People who want different images it sounds good in theory but your actually dreaming, it takes so long to render something properly!
Although they do do a huge base set for traders so maybe they have a heap of graphic designers? But in all honesty if you wanted different images on every card youd have to enploy a few new graphic designers
As other people have said, not much to complain about with this set. I've only been purchasing cases in the past 2 or 3 years cause I love opening boxes, the thrill of finding something pretty cool like recently when I opened a box of Traders and found one of those redemption cards for the nrl grand final this year. My only problem is the size of the set to collect. I earn less than $25000 a year, so to have so many big sets a year, I simply can't afford it so it takes me ages to put full sets together. Am still chasing cards from the 2014 Traders and Elite is about to be released in a month or so. For me as a collector, I enjoy collecting the common sets and lower subsets. Signatures and higher end cards really don't interest me at all. I buy a case when I can afford to as I hope to get the majority of the subsets. Have previously done calculations on how many of each item should get in a case based on the info that has been received so far and if calculations are correct then the only subset that may be completed out of a case is the parallels. It would take 2 cases or more in some cases presuming no doubles to get complete sets of most of the subsets in this series. So, hopefully in future ESP think about us low income earners as well when creating series. Maybe cut down on the parallel sets. A common set and parallel set I don't mind, but a special parallel set on top of that, is going a little overboard on the parallels.
George,
You are correct that they do use the same printers but the direction that was given by ESP was that it should have been a signature in 2 out of 3 boxes and the other the F&F gold.
It ended up with boxes having 2 signatures in them and some boxes not having anything at all.
It was a pack out screw up.
A) Select were always able to do it, so it's possible.
B) The base set at 144 cards is small enough anyway.
C) The images don't necessarily have to be cut out. The parallel set could be a retro design with a full image with background, designed to look like something Scanlens would have released.
Actually ... how cool would that be? haha. That would be a truly excellent parallel set idea, I reckon. One card per pack looks like an 70s/80s designed card with a different photo from the main set. It would satisfy the collectors who don't like every image of the players being cut out, and really add some variety to each pack.
A base/parallel in home/away jerseys would look awesome.
You'd need about 7 different levels of Parallels to do that with the Warriors
Well it definitely does matter, even if you do buy cases!! I had a case last year with only one auto and another guy got a case with none!!That may be correct but its up to ESP to Quality control or oversee the packing as Select always do.Tony goes & checks while they are doing the packing run after all its one of the most important part of getting it right for the customer & the success of the product. Lets hope ESP get it right this times because if not there will a lot of unhappy customers like last year especially the people who only but 1 or 2 boxes. If you buy by the case it really doesn't matter.
I think the release looks alright, but my opinion is that parallels have been done to death. Put in some other inserts like stat leaders ( ie top point scorer, try scorer, line breaks). And all these low production inserts should be foil numbered. Just my 2 cents
One way to think differently about this is how you display the cards in the folder. You could display the base card in the left column then the silver foil in the middle with the gold on the right that way the same picture works for the collector instead of against.
Did you fit them all in one folder.?That's exactly what I did with the Traders lot. Looks much more presentable than having all the base then all the silvers then all the blacks.
I'm loving the look of these. Great set with some good ideas and I look forward to it. Two things:
1. Am I the only one who not only likes the parallel idea but also thinks they should have the same photo as the base otherwise they are not a parallel but a totally different card??
2. I like the ratios on the whole but I still think a case hit (as opposed to a case card) makes the busting that bit more exciting. I know it makes it easier for case searchers but last years Elite was just missing that little glimmer of hope that you might nail a Captain Sig worth $1000.
That said, still a great release and gets better each year.
Yes, quite comfortably, but had cards back to back in one slot. So 18 cards to 1 page - total of 24 pages for the base and all parallels.Did you fit them all in one folder.?
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