Introducing PCE DataPlates

PCE DataPlates are illustrated reference articles that explore noteworthy promotional card sets, variations, distribution methods, and hobby discoveries. They document and preserve information that extends beyond the standard catalog listings in PCE.



Go directly to the Trading Card Treats – Marvel Comics (1991) pages in PCE

Has anyone seen this variant, or any other Trading Card Treats cards with similar variations? I'd be interested in hearing about your observations.

Thanks, Todd. That's a great idea. Some cards and sets warrant a little more explanation. For some others, the value has been up and down and maybe back up again.

This looks great, Todd!

That is really amazing. Great job !

Go directly to the Star Wars Widevision Pepsi Mail-Away page at PCE.

Do you remember the 1995 Pepsi Star Wars mail-away promotion? If so, did you redeem a winning sticker yourself, or did you acquire the set later through the hobby?

Great topic, Todd, because I've been thinking about this one. A couple of weeks ago, I saw two sellers trying to sell that Star Wars Widevision 3-card promo pack as the Pepsi pack and wanting too much for it. None of the promos (SWP1, SWP2, SWP3) in that pack are rare/valuable. Back then, in early '95 I couldn't find SWP2 locally but had no trouble trading for it later.

I think Pepsi learned a lesson with the Dinocardz and other cards slipped into 12-packs a couple of years earlier. Leaking soda often ruined the cards so they probably decided a mailaway was better.

Yeah, it's hard to say how rare they are - certainly not common. I think the value peaked around $100 as noted in PCE2008 but then it seemed all the Star Wars completists had one (or the 2008 recession encouraged many less gung-ho collectors to sell) and I was seeing them go for more like $35-50 by 10 years ago. I haven't checked on the value more recently - didn't see any sales from the past 3 months.

Go directly to the It's Alive! Monsters HD Series #1 page at PCE

Does anyone recall this promotion? Did anyone actually win a set? Who else has this set?

Wow, I've never seen that before.

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Originally posted by catskilleagle:
Wow, I've never seen that before.

Good! Thats part of the point of these DataPlates. This is one of my favorite sets, maybe even #1 if forced by violence to choose.

I hadn't heard of Monsters HD, but apparently it was a like the Criterion Channel, but for horror films and it was on the air for about 5 years, being shut down in 2009. There are now at least 2 platforms, Shudder & Screambox, that have the same idea with channels running continuous programming, but also featuring modern day streaming ability. We have Shudder and love it.

Those cards are amazing.