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Watched this documentary tonight and went to the website of the last remaining Blockbuster Video store to see what they might have for sale and was surprised to see that they created a trading card set based on the documentary. There isn't much info on the set -- based on the pack it looks like it is a 50 card set. The sample cards show a number of celebrities who were featured in the documentary.   I checked Allender's site, searched Card Talk, and Googled, and didn't find a mention of these cards. I'm not sure when these were released the documentary came outabout six months ago, but interestingly these are in a folder on the Bend Oregon Blockbuster site in a folder that seems to be dated June 2021, so these may be brand new.This message has been edited. Last edited by: webjon, | ||
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Platinum Card Talk Member |
Interesting as Blockbuster gets credit for pushing out the first gift cards to the masses which I have collected several of. They often had cool images of various films. I saw that documentary recently as well. High nostalgia factor but from the practical side a dead concept. I do think that keeping one functioning BB open as more of a living piece of history is a cool idea. I will pick up some packs of this although it seems like something they would be able to reprint as necessary. ____________________ Just because it's rare doesn't mean it's valuable. | |||
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| Gold Card Talk Member |
I'm into oddball cards so I need at least a couple of packs of that. Maybe I'm just really tired and not seeing clearly but it looks like you're better off buying one pack at a time because it costs just over $6 with shipping for one pack, but if you buy two, the total is just over $14. I think it's great that there's still one Blockbuster somewhere. I wish there was still a Tower Records and a Borders store. Jess | |||
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I actually hate Blockbuster. In the UK they were responsible for putting all the small video stores out of business including the one in our village which i used to spend a lot of time in.  ____________________ Come, it is time for you to keep your appointment with The Wicker Man. | |||
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| Platinum Card Talk Member |
I probably will pick up some cards too -- shipping for one pack and a shirt was $6. Might go that route. I definitely miss video stores. We'd go regularly until we moved about 4 years ago. There aren't any video stores where we live now. While streaming is great in many ways we've actually started buying DVDs again. When we first got Netflix it seemed like there was endless content. . . Then they stopped renewing shows we liked so nearly everything ended after 3 seasons. Lately it just doesn't seem like anything interesting is on there -- it seems like they keep trying to get us to watch the same stuff every time we log on, which we aren't interested in seeing. Now streaming services are censoring by removing episodes of shows and not offering certain films. Somehow it isn't the same as walking through a store, it's not the same as owning physical media. I could always go to a different video store to find a different layout, different staff, different movies. . . But it's always the same on Netflix -- or HBO Max, or HULU, or whatever. | |||
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| Silver Card Talk Member |
7 packs, enough to get you a set (with only 6 doubles, haha!) with shipping comes to $40.20. Doesn't sound like a terrible price if you can manage a complete set, I am tempted to give it a shot. I really want the Lloyd Kaufman card. That'd be great to get signed by him, he always signs for free at shows. | |||
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| Platinum Card Talk Member |
Lloyd Kaufman's 2 minutes on the documentary were pretty epic. | |||
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| Gold Card Talk Member |
There's still a video store, "Captain Video," about 25 miles north of here. Even a pandemic couldn't take it down. Yeah, Netflix is like Amazon. You buy the latest mystery novel in a longtime series and Amazon suggests one of the older ones. Yeah, well, I read that one 20 years ago when it was new and don't want to read the other "selections just for me" either. I like going to B&N looking to see if the new NSU has arrived and what's in new fiction and what's on the science shelves and what's in the bargain book section. It's tedious navigating to and through all that online. I've also scrolled through hundreds of Netflix listings without finding anything I want to see. There's still a used DVD/record/bookstore in town. It also sells new stuff. I like going there too. Jess
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| Gold Card Talk Member |
I got the pack in the mail today: 8 cards in a clear plastic pack with a slip of paper as the header. The card numbers: 2, 6, 8 (shown above), 9, 13 (shown above), 34, 41 and 49. The backs are all identical with some text describing the documentary and listing the main cast. I'll have to get another pack to see what I get. | |||
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| Platinum Card Talk Member |
Awesome! Were the cards good quality? Any indication of a manufacturer? | |||
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| Gold Card Talk Member |
Yes, they are good quality with regular card stock (regular gloss fronts; matte backs) and good resolution. No manufacturer is listed so I assume a local/regional printer. it just says "Pop Motion Pictures," a movie production company, on the backs. The pack was sent loose in a mailing envelope but arrived in nice shape. I think some packs might get damaged that way.
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| Gold Card Talk Member |
Has anyone completed this set? | |||
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Platinum Card Talk Member |
Need one card to finish the set. I also saw a set for sale at the Philly show last month. ____________________ "The problem, I'm told, is more than medical." | |||
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Diamond Card Talk Member |
Netflix has just put out a limited comedy series based on the last remaining Blockbuster store. Since its a comedy, I would imagine its some sort of fictionalized version of the staff at the last Blockbuster. Trip down Memory Lane, but pretty ironic considering that it was Netflix that really drove the nail in their coffin. They got too big and started competing for their own customers, with no other business plan when habits changed. In its prime there were at least 6 Blockbuster stores within my immediate area. I still have a few DVDs that I picked up in the close out sales as they all shut down. Just another part of the past that was fun while it lasted. Searching for movies at Blockbuster was a ritual for a lot of families back then. The place was packed some nights. Now you watch Netflix on the phone and nobody has to talk to anybody.  | |||
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