Description: One card: 1989 Garbage Pail Kids 637b Grape Vi- Series 16 - extra rare. Fresh out of a bootlegged box #113/200 boxes out there. ATTENTION GPK COLLECTORS – EXTREMELY RARE 16th SERIES GPK FAN-MADE BY CRAPPS Information on Original Series 16:621a/b-661a/b Base set has 82 stickers. Variation set has 88 stickers. VARIATIONS : 621a, 621b,638a, 638b, 639a, 639b There were only 200 numbered fan-made boxes. This card is from box 113/200. Card was taken from package and put directly into a holder. I've noticed a very slight 'dent' on the right side in the white frame. Otherwise, as clean as they come-straight out of the pack. The 16th Series Garbage Pail Kids—aka Original Series 16GPK, or OS16 for short—product development for the release, which included the box, wrapper, display designs and final artwork, were fully completed by the end of 1988. Production was in the works for test sheets of the cards and boxes in January of 1989 with an expected release during March of 1989 was estimated. Unfortunately, Topps decided against another GPK release for the new year and shelved the project; the cost of production apparently wasn't sufficient in comparison to potential sales if released. The GPK brand had sadly weakened progressively, and the craze had eventually run its course.Topps was working on other non-sport sets at the time along with their higher-selling sports card line; a OS16 GPK release would not have been profitable. What's left of the original OS16 GPK is a black and white separation sheet of the A-name set of cards salvaged from a Topps dumpster back in 1989 which resurfaced in 2001 for collectors to feast their eyes on for the first time.This would have been the sixth and last series to include the 'FLICK IT!'section on the backs of various cards completed by artist Richard Mcguire. In late 2002, Topps auctioned off several OS16 items from their legendary Topps Vault on eBay, the online auction house. Some items consisted of front and back test or proof sheets of the series showing the color versions of the A-name and B-name cards along with all of the nomenclature. A wealth of information for collectors which has finally brought the visualization of the unreleased set toreality. ARTISTS : JOHN POUND, TOM BUNK, JAMES WARHOLA, JAY LYNCH, RICHARD MCGUIRE, JIM SIERGEY & GARY WHITNEY WRITERS : JAY LYNCH (Source: http://garbage_pail_kids.tripod.com/US_16th_Series.htm) If you have any other questions about this item, please ask before bidding. We will gladly accommodate requests for any additional questions, pictures, invoices,etc. Shipping and handling Free shipping for orders over $100 which also includes insurance and adult signature on delivery. Yes! Orders can be COMBINED for cheaper a shipping rate. Please reach out to us if you are still bidding on other items and have won an auction.
Price: 9.88 USD
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
End Time: 2024-09-03T07:45:05.000Z
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Type: Non-Sport Trading Card
Set: Garbage Pail Kids - Series 16
Character: Vi
Card Name: Grape Vi
Manufacturer: Crapps
Year Manufactured: 1989
Features: Base Set
Age Level: 16+
Card Number: 637b
Franchise: Garbage Pail Kids
