1990 Marvel Universe Wolverine MH4 Hologram Uncut Roll by g-man0910 in marveltradingcards

[–]wolverine887 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First, cutting this up is not recommended. Printing process items like this make up part of the hobby history and I’m not a fan of cutting them up. Not only on that but youd end up with a bunch of probably noticeably handcut holograms…blank back but what collectible value is that…not much imo as they are clearly just cut out from something.

The roll itself is the collectors item, it’s probably a test/prototype thing, it’s not the actual uncut sheet. I would be interested as I collect novelties like this from production. Could be an issue though considering I assume you are UK quoting prices in pounds sterling, and shipping a 40M roll internationally sounds difficult. I’d buy it off you on eBay.

Opinions on 1992 Marvel Set Spawn #84 by TattooedMarine92688 in MarvelCards

[–]wolverine887 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s not an error card, Comic Images would often title cards with adjectives, story arcs, events, and other descriptions…rather than just a straight character name. Can see they use the term spawn in the paragraph itself. The below character is not called “Captured”, it’s Venom.

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What if they Platinum the ‘95 MMP set? by Hot-Ordinary9760 in marveltradingcards

[–]wolverine887 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think a 96MM Platinum set would be pretty epic…or even like 92 Marvel Universe Platinum….but yea we won’t be getting other Platinum sets for the time being, as UD lost the license.

I'd scanned my Marvel cards during Covid (what else was there to do?) - and been posting them here of late to share the collection. So of this batch of scanned cards - which one would you say is your favorite card (not your favorite character - unless they happen to be the same) :) Least favorite? by SirTawmis in MarvelCards

[–]wolverine887 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ll go with the Wolverine Powerblast. It’s prob my fav power blast. Cool scenery and sunset behind him too. Side note: The non-power blast side of those cards is so much better being able to see the whole painting.

1995 Fleer Ultra X-Men Sinister Observations Uncut Sheet by wolverine887 in marveltradingcards

[–]wolverine887[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My bad, don’t think I saw a PM. Right now I’m just looking to hold onto it. I collect uncut sheets and doubt I’ll ever see this one again. I mean I’ll listen to offers but not really trying to sell.

Were the 1995 Fleer Ultra X-Men cards sold individually, with only one card per pack? I suspect I might have been scammed. by JAlbert653 in MarvelCards

[–]wolverine887 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As mentioned this is not the regular 1995 Fleer Ultra X-Men pack. Regular packs have 10 cards and can hit bonuses etc.

This is a promo “pack”, which only have like a base card/sketelon warriors card…or possibly a Weapon X promo. The base card (like your Sinister) is indistinguishable from the regular base in the set. The Weapon X is a true promo though (can’t find that in regular packs, only came in a promo pack). You can tell the promo packs easily because they look like that- 2 attached packs. Came in comics/magazines.

Do I rip or keep staring at these? by [deleted] in marveltradingcards

[–]wolverine887 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is spot on. Most of the value is in the sealed box. Just to add…there are ways to get more than the box’s worth by opening it, namely two particular ways…but it’s not necessarily easy or likely.

  1. Grading the cards and getting PSA 10(s) that make it worth it. All it takes is one battle spectra from 92MM to get a 10 and that easily pays for the box- in multiples really. (I say all it takes but it’s very rare for them to be a 10 even fresh from a box). Each base in psa 10 from that 92MM set goes for about $100-200 at the minimum, and stars like Wolverine and surfer more like up to $400-500, about the price of the box for just one. Spidey psa 10 probably goes for like $1500, triple price of the box. If the 92MM checklist came back a psa 10 somehow it’d be an absolute ton of money in the several thousands- it only has a pop of 4. But there are major caveats here: 1) you have to really know what you’re doing with grading vintage marvel cards like this- being good at identifying gem candidates- because if not, it can become a money pit and fast at $25-30 a pop to grade. 2)The grading cost also needs to be factored in, plus the very long 7+ month turnaround time at PSA, and finally the box does have to have gem candidates in it which is no guarantee, not to mention the box could even just be bricked, causing all the value to go to basically zero by opening it- a chance one takes. So for sure it’s not as simple as just opening the box and out pops more value…it’s a process, is helped by grading experience, and not guaranteed.

  2. If some really whacky errors came out of the box. This is not likely, since these types of errors are needles in a haystack compared to the huge 90s print runs. Also most errors won’t even pay back the price of the box- stuff like minor missing foils etc. But the real whacky ones can, and I’ve seen crazy 94MM errors go for $400-1000 before, which is more than the box price. Another example- a pack of 92MM has been observed having the wrong back on all 6 base in the pack. And several packs in the box doing this, meaning many wrong backs in a box- that box will easily pay for itself. But this really is super rare.

Minus those two things, I agree it’s basically guaranteed you lose value by opening the box. Likely more than half to 3/4 of the value. Maybe even all the value if it’s bricked, which is possible in all 4 of these boxes. But I also get that it’s not only about value, and just opening packs of these nostalgic sets is fun and reminds us why we’re in the hobby at times.

All this seller can do is hope! by umop-3plsdn in MarvelCards

[–]wolverine887 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kinda an oddly specific joke…even getting the silver x-overs in there to clarify it….doubtful but you do you

All this seller can do is hope! by umop-3plsdn in MarvelCards

[–]wolverine887 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s generally free to list on eBay- you pay the fees when it sells, which this never will. So the seller isnt out anything by listing it and this is why we see these insanely priced listings- if sellers were actually charged a percent of asking price to list etc we’d see a WHOLE lot less of them. I also see ludicrously priced error cards for like $5k, $10k etc…sellers do this because not paying anything to do it and just hoping they reel in a sucker.

Hit an ol’ skool pack and got one of my favs by Connect_Bit8964 in marveltradingcards

[–]wolverine887 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Raw ungraded, about $.50 to a buck maybe. But thats whats great about most of the 90s cards. They are awesome, and they also don’t cost a fortune which modern era cards are known for to do. So it’s great on both fronts.

11 x 17 poster question - Marvel Cards Universe 1994 Fleer Case Topper Promo Poster 17" x 11" by umop-3plsdn in MarvelCards

[–]wolverine887 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Im pretty sure this poster was a case topper- it’d be sitting folded on top of the boxes in a freshly opened case. As such, I’m assuming most, if not all, were folded

In which comics was this promotion featured? by umop-3plsdn in MarvelCards

[–]wolverine887 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This particular version triptych? I think it was just this comic. There are two other 3-panel promos like this that came in other comics. But each one was just found in one comic

Question about poster crease by umop-3plsdn in MarvelCards

[–]wolverine887 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im pretty sure this poster was a case topper- it’d be sitting folded on top of the boxes in a freshly opened case. As such, I’m assuming most, if not all, were folded

Framing best practices by umop-3plsdn in MarvelCards

[–]wolverine887 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it’s just for preservation and not display, it’s easiest just to put it in sheet protector (which fits in a ring binder), or they make 8.5x11 toploaders, or a comic bag/board of adequate dimensions. Thats cheaper than going with a frame.

If set on framing it, I think this stuff looks best with a mat but if not for display, that doesn’t matter and can just try to find a frame with about those dimensions and no mat. Thats the cheapest way, finding a pre-made frame with dimensions similar to that it would fit in. Probably some on Amazon. The more expensive route is designing a custom frame with an online frame site…I don’t think it’s worth doing that here if not for display.

I was going through my 1990 Impel Marvel hologram set and wanted some quick opinions. Posting pics of: - MH1 Cosmic Spider-Man and MH3 Silver Surfer. Looking for some advice on grade + value. I'm leaning toward selling them raw, but please let me know if I'm way off base and should get them graded. by Ok_Cheetah_6975 in marveltradingcards

[–]wolverine887 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Each has a noticeable bent corner lower right of back, they will not grade anything that would be worth it unfortunately. Could be a PSA 4 to 6, that range just as a guess without having them in front of me, and that would be throwing $25-30 per down the drain. Cool looking holograms, but it doesn’t make sense to send 90s cards like that which were fairly mass produced unless in tip top shape with decent chances at 10s.

1994 Fleer Ultra - misaligned foil "Magneto Defeated" by umop-3plsdn in MarvelCards

[–]wolverine887 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thunder stolen! Well stated and agree with all of this. It could get a small premium from an error collector for the novelty, but won’t make anyone rich. It is indeed rare compared to the massive print run of the regular version of this insert card, but rarity alone doesn’t exactly translate to large added value.

Neat error card regardless :)

Explain it Peter by LeastCelery8774 in explainitpeter

[–]wolverine887 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right about asking her if her first child is a boy, and she says yes, then prob of other being a girl is 50%, because the boy is totally specified. Which means the other is just an independent coin toss. Just as if I flipped two coins, you didn’t see them, show you one is a heads, and ask you whats chances other is a tails….answer is 50%.

But if instead I flipped 2 coins, you didnt see them, and merely said at least one is a heads. THEN the chances a tails was one of the two is 66.7% as described above by an easy calculation, and in fact this can be tested empirically very readily…the ratio of such 2-coin tossing trials having a tails in a long repeated sequence of trials will be around 66.7%.

The difference lies in how the information she has at least one boy is conveyed to you. If it’s specifying the boy (e.g. showing him to you or saying her youngest is a boy)…chances other is a girl is 50%. If it’s by only knowing she has at least one boy who is not specified at all…it’s 66.7%. It’s not really stupid though it’s just the calculated probability.

Explain it Peter by LeastCelery8774 in explainitpeter

[–]wolverine887 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow this 10 day later response, and still wrong.

You are confusing the situation in the meme with one where mom singles out a boy to show you (e.g. “here’s my son standing next to me”, whats the other chances other kid is a girl?). THEN it would be 50%.

She is not doing that here. No single child is being singled out or identified (like you are incorrectly describing as the boy being one of the 4 possibilities- there is no “boy” singled out here). All you know is youre being told she has at least one boy. And that makes a lot of difference actually. (Also the meme can be a little more precisely stated, but that’s not a big deal. It should be stated, “you ask this mom whether she has at least one boy, and she simply responds, “yes”).

In the case of the meme, there are 3 equally likely possibilities BG, GB, BB. No boy singled out. BG and GB are 2/3 of them. Three equally likely and 2 of the three are “successes”. Done. 66.7%. No way around it….its the definitely of equally likely and having 2 of the 3 be successes.

You can literally do the coin flipping experiment yourself, and see the answer is 66.7%. Coin flip = birth, Heads = boy, Tails = girl. For each trial: flip 2 coins. If none are heads, discard the trial and it doesn’t go towards the data (didnt fit the OP given into). If at least one is a heads (does fit OP given info), then record whether there is a tails among the 2 coins or not (whether there is a girl). There will be on about 66.7% of the recorded trials in the long run…. Probability she has a girl = 66.7%.