Where to order Brand New Series 1?

[rockholt]

Where to pre-order Brand New Series 1?

Excitement is starting to build for Topps upcoming release of Garbage Pail Kids. A few places online already have their pre-orders up for Brand New Series 1. What's the best way to get in early before prices increase? Pre-order!

Things to keep in mind:

Will you get the product? - Ask around and get referrals from other collectors who've ordered from these companies. Find out if they always deliver on their pre-orders.

Shipping costs - Where is the company located? How fast do you want your boxes? Many companies will offer free shipping when spending over a certain dollar amount.

Price Match - Many companies will price match competitors posted website prices. Look for a contact e-mail address or phone number and contact for better pricing. Especially if you are placing a large order.

Here are some sites I have come across that are pre-selling Brand New Series 1. (Keep "Buyer Beware" in mind here. Some of these companies I've used in the past and others I haven't. Do your homework on these companies before order any product!)

BlowOut Cards - I may be biased but BlowOut gets the majority of my baseball card business. They will always deliver on pre-orders, and usually is the lowest price. Although in the case of GPK they are not. Try e-mailing them for better rates on multiple case orders.

Hobby Box - $47.99
Hobby Case - $359.99

Dave & Adams Cardworld - Another top notch unopened box website. I've used them in the past with no problems as well.

Hobby Box - $44.95
Hobby Case - $340

GPK Monster - I don't have any experience with this company, but I hear nothing but good things about them online. Other retail configurations are available.

Hobby Box - $43
Hobby Case - $334
Retail Box - $33
Retail Case - $510

Potomac Distribution - I don't have any experience with this company.

Hobby Box - $43
Hobby Case - $328

ToyWiz - I don't have any experience with this company.

Hobby Box - $49.99

Westfield Comics

Hobby Box - $47.40

eBay - Be leery when buying pre-orders off of eBay. Paypal will only allow disputes within 45 days of purchase. If you order something this early off of eBay, and the boxes don't show come October, you will not be able to dispute with Paypal.

Hobby Box - $55.99 - 64.98

[corepuncher]

Hello.

I see your warning about the pre-order. Do you have any information on people not getting cases they ordered?

I just ordered 4 cases...and it's from a guy who has 82,000 feedbacks. So...I'm thinking this is not a scam and it'll be fine.

One thing you can always do...44 days after the sale, you can file a dispute. Then, you have up to 20 days from THAT date to escalate it. So in effect, you can extend the protection period to 64 days. In my case, this might work. But I don't want to unnecessarily file a case before he even has the cards, might make him mad then he'll mess with my cases LOL.

[rockholt]

From my experience in the baseball cards world there have been alot of stories of folks not getting pre-orders from eBay. Unfortunately its a big deal. What will happen is some sellers will post things early try to get $$$ in hand, and then skip out of town. I've even seen it with a couple of longer term dealers who got in over their heads and made some mistakes.

I haven't heard of it with GPK stuff as of yet. Crossing my fingers. If you ordered from someone with 82,000 feedback you are probably fine. Just wanted to make sure people know about pre-ordering early.

Who did you order from online?