Philly Non-Sports Card Show Set for Historic Show #80

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Summer is the season for cons and card shows. Once again, kicking things off is the 80th Philly Non-Sports Card Show. The show is schedule for May 18 & 19 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA-Hall B. This historic anniversary show is shaping up to be their biggest ever. In fact, the show will be taking place in a larger hall than previous shows. Garbage Pail Kids will once again have a huge influence on the show.

The show is highlighted by numerous GPK artists set to be in attendance. Former GPK artist James Warhola, current GPK artists Joe Simko and David Gross, and GPK sketch artist Ryan Harris will all be there to meet with fans and sell their exclusive artwork. Additionally, non-sports artists Ted Dastick Jr. and media guest Gary Garani will be in attendance.

There will be plenty of promo cards for collectors to get their hands on at the show. Adam Versary 1a will be passed out to collectors Saturday, while Billy Blast 1b will be handed out on Sunday. Metal versions of this Neil Camera card will be passed out on Sunday at the show. Joe Simko will also be selling a licensed promo card at his booth that’s limited to /100. Other free non-sport promo cards at the show include a Promo for Craniacs Series 1 from Simko and Ira Friedman, Legend of the Jersey Devil from Dasick Jr. Spellcasters IV from Perma Studios, and two promos from Ed Webb. There will be other promos as well that haven’t been announced yet. The customary Saturday dinner is already booked for this event. Collectors that already have reserved their spot will receive a surprise promo card and a chance to win some great prizes.

The show will be open on Saturday May 18 from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, and Sunday May 19 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Tickets will be available at the door for $12 per day or a two day pass for $20. Collectors shouldn’t miss their chance to meet artists, chat with other collectors, and add to their collections!

Images & Car Updates for Greenlight Garbage Pail Kids Series 7 Diecast Cars

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Greenlight has released the mockup images for their Garbage Pail Kids Series 7 Diecast Cars. Preorders went up initially two months ago for the newest announced series. Since that time, the company also released the car info for the sixth car in the series, usually reserved for new employee card art. Like the series 6 cars, the employee card has not been revealed yet. Each car is shown below with the accompanying GPK card. Collectors are still waiting for series 6, which now has a shipping date of May/June. Series 7 is now showing a Sept/Oct shipping date. Collectors can preorder now from 3000toys.com. Here is the complete list of cars in the newest series.

• Karate Kit – 1947 Ford Super De Luxe Convertible Club Coupe
• Waxed Zack – 1961 Volkswagen Type 3 Squareback with Roof Rack and Surfboards
• Ski Cliff – 1968 Ford Mustang Coupe with Trunk Mounted Ski Rack and Skis
• Dish Grace – 1976 Dodge B-100 with Roof Mounted Satellite Dish
• Sawyer Anything – 1977 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic
• Menacing Monica – 1950 Mercury Eight Convertible Lowrider

GetAGrip Launches Week 2 Discraft Buzzz Discs

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GetAGrip today launched their second straight week of Discraft Buzzz golf discs. Today’s two news discs are of Fryin Brian and Live Mike. Both discs are limited to /50, and were available for $29.99 each. The disc’s sold out just after they went live on the company’s website. There are still three more weeks of discs coming from GetAGrip, collectors will have to be quick to get their hands on these!

Topps Launches 2023 MLB x Garbage Pail Kids Series 3

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Baseball season kicks off for most teams this week. As part of that celebration, Topps today launched 2023 MLB x Garbage Pail Kids Series 3. This, now yearly, mashup of GPK with MLB players is the third series with all artwork for the set done by longtime GPK artist David Gross. The first two series were done by GPK first timers, Keith Shore and Alex Pardee. The large base set contains 50 cards, 25 new pieces with a/b versions. Each 7-card pack contains one insert card and one parallel card. Parallels for the set include Baseball stitching /199, Pink /99, Green /75, Orange /50, Blue /25, Purple /10, Red /5, Gold 1/1 . While inserts can be C Name (25), Wrapper cards 1:4 (25), artist card a/b 1:3, or Artist auto a/b 1:30. Three pack boxes are available for $54.99 or as a 10 box case for $524.99. Shipping is free when choosing the economy option. There is no time limit on the sale. The checklist can be found here. Here are pictures of some of the cards.

Topps Teases 2023 MLB x Garbage Pail Kids

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Now batting third…David Gross. Topps today teased the next online release featuring MLB players turned into Garbage Pail Kids. In an email to collectors Topps announced 2023 MLB x Garbage Pail Kids Series 3. This will be the third mashup with GPKs and MLB players. Not much information was revealed about the set. The box does show it as being a 3 pack box, previous series had 5 pack boxes. The box also says each pack comes with one insert and one numbered parallel. The announcement showed a cards featuring Aaron Judge, Ronald Acuna, and Julio Rodriguez. Longtime GPK artist David Gross did all the artwork for the set, after the previous two series were done by non-GPK artists Keith Shore and Alex Pardee. The email says the set will launch online tomorrow, 3/26 at 12:00 PM EST.

Topps Reveals Print Run for 2024 Garbage Pail Kids Not-Scars

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After ending last week, Topps has revealed the print run for 2024 Garbage Pail Kids Not-Scars. The set celebrating everything Oscars sold a total of 1,364 copies. Those numbers are right in line with recent regular online set sales. However, the sales fell just over 700 short of last year’s set. Collectors shouldn’t have to wait long for the next online release.

GetAGrip Launches Wes Mess Skateboard, Watches, Socks Online & at Gross Card Con

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GetAGrip skateboard today at Gross Card Con launched a new officially licensed skateboard deck. The Wes Mess deck featuring the artwork of James Warhola is available at the show and on their website for $150. The deck is limited to /50 copies, and comes with a Wes Mess card signed by James Warhola. The decks that were allowed for online have sold out already, but as of this posted a few remain at the show. The company also launched new versions of GPK watches and socks. The GPK watches are available in black or clear for $29.99. Socks come in a two pair of red and black, and in their own tin for $24.99. Both watches and socks are available online at their website and at their booth at GCC.

DKE Toys Selling Madballs vs. GPK Packs Earmarked for PremiumDNA Launch

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GPK collectors were met with some confusion last week as toy seller DKE Toys begin selling a 4-card pack of Madballs vs. GPK cards on their website. Collectors were confused because these are the cards that are suppose to be part of a preorder bonus offered by PremiumDNA toys as part of their Madballs vs. GPK figures. PremiumDNA originally launched preorders for the line in Jan. 2022. The company has sited various reasons for shipping delays from Covid, to Fanatics buyout of Topps, to manufacturing delays.

So what exactly is going on? Sidekick Labs confirmed with GPKNews that they were the manufacturer of the cards. According to the company, the packs ended up being part of a liquidation event. DKE Toys now owns all 1500 packs and began selling them on their website last week. These cards are the ones that were licensed by Topps and intended for the PremiumDNA preorder.

PremiumDNA tells GPKNews they believe there was a mixup with the packs. Since this came to light, they have worked on a solution they believe is a win for collectors. Collectors who preordered will now receive two packs of cards. Pack one will contain the same cards, except printed as foil cards. Pack two will be sticker cards with the B names of the characters. Both packs will come in different color wax wrappers to differentiate them from the originals. Additionally, these packs will be limited to /750, half the original amount. As far as the progress of the Madballs vs. GPK figures, the company tells GPKNews they were unhappy with the tooling on recent samples they were sent from the manufacturer. They are in process of working with the manufacturer to fix the parts, see in progress pictures below. Right now there is no estimated shipping date for the figures.

So the mystery appears to be solved for the time being. There will end up being three different 4-card packs that collectors will want to get their hands on. Collectors who want the original cards should head over now to DKE Toys and get their pack! Meanwhile, collectors who preordered the Madballs vs. GPK figures will need to remain patient as the company works through manufacturing issues.