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Originally posted by prophecygirl:
No problem

Here is Eileen's PW4 variation, just click the thumbnail to make it bigger -

Nice pull Eileen . That certainly answers my variant question. Now I've just got to find myself one.

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Originally posted by Arvin Sloane:
Just a heads-up. This is the second consecutive Inkworks product that states "RANDOMLY INSERTED AUTOGRAPHS" and they mean it. We busted the "Case from Hell" last night and our 12 box case yielded only 10 autographs.
I am also the proud owner of Principal Wood's shirt as we got 5 of those as well as 3 of Giles' shirt. The collation of the WA cards and the DK was absolutely terrible. Hopefully this case was just a fluke. As it stands now this case is a throw back to the Graffiti and early Inkworks product as far as collation goes.

I've read (on the Inkworks site) that it's 1 auto & 1 piecework per box... like WOS. Is that not right?

That breakdown really sucks, but prophecygirl is right. The write-up published on Inkworks' website says "ONE PER BOX" for autographs and pieceworks. It also states odds of 1:36 packs. The way I read that is: You are guaranteed at least 1 autograph card and at least 1 pieceworks card per box. Since the odds state "approximately" 1:36 packs, you can conceivably get more than one auto or pw (which has happened to a few people), but you must receive at least the guarantee. I'm sure Inkworks will replace the missing cards.

Some interesting comments, however I am holding both a BMOS and a Sopranos box in my hand and they state the following:"Stated odds reflect average of entire production run; this ratio is not guaranteed to exist within any individual box or case." Neither box gave odds for the autographs or in the case of BMOS the pieceworks. The fronts of both boxes have in large type "Look for randomly inserted autographs". I will however drop Inkworks a line and see what they have to say about this matter.

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Originally posted by Arvin Sloane:
Some interesting comments, however I am holding both a BMOS and a Sopranos box in my hand and they state the following:"Stated odds reflect average of entire production run; this ratio is not guaranteed to exist within any individual box or case." Neither box gave odds for the autographs or in the case of BMOS the pieceworks. The fronts of both boxes have in large type "Look for randomly inserted autographs". I will however drop Inkworks a line and see what they have to say about this matter.

Arvin,

I pulled out the original sales materials sent from Inkworks on BMOS and it does indeed say 1 autograph per box. So I imagine you'll find Inkworks to be accomodating.

Ed

My case arrived last Wednesday afternoon and between a busy weekend at work, I'm finally getting around to posting my break......

Box 1:
BL-1
WA1, WA5
DK2, DK6, DK7
PW-5 (Prin. Wood's shirt)
A-10 (Camden Toy)

Box 2:
BL-2
WA3, WA6
DK4, DK6, DK8
PW5 (Prin. Wood's shirt)
A-8 (Adam Busch)

Box 3:
BL3
WA1, WA5
DK2, DK5, DK7
PW-1 (Xander's suit jacket)
A-5 (Harry Groener)

Box 4:
BL1
WA3, WA5
DK2, DK5, DK7, DK9
PW-3 (Giles's shirt)
A-8 (Adam Busch)

Box 5:
BL-1
WA1, WA5
DK1, DK5, DK9
PW-3 (Giles's shirt)
A-10 (Camden Toy)

Box 6:
BL1
WA3, WA6
DK3, DK4, DK6, DK8
PW-4 (Andrew's shirt)
A-4 (Robin Sachs)

Box 7:
BL2
WA3, WA6
DK3, DK4, DK8
PW-3 (Giles's shirt)
A-3 (Mark Metcalf)

Box 8:
BL3
WA2, WA4
DK1, DK5, DK9
PW-2 (Xander's suit trousers) (yay, a full PW set!)
A-1 (Nick Brendon)

Box 9:
BL2
WA2, WA4
DK1, DK3, DK9
PW-3(Giles's shirt)
A-9 (Charlie Weber)

Box 10:
BL3
WA1, WA4
DK1, DK3, DK9
PW-5 (Wood's shirt)
A-7 (Tom Lenk)

Box 11:
BL2
WA1, WA3, WA5
DK2, DK6, DK8
PW-4 (Andrew's shirt)
A-11 (TRIO AUTO)

Box 12:
BL3
WA2, WA6
DK3, DK4, DK6, DK8
PW-5 (Wood's shirt)
A-1 (Nick Brendon)

Totals:
Boxloader sets: 4 (no duplicates)
WA sets: 3 (+7 duplicates)
DK sets: 3 (+12 duplicates)
Pieceworks: 1 full set + PW3(x3), PW4, PW5(x3)
Autos: 9 of 11, missing A-2(Marc Blucas) and A-6(Danny Strong), with duplicates of A-1(Nick Brendon), A-8(Adam Busch), and A-10(Camden Toy)

Collation with the chase cards seemed a little different than other Inkworks cases I've gotten in the past. For those of you keeping score at home, it wasn't until Box #8 that I pulled the "Women Men Adore" Willow card. And in the past it seemed that the chase cards found in the same box were in order in many instances, but this time they were more mixed up.

Overall, however....I was very thrilled with what I got. I *should* have my trade list updated and ready to go by the later part of this week.

Congratualations on a great case angelchick!!!!

Although I wouldn't have been happy with all those woods pw's myself...


...and I've most likely just cursed myself into only get that one card.

angelchick - Nice case breakdown

This was probably the strangest case of Inkworks product that I have ever opened. I have to agree with Arvin about the "random autographs" but the box loaders were a plain nightmare. The gory details:

Box Loader BL2
Dressed to Kill 2x3, 7x2
Women Men Adore 2,5
Pieceworks PW2 XANDER – SUIT TROUSERS
PW3 GILES – SHIRT
Autograph A6 DANNY STRONG/JONATHAN

Box Loader BL1
Dressed to Kill 5,7,9
Women Men Adore 3,5
Pieceworks PW4 ANDREW – T-SHIRT
Autograph A5 HARRY GROENER/MAYOR WILKINS

Box Loader BL1
Dressed to Kill 1,5,7,9
Women Men Adore 2,3,6
Pieceworks PW5 PRINCIPAL WOOD – SHIRT
Autograph A7 TOM LENK/ANDREW

Box Loader BL2
Dressed to Kill 4,6,8
Women Men Adore 2,3,6
Pieceworks PW5 PRINCIPAL WOOD – SHIRT
Autograph A6 DANNY STRONG/JONATHAN

Box Loader BL1
Dressed to Kill 2,5,7,9
Women Men Adore 1,5
Pieceworks PW2 XANDER – SUIT TROUSERS
Autograph A2 MARC BLUCAS/RILEY

Box Loader BL2
Dressed to Kill 1,5,9
Women Men Adore 1,5
Pieceworks PW2 XANDER – SUIT TROUSERS
Autograph A3 MARK METCALF/THE MASTER

Box Loader BL1
Dressed to Kill 2,6,7
Women Men Adore 2,4
Pieceworks PW5 PRINCIPAL WOOD – SHIRT
Autograph A4 ROBIN SACHS/ETHAN RAYNE

Box Loader BL2
Dressed to Kill 1,3,4
Women Men Adore 2,4
Pieceworks PW4 ANDREW – T-SHIRT
Autograph A3 MARK METCALF/THE MASTER

Box Loader BL2
Dressed to Kill 2,6,8
Women Men Adore 2,4
Pieceworks PW4 ANDREW – T-SHIRT
Autograph A3 MARK METCALF/THE MASTER
Promos P-UK, P-i

Box Loader BL1
Dressed to Kill 1,3,4
Women Men Adore 1,5
Pieceworks PW2 XANDER – SUIT TROUSERS
Autograph A2 MARC BLUCAS/RILEY

Box Loader BL1
Dressed to Kill 3,4,6,8
Women Men Adore 2,6
Pieceworks PW5 PRINCIPAL WOOD – SHIRT
Autograph A4 ROBIN SACHS/ETHAN RAYNE

Box Loader NONE
Dressed to Kill 2,6,7
Women Men Adore 2,3,6
Pieceworks PW5 PRINCIPAL WOOD – SHIRT
Autograph A2 MARC BLUCAS/RILEY

Recap:
Box Loader sets: NONE, 6 BL1, 5 BL2
Dressed to Kill sets 3 + 14 spares
Women Men Adore sets 3 + 9 spares
Pieceworks
PW1: NONE
PW2: 4
PW3: 1
PW4: 3
PW5 shirt: 5
PW5 tie: None
Autographs
A1: None
A2: 3
A3: 3
A4: 2
A5: 1
A6: 2
A7: 1
A8: None
A9: None
A10: None
A11: None, can't really expect one though...

Overall, terrible collation. My first box did not have a base set. My second and third only 1, and each box after that had 2. I'm fairly certain the spares will make up a few more.

And what's up with the box loaders? I've never had that kind of problem before. I can't even make a mini-master set as I don't have a set of box loaders after a case?

The cards themselves look great, both the base set and the chase cards. However something went horribly wrong when this one was packed out.

Ed

Promos in wax boxes? WOW this definitely is an interesting product.

All we can say is "nice promos"

After seeing some of the weird collations here I'm happy sticking with my decision not to buy any boxes for Men of Sunnydale, but buy the cards separately and hopefully save myself some money. This set just seems to be more hit or miss than most and at the moment I'm not prepared to take a risk on it.

However congratulations to those of you who have managed some great pulls so far.

Whoo hoo got 4 boxes today but only opened 3 as one is for a friend, but here is a break down:

Box 1
Box loader - BL2 Giles
Dressed to Kill - DK2, DK6, DK8
Women Men Adore - WA5 Faith, WA3 Cordy
Pieceworks - PW2 Xander suit pants
Autograph - A2 Riley
Base sets - 2

Box 2
Box loader - BL3 Spike
Dressed to Kill - DK4, DK1, DK3
Women Men Adore - WA2 Willow, WA Dawn
Pieceworks - PW1 Xander's suit jacket
Autograph - A10 Gentlemen
Base sets - 1

Box 3
Box loader - BL2 Giles (repeat)
Dressed to Kill - DK2, DK8, DK6 (all repeats)
Women Men Adore - WA4 Anya, WA2 Willow (repeat)
Pieceworks - PW3 Giles shirt
Autograph - A11 Evil Trio!!!!!!
Base sets - 2

Overall I am really happy, but want to open the box I got for my friend

Wow, well done on the Trio auto card

I got my case yesterday. When the first PW pull was Principal Wood's tie, I thought it was going to be a very good case... Instead, I will say it was an interesting case.

Box 1
BL-3
Dressed to Kill 2, 7, 5
Women Men Adore 6 (Dawn), 3 (Cordelia)
PW5 Principal Wood's Tie -- very nice piece
A8 Adam Busch/Warren Mears
Many, many cards that are cut incorrectly. Many cards that are bent.

Box 2
BL-2
Dressed to Kill 8, 4, 6, 2
Women Men Adore 4 (Anya), 2 (Willow)
PW5 Principal Wood's Shirt
A5 Harry Groener/Mayor Richard Wilkins

Box 3
BL-2
Dressed to Kill 4, 8, 6 x2
Women Men Adore 4 (Anya), 2 (Willow)
PW4 Andrew's Shirt
A6 Danny Strong/Jonathon Levinson

Box 4
BL-1
Dressed to Kill 8, 6, 7, 2
Women Men Adore 6 (Dawn), 3 (Cordelia)
PW5 Principal Wood's Shirt
A1 Nick Brendon/Xander Harris

Box 5
BL-1
Dressed to Kill 5, 9, 1
Women Men Adore 4 (Anya) x2
PW5 Principal Wood's Shirt
A5 Harry Groener/Mayor Richard Wilkins

Box 6
BL-3
Dressed to Kill 9, 3, 1
Women Men Adore 4 (Anya), 2 (Willow)
PW5 Principal Wood's Shirt
A2 Marc Blucas/Riley Finn

Box 7
BL-1
Dressed to Kill 6, 8, 2
Women Men Adore 4 (Anya), 2 (Willow)
PW3 Giles' Shirt
A10 Camden Toy/Turok Han/Gnarl/One of the Gentlemen

Box 8
BL-2
Dressed to Kill 5, 7, 1, 9
Women Men Adore 6 (Dawn), 3 (Cordelia)
PW5 Principal Wood's Shirt
A3 Mark Metcalf/The Master

Box 9
BL-3
Dressed to Kill 7, 5, 9
Women Men Adore 6 (Dawn), 3 (Cordelia)
PW4 Andrew's Shirt
A4 Robin Sachs/Ethan Rayne

Box 10
BL-1
Dressed to Kill 8, 4, 6, 2
Women Men Adore 6 (Dawn), 3 (Cordelia), 2 (Willow)
PW3 Giles' Shirt
A8 Adam Busch/Warren Mears

Box 11
BL-3
Dressed to Kill 3, 1, 4
Women Men Adore 4 (Anya), 2 (Willow)
PW2 Xander's Trousers
A5 Harry Groener/Mayor Richard Wilkins and A4 Robin Sachs/Ethan Rayne

Box 12
BL-1
Dressed to Kill 4, 8, 6
Women Men Adore 2 (Willow), 3 (Cordelia), 6 (Dawn)
PW5 Principal Wood's Shirt
A10 Camden Toy/Turok Han/Gnarl/One of the Gentlemen

In summary: 1 really nice case card
Box Loaders: 3 sets + BL1 x 2 and BL3
Dressed to Kill: 2 sets + 2 sets w/o DK3 + DK2, KD54, DK6x3, DK8x2
Women Men Adore (The most disappointing of all -- no complete sets. Missing WA1 (assume this is Buffy) and WA5 (I think I read that this was Faith)): WA2x6 (Willow), WA3x6 (Cordelia), WA4x7 (Anya), and WA6x6 (Dawn)
Pieceworks (Missing Xander's Jacket): PW2 (Xander's Trousers), PW3x2 (Giles' Shirt), PW4x2 (Andrew's shirt), PW5x6 (Principal Wood's Shirt), PW5 (Principal Wood's Tie)

This probably isn't the place to ask; but, I'd like to post for trading and have never done this. I take it I need to add my e-mail address to my member profile so that people can contact me. Does this usually result in a lot of spam? Also, are there any rules about trading -- how things will be shipped, how soon they will be shipped? Anything else I should be aware of? Thanks!

Forgot to add the summary for autos:

No A7 (Tom Lenk/Andrew Wells), A9 Charlie Weber (Ben), A11 (Evil Trio): A1 (Nicholas Brendon/Xander Harris), A2 (Marc Blucas/Riley Finn), A3 (Mark Metcalf/The Master), A4x2 (Robin Sachs/Ethan Rayne), A5x3 (Harry Groener)/Mayor Wilkins, A6 (Danny Strong/Jonathan Levinson), A8x2 (Adam Busch/Warren Mears), A10x2 (Camden Toy/Gentleman/Gnarl/Turok Han)

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Originally posted by Deena:
This probably isn't the place to ask; but, I'd like to post for trading and have never done this. I take it I need to add my e-mail address to my member profile so that people can contact me. Does this usually result in a lot of spam? Also, are there any rules about trading -- how things will be shipped, how soon they will be shipped? Anything else I should be aware of? Thanks!

Interesting case breakdowns...

You can add "no spam" or something similar to your email address as a spam trap to prevent that such as my_name_nospam@ispaddress.com

Rules about trading - I've always worked out who is sending what & when as each trade happens.

Has Allan said anything specific yet about the reasoning behind all the mishaps with the boxes? It seems quite bizarre.

Well, including Eileen's PW4 variation which PG posted these are the variations I've seen so far of Andrew's PW... and which I think are selling way over their value considering how large that image on his t-shirt is.

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Originally posted by maxpower03:
Has Allan said anything specific yet about the reasoning behind all the mishaps with the boxes? It seems quite bizarre.

I think this was a case of breaking in a new printer for this product, so some of the cases didn't come out as well as any of us might like.

As with all of our products, if you have a concern, complaint, or have missing or damaged cards, contact Inkworks at info@inkworks.com. It is a good idea to be clear about the nature of your problem, specific about which cards are a problem, include the box number (inside the front flap), and when/where you purchased it. Include your name, address, and email address so that we can contact you with any questions or additional instructions.

You'd be surprised how many people contact us and want us to fix a problem, but never actually tell us what was wrong or what we can do to help.