I was just doing some browsing the other evening (had to wait for Admin authorization)and thought I'd see what (if anything) is still out there for my favorite game from when I was growing up.
I loved Overpower and collected them all the way up until the end.
I'm looking forward to my sons being old enough to introduce them to the fun (my oldest is 9, so he's starting to understand the rules/strategies; I just need to "convert" him from Pokemon).
I amassed quite a collection in my day. And am proud to say I still have them all.
I never actually got a chance to play in any tournaments (I was too young and lived in Northern Minnesota), but loved playing against my two brothers.
I was reading some of the threads about the Accidental Inserts...
I knew they were rare and valuable but I had no idea they'd still be this coveted after all these years.
Somehow, while visiting my cousins in Yakima, WA, I was lucky enough to find a box of Classic packs that literally had one Accidental Insert IN EACH PACK!! Once I caught on to my little jackpot, I went back and purchased the entire rest of the store's box (which was quite a big deal for me and my limited teenage budget).
By the time it was all said and done, I ended up 2 cards short of having 4 entire "sets" of the Accidental Inserts along with a few mis-matched extras.
Talk about a trading power!! I traded some of them with some of the biggest OP names out there at the time (including the "all-powerful" Gary Martin, Jr.) for almost every card on my Wish List, numerous boxes of new packs (X-Men and Image, both of which were getting hard to find in my remote area of the country) and cash.
Needless to say the games against my brothers were a little one-sided after those massive trades, but it was still fun to mix things up.
It's nice to see all of you dedicated fans keeping the game alive after all of these years.
Oh, and just in case you're interested, here's what I still have left:
Krakoa x2
Any-Power Teamwork x1
Xavier Protocols x2
Avenger's ID Card x2
Image Inducer x1
Any Char: Deal w/ the Devil x3
Wow bro, sell those inserts and youll be RICH. There is a dude on this board with the screen name BlueFire. He has been looking for more sets of inserts for himself. He will probably buy them all from you in a lot and pay fair market value if you are willing to part with a set or two. Send him a PM, and see what he says. Current EBAY market value for a set of inserts is about 2,000-3,000 a set. And thats IF you can find them on ebay. I have only seen one copy of the 6AP teamwork and Avengers ID Card on ebay in the last 3 years. The Krakoa and Image inducer are fairly easy to come by. While the Protocols and Devil are still pretty rare and can fetch a nice penny, but the real money is in the Teamwork and Avengers ID card.
And i think everyone traded with Gary Martin Jr back in the day. It was gold to be on his list of good traders back then before most people used ebay and had all the positive feedback and whatnot.
Welcome to the board. Good to have you here. I hope you stick around to discuss this game we have all grown up with and love.
Hi SkittleDaddy,
As drdeath25 mentioned, I am interested in the inserts and would like to work out a deal with you.
I will send you a message on here. Also, feel free to email me directly at pkeffer1@gmail.com
Thanks,
Phil Keffer
aka Bluefire
I also would be interested in acquiring a few of these cards. Please email me at layloproductions@gmail.com. With details.
I will make the transaction fast and efficient.
Marcel
Thanks for the warm welcome (and the PMs), everyone.
Like I said in my original post. I new the inserts were rare at the time, but never expected them to still be this highly coveted. What I really need to do is get a hold of my brothers' collections, too. They each got a couple of these cards (they bought a pack or two from the same box before I knew it was a jackpot); I wonder if any of theirs were the Any Teamworks? It'd be nice to see if together we have two full sets.
I haven't given much thought as to what I'd like to do from here. I hadn't ruled out selling them, but they hold a little sentiment to me too. I've never done an eBay type deal before (buy or sell), but it sounds like I found the right forum to help me decide.
I've heard conflicting stories about the Classic Inserts but I'm starting to believe this one. So it appears that you need a lucky box to get one of these packs.
I'm not interested in purchasing but hopefully they'll be sold to the right people who aren't looking to simply flip the card for a profit.
It would be nice to scan them for the site. My current images are scans from forum member Bios. I just like to keep all scans consistent so hopefully in the future I'll have 10 minutes with them to finally scan the last 2 cards.
I know of someone that opened a full box and only got one Xavier Protocols.
So it doesn't have to be a completely lucky box, but it sure is nice to know that lucky boxes exist!
I'm also fairly confident I will pay more than the dealers, so you can rest soundly Jack ;)
And so the legend continues but at least there's a very minute chance to pull one from a pack.
interesting... i didn't think they were that valuable. out of my snack bracket, but yeah good stuff to know <3
Per a few requests, here are some photos of my inserts.
Especially the Any Teamwork and Avengers ID.
Let me know if you want to see anymore close-ups.
(http://i58.tinypic.com/30m8vpf.jpg)
(http://i60.tinypic.com/2ut11du.jpg)
BlueFire,
That mirror pic is a tough one to get.
(http://i58.tinypic.com/f298w0.jpg)
(http://i60.tinypic.com/312g31u.jpg)
(http://i60.tinypic.com/6omr0o.jpg)
(http://i60.tinypic.com/axemux.jpg)
Sexy, Sexy.
Who needs Ebay when you already having a bidding war 24 hours after posting on a small forum?
Thanks for the photos, they look great!
it makes sense that the inserts would be bunched together, based on the uncut sheet bios posted a while back.
a question for skittle:
bios' sheet also had tons of other rare cards on it. were the packs you bought also rare-heavy, as well as insert-heavy?
Quote from: breadmaster on April 29, 2014, 03:45:36 PM
it makes sense that the inserts would be bunched together, based on the uncut sheet bios posted a while back.
a question for skittle:
bios' sheet also had tons of other rare cards on it. were the packs you bought also rare-heavy, as well as insert-heavy?
While it was a long time ago, and I don't remember the specifics of the rest of the cards, I do not remember anything else spectacular (like rare-heavy) about the packs in question.
I guess whoever stuffed the packs felt one insert per pack was spectacular enough? That is if he/she/it knew what they were stuffing in there in the first place...
If someone buys them all as a set, trade me the Krakoa thanks in advance.
To SkittleDaddy, I will give you lots of Skittles if you sell me Krakoa, thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance everyone. Thanks.
You're welcome in advance.
So are you going to sell your collection of inserts?
So, I was on perusing the boards late last night right before I went to bed. In my dream, one of my students had an OP collection of about 20 OP cards. In it were 2 Xavier Protocol accidental inserts. While she had no idea of the value of the cards, I certainly did. I offered her $17 for the two card and she agreed. I took possession of the cards, told her I would bring her the money later, then never did.
To me, this is a sign: Skittles, I will give you $17 for your Xavier Protocols and then proceed to not send the money. Final Offer.
Quote from: TheBradness on May 02, 2014, 11:15:40 AM
In it were 2 Xavier Protocol accidental inserts. While she had no idea of the value of the cards, I certainly did. I offered her $17 for the two card and she agreed. I took possession of the cards, told her I would bring her the money later, then never did.
BornAgain79 alt account spotted.
ROFL. The same thing came to my mind when I posted hahaha
Quote from: drdeath25 on May 02, 2014, 01:14:51 AM
So are you going to sell your collection of inserts?
Haven't decided for sure yet, but I'm quite sure I will sell them.
I'm trying to find out what inserts my brothers got to see if there's another complete set or not when we combine them together.
I am also interested. Let me know if any are still available. I would love to give some away as prizes at the Buffalo tourney.
LDVanEtten@gmail.com
theOrangeOne
Quote from: Onslaught on May 03, 2014, 10:54:17 AM
Quote from: TheBradness on May 02, 2014, 11:15:40 AM
In it were 2 Xavier Protocol accidental inserts. While she had no idea of the value of the cards, I certainly did. I offered her $17 for the two card and she agreed. I took possession of the cards, told her I would bring her the money later, then never did.
BornAgain79 alt account spotted.
^ exactly!
This makes me want to open my unopened box of classic.....
Quote from: Carlos7195 on July 04, 2014, 11:56:09 AM
This makes me want to open my unopened box of classic.....
wtf are you waiting for?
Quote from: SkittleDaddy on April 27, 2014, 11:44:04 PM
I was just doing some browsing the other evening (had to wait for Admin authorization)and thought I'd see what (if anything) is still out there for my favorite game from when I was growing up.
I loved Overpower and collected them all the way up until the end.
I'm looking forward to my sons being old enough to introduce them to the fun (my oldest is 9, so he's starting to understand the rules/strategies; I just need to "convert" him from Pokemon).
I amassed quite a collection in my day. And am proud to say I still have them all.
I never actually got a chance to play in any tournaments (I was too young and lived in Northern Minnesota), but loved playing against my two brothers.
I was reading some of the threads about the Accidental Inserts...
I knew they were rare and valuable but I had no idea they'd still be this coveted after all these years.
Somehow, while visiting my cousins in Yakima, WA, I was lucky enough to find a box of Classic packs that literally had one Accidental Insert IN EACH PACK!! Once I caught on to my little jackpot, I went back and purchased the entire rest of the store's box (which was quite a big deal for me and my limited teenage budget).
By the time it was all said and done, I ended up 2 cards short of having 4 entire "sets" of the Accidental Inserts along with a few mis-matched extras.
Talk about a trading power!! I traded some of them with some of the biggest OP names out there at the time (including the "all-powerful" Gary Martin, Jr.) for almost every card on my Wish List, numerous boxes of new packs (X-Men and Image, both of which were getting hard to find in my remote area of the country) and cash.
Needless to say the games against my brothers were a little one-sided after those massive trades, but it was still fun to mix things up.
It's nice to see all of you dedicated fans keeping the game alive after all of these years.
Oh, and just in case you're interested, here's what I still have left:
Krakoa x2
Any-Power Teamwork x1
Xavier Protocols x2
Avenger's ID Card x2
Image Inducer x1
Any Char: Deal w/ the Devil x3
Hosted a mini-tourney today between my 10-year-old and my 8-year-old. No missions, just basic KO-style.
Dang, that was fun!!!
Hope they enjoy it as much as I did when I was a kid. Even if they won't get the joy of getting new cards from a pack, I know they enjoyed themselves today.
I guess they're stuck with "whatever Dad's got", which at least I can admit is a respectable selection.
Awesome!
yes
basic ko style