ePacks Excitement - You're Foil of it, Connor!

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Hi everyone,

I finally bit the bullet and had an array of cards shipped to me from ePacks, and thought I would post them!

Some very nice YG Foils:













There was one pretty cool Schneider in the mix:



A couple of Max Domis:





Of the sea of Eichel YGs available on the site, five were in this shipment:



Didn't do much MVP, but managed two of these:



If it is OK, let's take a brief break from hockey!

I'm not sure if anyone else delved into the madness that was Marvel Masterpieces, but 25% of the release was made available online and it sold out exceptionally fast!

At $15 USD for a three card pack, it was the most expensive product that I have ever personally broken - the achievements were tempting but those who know me are aware of my love of shiny - MM16 did not disappoint!

One comment on this first card:



a 1992 Masterpieces Buyback of Spider-Man.

Seems like a neat card, but these are merely base cards from the 1992 release which were repurchased (most likely through COMC) and stamped. Seeded one a box, this seemed like a bit of a joke to me, as the complete set of the old cards could probably be purchased for the price of a couple of packs of the re-vamp.

Anyway, enough griping!

I loved the look of the battle spectra cards, and the gem parallel /99 is dazzling - I came away with these:











I immediately gravitated towards the holofoil set, and picked up copies of characters that I liked the most from a resale perspective:

Three deadpools:



six Spider-Man:



eight Wolverine:



There is a "Speckle" parallel /99 of these that is awesome! I am happy to have these:















Finally, there is a "Kaleidoscope" version, /25:





Overall, I bought about five boxes worth of packs and was able to trade a couple of big hits to set collectors for these inserts. I hope there is another Marvel product on the horizon - all of the cards above are available if interested!

Finally, the reason that I was tracking this shipment every hour for several days:















Needless to say, it has been quite the adventure on ePacks over the past 8 months or so... despite the lack of ethics among traders and some of the shortcomings with the interface, it is a great place to swap digital cards!

:goal::goal:
 
Awesome stuff. So much goodness. Those marvel are really cool. Wish I knew more about what I got when I got them. Feel k made some bad deals. I'll stick to hockey
 
Wow!!! McDazzling collection!! I really want that that #25/25 Rookie Breakouts...Also, had no idea the Marvel stuff was that good!
 
Awesome Hits! very nice!

How did you manage to get the McDavid with the Facsimile Auto???

I was on ePacks for a while, the Price didn't seem right with the some of the Packs, along with some absolutely HORRIBLE Trading and having people trading not based on Value, but more on attachment to certain cards made it a huge Disappointment for myself.

I'm sure with a little more time and weed out the bad traders, ePack will do well.
 
Awesome Hits! very nice!

How did you manage to get the McDavid with the Facsimile Auto???

I was on ePacks for a while, the Price didn't seem right with the some of the Packs, along with some absolutely HORRIBLE Trading and having people trading not based on Value, but more on attachment to certain cards made it a huge Disappointment for myself.

I'm sure with a little more time and weed out the bad traders, ePack will do well.

You are bang on with regards to trading, it seems as if the MO of 90% of the users is to nickel and dime and take advantage of others - the key is to find the 10% that are good eggs and stick together - many of my deals, especially with regards to Marvel were with the same 3-4 people - they were working on the master set achievements and I liked the inserts!

The valuation system (or lack thereof) is a joke, as everyone knows what cards are worth (especially cards that are 6-8 months old, ie: UD 1 & 2), and there are so many resources for pricing. I don't understand the refusal of some people to use COMC while trading on the site:

- ePacks and COMC are directly linked. Many of the cards from these sets that are on COMC, are there via ePacks, so if that is what people are willing to sell their physical copies for, that is what they should be worth on the trade market.

- I hate the "a copy of this sold for $4.91 on eBay 6 months ago" argument that many use when trading cards like YGs around - if the card is thirty cents on COMC, I don't see why we should be using the first (and highest) eBay sale on it to work out a deal.

The McDavid facsimile signature card is an achievement item for having the whole foil set of UD1 and UD2 (1-500) in inventory on a given date. I checked the marketplace once they were awarded and only saw 38 available. A few must have been locked, but I estimate the total number handed out as being 45 or less. I'm sure they will have a similar contest with the next release!

Thanks for the comments, everyone!
 
Congrats on landing that McDavid Achievement Card!! A beauty!

Also, the Venom/Carnage battle is awesome.
 
You are bang on with regards to trading, it seems as if the MO of 90% of the users is to nickel and dime and take advantage of others - the key is to find the 10% that are good eggs and stick together - many of my deals, especially with regards to Marvel were with the same 3-4 people - they were working on the master set achievements and I liked the inserts!

The valuation system (or lack thereof) is a joke, as everyone knows what cards are worth (especially cards that are 6-8 months old, ie: UD 1 & 2), and there are so many resources for pricing. I don't understand the refusal of some people to use COMC while trading on the site:

- ePacks and COMC are directly linked. Many of the cards from these sets that are on COMC, are there via ePacks, so if that is what people are willing to sell their physical copies for, that is what they should be worth on the trade market.

- I hate the "a copy of this sold for $4.91 on eBay 6 months ago" argument that many use when trading cards like YGs around - if the card is thirty cents on COMC, I don't see why we should be using the first (and highest) eBay sale on it to work out a deal.

The McDavid facsimile signature card is an achievement item for having the whole foil set of UD1 and UD2 (1-500) in inventory on a given date. I checked the marketplace once they were awarded and only saw 38 available. A few must have been locked, but I estimate the total number handed out as being 45 or less. I'm sure they will have a similar contest with the next release!

Thanks for the comments, everyone!

Ahhh right on! thats ALOT of collecting to get that one!

Yeah, there are a few -- not picking on anyone... but they seem to be always Montreal Collectors, or Users with French sounding names. They were always the worst... no comprehension of the fact that a card on COMC goes dirt cheap and I can buy it on the spot for 38 cents. rather than spending days waiting and 2-3-4-5-6+++ Dollars for the exact same one. COMC is just horrible with shipping to Canada.. other than that great concept.
 

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