June 24, 2005, 02:00 AM
JayWell, I have finally been able to open & collate my case of X-Files Connections, after 3 weeks. I wanted to wait until I had some free time (I took some vacation this week) so that I could chart the breakdown. Here are my results, posted in order of opening:
Box # 03579
Mulder's Secret Files: M-3 & M-4
Haunting Cases: HC-3 & HC-4
Informants (Box Loader): BL-3
Pieceworks: PW-2
Autograph: A 11
Parallels: Group "C" (more on that later)
Complete sets: 1 , 2nd set short 7 cards
Box # 03582
Mulder's Secret Files: M-5 & M-6
Haunting Cases: HC-4 & HC-5
Informants (Box Loader): BL-3
Pieceworks: 0
Autograph: A 4
Parallels: Group "C"
Complete sets: 1 , 2nd set short 5 cards
Box # 03581
Mulder's Secret Files: M-7 M-8 M-9
Haunting Cases: HC-6
Informants (Box Loader): BL-2
Pieceworks: PW-1
Autograph: A 10
Parallels: Group "A"
Complete sets: 1 , 2nd set short 7 cards
Box # 03580
Mulder's Secret Files: M-1 & M-2
Haunting Cases: HC-1 & HC-2
Informants (Box Loader): BL-1
Pieceworks: 0
Autograph: A 3
Parallels: Group "B"
Complete sets: 1 , 2nd set short 5 cards
Box # 03574
Mulder's Secret Files: M-5 & M-6
Haunting Cases: HC-6
Informants (Box Loader): BL-1
Pieceworks: PW-1
Autograph: A 9
Parallels: Group "B"
Complete sets: 1 , 2nd set short 6 cards
Box # 03575
Mulder's Secret Files: M-2 M-3 M-4
Haunting Cases: HC-4 & HC-5
Informants (Box Loader): BL-2
Pieceworks: 0
Autograph: A 2 (Very glad to get this one, as it seems to be scarce)
Parallels: Group "A"
Complete sets: 1 , 2nd set short 6 cards
Box # 03585
Mulder's Secret Files: M-7 M-8 M-9
Haunting Cases: HC-5
Informants (Box Loader): BL-3
Pieceworks: 0
Autograph: A 9
Parallels: Group "C" (with 2 exceptions, #11 & 17 instead of #5 & 6)
Complete sets: 1 , 2nd set short 5 cards
Box # 03576
Mulder's Secret Files: M-1 & M-9
Haunting Cases: HC-2 & HC-3
Informants (Box Loader): BL-3
Pieceworks: 0
Autograph: A 7
Parallels: Group "C" (one exception, # 67 instead of #71)
Complete sets: 1 , 2nd set short 5 cards
Box # 03584
Mulder's Secret Files: M-1 & M-2
Haunting Cases: HC-1 & HC-6
Informants (Box Loader): BL-2
Pieceworks: 0
Autograph: A 1 Redemption !!!!!!!!!!!
Parallels: Group "A" (one exception, #6 instead of #61)
Complete sets: 1 , 2nd set short 5 cards
Box # 03577
Mulder's Secret Files: M-7 & M-8
Haunting Cases: HC-1 & HC-6
Informants (Box Loader): BL-1
Pieceworks: PW-2
Autograph: A 5
Parallels: Group "B"
Complete sets: 1 , 2nd set short 7 cards
Box # 03583
Mulder's Secret Files: M-3 & M-4
Haunting Cases: HC-2 & HC-3
Informants (Box Loader): BL-1
Pieceworks: 0
Autograph: A 6
Parallels: Group "B" (one exception, #61 instead of #3)
Complete sets: 1 , 2nd set short 5 cards
Box # 03578
Mulder's Secret Files: M-5 & M-6
Haunting Cases: HC-5
Informants (Box Loader): BL-2
Pieceworks: 0
Autograph: A 8 ( COMPLETES THE SET!!!!)
Parallels: Group "A"
Complete sets: 1 , 2nd set short 5 cards
In short, this was a fantastic case! I got every insert except the autographed Pieceworks!
Complete Base Sets: 22, 4 cards short of a 23rd (15,41,57,65) 5 cards short of 24 (15,18,41,57,65)
Mulders Secret Files: 3 Complete sets, no extras
Haunting Cases: 3 Complete sets, 2 extras ( HC-5 & HC-6)
Informants/Box Loaders: 4 Complete sets, no extras
Pieceworks: 2 Complete sets (PW-1 & PW-2), no extras
Autographs: 1 complete set !! 1 extra, A9
Parallels: 3 Complete sets, 4th set short 2 cards (3 & 5), 2 extras
Obviously, I was very pleased with this case. I noticed definite patterns in collation ( or de-collation, actually), and the chase cards were inserted in set patterns. The parallels, with a few exceptions, were inserted in to boxes in 3 groups: you received one of 3-24 card groupings in a box. I labelled them "A" (1,2,7,8,14,15,18,22,24,25,29,33,36, 40,41,45,47,53,56,57,58,61,65,66), "B" (3,9,10,11,16,17,19,21,26,27,32,35,37,43,44,48,50,51,55,62,67,69,70,72), and "C" (4,5,6,12,13,20,23,28,30,31,34,38,39,42,46,49,52,54,59,60,63,64,68,71).
Overall, I really think these are sharp cards! Great job, Inkworks! One thing I found odd: the Autograph Redemption had all 11 autographs listed, as if it was printed up so that boxes could be manually checked off for redemption for late arrivals, but the "X" in the box next to Gillian Anderson's name was printed on, not manually marked, as if it was known it would be the only redemption autograph.
If I messed up anything in my above report, please excuse me, its very late, but its also now officially MY BIRTHDAY ( June 24)!!!