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May 6, 2016 at 3:03pm via mobile





Post by GPKDNA79 on May 6, 2016 at 3:03pm




May 5, 2016 at 8:27pm GPKDNA79 said:
Like all great things come to an end...I'm glad I got to appreciate it even if it was for a short ...I'm sorry to hear it . def will be missed .. Thanks guys



...a shirt meaning I have fanset 3-6 but only got them in last 2 months ...so it was super short time lived for me ...but I'll always have them and always enjoy them ....the true time and passion put into makeing these ...

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May 6, 2016 at 3:26pm





Post by Steve on May 6, 2016 at 3:26pm


These were the only sets a lot of people looked forward to because so much thought was put into creating these sets and making them desirable, unlike the garbage Topps has been releasing. Thank you Jimbo, Russ, and everyone else involved for bringing some fun into the hobby for the past five years. I still will appreciate the UG fansets we have now for years to come.

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May 6, 2016 at 5:36pm





Post by ukdave on May 6, 2016 at 5:36pm


NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

It was a good run and a huge thank you to all involved in these sets. They were ol and have pride of place. Glad I just received my FS6

Damn them for robbing the true fans of a bit of harmless pleasure in life

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May 6, 2016 at 5:37pm via mobile LiveMike likes this





Post by amoebaswatter on May 6, 2016 at 5:37pm


Just when I was about to purchase fan sets 4 and 5...

I knew something was up when I couldn't access the official fan set VI forum. I'm glad that I was able to purchase fan sets 3 and 6. They were amazing! Thanks to Jimbo and everyone else involved in bringing these sets. Although short-lived to me, I'm glad I'm a part of this community.

One a side note, I do like the idea of artists in these forums coming up with unique characters and possibly making a set from us here at the UG, with a different name than GPK if that's what needs to be done to avoid legal issues. I would love to be one of these contributing artists if needed.

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May 6, 2016 at 5:44pm via Tapatalk JasonDecay likes this





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May 6, 2016 at 5:37pm amoebaswatter said:
Just when I was about to purchase fan sets 4 and 5...

I knew something was up when I couldn't access the official fan set VI forum. I'm glad that I was able to purchase fan sets 3 and 6. They were amazing! Thanks to Jimbo and everyone else involved in bringing these sets. Although short-lived to me, I'm glad I'm a part of this community.

One a side note, I do like the idea of artists in these forums coming up with unique characters and possibly making a set from us here at the UG, with a different name than GPK if that's what needs to be done to avoid legal issues. I would love to be one of these contributing artists if needed.



If anyone wants to steal my concepts I'm totally ok with it

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May 6, 2016 at 5:46pm via mobile





Post by amoebaswatter on May 6, 2016 at 5:46pm


Bravo Topps for creating online exclusive cards and ripping off GPK fans!

I hope they feel good about themselves cracking down on such a small enterprise created by fans FOR THE FANS! 100 sets? I understand protection of intellectual property, but this sure seems extreme. Then again, this is Topps. If there is anything I've learned from being in these forums in my short time here, it is how Topps seems to do everything that contradicts what the fans want.

Maybe now they'll finally decide to do GPK Chrome 3. Then again, I won't hold my breath.

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May 6, 2016 at 5:49pm





Post by thebiggerm on May 6, 2016 at 5:49pm


Terrible travesty.

Thanks for producing the sets, and thanks to Jimbo for tossing one in with the Garbage Gang box I bought, otherwise I might have never known about the UG.

Will be looking out for Underground Kids, or Underground Gang Kids, or Children of the Corn, or something similar.

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May 6, 2016 at 6:29pm





Post by kurisenshi on May 6, 2016 at 6:29pm


It's a shame, but I'm thankful for being able to enjoy my 1 set (3), personally. Honestly, I'm not surprised. IP issues are muddy, and most big companies crack down hard on anything like this.

Thank you so much to everyone involved in making these sets. You guys made some great stuff, and your passion showed. I know everyone who has any of these sets will cherish them as part of their GPK collection.

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May 6, 2016 at 9:00pm via Tapatalk





Post by pewipo123 on May 6, 2016 at 9:00pm




May 6, 2016 at 5:44pm @gensokyopailkid said:


May 6, 2016 at 5:37pm amoebaswatter said:
Just when I was about to purchase fan sets 4 and 5...

I knew something was up when I couldn't access the official fan set VI forum. I'm glad that I was able to purchase fan sets 3 and 6. They were amazing! Thanks to Jimbo and everyone else involved in bringing these sets. Although short-lived to me, I'm glad I'm a part of this community.

One a side note, I do like the idea of artists in these forums coming up with unique characters and possibly making a set from us here at the UG, with a different name than GPK if that's what needs to be done to avoid legal issues. I would love to be one of these contributing artists if needed.


If anyone wants to steal my concepts I'm totally ok with it



No..i just like to have them part of my virtual collection on my phone

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May 6, 2016 at 10:01pm Ryan, LuCypher, and 1 more like this





Post by fowlraoul on May 6, 2016 at 10:01pm


my favorite set was #3...wax packs and the hindi theme
also very cool to know you guys had dustin graham and ryan moffett on board for the sets as artists.

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May 7, 2016 at 12:01pm





Post by Steve on May 7, 2016 at 12:01pm




May 6, 2016 at 5:49pm thebiggerm said:
Terrible travesty.




I'm leaning more towards it being a terrible "TRAVISty"

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May 7, 2016 at 12:19pm via mobile





Post by LuCypher on May 7, 2016 at 12:19pm


RIP UG Fan Sets :holds lighter: These sets will forever remain legendary in our collections. Mad respect to Jimbo,
RusVan and everyone else that helped over the years with these brilliant sets. Topps should take notes....

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May 7, 2016 at 7:00pm via Tapatalk





Post by Deleted on May 7, 2016 at 7:00pm


This situation makes me think of another example of companies limiting what fans can produce. Over in Japan, there's a game called Kantai Collection, which is a sort of virtual card game with girls representing World War II battleships. It's popular to the point where fans have created lots of fan releases such as comics and other unofficial merchendise. The people behind the game are apparently fine with this, but there is one medium where they will not allow people to create fan works: video games. I'm not totally sure if this is the case, but people who aren't fans of the series often say this is because the developer knows that if they allowed fan games, they would be better, or at least overshadow, the original Kantai Collection game. It seems like Topps is doing something similar here, and possibly for similar reasons. People are looking forward to these sets more than official product, and by allowing it to continue Topps is theoretically losing money and their brand is being diluted. They likely know it's a higher quality product than what they are putting out, but if they don't allow the higher quality option to exist, then consumers have no choice but to collect what they want consumers to have.

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May 7, 2016 at 9:36pm Jimbo, kblaze, and 1 more like this





Post by Steve on May 7, 2016 at 9:36pm




May 7, 2016 at 7:00pm @gensokyopailkid said:
This situation makes me think of another example of companies limiting what fans can produce. Over in Japan, there's a game called Kantai Collection, which is a sort of virtual card game with girls representing World War II battleships. It's popular to the point where fans have created lots of fan releases such as comics and other unofficial merchendise. The people behind the game are apparently fine with this, but there is one medium where they will not allow people to create fan works: video games. I'm not totally sure if this is the case, but people who aren't fans of the series often say this is because the developer knows that if they allowed fan games, they would be better, or at least overshadow, the original Kantai Collection game. It seems like Topps is doing something similar here, and possibly for similar reasons. People are looking forward to these sets more than official product, and by allowing it to continue Topps is theoretically losing money and their brand is being diluted. They likely know it's a higher quality product than what they are putting out, but if they don't allow the higher quality option to exist, then consumers have no choice but to collect what they want consumers to have.



Topps is jealous. Really jealous. Plus, a low down dirty scum bucket tipped them off. That person is also jealous. And butt-hurt.

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May 7, 2016 at 11:18pm via Tapatalk





Post by Deleted on May 7, 2016 at 11:18pm




May 7, 2016 at 9:36pm Steve said:


May 7, 2016 at 7:00pm @gensokyopailkid said:
This situation makes me think of another example of companies limiting what fans can produce. Over in Japan, there's a game called Kantai Collection, which is a sort of virtual card game with girls representing World War II battleships. It's popular to the point where fans have created lots of fan releases such as comics and other unofficial merchendise. The people behind the game are apparently fine with this, but there is one medium where they will not allow people to create fan works: video games. I'm not totally sure if this is the case, but people who aren't fans of the series often say this is because the developer knows that if they allowed fan games, they would be better, or at least overshadow, the original Kantai Collection game. It seems like Topps is doing something similar here, and possibly for similar reasons. People are looking forward to these sets more than official product, and by allowing it to continue Topps is theoretically losing money and their brand is being diluted. They likely know it's a higher quality product than what they are putting out, but if they don't allow the higher quality option to exist, then consumers have no choice but to collect what they want consumers to have.


Topps is jealous. Really jealous. Plus, a low down dirty scum bucket tipped them off. That person is also jealous. And butt-hurt.



Where is there proof someone tipped them off? Did you guys get a message saying "this guy told us you're making stuff and we don't like it"?