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Post by just on Sept 1, 2020 15:02:39 GMT -5
What is the origins of the OS1 mini's box with the yellow and black 12p price tag? Help much appreciated, cheers Just x
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Post by Dxtc0187 on Sept 1, 2020 15:35:28 GMT -5
Wish I could help you out but this is the only way I can I call upon you oh great mystic of foriegn GPK’s UKM |
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Post by Dxtc0187 on Sept 1, 2020 15:45:56 GMT -5
Hold up in case Moonie don’t show for a bit let me call up God’s Son  LuCypher any ideas? |
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Post by UKM on Sept 1, 2020 16:19:05 GMT -5
Wish I could help you out but this is the only way I can I call upon you oh great mystic of foriegn GPK’s UKM That's a good question. I am not sure why the first series box has so many variations (including this yellow background one.) It was printed the same year of the second, third and giant series, but as far as I know it is the only series with the yellow tag background variation. I suppose it was just an attempt to see which color was the best fit with the box, or maybe to variate a bit from the US release? |
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Post by just on Sept 2, 2020 5:09:20 GMT -5
Wasn't sure if the yellow and black 12p price tag was just used as a test release sticker placed onto the no price tag variation box like the 25c and the 10BF price tag that was seen elsewhere, but i only have one image of the box with it on so couldn't tell whether it was an actual sticker price tage or it was printed on the box itself, i have nothing to compare it to, Although im pretty convinced its a stick on price tag.
Nice one for ya help ya cheeky monkey's
Just x
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Post by Game8 on Sept 7, 2020 13:28:25 GMT -5
On the Belgian test box you have the same yellow sticker that you have on the uk box. I’m not sure why the used the yellow sticker on the test box and uk box and we will probably never know unfortunately Here are all the uk price variations  |
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Post by just on Sept 29, 2020 4:25:21 GMT -5
Nice one Game8, I have just bought one of the UK yellow 12p tagged boxes, I initially thought it was for some sort of test release in the UK, perhaps a regional test release as apposed to a national test release, with its contents being the clear top and bottom packets. Also thought the boxes could have been the UK returns from the non sale of test releases in the Belgium area, I know the Belgium test boxes had no price tag printed on them.
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Post by Game8 on Sept 29, 2020 14:37:48 GMT -5
Nice one Game8, I have just bought one of the UK yellow 12p tagged boxes, I initially thought it was for some sort of test release in the UK, perhaps a regional test release as apposed to a national test release, with its contents being the clear top and bottom packets. Also thought the boxes could have been the UK returns from the non sale of test releases in the Belgium area, I know the Belgium test boxes had no price tag printed on them. The Belgium test boxes were the 12p print boxes with a 10bf sticker over them. Maybe at the time the were working on the prints for the Belgium boxes the had left overs and use them for the uk boxes. Guess we will never know what happened there in ballincolling cort. |
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Post by just on Sept 30, 2020 15:57:11 GMT -5
Oh! thought the belgium boxes were blank, everyday is a school day, nice one. Someone has got to know what happened in Ballincollig, Cork.
Peace
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Post by UKM on Sept 30, 2020 16:58:11 GMT -5
There were for sure two Belgian test boxes with two different bar codes.
Unfortunately I can not remember 100%/can't find the information, if they were the 12p boxes with a 10bf sticker over them.
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Post by Game8 on Oct 1, 2020 12:02:44 GMT -5
There were for sure two Belgian test boxes with two different bar codes. Unfortunately I can not remember 100%/can't find the information, if they were the 12p boxes with a 10bf sticker over them. I have both sticker variations and barcodes are the same as the second uk print run. That go’s for all the test set releases. |
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Post by Game8 on Oct 1, 2020 12:07:39 GMT -5
Oh! thought the belgium boxes were blank, everyday is a school day, nice one. Someone has got to know what happened in Ballincollig, Cork. Peace The used the boxes from the second uk print run for all the test set boxes. The 12p print box. |
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Post by just on Oct 1, 2020 13:36:42 GMT -5
I want to believe that the yellow 12p price tagged box was the very first test set in the UK which contained the clear top and bottom packets, well that's how I've arranged the items in my collection. Clearly the yellow 12p price tag is a sticker, so could it be that the blank box with no price tag was a sample box for display or product design in say such arenas like exhibitions and expos used for marketing purposes.
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Post by UKM on Oct 1, 2020 20:07:32 GMT -5
I have both sticker variations and barcodes are the same as the second uk print run. That go’s for all the test set releases. I am not sure I have fully understood your message; are you confirming there are two different box codes? |
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Post by UKM on Oct 1, 2020 20:23:52 GMT -5
I found the codes:
The packs with normal edges/borders were sold in a box with the code 1-494-1-6
The clear border ones had the box with the code 1-494-0-6
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Post by Game8 on Oct 2, 2020 14:21:12 GMT -5
All the test set packs have the same code as the second run uk packs 0-494-1-6 and came in the boxes 1-494-1-6.
Box code 1-494-0-6 would mean it’s a first print run with no barcode packs. I never seen any of these packs coming out of a box like that. So far the have always been In a uk box with the 12p print on it and a bf sticker over it.
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Post by Game8 on Oct 2, 2020 14:43:05 GMT -5
I want to believe that the yellow 12p price tagged box was the very first test set in the UK which contained the clear top and bottom packets, well that's how I've arranged the items in my collection. Clearly the yellow 12p price tag is a sticker, so could it be that the blank box with no price tag was a sample box for display or product design in say such arenas like exhibitions and expos used for marketing purposes. You think the used Belgian cards as a test run in the uk? Sorry I don’t get it. The no price box, big white 12p sticker and yellow 12 p sticker were all from the boxes with the 1-494-0-6 Code meaning the came with the non barcode packs. The 12p print was the second print run and had the barcode packs with box code 1-494-1-6. These boxes were used for so far I have seen for all the test set releases. I remember talking with Roxanne who was 1/3 Gpk distributeurs in the US and if I remember correctly she thought one was sold on Belgium and the other in France. Not sure if that’s correct but it could be true. The cards are in French so the could have been sold in the French speaking part of Belgium and in the country of French. The Dutch cards could have sold in the Netherlands and the Dutch/Vlaams speaking part of Belgium. A lot Dutch card have been found there. Who knows right  |
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Post by UKM on Oct 2, 2020 17:35:38 GMT -5
All the test set packs have the same code as the second run uk packs 0-494-1-6 and came in the boxes 1-494-1-6. Box code 1-494-0-6 would mean it’s a first print run with no barcode packs. I never seen any of these packs coming out of a box like that. So far the have always been In a uk box with the 12p print on it and a bf sticker over it. Unfortunately I sold all of my Belgian boxes time ago, but I can confirm you that they have those 2 barcodes (I have had multiple boxes of each one.) I can not confirm the same thing about the German or the Dutch boxes though. |
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Post by just on Oct 3, 2020 7:55:16 GMT -5
You think the used Belgian cards as a test run in the uk? Sorry I don’t get it. The no price box, big white 12p sticker and yellow 12 p sticker were all from the boxes with the 1-494-0-6 Code meaning the came with the non barcode packs. The 12p print was the second print run and had the barcode packs with box code 1-494-1-6. These boxes were used for so far I have seen for all the test set releases. I remember talking with Roxanne who was 1/3 Gpk distributeurs in the US and if I remember correctly she thought one was sold on Belgium and the other in France. Not sure if that’s correct but it could be true. The cards are in French so the could have been sold in the French speaking part of Belgium and in the country of French. The Dutch cards could have sold in the Netherlands and the Dutch/Vlaams speaking part of Belgium. A lot Dutch card have been found there. Who knows right No, it's just how I've arranged my collection. I've placed a 12p yellow tagged box and a clear top and bottom packet before the UK test set box and packet. Because for me it visually looks correct, and if I had worked at Topps in the 80vs that's how I would have done it. |
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Post by Game8 on Oct 3, 2020 8:34:35 GMT -5
All the test set packs have the same code as the second run uk packs 0-494-1-6 and came in the boxes 1-494-1-6. Box code 1-494-0-6 would mean it’s a first print run with no barcode packs. I never seen any of these packs coming out of a box like that. So far the have always been In a uk box with the 12p print on it and a bf sticker over it. Unfortunately I sold all of my Belgian boxes time ago, but I can confirm you that they have those 2 barcodes (I have had multiple boxes of each one.) I can not confirm the same thing about the German or the Dutch boxes though. I believe you. but so far I haven’t seen any of these boxes before. I got 3 and have seen people open boxes with both pack variations before but always with the second run box code. Do you remember which one’s came in the first print run boxes? |
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Post by Game8 on Oct 3, 2020 8:36:45 GMT -5
No, it's just how I've arranged my collection. I've placed a 12p yellow tagged box and a clear top and bottom packet before the UK test set box and packet. Because for me it visually looks correct, and if I had worked at Topps in the 80vs that's how I would have done it. Cool, you need to post some collection pics  |
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Post by UKM on Oct 3, 2020 11:40:25 GMT -5
I believe you. but so far I haven’t seen any of these boxes before. I got 3 and have seen people open boxes with both pack variations before but always with the second run box code. Do you remember which one’s came in the first print run boxes? No problem at all, I am interested as well because I am not sure, but I suppose that the other 2 test series have those 2 different boxes as well. At the moment I have only the information about the boxcodes: Red edges/borders boxcode 1-494-1-6 Clear edges/borders boxcode 1-494-0-6 I still should have the 2 different Belgian wrappers somewhere, if I find them I will tell you which codes they have. Also, I sold all of my Belgian boxes (I do not remember who got them.) So, to whoever got my boxes (definitely more than one person), if you are reading this post, can you please post a picture of them?  |
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Post by UKM on Oct 3, 2020 11:42:58 GMT -5
Also, just a side note out of curiosity, to whoever will find red borders packs, I want just to warn them that the cards inside will be probably damaged.
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Post by just on Oct 3, 2020 14:27:08 GMT -5
No, it's just how I've arranged my collection. I've placed a 12p yellow tagged box and a clear top and bottom packet before the UK test set box and packet. Because for me it visually looks correct, and if I had worked at Topps in the 80vs that's how I would have done it. Cool, you need to post some collection pics  i'm pretty happy with my collection to be fair and i've never shown it off, but i'll post a couple of pics up sod it. Just got to find a bit of time to do it. |
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Post by Game8 on Oct 3, 2020 16:07:31 GMT -5
I believe you. but so far I haven’t seen any of these boxes before. I got 3 and have seen people open boxes with both pack variations before but always with the second run box code. Do you remember which one’s came in the first print run boxes? No problem at all, I am interested as well because I am not sure, but I suppose that the other 2 test series have those 2 different boxes as well. At the moment I have only the information about the boxcodes: Red edges/borders boxcode 1-494-1-6 Clear edges/borders boxcode 1-494-0-6 I still should have the 2 different Belgian wrappers somewhere, if I find them I will tell you which codes they have. Also, I sold all of my Belgian boxes (I do not remember who got them.) So, to whoever got my boxes (definitely more than one person), if you are reading this post, can you please post a picture of them? I have all the test set packs from the 2 Belgian variations, German and Dutch packs. All have the same code as the uk barcode packs 0-494-1-6. Same go’s for the boxes. All have the 1-494-1-6 code. Like I said I never heard or seen one like you described. |
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Post by UKM on Oct 3, 2020 18:30:49 GMT -5
I see. At least three (empty) boxes out there will have the 1-494-0-6 boxcode, so you want to keep an eye open whenever they will pop up |
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Post by Game8 on Oct 4, 2020 5:30:49 GMT -5
I see. At least three (empty) boxes out there will have the 1-494-0-6 boxcode, so you want to keep an eye open whenever they will pop up Maybe it was a box that was refilled when the start shipping the leftover stock to the US. Wouldn’t be the first time that that’s happened. |
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Really cool box. I wish they had the Nasty Nick box too though 