So I opened the two sealed boxes that I got in my Razor boxes.

The Jericho box had the pants pieceworks of Kennith Mitchell as Eric Green and the auto redemption of Michael Gaston as Gray Anderson. I figured it would cost a couple bucks to send the redemption to Inkworks the way I package things, so I went and bought the auto on eBay for under $2. lol.

Then, I opened my Scooby Doo box. Although there was no sketch, I did pull one of the two scarce autos from the set, Tim Conway, so I am very pleased with that...and I really like the set! This is one auto I will be keeping in my collection.

So, not too bad.

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Originally posted by rns91294:
So I opened the two sealed boxes that I got in my Razor boxes.

The Jericho box had the pants pieceworks of Kennith Mitchell as Eric Green and the auto redemption of Michael Gaston as Gray Anderson. I figured it would cost a couple bucks to send the redemption to Inkworks the way I package things, so I went and bought the auto on eBay for under $2. lol.

Not to mention that it would be really silly to send an expired redemption card to a company that is out of business.

lol. Yeah, there is that too.

2 boxes today.

Box 1
Autos:
Lost Revelations A-3 (Julie Bowen)
Angel Season Five A43 (Camden Toy)
Smallville Season Three A18 (Michael McKean)
Alias Season Four A37 (Izabella Scorupco)

Box: AVP Requiem, pulled Auto A-3 (Johnny Lewis), Tone Rodriguez Sketch (012/313) & Dual Pieceworks PW7



Box 2
Autos: Angel Season Five A41 (Tom Lenk)
Veronica Mars Season One A-5 (Corinne Bohrer)
Serenity A10 (Chiwetel Ejiofor)
Smallville Season Six A54 (Tyler Posey)

Box: Alias Season Four, pulled Auto A34 (Sonia Braga) and Pieceworks PW6

Not too bad, was hoping to pull some of the Smallville Autos I needed, but I'm very satisfied with my boxes.

neat looking sketch Miss Lizzy

opened 6 boxes from blowout, have 4 more coming tommorrow. fun break but i think last years had more value.

sealed boxes

lost season 2- opened and pulled terry o'quinn pants and sonya walger auto

the other 5 boxes i have left sealed
alias season 3
shrek the third- inkworks
kung fu panada-inkworks
family guy a new hope x2

Autos
elizabeth mitchell lost-Very happy with this one
tamara taylor lost
christopher "kid" Reid pop century preview
jesse metcalfe smallville
christine estabrook veronica mars
john ortiz avp
scott jaeck charmed
will yun lee witchblade
michael bailey smith charmed x2
gina torres alias
kevin mcnulty supernatural
tobias mehler battlestar galactica
michael gaston jericho
billy campbell the 4400
gildart jackson charmed destiny
alan ritchson smallville
jeffery jone sleepy hollow
gary brubbs angel
camden toy angel
rob labelle first wave
corinne bohrer veronica mars
jonathan woodward angel
richard kahan the 4400

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Originally posted by spidergoblin:
neat looking sketch Miss Lizzy

Thank you. I liked it too. Already added it to my sketch collection.

I had a lot of fun with the last Ink Vault so picked up a case of this. Breakdown is:

Jericho season 1 box
Sleepy Hollow - A3 Jeffrey Jones
Highlander - A6 James Horan
Xena - A51 Gina Torres
Charmed Conversations - A3 Drew Fuller

4400 season 1 box
Veronica Mars - A10 Paula Marshall
Wild Wild West - A3 Lloyd Bochner
4400 - A15 April Skouris
4400 - Billy Campbell

AVP Requiem box
Charmed Destiny - A3 Jennifer Rhodes
Wild Wild West - A7 JD Cannon
Dead Zone - Donnelly Rhodes
Small Soldiers - Gregory Smith

Hellboy Sword of Storms box
Highlander - A13 Ocean Hellman
Xena - A36 Alex Mendoza
Battlestar Galactica (original) - A24 Richard Lynch
Smallville - A45 Jerry Wasserman

Justice League Archives box
Highlander - A16 Tamlyn Tomita
Lost in Space - Dee Hartford
Family Guy - A9 Michael McKean
Smallville - A29 Sarah Carter

Shrek the Third box
Veronica Mars - A7 Tina Majorino
Charmed Destiny - Marnette Patterson
4400 - Joel Gretsch
Angel - A34 Mercedes McNab

Alias season 3 box
Highlander - IA3 Peter Wingfield
Lost in Space - Michael Ansara
Battlestar Galactica (original) - Anne Lockhart
Smallville - A37 Alan Ritchson

Smallville season 5 box
Veronica Mars - A7 Tina Majorino
Wild Wild West - A10 Sigrid Valdis
Dead Zone - Rick Tae
Andromeda - A5 Gordon Michael Wolvett

Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D box
Farscape - A37 Alyssa-Jane Cook
Xena and Hercules (animated) - Tamara Gorski
Six Million Dollar Man - A21 Alan Oppenheimer
Veronica Mars - Paula Marshall

Heroes volume 2 box
Razor Pop Century - Audrina Partridge
Wild Wild West - A4 Jean Hale
Dead Zone - Alvin Saunders
Family Guy - Erik Estrada

Family Guy Star Wars box
Razor Pop Century - Audrina Partridge
Wild Wild West - A11 Henry Beckman
4400 - Robert Picardo
Small Soldiers - Stan Winston

Smallville season 6 box
Farscape - A63 Chris Haywood
Xena and Hercules (animated) - Karen Sheperd
Wild Wild West - A3 Lloyd Bochner
Veronica Mars - A8 Anthony Anderson

Seeker box
Farscape - A46 Matt Day
Xena and Hercules (animated) - Tsianina Joelson
Family Guy - A12 Wally Wingert
Veronica Mars - A7 Tina Majorino

4400 season 2 box
Razor Pop Century - Audrina Partridge
Xena - A54 Alison Wall
Battlestar Galactica (original) - A27 James Patrick Stuart
Witchblade - A6 John Hensley

Lost season 2 box
Farscape - A17 Linda Cropper
Xena and Hercules (animated) - Alison Wall
Six Million Dollar Man - A11 Jennifer Darling
Lost - A6 Tamara Taylor

Star Trek: The Original Series (2009) box
Highlander - A7 Lisa Howard
Xena and Hercules (animated) - Robert Trebor
Family Guy - A7 Alex Borstein
Smallville - A52 John Novak

Buffy Men of Sunnydale box
Razor Pop Century - Audrina Partridge
Farscape - A64 Anna-Lise Phillips
Battlestar Galactica (original) - A18 Sarah Rush
Firefly - A7 Ron Glass

Lost season 3 box
Farscape - A43 Marta Dusseldorp
Wild Wild West - A6 Phoebe Dorin
First Wave - A3 Rob LaBelle
Veronica Mars - A16 Kristin Cavallari

Golden Compass box
Highlander - A12 Michael Shanks
Xena - A43 Joel Tobeck
Smallville - A47 Aaron Ashmore
Charmed Destiny - A8 Gildart Jackson

Alias season 4 box
Farscape - A41 Nick Tate
American Idol S4 - Nikko Smith
First Wave - A4 Roger Cross
Lost - A28 Michael Bowen

While these may not offer the same 'hits' value as the previous Ink Vault, I think this one has a greater variety and more fun. Given the amount I opened of each, there's very little overlap in the autos (though obviously a fair bit in the sealed boxes) and I'm very happy with my case.

Interesting the number of Joel Gretsch auto's in this release - It was a tough pull when the 4400 Series 2 came out (it was the one auto I didn't get in my case).

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Originally posted by hammer:
Interesting the number of Joel Gretsch auto's in this release - It was a tough pull when the 4400 Series 2 came out (it was the one auto I didn't get in my case).

Sounds like Inkworks held onto them for some reason.. This should make the price crumble for the Gretsch.. Hope Alan Capland is very happy what he's done to the hobby..

I've always held (even before the Razor Ink products) that its better every single autograph is either in a sealed pack, or else is in the hands of people who actually want them. A store room full of cards held by profiteers results in things like three Razor Ink Vaults being released in 2 years.

I'm glad these cards are finally out, hopefully there aren't too many other gigantic hoards out there to be similarly dispersed.

I should have a break for this in a day or two.

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Originally posted by TWS: Hope Alan Capland is very happy what he's done to the hobby..

There was no bigger promoter and supporter of the non-sport hobby than Allan Caplan. Anyone who doubts that need look only at the San Diego Comic-Con. Of the VERY few companies who bothered to set up at the show, NONE did so on the scale of Inkworks. And Allan's generosity to individual collectors is still unparalleled. (The last time I was at Comic-Con, Allan gave every Card Talk member a boxed DVD set, as well as special promo cards.)

If it seems like I'm taking things personally, I suppose I am. Some people might question how Inkworks ended its existence. But with all of the bashing of Inkworks and now Allan personally, I felt like someone needed to speak up for the company and the man.

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I have to add as well. I met Allen several times at the Philly non-sport show. He is an extremely nice guy and so was everyone else who worked at their booth at the shows. Inkworks took on many projects and took a gamble on many of them. I think they did a fantastic job and yes, I am shocked they are out of business now. I really wish it had not come to that. They had a guarantee for most of their products with the insertion ratios. They held back for damaged cards, but also had actors sign more autos than actually needed. Maybe they felt it was better to have them sign more than not enough. Regardless, who is to say that all the other companies out there don't have a back stock like this? We didn't know Inkworks did until this Razor thing, but other companies may work in the same manor. Regardless, this is not Allen's fault.

But, the nice thing about this forum is that we are all entitled to our personal opinions. I just wanted to add mine.

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Yep, I've added mine since I've lost so much $$ value in Inkworks Cards because of Alan Caplan. In his time he really did give so much to the hobby but now it will take a lot for it to recover.

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There was no bigger promoter and supporter of the non-sport hobby than Allan Caplan. Anyone who doubts that need look only at the San Diego Comic-Con. Of the VERY few companies who bothered to set up at the show, NONE did so on the scale of Inkworks. And Allan's generosity to individual collectors is still unparalleled. (The last time I was at Comic-Con, Allan gave every Card Talk member a boxed DVD set, as well as special promo cards.)

I'm with you Kevin!

A big reason for my return to the Non-Sports hobby & collecting is Allan Caplan and the quality/service that Inkworks brought to the field. I'm sorry for the demise of Inkworks but glad that many of the autograph & pieceworks cards that I've been wanting are more available & affordable these days.

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Originally posted by BILLZEE:

A big reason for my return to the Non-Sports hobby & collecting is Allan Caplan and the quality/service that Inkworks brought to the field. I'm sorry for the demise of Inkworks but glad that many of the autograph & pieceworks cards that I've been wanting are more available & affordable these days.

I agree. As mainly a collector only, it is nice to be able to afford some of the cards I wanted that I wasn't able to get before. I could see how from a seller's standpoint that this would be a bad thing though.

This is a box breakdown thread. While these are all sensible points, I think that discussion is happening in the other Razor Ink Vault 2010 thread if you want to participate.

So it is:

My case had 20 different boxes, all Inkworks except a "James Bond in Motion" which I had a great time opening. (Two Autos, Two Multi costumes. Nice cards but I was about 10 cards short of a base set, despite having 16 extras. I'm opening some more of the boxes, so I'll finish that before I come back with pics and details.)

All 80 Razor "re-pack" autograph cards were different which is a definite plus. Unlike some of the breaks we've seen, the vast majority of these were Inkworks issues (71 in all including double digits for 4400 and Smallville). Of the 9 that weren't Inkworks, 7 were Rittenhouse and the last were the 2 Razor Pop Century Preview autos (Audrina "Hills" Patridge and Chris "Kid" Reid), beautifully designed, but why not "Play" from Kid N Play as the other preview auto, what a great set that would be.

I knew going into this I'd have to sell off some of this stuff since I can't put out so much for a case this expensive ($800) without doing so. Not collecting a good many of these sets, that shouldn't be too hard to do, but I was glad to pick up at least a few "permanent" additions to my own collection.
Highlights for me are a Katey Sagal Lost auto (not for "Lost" which I've never seen, but more for her werk on "Futurama" and "Married With Children"), a Stan Winston Small Soldiers autograph, and a lovely Shrek painting by Renae DeLiz from the box of Shrek 3 I opened which more than made up for a (rare) dud box from Inkworks, that being a Hellboy Animated box I opened only for the sketch card, only to find no sketch card!
I also opened the AVP: Requeim box for the sketch, and while that one wasn't so hot, the costume and autograph in that box more than made up for it.

Anyway, if through sales/trades I can get back about half of what I spent, I'm fine essentially paying the other half for the stuff I'll end up keeping, and the boxes I got to break. When all is said and done, the majority of these items, boxes and autographs, I would've bought from bargain tables (say $15 to $20 per box and maybe $5 per auto, as long as I had some extra money) which means I'm pleased with this purchase, despite not pulling the big hits the 2009 Ink Vault was laden with. For dealers, this product is an absolute bust beyond selling them new, no question about it. For collectors, you could do A LOT worse for your $40 or $50, which is to say, I can't recommend it for dealers but I DO recommend it for collectors.

Indeed, I'm all for, "Razor Ink Vault VAULT 2011", wherein Razor has repurchased the 2009 edition Vaults which are then, along with the remaining 2010 Vaults randomly packed into a larger vault which contains yet another sealed box (a 2nd Vault? No, too confusing) along with 4 more random autographs. There really doesn't have to be any end to this. Eventually, this will lead to the most controversial product ever: "Razor Ink Rittenhouse Topps
CardsInc Cornerstone Upper Deck Comic Images Fleer Skybox Imagine Tempo Dart SuperVault Archives 2012", each of which will come 6 random boxes and 25 certified autographs in an actual metal vault that weighs 600 pounds.

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Here are the autographs from my case.

SMALLVILLE 16 different, including Green Arrow and Aquaman


VERONICA MARS 5 different


CHARMED 7 different, various series


LOST 6 different, various series


THE 4400 11 different


ALIAS 4 different


FIRST WAVE


RAZOR Pop Century Preview 2 different


FIREFLY & SERENITY 7 different


BATTLESTAR GALACTICA


SUPERNATURAL 2 different


SMALL SOLDIERS 3 different (S1 Gregory Smith not pictured)


THE MUMMY RETURNS 2 different


SEEKER Dark is Rising 2 different


XENA 2 different, various series


MISCELLANEOUS 4 different


HIGHLANDER


TWILIGHT ZONE


LAST 2, including Katey Sagal "Lost" keeper:


Not pictured, "Sopranos" Father Phil Intintola Autograph

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Congrats on the Emilie De Raven, I didn't see any of those in the previous Vault release, but it may have been in there. The Stan Winston is nice, as are the Xena autos and the Barry Morse.

Almost all of the rest are of course duplicates from what was in last year's Ink Vault. So I'm still wondering what happened to all the Spirit autograph cards? Maybe they'll be put in that Razor Ink Vault VAULT 2011 you want to see.