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Author:  chrysophylax [ Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:20 am ]
Post subject:  25A packaging foil variation?
I got my wave 7 today & I immediately noticed that some of the cards had much shinier foil logos than the others. Upon closer inspection, the shinier ones are smooth & are embossed which makes them very reflective. As opposed to the old cards which are rough & flat.

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New shiny embossed version

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Old rough flat version

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Side by side

Spirit & the HISS Driver both have the shiny version while Snake Eyes & Wild Bill have the old version. I don't know about Duke & the Viper though. The thing is, my wave 7 all came from a single case, so why the different packaging? Major Bludd from wave 8 has the shiny embossed version.

Why change the packaging during the last wave of 25A? And why not all the cards in the wave?

- JM
Author:  Dream [ Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:16 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 25A packaging foil variation?
I've actually noticed this problem back to wave 1 of 07. I don't think it's so much a variation as much as a quality control issue. It seems to be spread pretty eavenly through every wave and as far as I can tell almost every case.
Author:  chrysophylax [ Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:41 am ]
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Really? It's the first time I've seen this. And looking at the pics online, it seems like most people just have the regular, not-so-reflective, flat foil.

I also don't think it's a quality control issue because it's not really aboutthe quality of the foil used but a different production method (ie embossing) and a different material used (smooth reflective foil).

- JM
Author:  Dream [ Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 25A packaging foil variation?
chrysophylax wrote:
Really? It's the first time I've seen this. And looking at the pics online, it seems like most people just have the regular, not-so-reflective, flat foil.

I also don't think it's a quality control issue because it's not really aboutthe quality of the foil used but a different production method (ie embossing) and a different material used (smooth reflective foil).

- JM


Hmmm... I had thought it was becuse they were using different cardstock or some thing, but now that you mention it the one on the left does look embossed.
Author:  TR1ER [ Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 25A packaging foil variation?
I was wondering about that as well as my Major bludds have that lettering as well.
Author:  FireFox91 [ Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 25A packaging foil variation?
I have seen this as well. The shinier version seems to be lower quality if you ask me. Some look really good but if the card gets flexed a little, the foil cracks all over the place and looks bad.
Author:  greenshirt [ Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:03 pm ]
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I don't know what the deal is, but about a million people on ebay are selling the "rare embossed varient" version of these.
Author:  jedsoon [ Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:14 pm ]
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I have a packaging-obsessed friend who pointed out the embossed silver foil a couple of months back on a Rock n Roll he had, and maybe a few others. I noticed it on one of my Vipers the other day. I thought it was kinda neat. Further justifies not opening the Viper! :-D
Author:  Viper [ Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:01 am ]
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I got three Vipers today & noticed a variation on the logo in the upper right corner. Two had the 25th logo & 1 had the "from the cartoon" logo. I left one of each on the card.
Author:  chrysophylax [ Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:49 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 25A packaging foil variation?
Viper wrote:
I got three Vipers today & noticed a variation on the logo in the upper right corner. Two had the 25th logo & 1 had the "from the cartoon" logo. I left one of each on the card.


The ones with the 25A logo are from wave 7.

The one with the "From the Cartoon" logo is from wave 8.

- JM
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