X-Files Connections May 2005

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[Roz]

Awwwwwwwwwww what a pain - how are the prices settling Jo? They seem to be settling quite high from the pieceworks auto point of view, but what about Krycheck? Was it just one auto and nothing else per box, did you not get a costume card too?

[ferdinand_the_yak]

It was only one auto, but the base cards were stunning!

I'll be getting another couple of boxes hopefully... but if I get him again I will cry

[ferdinand_the_yak]

Got my last 2 boxes from Tomunique - was pretty happy overall!

Box 1:
Bruce Harwood as John Byers
Scully Piecework PW-1

Box 2:
Annabeth Gish as Monica Reyes
(second rarest auto in the set, and a very good looking one too)

So 2 inserts in the one box and a premium auto in the other - I am pretty happy overall!

Pix from my 3 box haul:



And some of the base cards... hope you can get an idea of the foil look - really nice!

[Roz]

Well, I took my time guys - lol I know but I finally got a case of this!!!

Breakdown (12 box case not 10 )

Case Loader Foil (what a surprise eh?? )

Scully Pieceworks x 2

Mulder Pieceworks x 4

Mulders Secret Files set (of 9) - x2

Informants Box Topper Sets (of 3) x 4 (perfect collation!!)

Haunting Cases set (of 6) x 2

And now for the really juicy stuff

A1 (redemption) - Scully YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
A3 D Fowley
A4 Fag Man
A5 J Spender
A6 Krycek (is that an auto or was he signing mine on the train? )
A7 Frohike x2
A8 Byers
A9 Langly x2
A10 Pfaster
A11 C Spender

I was pretty pleased. I have another case en route to try and get that Gish (I'm not sure if I'm going to look for the Scully PW also), but one thing to note guys is that officially the redemptions for this set are now out of date. How ridiculous is that? This set eventually released in June '05 and the redemptions went out of date in November.

They will redeem them at this time, but I think a 6 month redemption validity is pretty poor. I have sent off all my LOST redemptions - are they only 6 months also?

[saruman]

WOW go you on the Scully auto. i of course not have you (almost up to season 5 now, soon the prize of watching the most x-files in the shortest period of time will be mine......muwha ha ha ha)

[Roz]

No, you already have the prize. I thought I was watching fast and I'm still at the start of season 3!!

[ferdinand_the_yak]

I watched all 9 seasons in 9 months... you'll have to work hard

Roz - which wonderful, lovely, charming and kind hearted person pointed you in the direction of that fabulous case? You should give them a medal

[Roz]

It was a good case - all the odds fitted perfectly - 6 costumes (2 Scully, 4 Mulder) and an auto in every box. You have to smile at that.

However... things went decidedly downhill last night when I opened the second case. I got both these cases from the same, reputable seller, the seal was in tact on the case as well as on all the boxes... but experts please cast your eye over this break.

CL1 (he hee)

Scully PW x1
Mulder PW x2


A3 D Fowley
A4 Cancer Man
A5 J Spender
A6 Krycek (a marginally better auto than the last one)
A7 Frohike
A8 Byers
A9 Langly
A10 Pfaster x3
A11 C Spender

For those of you keeping tally ON AVERAGE a case should contain 6 Pieceworks, it's fair enough if you get 5 or 7... but to get 3 is well below par. I don't think they guarantee 6 per case but I think it's pretty out of order to get 3!

And for those of you noticing the autos, well there was no Scully (but I got one in the last case) no scully piecework and no Gish and worst of all - only 11 autos in 12 boxes. (Inkworks are supposed to guarantee 1 auto per box - does anyone know what they are like on this?). And to get 3 of the same auto is a bit annoying too.

This is a very bad case, I don't know quite what to do now. I wanted to complete this set, but the case was so rubbish I haven't the heart to save up for another

[Anna]

(Inkworks are supposed to guarantee 1 auto per box - does anyone know what they are like on this?). And to get 3 of the same auto is a bit annoying too.

This is a very bad case, I don't know quite what to do now. I wanted to complete this set, but the case was so rubbish I haven't the heart to save up for another

Write to Inkworks about what you pulled from your cases.  They'll need to know the box number that was missing the pieceworks card and who you purchased the cases from.  I'm sure Sue in their customer service department can help you out, she usually responds within one working day.

[Roz]

Ahh, maybe she's the same Sue that replied (kindly and helpfully) when I wrote about my LOST redemptions (I got panicky that it was 2 and a half weeks since I had posted them and they weren't showing up as delivered on the royal mail site! They were insured but I couldn't bear to lose them all the same, as it turned out they had received them on the exact day I wrote!).

Thanks Anna, I'll drop her an email I have all the boxes back in Cambridge so I can find out the codes no probs maybe the case number (if there is one) would help since the pieceworks are supposed to be one ever 2 boxes I'll get in touch.

[Anna]

Good luck Roz.

[DaveH]

Sounds like the case I had.

There is no guarentee that you get a Gish auto, Scully auto/auto-pieceworck in a case.

But three pieceworks cards is a bit low.

Dave.

[ferdinand_the_yak]

Bad luck on the second case Roz I had high hopes after your first case. I would definitely get in touch with Inkworks about the missing 3 pieceworks, I am sure they would be very helpful

[Roz]

There is no guarentee that you get a Gish auto, Scully auto/auto-pieceworck in a case.

But three pieceworks cards is a bit low.

No of course not, but 11 autos in 12 boxes is also a bit low too!

I just meant I was hoping for one of the three

None of this should distract us from how fab this set is though, pieceworks of the 2 major characters, autos from 11 of the best, and Jo's earlier posts show the richness of the base set

I think I must just have got like the last case made or something and maybe the machine only had 11 autos and 3 PW left Or if it was windows operated - it crashed and gave another case 13 autos and 9 pieceworks... now I just need to find that case