Conference school::sports_memorabilia

    
    	Miguel,
    
    		the release of the Marvel Series III is still far off,
    	probably later this year, but the latest issue of Advance Comics
    	magazine that came out last week has a promo Holo of Venom bagged
    	with the magazine.  The Holo alone is worth more than the price
    	of the magazine.
    
    		The comic dealer in my area is sold out of them, but I was
    	able to get one for myself.  Check the comic dealer in your area,
    	he may still have some.  
    

    FYI:
    	ADvance Comics seems to always have a card giveaway bagged with the
    magazine. A few months ago they gave away a gold Magneto Holo. Last
    month it was a Dungeon & Dragon card. This month the Venom hologram and
    I was told next month will be 2 batman cards not in the regular set. I
    think the giveaways are always non-sport but I haven't really followed
    the magazine long enough to say for sure.
    	This magazine is also a great way to learn about upcoming stuff
    (cards and otherwise).
    
    Bill
    

    
    Advance Comics is a "what's new" type of book it shows what type of 
    merchandise and memorabilia will be made available to retail stores.
    in the past they did not have much luck selling the book since most of
    this information was available through other free literature such as 
    Comic Shop News etc... The Gold Magneto Hologram idea "scam"  got them 
    noticed and noticed quick, I believe that was the first Holo give away.
    The current one of Venom is cool looking... One local shop sells them
    for $3.50 realizing the Holo is worth that and the Magizine is basically 
    a throw in..
    
    Ron
      
    

    FYI:
    I called American Liquidators yesterday and they have X-men holo sets
    and they expect to have Marvel holo sets in about a month and 1/2.
    
    
    Bill
    

    
    Saw a set of uncut promo cards in the Diamond Previews order book.
    
    IMHO, these are even better looking than the previous series.
    The card looks like a ProSet Platinum card, no borders and what looks
    like a hi gloss front.  The backs also sport a new look.  The unusual
    or interesting part of the Series III cards is that certain cards, of
    4, when placed in a certain order, will form one BIG card.  The back-
    grounds of the cards will be different.  
    
    Anyway, check around... Boxes are going anywhere from $19.99 (Rotman's, 
    where I ordered from) to $24.95.  
    
    Jeff
    :-)
    
     

    I bought a few packs and got 3-4 doubles in each pack! anybody else get
    this problem or did I just get a bad couple of packs.
    
    

    re: .6
    
    I asked the dealer at my local card shop about doubles and triples in
    packs when this happened to me.  He told me that this occurs when the 
    stock/quantity of the cards becomes depleted as the product nears end-
    of-life or end-of-production.  
    
    Jeff