Kind of a good news/bad news situation.

Good news: won a sealed case off eBay for $268.00 shipped. Sweet!

Bad news: the number printed on the inside top of the box: 11 8440

Like Raj I got four dud boxes (one didn't even have a parallel) but also got two with two hits.

Ended up with:
8 parallel cards
a third Wolf Kahler autograph
Ric Young, Roshan Seth and Vernon Dobtcheff autographs
Howard Shum and Mike Duron sketch (yay!)

I'll scan and post the sketches later.

So, how does one contact Topps customer service?

-Bob-

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Originally posted by TheUberBob:
So, how does one contact Topps customer service?

-Bob-

Usually on your knees with tears running down your face.

Hi all, finally broke down and bought a box of this. I told myself I wouldn't buy one after hearing about so many boxes that were missing either an auto or a sketch.

However, I was unsupervised and saw one box at my local sport card shop. I took it as a sign I should buy it as the shop rarely carries any nonsport stuff.

Did pretty well, all in all.

Haven't put together the base set yet, but the other cards were:

Parallel Card # 40 A Deadly Intrusion #d 156/500

and a pretty cool sketch. Can anyone identify the artist on this one for me?

thats jerry Vandersldt (however its spelled). he did 106 sketchs, very nice pull!

Thanks for the info! Glad to get a sketch of Indy in my box.

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Originally posted by wolfie:

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Originally posted by TheUberBob:
So, how does one contact Topps customer service?

-Bob-

Usually on your knees with tears running down your face.

LOL! Good one!

-Bob-

Here are the two sketch cards I got out of my eBay case:

Howard Shum sketch


Michael "Locoduck" Duron sketch


-Bob-

JUST CRACKED A CASE OF THIS ONLY ONE DUD BOX BUT NOT VERY HAPPY AT ALL 4 AUTOS 3 SKETCH.HERE'S THE BEST BITS WHAT THERE IS OF THEM LOL.AND CAN ANY ONE TELL ME THE ARTISTS THANKS.

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Originally posted by tiptreegangsta:
JUST CRACKED A CASE OF THIS ONLY ONE DUD BOX BUT NOT VERY HAPPY AT ALL 4 AUTOS 3 SKETCH.HERE'S THE BEST BITS WHAT THERE IS OF THEM LOL.AND CAN ANY ONE TELL ME THE ARTISTS THANKS.

You need to upload your picture to an online hosting service like Photobucket.

Here's my results from a single box break,

Complete set w/extras
Box topper p1
Parallel #1 373/500
Autograph of Julian Glover as Donovan

Not a bad break overall. I'm quite pleaded with the Glover auto. I would much rather have that than a monkey sketch

Sheri & I broke 2 boxes. Here is what we got from them:
Base Sets: 1 & a TON of EXTRAS
Promo Box Topper: P1 (x2)
Parallels: 20 (264/500) & 22 (176/500)
Sketches:

Paul Gutierrez-Indy taking the Idol in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1:3,101)


Joe Roscetti-Monkey 1:15,506)

Just broke down a box

One card short of a base set (#17)
One Parallel - #66 Capture of the "Jones Boys" (63/500)
P1
No Auto
No Sketch

The base set is nice - maybe they're trying to keep the value of the base set by not putting in as many big hits?

Hi all,just broke my one case and could not believe my luck.






I think you will agree some great sketches.
Phil

I do indeed agree, very nice sketches

I am so frustrated right now
I've just got a box and found the following:

Box topper 0
Base set 0
Parallels 0
Sketch Cards 0 :mad
Autos...you guessed it 0!!!????!?!?!?

What the hells that about!?!?

So miffed off it's untrue! this was supposed to be my OTB day box,god! speechless!

Sounds like a retail box to me Joey...

Possibly, except no has reported seeing any retail boxes yet, and there is nothing on Ebay. A resealed box is a possibility, but I suspect this is just a bad hobby box.

No, its definatly a hobby box - got the H mark on the front

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Originally posted by Batman:
Possibly, except no has reported seeing any retail boxes yet, and there is nothing on Ebay. A resealed box is a possibility, but I suspect this is just a bad hobby box.

There has been one on that auction site that I have seen and it's already over. Retail

....yay topps..../sigh...im sorry you got that box. most people i know have had a lot of dud buxes with no Sketch/autos in them, but jeez not even a box topper? or a parallel? that a new low even for this product.