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Collector Box Odds for 2020 Series 2 Garbage Pail Kids 35th Anniversary

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After Retail pack odds begin to appear earlier today, tonight brings us the Collector Box odds for 2020 Series 2 Garbage Pail Kids 35th Anniversary. Thanks to collector Norma Collazo for sending over the odds. Just like with retail, based on the odds, Collectors box production is also way up over previous series. However, word earlier in the week from GTS Distribution, said Topps cut Collector box production by 60%. It’s not known if the pack odds are before or after the production cut. One example of the huge production increases are the relics are numbered /250 this time. Additionally, just like with the retail packs, the odds for the parallels appear to be overstated by double. For example each collector pack comes with 1 black parallel, but pack odds show 1:2.

Also this evening another unannounced card type surfaced. The first Artist/Employee card was posted to eBay this evening. New Wave David was done by artist David Gross. There are 8 total artist/employee cards inserted randomly into the set. Each artist did their own card in addition to one Topps employee.

2020S2 GPK 35th Anniversary Collector Pack Odds

  • Blood Nose Red 1:18
  • Fool’s Gold 1:317
  • Printing Plate 1:1,281
  • Artist Autograph 1:111
  • GPK Wacky Packages 1:24
  • Location Relic 1:52
  • Shaped Sketch 1:127
  • Tryptych Sketch 1:1,268
  • OS1 or OS2 Pack Redemption 1:124,200
  • Be a GPK Redemption 1:124,200

Topps Launches Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays Oct. Week 5

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Its a very Halloween themed set this week! Today Topps launched Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays Oct. Week 5. This week’s set contains 10 cards, 5 with a/b versions. The set also comes with one pink parallel card. Each set can be purchased for $19.99, or in a lot of ten for $179.99. There are also 10×14 posters of each card available for $19.99. Shipping is free when choosing the SmartPost option. The set will be available for 7 days on topps.com. Topps will reveal the print run at the end of the sale. Here is the checklist along with pictures of the cards.

•21A Eli Trick
•21B Black Kat
•22A HERMAN Hermit
•22B Solitude SAUL
• 23A Mischief Nate
•23B T.J TP’D
• 24A Harvey Carvey
•24B Jack Knife
•25A Weird WENDY
• 25B Mystic MAGGIE

Adam Bomb Highlights This Week’s GPK Nation Launches

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This week is all about Adam Bomb at GPK Nation. The product launches kick off this Tuesday, 10/27, at 1:00 PM EST. There will be 75 more Adam Bomb pins released for sale. The entire print run of the pin is 300, with the first 75 selling out last week. Also launching Tuesday will be the Green Adam Bomb Ornament Keychain. As with the other keychains, there will be 100 available.

This Friday, 10/30, at 1:00 PM EST, will see the debut of the new Adam Bomb Coin. The coin stands at 3 inches, and features the original artwork for Adam Bomb on the back. There will only be 100 copies of the coin available. The company says this will be the only release of the coin, no other variations will be offered.

Topps Cuts Production of Garbage Pail Kids 35th Anniversary Collector Boxes

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2020 continues to rear its ugly head. Wednesday collectors got some upsetting news that Topps has cut production on 2020S2 Garbage Pail Kids 35th Anniversary boxes. Mikee Friesen, who sells a large quantity of GPK boxes every release, posted a message he received from his distributor that said they were informed that Topps “significantly” cut production of Collector boxes due to a “production issue”. Today the distributor sent an update that production on Collector boxes was cut 60% by Topps. GPKNews has reached out to Topps for a statement, but has not heard back. If Topps responds, this article will be updated. It would appear the production issues are only related to Collector boxes, as retail distributors haven’t received notices.

Collector boxes are set to arrive in a collectible garbage can tin. They also exclusively contain black and red parallels, GPK Wacky insert set, relics, shaped and triptych sketches. It’s unknown if all all the inserts and parallels were inserted into the limited production run, or if a number of the cards didn’t make it. Productions issues or not, 2020 Series 2 Garbage Pail Kids 35th Anniversary is set to release next Wed, 10/28/20.

Topps Launches 2020 Garbage Pail Kids Halloween Stories

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The untold stories continue to be told. Topps had a hit on its hands back in July with the first release of the comic styled cards. The concept is back, this time with a Halloween theme. Today Topps launched 2020 Garbage Pail Kids Halloween Stories. The 63 card base set is made up of 5 different stories done by artists Neil Camera, Chris Meeks, and Lowell Isaac. There is also 5 card Cover Story insert set. Each pack comes with 10 base cards, and 1 Cover Story insert card. The listing also says there are randomly inserted story sketch cards. These are the cards used to print the base cards. No odds were given for the story sketches. Each pack can be purchased for $19.99 each or in a lot of 10 for $179.99. Shipping is free when choosing the SmartPost option. The set will be on sale for 7 days on topps.com or while supplies last. Topps will reveal the print run at the end of the sale. Here is the checklist in PDF along with pictures of some cards.

Topps Reveals Print Run for Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays Oct. Week 3

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After ending yesterday, Topps revealed the print run for Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays Oct. Week 3. The set sold a total of 446 copies. This is down from the previous two weeks in October. However, once again the print run remains consistently right in the 400’s. As the holidays get closer it will be interesting to see if the prints runs hold up.

Topps Releases 2020 Series 2 Garbage Pail Kids 35th Anniversary Checklist

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With just one week to go before the delayed release date, Topps has released the checklist for 2020 Series 2 Garbage Pail Kids 35th Anniversary set. As promised on the sell sheets, the base set contains 200 cards, 100 new paintings in a/b versions. Subsets are back for this set, however Topps kept the numbering 1-100a/b. The subsets are; All Grown Up (1-20a/b), Snot Another Anniversary (21-30a/b), 135th Anniversary Flash Forward (31-55a/b), 35 Years of GPK (56-90a/b), and Battle of the Decades (91-100a/b).

All the advertised insert sets are also on the checklist and closely use the same structure as the 2020S1 Back to School set. The Fan Favorites (Original art) insert set contains 20 cards, (1-10a/b), and come 2 per Fat Pack. These characters were decided based on voting a few months ago held by Topps. The Midlife Crisis (Simko/Engstrom) insert set is also 20 cards, (1-10a/b), and come 3 per Blaster Box. This is a change as the Late to School blaster insert was 10 cards. No Regerts Tattoos (Simko/Engstrom/Gross/McWilliams) is a 10 card insert set found only in Retail Display boxes. Finally, GPK Wacky Packages (Gross/McWilliams) and Location Relic cards are both 10 cards, and both are only in Collector boxes. There is also one unannounced insert set that will be a rare insert in packs.

The four final card artists, Joe Simko, Brent Emgstrom, David Gross, and Smokin Joe McWilliams each did 25 base card paintings, and their autographs can be found in packs. Finally, the sketch artist checklist contains 52 artists, including one artist making his GPK debut, Karl Jones. This is an increase of 11 from the Late to School set. You can find the official checklist for 2020 Series 2 Garbage Pail Kids 35th Anniversary in PDF form here.

Topps Launches Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays Oct. Week 4

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It took a little longer than usual but today Toops launched Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays Oct. Week 4. This week’s set contains 10 cards, 5 with a/b versions. The set also comes with one pink parallel card. Each set can be purchased for $19.99, or in a lot of ten for $179.99. There are also 10×14 posters of each card available for $19.99. Shipping is free when choosing the SmartPost option. The set will be available for 7 days on topps.com. Topps will reveal the print run at the end of the sale. Here is the checklist along with pictures of the cards.

•16A Cheesy Chelsie
• 16B Nacho Natalie
•17A Wacky MAX
•17B Brain Game BRIAN
• 18A International Artists DAVE
•18B Painting Petey
• 19A Adam Bomb
•19B Basted Billy
•20A Opera Oprah
• 20B High Pitched Hilda

Topps Teases Garbage Pail Kids Halloween Untold Stories

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Topps today on their social media channels began teasing a new online set Garbage Pail Kids Halloween Untold Stories. The set is scheduled to be released on topps.com this Thursday, 10/22. This will mark the second untold stories type of set releases by the company. No other details about the set, including of sketches will be part of it again, were available.

Keychain & Coin #3 Highlight GPKNation Garbage Pail Kids Releases

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GPKNation has set their launch lineup for this week. Tomorrow, Tues. 10/20 @ 1:00 PM EST, will see the launch of the next keychain. The Blue Adam Bomb Ornament Keychain is the third different keychain so far after red and black. The keychain will be limited to 100 copies made, and collectors can purchase 2 per order.

This Friday, GPKNation will be retiring their initial coins with the launch of coin #3. There will be 100 copies of the coin available in Nickel Plated White, Sterling Silver, and Artist Proof. There will also be 5 each of the coins in red, blue, green, purple, orange, and yellow. The coins will launch at 1:00 PM EST this Friday, 10/16. Collectors can enter their order number on the GPKNation Facebook page to win

GPKNation was one of the companies highlighted by Topps Licensing VP Ira Friedman on last week’s Philly Non-Sports Topps Virtual Chat. Now the Chief Operating Officer of GPK Nation, Louis Gregory; publicly known as “Uncle Louie” who also co-stars on ABC’s hit show The Goldbergs has shared with us that he has finished a new book and last year’s “Topps Sketch Artist of the Year” Jasmine Contois is hard at work illustrating it as we speak. Be sure to follow the GPKNation Facebook page for more updates.