Non-Sport Update's Card Talk
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Topps)
November 15, 2003, 03:09 AM
angeleyes777Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Topps)
Well, we just tore through 3 cases here at my house, and here's the condensed result. Sorry, no box by box breakdown, but I did keep the autos separated by case:
Case 1 Autos:
Arwen x 1
Bilbo x 1
Denethor x 2
Faramir x 1
Figwit x 1
Sam x 1
Theoden x 1
Case 2 Autos:
Aragorn x 1
Bilbo x 2
Denethor x 1
Faramir x 1
Figwit x 2
Pippin x 1
Sam x 1
(One box had both Figwit & Bilbo)
Case 3 Autos:
Aragorn x 1
Bilbo x 1
Faramir x 1
Gollum x 1
Pippin x 1
Saruman x 2
Theoden x 1
Prismatic Foil Cards (All 3 cases together!):
8 complete sets
1/10 x 6
2/10 x 5
3/10 x 12
4/10 x 12
5/10 x 7
6/10 x 9
7/10 x 4
8/10 x 4
Anyone missing 3s & 4s with extra 9s and 10s?
Box Toppers (all 3 cases!):
12 sets of 2 cards each
Interesting breakdown on the foil cards and 2 auto cards that never showed up at all (Eomer & Taylor). Here's the combined auto list for all 3 cases:
2 Aragorn
1 Arwen
4 Bilbo
3 Denethor
3 Faramir
3 Figwit
1 Gollum
2 Pippin
2 Sam
2 Saruman
2 Theoden
0 Eomer
0 Richard Taylor
"I live in my own little world, but it's ok, they know me there."
November 15, 2003, 04:58 AM
CharstarWow, You had two Saurmon's in one case way to go!
We will post in tomorrow what we go in our first case! Must sleep sometime!
Good morning to those who are reading this after you have woken up!

Have a wonderful day!

I'm not so bad once you get to know me!........Mr.Smith
November 15, 2003, 12:12 PM
ParadocOK, my eyes are sore, but here are my breakdowns:
First, ALL my autos came from Frodo packs, even when there were two autos per box. The autos were evenly spread between both stacks and at various levels within the stack. I the box I had with two autos, one was in each stack.
ALL my foils were in Aragorns, and I had three foils from each stack without variation.
I had one boxtopper in all boxes.
Now, onto the cases/boxes.
First, I opened 6 boxes from one case:
Autos:
Gollum
Arwen x 2
Sam
Eomer
Figwit
Boxtopper 1 x 5
Boxtopper 2 x 1
2 full foil sets plus extras.
Also, I know that the other two boxes from this case both had Richard Taylor autos in them.
First Full Case:
Autos:
Eomer
Richard Taylor
Sam
Arwen
Figwit
Aragorn
Bilbo
Pippin
One box had 2 autos (Figwit and Aragorn) and one had no autos.
Boxtoppers 4 of each
3 full foil sets plus extras
Second Full case
Autos:
Denethor
Theoden
Figwit
R. Taylor
Bilbo
Eomer
Arwen
Saruman (from my last box!)
Boxtoppers 4 of each
3 full foil sets plus extras
Total autos
Saruman
Theoden
Denethor
Aragorn
Pippin
Gollum
Bilbo x 2
R. Taylor x 2
Sam x 2
Eomer x 3
Figwit x 3
Arwen x 3
Faramir x 0
I've got two more boxes arriving next week, and will post those results then.
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November 15, 2003, 01:50 PM
robwaddleCase No 2 of 2
Box 9
Topper 1
Gollum Auto
Foils 2 - 7
Box 10
Topper 2
Richard Taylor Auto
Foils 1 - 5 & 10
Box 11
Topper 1
Arwen Auto
Foils 1, 6, 7, 9, 10 (only 5!)
Box 12
No Topper
Gollum Auto
Foils 4 - 9.
Box 13
Topper 2
Figwit Auto
Foils 1, 6 - 10
Box 14
Topper 2
Pippin Auto
Foils 4 - 9
Box 15
Topper 2
Sam Auto
Foils 1 -3. 8 - 10
Box 16
Topper 1.
Faramir Auto
Foils 1, 2 6 - 9
Grand Totals
7 Topper Sets
7 Full foil Sets
9 Autos and 7 Dups
God knows how many base sets .
I'll be posting auto trades soon & foil trades slow time.
Rob
"He drew a deep breath. 'Well I'm back,' he said."
November 15, 2003, 11:55 PM
ManInTheIronLungMy First Case:
Box 1
Topper 1 of 2
Lee Auto

Foils 5-10
Box 2
Topper 2 of 2
Aragorn Auto

Foils 1-4,9,10
Box 3
Topper 1 of 2
Arwen Auto

Foils 3-8
Box 4
Topper 1 of 2
Bilbo Auto
Foils 1-6
Box 5
Topper 2 of 2
Eomer Auto
Foils 1,2,4,9
Box 6
Topper 2 of 2
Sam Auto
Foils 1-6
Box 7
Topper 1 of 2
Aragorn Auto

Foils 1,2,7-10
Box 8
Topper 2 of 2
Gollum Auto

Foils 5-10
Happy Overall!

November 16, 2003, 12:27 AM
CharstarMy First CASE!

Box 1: 2 of 2 Arwen 3-8
Box 2: 2 of 2 Figwit 2,3,3,5,8,9,10
Box 3: 1 of 2 Faramir 5-10
Box 4: 1 of 2 Sam 1-6
Box 5: 2 of 2 Theoden-(Black ink) 1,6,7,8,9,10
Box 6 : Both 1 & 2 Richard Taylor 1,2,7,8,9,10
Box 7: 1 of 2 Denrthor 1,2,3,4,9,10
Box 8: 1 of 2 Theoden-(Black ink) 1,2,7,8,9,10
Also had one pack that had 13 cards in it
No extra auto's though !
Very happy will all of our pulls!
I'm not so bad once you get to know me!........Mr.Smith
November 17, 2003, 11:38 AM
gimlihi i thought you may be interested i have just finished compiling all my base sets and I had 63 out of 3 cases that was 21 per case that works out at over 2 and a half per box and i was left with one set that was 4 short otherwise i only had about 150 spares which is great compared to the two towers I have over 1500+ left from that set
November 17, 2003, 10:00 PM
ADVLOGSYSPurchased Two box's today from my local card shop opened 1st box got 4 chase cards in ever pack and no auto, second box got 3-4 chase in 25 of the 36 pack and 1 auto. has anyone had this happen to them before?
November 17, 2003, 10:10 PM
CharstarIt might explain why some people got no Foils in their boxes,
Are we talking lots of extra autos, or lots of extra foils???
I'm still dreaming of opening a pack it only has autos in it!
I'm not so bad once you get to know me!........Mr.Smith
November 18, 2003, 02:35 PM
AndroMy case
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(Box 1)
AUTO: ARWEN
PRISMATICS: 8,9,10,1,9,10
(Box 2)
AUTO: DENETHOR
PRISMATICS: 4,5,6,7,8,9
(Box 3)
AUTO: FARAMIR
PRISMATICS: 1,2,3,8,9,10
(Box 4)
AUTO: GOLLUM
PRISMATICS: 2,3,4,5,6,7
(Box 5)
AUTO: THEODEN
PRISMATICS: 1,2,3,4,5,6
(Box 6)
AUTO: FIGWIT
PRISMATICS: 1,2,7,8,9,10
(Box 7)
AUTO: BILBO
PRISMATICS: 1,2,3,4,9,10
(Box 8)
AUTO: DENETHOR
PRISMATICS: 3,4,5,6,7,8
2 EXTRA BOXES I PURCHASED
(Box 1)
AUTO: ARAGORN
PRISMATICS: 2,3,4,6,7
(Box2)
AUTO: GOLLUM
PRISMATICS: 1,2,3,8,9,10
5 sets of the 2 card box toppers.
Cheers,
Andy.
Please see my trades list in the trades section. Thanks.
Cheers,
Andy.
"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." - Bilbo Baggins - Lord Of The Rings
November 18, 2003, 10:51 PM
Thaoquote:
Originally posted by Charstar:
I'm still dreaming of opening a pack it only has autos in it!
Oh, that would be the best dream of all!! Forget dreaming about acing all my exams, a dream where a box of RotK cards had all autos, wow, that'd be something special.
Can't wait to see my 2 boxes. Just hope that there's no funny stuff with it, and it has a good amount of foils (6 on average per box I take it), and any one auto in each box. That'd be nice.
November 19, 2003, 12:14 AM
richscardsOpened 6 boxes today, got 5 Autos:
Taylor
Eomer
Figwit
Arwen x2
Prismatics: 3 full sets
Boxtoppers: 2 sets and two #2's
Will revise once I hear how the other two boxes break when they reach their respective owners.
Rich
My Want ListNovember 19, 2003, 02:39 AM
janscardsHi we have just finished breaking 12 cases,didn't have the time to do a box by box breakdown,but here is the overall breakdown.
Autos.
FARAMIR 12
ARAGORN 6
SAM 7
GOLLUM 8
THEODEN BLACK 4
THEODEN BLUE 6
BILBO 8
FIGWIT 9
ARWEN 7
EOMER 7
R.TAYLOR 4
PIPPIN 7
DENETHOR 7
SARUMAN 4
48 BOX TOPPERS SETS
52 PRISMATIC SETS
Overall we are very pleased with the breakdown.Still got 3 cases left to break at a later date.
Must go as we have over 200 basic sets to collate and get in the post by tomorrow.
November 19, 2003, 05:13 AM
batmancitythis is the first time that i bought sealed boxes for the lord of the rings sries by topps and i must say that i was not disappointed ! Here is the breakdown :
From the 2 boxes i was able to get 4 base sets and 1 set missing 12 cards, 1 complete set of prismatic foils and 2 extras. As for the autograph cards, i was really anxious because i'm not used to buy boxes like that. I had high hopes and when i opened the first box, i was really disappointed to get a Richard Taylor auto. Don't get me wrong, it was cool but i wanted to get autographs from on-screen characters. Anyway, on to the second and last box. I cracked all the packs and no auto after opening 35 packs !!!! The last pack was my only chance to get one and guess what i had....a Christopher Lee/Saruman auto card !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll be posting my needs/haves soon in the trading section.
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November 19, 2003, 05:49 AM
SteveLJust finished breaking my case:
4 sets of box toppers
4 sets of prismatics with 8 spare.
Autos:
Figwit
Aragorn (x2)
Gollum
Saruman
Eomer
Theoden
Pippin
(If anyone's got a spare Arwen or Bilbo to swap for the Aragorn, let me know)
Pretty pleased with this. I haven't collated the base sets yet, 'cause I'm going to wait until after I see the film!
Steve
November 19, 2003, 06:02 AM
janscardsquote:
Originally posted by SteveL:
Just finished breaking my case:
4 sets of box toppers
4 sets of prismatics with 8 spare.
Autos:
Figwit
Aragorn (x2)
Gollum
Saruman
Eomer
Theoden
Pippin
(If anyone's got a spare Arwen or Bilbo to swap for the Aragorn, let me know)
Pretty pleased with this. I haven't collated the base sets yet, 'cause I'm going to wait until after I see the film!
Steve
Hi Steve
I have a bilbo to trade for your aragorn.please mail me at the following address:
[This message was edited by janscards on November 19, 2003 at 09:12 AM.]
November 19, 2003, 05:46 PM
Triple-FrogFinished opening my two cases,now have severe headache from sorting the basic sets

.
The two cases yielded 36 basic sets,7 box topper sets and 2 extra 1 0f 2's,7 foil sets and 25 extra cards,and the following auto's
Case 1 Arwen x 2

Aragorn
Figwit
Sam
Bilbo
Pippin
Theoden (Blue Ink).
Case 2 Saruman x 2

Richard Taylor x 2
Gollum

Arwen (can't get enough of Liv

)
Sam
Bilbo
Pippin
Eomer
Faramir
Three of the eight boxes in the second case had 2 auto's

.
Both sarumans had a second auto (Arwen & Sam) and the third dual auto box was Bilbo/Eomer.
Very happy with the Breakdown,I am not usually this lucky.Hope I have not used it all up for when I get my Alias case

.
November 20, 2003, 03:31 AM
RitaHi,
finally got my two boxes
BOX 1
boxtopper 1 of 2
Gollum Auto

Prismatics 3,4,5,6,7,8
BOX 2
boxtopper 2 of 2
Sam Auto
Prismatics 3,4,5,6,7,8
Overall, quite happy, as knowing my luck, I could have easily pulled a box with nothing in it!

November 21, 2003, 02:35 PM
dis68& I got my one box
boxtopper 1 of 2
Bilbo Auto

Prismatic foils 1,2,3,8,9,10
Plus 2 complete sets
As with ALL the other Topps Lord Of The Rings sets, very good looking cards
November 21, 2003, 03:49 PM
LesleyWI was in two minds whether to get the ROTK set or not, but ended up getting two boxes from Ebay.
Box 1
Box Topper 2/2
Foils - 1,2,3,4,5,6
Auto - Aragorn

- very pleased
Box 2
Box Topper 1/2

usually I end up with the same box toppers
Foils - 1,2,7,8,9,10

complete set of foils between the two boxes
Auto - Eomer

I'm pleased it was a different auto to the one in box 1 and different to the ones I've had from FOTR and TTT, but his auto has definitely got worse.
Lesley