Own an exceptional surviving piece of Smallville trading card history with this original 2002 Inkworks Smallville Season One factory-sealed case.
The case contains 10 factory-sealed hobby boxes, with 36 unopened packs per box, for a total of 360 unopened trading card packs preserved together in their original case configuration.
Released during the original television run of Smallville, the Season One trading card series represents the beginning of Inkworks' licensed card releases for the series and captures the characters and story from the formative first season of Clark Kent's journey.
Inkworks produced some of the most memorable entertainment trading card releases of the 2000s, particularly its licensed movie and television products featuring autograph cards and PieceWorks memorabilia cards. Following the company's closure in 2009, its original trading card releases were discontinued, making surviving sealed cases a finite collectible from an earlier era of entertainment card collecting.
Release Details
• Original 2002 Inkworks release
• Smallville Season One
• Factory-sealed case
• 10 factory-sealed hobby boxes per case
• 36 unopened packs per box
• 360 unopened packs contained within the case
• Officially licensed trading card release
• Potential autograph cards
• Potential PieceWorks costume memorabilia cards
• Potential insert and chase cards
• Original first-season trading card release
Collector's Note
This case comes from longtime HorrorCurator inventory acquired during our earlier years dealing extensively in entertainment trading cards, particularly movie and television releases from manufacturers including Inkworks, Rittenhouse Archives, Breygent, Cryptozoic, Topps, and others.
Our remaining vintage trading card inventory is being offered from this original stock and is not inventory we routinely replenish. Once our remaining examples have been sold, additional sealed cases may not be available.
Factory-sealed Inkworks material is particularly appealing today because the manufacturer ceased operations in 2009. These original products survive from inventory produced during the company's original run.
A complete case represents another level of preservation beyond an individual sealed hobby box, keeping 10 original Season One boxes together in their original case configuration more than 20 years after release.
As the original 2002 Season One release, this case also represents the beginning of Inkworks' Smallville trading card series.
Original Product Configuration
According to the original product configuration, the Season One release offered the opportunity to find autograph and PieceWorks memorabilia cards along with base, insert, chase, and other randomly inserted cards.
Because the case and boxes remain sealed, the individual pack contents are unknown.
No specific autograph, PieceWorks, insert, chase, parallel, or other premium card is guaranteed unless expressly stated on the manufacturer's original packaging.
Any stated insertion rates or box averages describe the manufacturer's original product configuration and should not be interpreted as a guarantee regarding the contents of any individual box or the sealed case as a whole.
Redemption Cards
Because Inkworks ceased operations in 2009, any redemption cards that may remain inside the unopened packs should be considered expired and no longer redeemable.
The possibility of expired redemption cards should be considered before purchasing this case for opening.
Included
• One original 2002 Inkworks Smallville Season One factory-sealed case
• 10 factory-sealed hobby boxes contained within the case
• 36 unopened packs per hobby box
• 360 unopened trading card packs in total
Condition
The case remains in its original sealed configuration.
As an original 2002 collectible, the exterior shipping case may exhibit expected handling, shipping, storage, label, surface, edge, or corner wear consistent with age.
The individual hobby boxes contained within have not been removed or inspected by HorrorCurator.
Please review all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the description and depict the exact case you will receive.
Please Note
This is an original FACTORY-SEALED CASE containing 10 factory-sealed hobby boxes.
HorrorCurator has not opened, searched, weighed, or otherwise inspected the individual boxes, packs, or cards contained inside.
Any references to autograph cards, PieceWorks cards, inserts, chase cards, or other premium cards describe potential contents associated with the original product and are not a guarantee that any particular card will be present.
Opening the outer case will permanently alter its surviving sealed case configuration.
Shipping
Your sealed case will be professionally packaged with exceptional care to help protect its collectible condition during transit.
Due to the size and value of this item, appropriate protective outer packaging will be used so that shipping labels and transit markings are not applied directly to the original Inkworks case.
Combined shipping is always available whenever possible.
Questions?
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