacket costume card
Craig Rousseau Hiro sketch
Grant Gold Nikki/Claire sketch (cannot tell who)
Michael Duron Peter Sketch
Zachary Quinto as Syler Autograph

Case 3
Matt Parkman Police Uniform Costume
Matt Parkman Police Uniform Costume
Hiro Jacket costume
Issac Mendez painting shirt costume
Lord Hiro Sketch Card
Craig Rousseau Hiro sketch card (almost the freaking same as the one from case 2)
Jack Coleman as Noah Bennet Autograph
Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura Autograph

Case 4
Matt Parkman Police Uniform Costume
Matt Parkman Police Uniform Costume
Issac Mendez Painting Shirt costume
Hiro jacket Costume
Paul Guiterrez Hiro sketch
Kevin Doyle Nathan Petrelli Sketch
Edward Pun Nikki Sketch
Sendhil Ramamurthy as Mohinder Suresh Autograph

Case 5
Matt Parkman Police Uniform Costume
Hiro Jacket costume
Issac Mendez painting shirt
Claire's Cheerleading Outfit costume
Edward Pun Hiro Sketch
Grand Gould Peter Petrelli Sketch
Joseph Booth Noah Bennett Sketch
James Kyson Lee as Ando Autograph

mwheeler27 · 01-19-2008, 01:03 PM

Looks like a consistent 8 hits per case. Do you think you did pretty well with your cases? I don't know anything about this product.

01-16-2008, 09:24 AM	#1
go_steelers07 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nittany Lion Country Posts: 11,168 psu98	Heroes is next WEEK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love sporsts cards, but i am totally excited for Heroes next week. i bet there will be a lot of interest from buyers over seas. i think i'm going to limit my sales to the US. i don't want to deal with all of the hassels that come with shipping outside of the US.

01-16-2008, 10:11 AM	#2
otmack2o Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MI Posts: 7,100 2_t_2	I am hoping wax prices on this product pickup shortly after release! __________________ #VARKNATION

01-18-2008, 05:30 PM	#12
VinnyH Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 10,334 vjweb VinnyH	Just saw... a post on the nonsportsupdate site shows the back of a pack with the stated odds: Memorabilia Cards 1:44 Sketch Cards 1:86 Autographs 1:135 Seems like a legit scan of a wrapper. Best to All, Vinny __________________ I admit, I like collectibles for the action. Buying, selling, prospecting, gambling, etc., are parts of the fun. I will say that being older than many here I just can’t justify sticker autos. Give me a nice on-card auto and I feel that little connection to the signer.

01-19-2008, 10:08 AM	#21
otmack2o Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MI Posts: 7,100 2_t_2	I think I looked right past that as I was skimming for pictures. Thanks guys! __________________ #VARKNATION

01-16-2008, 10:37 AM	#3
go_steelers07 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nittany Lion Country Posts: 11,168 psu98	i am hoping wax prices shoot up like Star Wars 30th did. 2 weeks after release Satr Wars was close to $100 a box.

01-16-2008, 10:45 AM	#4
Crash1207 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 696	It's too bad though that there aren't new episodes of this being run on TV. I have a feeling that no new episodes since November and no new episodes on the horizon any time soon (due to strike) may kill some of the buzz and hype around the show and this product. I hope I'm wrong though.

01-16-2008, 01:08 PM	#5
hockeyron Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Palatine Bridge, NY Posts: 211 hockeyron214	Yeh I can't wait either --- I got in really early at a very nice price from my longtime non-sports distributor (no disrespect towards Chris but I've dealt with this guy for 17 years )and I can't wait for this as well ... Totally undecided right now what I'm gonna do with my 3 cases .... wondering if holding them for a couple weeks might be a good move ( IF I could keep my fingers out of them) but we'll see .... I've even debated about getting a few more cases from Chris but I think I'll wait to see how the breaks are or if Topps kept this limited or not .... I think it'll be interesting to see what the autos go for ... this is kind of uncharted territory and the auto lineup is really stellar .... it's tough not to see Ali Larter included however it's one of the best lineups of autos I've seen with every auto being a major part of the show so there's really no scrubs in the auto lineup which does'nt happen that much .... alot of other non-sports auto lineups might have guest star autos but Topps has done a real good job getting pretty much all the major players ...... My guess on a 8 box case will be 5 sketches , 1 costume and 2 autograph cards and it'll be interesting to see if Topps SP's any of the autos .... I also wish the show was currently running but from what I've seen/heard there are some real hardcore Heroes fans so I'm not to worried about that ... I will sell to any country but I will not accept Paypal which I know will hurt but I'm not willing to take the risk ...... I'll offer credit cards direct so that might help but not throught Paypal ... and yes I think there will be ALOT of overseas buyers on this product ... I think if this release does well that it'll bode well for Indiana Jones Heritage ... ron

01-18-2008, 01:38 AM	#7
pearljam_cubbies Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalamazoo Posts: 1,399 dandssportcards dandssportcards	Has there been any announcements about how many autos/sketches/memorabilia cards per box? The closer this gets the more Im thinking of just flipping my case.

01-18-2008, 09:27 AM	#8
Cubfan86 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Glenarm,IL Posts: 1,631 flydisco	It went from constent updates a few months ago to NOTHING now that the release is less than a week away. I hope I get my cases close to release.

01-18-2008, 09:59 AM	#10
tdkjlk Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Worden, IL Posts: 431 tdkjlk	about $46/box

01-18-2008, 05:16 PM	#11
Vegemight Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 161	Anyone else notice how Chris' case price has dropped over the last few days? Now down to $350 per, or $325 each for two. Demand not as high as expected, or did Topps hit the presses big time?

01-18-2008, 10:53 PM	#16
pearljam_cubbies Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalamazoo Posts: 1,399 dandssportcards dandssportcards	man that guys 5 case break over there = ouch

01-18-2008, 11:03 PM	#18
frozenntimesports Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 11,113	Already punted my 2 cases, made $150 profit. Not bad for swapping a mailing label.

01-18-2008, 11:20 PM	#19
mwheeler27 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NorthEast Kansas Posts: 18,419 mwheeler27 mwheeler27	I think this is what was referred to earlier in this thread. This came from another board: I just busted through my 5 cases. I will not post any pictures or anything, but the Claire patch costume is the hardest to get (I did not pull one) followed by the Claire Costume, then the Hiro shirt/Issac Shirt. I pulled 8/11 autos. Missing Adrian Pasdar, Noah Gray-Cabey, and of course Hayden Panettiere. Have an extra of Sendhil. It should also be known that Hiros signature is prob going to tick some people off, just a little mark really. Also, Milo did not sign his entire name like the sample on the Topps site, he only signed Milo. I am a little let down by this. I definetly did not do well with my cases. My sketches were pretty awful, I only pulled two or three that were really detailed, and although Color is NOT the norm (I know) I did not pull a single color sketch. All of my sketches are for trade and will go up on Ebay to go towards the three missing autos and the impossible patch card. I will get scans up after the weekened, I do not want to tick anyone off by breaking the street date.

01-19-2008, 04:05 AM	#20
pearljam_cubbies Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalamazoo Posts: 1,399 dandssportcards dandssportcards	Yep that was the break I was talking about. Heres the link. Heroes card set ?? - Topic Powered by eve community

01-19-2008, 10:11 AM	#22
kirkoff Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Michigan. Posts: 123 jimrules27	not sure how those types of early breaks will affect the case price. I was looking to pick up a case or 2 to hold and sell sealed in the hopes this would be something like star wars was as far as case prices going up.

01-19-2008, 11:13 AM	#24
Incarnadine Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,122	He did do a case by case break too: Alright, here is my 5 case breakdown. Scans won't be up until Monday or Tuesday. For those wondering, here is my guess as to the rarity of the costume cards: Claire Cheerleading Outfit Patch (0) Claire Cheerleading Outfit (2) Hiro's Shirt (2) Issac Mendez Painting Shirt (4) Hiro's Jacket (5) Matt Parkmans Police Uniform (9) EVERY COSTUME & SKETCH IS FOR TRADE FOR THE THREE AUTOGRAPHS I DID NOT PULL AND THE CLAIRE PATCH COSTUME Case 1: Matt Parkman Police Uniform Costume Issac Mendez Painting Shirt costume Claire Cheerleading Outfit costume card Hiro Shirt costume card Noah Albrecht HRG Sketch Otto Differenbach Peter Sketch Sendhil Ramamurthy as Mohinder Suresh Auto Milo Ventimiglia as Peter Petrelli Auto Case 2 Matt Parkman Police Uniform Costume Matt Parkman Police Uniform Costume Hiro Shirt costume card Hiro Jacket costume card Craig Rousseau Hiro sketch Grant Gold Nikki/Claire sketch (cannot tell who) Michael Duron Peter Sketch Zachary Quinto as Syler Autograph Case 3 Matt Parkman Police Uniform Costume Matt Parkman Police Uniform Costume Hiro Jacket costume Issac Mendez painting shirt costume Lord Hiro Sketch Card Craig Rousseau Hiro sketch card (almost the freaking same as the one from case 2) Jack Coleman as Noah Bennet Autograph Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura Autograph Case 4 Matt Parkman Police Uniform Costume Matt Parkman Police Uniform Costume Issac Mendez Painting Shirt costume Hiro jacket Costume Paul Guiterrez Hiro sketch Kevin Doyle Nathan Petrelli Sketch Edward Pun Nikki Sketch Sendhil Ramamurthy as Mohinder Suresh Autograph Case 5 Matt Parkman Police Uniform Costume Hiro Jacket costume Issac Mendez painting shirt Claire's Cheerleading Outfit costume Edward Pun Hiro Sketch Grand Gould Peter Petrelli Sketch Joseph Booth Noah Bennett Sketch James Kyson Lee as Ando Autograph

01-19-2008, 01:03 PM	#25
mwheeler27 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NorthEast Kansas Posts: 18,419 mwheeler27 mwheeler27	Looks like a consistent 8 hits per case. Do you think you did pretty well with your cases? I don't know anything about this product.