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Post by LuCypher on Nov 24, 2016 18:03:33 GMT -5
I need help with this one UG. Picked up these Les Crados gum cards recently and they are on little cardboard pieces. Either the previous owner got creative and stuck them on the cardboard or they were printed like that. Most likely the former. Haven't tried to peel one off to see if they're the stickers as I didn't want to ruin any. Has anybody ever seen them like this? I have one Crados loose gum insert with print on the back (left) and 10 of the ones on cardboard: Close-up:
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 24, 2016 17:09:47 GMT -5
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Remember to loosen your belts after you eat! 🦃
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 23, 2016 18:19:20 GMT -5
Turkey Day rarities commence! In the spirit of giving during the holiday season here's a Sgorbions Holidays balloon pack that Kblaze threw in as a bonus. The little white sticker is written in Italian. Grazie! 😍
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 22, 2016 17:54:21 GMT -5
Thank's everyone! Happy to share. I'm speechless here man .... 😮😮😮😮😮 My fav OS2 😍😍😍😍😍
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 22, 2016 11:29:19 GMT -5
And here's the final art for Snot Rope Hope framed up... Too cool! Love IT 😍😍😍 Got time to do a Bukimi Kun variation banner? Haha
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 21, 2016 13:49:09 GMT -5
Remember checklist cards? Topps doesn't. They used to have them on their non-card items too. Part of collecting GPKs as a kid was marking off these suckers and that feeling of completion when all squares were checked; not that we would mark our cards these days haha. The way the cards are now there's 50 1a's and 50 8a's and there's no "stand-out" #s these days. Here's an example of checklist gold for me: Just another reason .......
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 21, 2016 9:50:36 GMT -5
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 19, 2016 12:23:59 GMT -5
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 18, 2016 15:55:46 GMT -5
Did a little bit of research this am to see why Topps likes to send out cease and desist letters like they're going out of style. Found some interesting tidbits. I'm sorry if u had any respect for Topps before reading this: Exhibit A: www.beckett.com/news/toppslawsuit/A former Topps employee filed a lawsuit in a New York Supreme Court last week seeking more than $4 million in damages after his image was used on a trading card without his permission. Christopher Holmes, a former long-time brand manager for the company, was featured on five trading cards depicting him as the folk hero John Henry, a former slave who helped build railroads in mystifying fashion. According to court documents, Holmes has “suffered public ridicule, degradation, humiliation, emotional distress, economic damages and other injuries” due to the American History Relic card, which was released in 2011 Topps Triple Threads. He also alleges that the cards are in violation of New York Civil Rights Law, which prohibits “the use of a person’s name, portrait, picture or voice for the purposes of advertising or trade without the written consent of the subject.” Holmes, who had been employed by the company since 1994, was photographed while an employee last July, but he was terminated from the company without good cause, according to court documents, on Aug. 26. The cards were released in Triple Threads on Sept. 28. The Henry card in the American History Relics set was not the first time that Holmes or a Topps employee had appeared on trading cards made by the company. In 2008, Holmes appeared on one of the Allen & Ginter Team Orange cards, a 10-card set of fictional characters on cards as part of a mystery code promotion for the product. In that and other instances, Holmes and other employees, according to the documents, were informed about the use of their likenesses and were furnished a sample copy of the cards for review and approval before the cards were produced. In this instance, because Holmes was dismissed, the court documents say that he never authorized Topps to use his photo on the Henry card. He also alleges that Topps “knew or should have known that [he] did not and would not consent to the use of his likeness, image, portrait and/or picture to depict him as a former slave.” In addition, he claims that because Topps knew he would not approve the card that he was fired without good cause before the release of the card, which was one of three subjects in the American History Relics set — Pecos Bill, John Henry and Leif Ericson. The cards were not previously announced to the public before they were found in packs and only five serial-numbered copies of each card were made by Topps. Holmes is seeking $1 million in damages, punitive damages of $3 million, lost wages, attorney’s fees and any other damages that the court deems proper. Topps had not yet responded to messages seeking comment. Kind of ironic that while putting their general counsel on one of these same style cards and then they ended up getting sued for 4 million bucks. Worst part is they depicted the poor guy as the former slave John Henry. Is this how they "respect" their former employees at Topps?!? I'm f*cking pissed now after reading this s**t 😤 Time to make a Ray-Cyst card.
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 17, 2016 10:46:32 GMT -5
😂😂😂😂😂 In before Heartless Heather sends you a cease & desist letter thinking you're making profit of these. Bet they release a digital set soon too. Pay via right-click and Save Image is Corporate Carl's new business model. He takes 100% credit for it. Found a pic of the nice suit at Topps that sends out those C&Ds. Can't really see her horns in that pic. Might have to change that 😈 Get yours now. 01/10!!! 🙃 www.ebay.com/itm/222313766020
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 17, 2016 10:07:07 GMT -5
Yellow negative twins. Conjoined once again 😍😍 Awesome find, one of the best characters in my opinion. This guy is seared into my mind for my entire life. I just stared at it forever as a kid, I couldn't get over it. Oddly enough, this piece and a few others are what gave me an appreciation for art. Not art history in college or going to art house shows, but rather some GPK that just got his ass kicked. Haha. Yes!! I did the same growing up. OS3 packs were the first ones I remember buying, and Marcus was in the first handful of packs I got that day. He's the epitome of the anti-CPK GPK. I used to show him and Cody to girls that had their CPKs with them for shock value. Always wondered what the heck he did wrong to get beat-down like that. But Marcus always prevails with a smile, kinda like "you should see the other guy" haha. To me Marcus symbolizes getting through all of life's endless amount of problems, issues, and BS with a smile. If Marcus can do it, there must be a way! 🤕
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 16, 2016 22:23:08 GMT -5
Hey guys, Introducing card number 8 in the Topps is a Disg-Race to the GPK Brand Series - Nepotiz IM. Bwhahahaha. I spy DTAB!!! 😂
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 16, 2016 12:45:55 GMT -5
Yellow negative twins. Conjoined once again 😍😍
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 16, 2016 11:56:53 GMT -5
Found a Dressy Jesse! One more to add to the list of GPK Pencils. That's cool the Swell Mel pencil is brown.
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 16, 2016 11:42:09 GMT -5
"Pick up the phone....."
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 16, 2016 11:36:03 GMT -5
Here's looking at you kid 👀
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 15, 2016 17:09:15 GMT -5
My new favorite show. JJ Abrams can do no wrong these days. Ed Harris rules, and Anthony Hopkins is more frightening and formidable than Hanibal Lecter as Dr. Ford. 😨
Anybody else caught up to episode 7? 😮 I love when a twist gets introduced that makes every back episode worth watching again.
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 15, 2016 17:05:13 GMT -5
I actually stopped watching for a while when they got the prison all fixed up and running smooth then the sick guy coughs in the water supply at the end of the episode. I just wanted them to be safe and sound for a while, at least in my head. Don't start watching season 7 then 😵 These episodes are getting tough to watch. Look forward to some retribution.
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 15, 2016 16:29:10 GMT -5
That pencil is amazing. It's in pristine condition too. Outstanding find! Thanks aneuman! :-) It's astonishing how it evaded grade school pencil-pop sessions (aka pencil-break), teeth marks, and getting sharpened over decades. Praying the seller finds more as he keeps spelunking thru his kid's room lol
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 15, 2016 13:50:28 GMT -5
Found a 1985 GPK Pencil with Dressy Jesse on it. These seldom seen school supplies were produced by Topps and Bright Ideas (same company out of Coatsville, PA that made the Notebooks/Notepads) The seller was cleaning out his son's room after using it as storage for 20 years and discovered it. Hoping to one day see the original packaging these came in. Anybody sitting on a sealed pack of these??
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 15, 2016 12:48:34 GMT -5
Japan vs. North Korea I'm a poet and didn't know it. Cool to see these side by side, we purposely made the North Korean GPKs more dark and garish-more bleak!! Thanks so much for the comparison pic! Thanks man! You're very welcome. The bleakness is perfect and I love the banners you guys used for the North Korean fan set. 👍
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 15, 2016 12:46:35 GMT -5
Completed another GDL trifecta :-). Sorry if anybody has arachnophobia! 🕷🕷🕷
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 5, 2016 12:37:41 GMT -5
😂😂😂😂😂 In before Heartless Heather sends you a cease & desist letter thinking you're making profit of these. Bet they release a digital set soon too. Pay via right-click and Save Image is Corporate Carl's new business model. He takes 100% credit for it. Found a pic of the nice suit at Topps that sends out those C&Ds. Can't really see her horns in that pic. Might have to change that 😈
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Post by LuCypher on Nov 1, 2016 9:02:38 GMT -5
The silly king is here with his Direwolf whoops his tiger Wanting carol to be his queen I hope neagin likes his bacon Zombie-stuffed piggies.....yummy!!! Need to go back and check out the peace sign throw. You mean Abraham right? That was him and Sasha's thing. Deuces! ✌🏼️
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Post by LuCypher on Oct 31, 2016 11:42:25 GMT -5
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Post by LuCypher on Oct 29, 2016 18:00:01 GMT -5
Picked up some Tobacco-sized sleeves/toploaders and put my France Les Crados, UK Garbage Gang, and Argentina Basuritas gum inserts in them.
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Post by LuCypher on Oct 29, 2016 15:55:52 GMT -5
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Post by LuCypher on Oct 28, 2016 19:19:21 GMT -5
Ok it's been long enough 😈
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Post by LuCypher on Oct 27, 2016 21:43:47 GMT -5
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Post by LuCypher on Oct 27, 2016 20:47:33 GMT -5
This arrived today and not GPK but too cool not to share. I didn't know these even existed until a couple weeks ago. Lots of other Atari titles out there too Missile Command, Yars Revenge, etc. There's also 7" Read-along books 😍🤓 1982 Atari Asteroids 12" LP [Kids Stuff Rec] (sealed)
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