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I always assumed that extremely and very limited cards (aside from "big" names) were just random choices made by Rittenhouse in order to made the sets more challenging.

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Originally posted by treksearcher:
His autograph is easy to find from earlier releases, so for collectors who just want his autograph, that would be the route to take to obtain one.

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Originally posted by Raven:

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Originally posted by treksearcher:
His autograph is easy to find from earlier releases, so for collectors who just want his autograph, that would be the route to take to obtain one.

But it does nothing for a master set collector to have his autograph in another release.

I find this development very interesting because it contradicts what was supposed to be a big plus in this ST premium product construction. Namely that if you bought a box, which is the equivalent of a case in a traditional product, you would have all the autographs for a master set, minus a Shatner or Nimoy and any incentive. Buy two boxes of the right boxes and you have both Shatner and Nimoy, plus many dups to sell or trade.

Assuming that you had the $1,400 or $1,500 to lay out for this, which I certainly don't, it might sound like a good deal to those normal case buyers. Now with at least a third ultra limited card in the mix, it kind of changes the math.

It makes little difference to me because I am apparently not the "target" buyer for this type of pack construction anymore, if I am to judge by several exchanges posted on the RA forum. I just think its ironic that premium products are no better than traditional products when it comes to pre-release news.

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Originally posted by STCardGeek:
Saying that a box will net you a Shatner or a Nimoy card is not the same thing as saying each box will have everything in it EXCEPT one will have a Shatner and one will have a Nimoy. Cause they never said that. Or if they did, feel free to point out my error.
Assumptions may have been made, but that's a different animal. It seems to me all RA was saying is any box you buy will have for sure one awesome name in it..a big change from when one or two or even 4 or 5 cases wouldnt have netted you a big name.

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Originally posted by WandringRebel:
I know that Steve went into some details on this release during the Card Talk breakfast last week (part of the whole Premium Pack debate). I thought he said you'd get a master set out of a box but I could be wrong. I guess everyone will have to watch the video once Harris posts is.

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Originally posted by STCardGeek:
It was in inteesting discussion on premium products in general.

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Originally posted by H_Toser:

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Originally posted by STCardGeek:
It was in inteesting discussion on premium products in general.

Thanks Lynne! If anyone else wants to watch the video, here's the link:

NSU BLOG: Manufacturers’ Panel at the 55th Philly Non-Sports Card Show

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Originally posted by CordeliaChase_Fan:
Just read this on another website and thought I'd share it here since it is such a cool story:

Christian Slater signs Trek Cards

Val

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Originally posted by Logan:

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Originally posted by CordeliaChase_Fan:
Just read this on another website and thought I'd share it here since it is such a cool story:

Christian Slater signs Trek Cards

Val

That is a very neat story! Thanks for posting it. Didn't Leonard Nimoy request a Trek autograph set in exchange for signing cards for the 1999 TOS Season 3 set? I thought I heard that a while ago.

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Originally posted by WOMBLE:
A nice looking Rewards Card of Capt. Kirk is on Rittenhouse's site.