Hello, Hooray ! Let the Widevision begin, I've been ready . . .

Ha-HA ! Leave it to me to incorporate Alice into a cards thread title! :D :D :D

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I for one am excited that Topps is offering an AOTC Widevision series in November! :happy:
I remember reading in the Insider that it was being considered, but I gave it little thought . . . didn't want to get too excited.

But they're on the way, and I hope the first 80 cards do well to allow for a second series. :)
They claim to focus more on the end of the film, I like that idea A LOT. In my review of the current Topps set (which I never bothered to write :D ) I noticed that the set is pretty light in terms of the last scenes of the movie.

Any other excitement out there? I agree with ya if you think they should have made Widevision in the first place, but I've been on such a card binge lately . . . no, not a binge because I'm back to stay . . . that I'm SO willing to give this a chance!
Who's with me ?!?!?!?!?!?!? :)

"cough - I'll be looking for trading partners too - cough"

Hey Caesar, I saw this Widevision Card from the upcoming set posted over at HomeTheaterForum. The set looks really nice, I may pick up a box and try for a set. Not sure whether this is a promo card or an actual card from the set. :)

MTFBWY and HH!!

Jar Jar Binks

Thanks, I love that border! :)

I'm guessing it's a regular card, that scene was probably not 100% when they finalized the first set . . .

But if anyone learns of Promo cards, please post away ! ! ! :)

If you buy a box, you'll likely get a whole set, and be a few cards short of a second.
Before I buy a regular box, I need to know if they will be releasing any collectible tins like TPM WV and the first AOTC set.

That is a cool card.

And they are offering chase autograph cards too ! :happy:
That could get pricey, I just know I'll buy a few hobby boxes now, hoping for at least one autograph card. :(

Looks like that R2 card may be a promo, regardless there will be a promo in
Non-Sport Update magazine. I just bought an issue a few weeks ago for a current promo card . . . I hope the new Widevision set gets a cover story as well. :)

I'll be looking out for them too! But as I mentioned a while back in another card thread, I'll just hang out and wait to buy a complete set. I've done this in the past for the other WideVision releases. I think the most I paid for one was $45. That doesn't include chase cards. But with the exhorbitant price of individual packs, it's actually cheaper to buy the whole set and pay $10-$20 per chase card. Granted, it's not quite as fun as the good ol' days, but my numbers didn't come up in the Lottery last Saturday either. ;)

Good point stillakid, it's certainly much more economical that way. My general guideline has been to buy packs until I have collected/traded for a complete set. And any chase cards are just a nice bonus. I have very few chase cards from TPM Widevision series 1 and 2, but with the first AOTC set I came so close that I just had to polish it off! :D
With this new Widevision set, I'm anxious to see the odds on the autograph cards. I hope they really crank them out, I don't need them to be rare - I just think they would be neat to have for the sake of having. Even if they could guarantee one autograph per box, I think they'd sell A LOT of product compared to the idea of super rare autographs. Very few people are going to buy multiple boxes if they are unrealistically hard to come by.

I recall the box of Chrome Archives I bought last month on mega-clearance, it contained 2 guaranteed double sided chase cards. I liked that, I at least knew I'd get something special for buying the whole box.

Back to the new Widevision series - any predictions as to the rarity of these autographs?

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Back to the new Widevision series - any predictions as to the rarity of these autographs?

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I don't have any info about these in particular, but I spoke with an exec at Upper Deck a few months ago about their chase card policy. It's their feeling that making them rare somehow sells more cards. If that's the general policy across the board, I personally have less interest in even trying for them in the first place.

That's one reason (just one) that I never collected the 12" Star Wars line. Too many exclusives and way too overpriced for what was being offered. At the moment anyway, the 3 3/4" line is just inexpensive enough to continue collecting, but it's been wavering on that line for a while now.

hey stillakid, did you get your new Insider yet?

The promo Widevision card is AWESOME, I am so psyched for this set ! :happy: It's a cool shot of the Spider Droid on Geonosis, I don't have it handy but maybe I'll scan it this weekend, but I think it's a very sharp looking card. It's numbered P1, I wonder what number the Yoda promo will be? :confused:

I anticipate enjoying these even more than the TPM WV set. :)

The inside back cover of that issue of the Insider has a full page promo for the new cards, but no stats on card rarity yet. :rolleyes:

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hey stillakid, did you get your new Insider yet?

The promo Widevision card is AWESOME, I am so psyched for this set ! :happy: It's a cool shot of the Spider Droid on Geonosis, I don't have it handy but maybe I'll scan it this weekend, but I think it's a very sharp looking card. It's numbered P1, I wonder what number the Yoda promo will be? :confused:

I anticipate enjoying these even more than the TPM WV set. :)

The inside back cover of that issue of the Insider has a full page promo for the new cards, but no stats on card rarity yet. :rolleyes:

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Just yesterday! My eyes lit up a bit when I saw the promo card. For some reason the cards excite me more now than the toys do. Maybe it's because the cards were the thing that I bought mostly as a kid.

:)