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The King Of All Contests – NOW CLOSED

Two more contests this week!  The winner of this contest will receive this 2012 Press Pass Essential Elvis – Essential Materials Elvis Presley Tweed Jacket Relic card.  Are there any Elvis fans out there?  Good luck!!!

Contest Details:

• This contest will end Saturday, February 11, 2012 @ 8:00 p.m. EST
• To enter, please leave a comment in this post
• You can enter once per day
• The winner will be selected at random
• Please provide a valid e-mail address when entering
• The winner will receive an e-mail when the contest is over
• The winner has one week to send me their contact information or the contest will be held again
• Once the contest is over, I will need the winner’s mailing address so I can ship them this card for FREE!!!

2012 Press Pass Essential Elvis 2 Box Break & Review

Design: 

Essential Elvis’s 35-card base set covers almost all the major moments in Elvis Presley’s career.  Press Pass used a lot of great photographs that I’m sure all those Elvis fans will enjoy.  When it comes to the black and white photos, it may not have been the best idea to use foil card stock.  I think it makes the cards containing black and white photos look a little dark.  Press Pass created a blank white area for each personality to sign.  These on-card signatures look great!

There are Elvis cut signatures in this product.  All of them are serial numbered 1/1.  I did not pull this card, but I do like its design.  Instead of the signature window cut into a rectangle, the window forms to the shape of the autograph.

Price: 

Boxes are currently selling for $53.00.

“Hit” Quality: 

Each box of Essential Elvis should have (3) “hits” inside.  Every box will have at least (1) autograph and (1) Elvis Presley relic card.  The third “hit” will either be another Elvis relic or autograph.  As far as “hits” go, I think this Elvis product is the best.  I pulled the following:

Autos

• Barbara Eden Auto #’ed/100 – starred in the T.V. show I Dream Of Jeannie and co-starred with Elvis in the 1960 film Flaming Star.
• DJ Fontana Auto – was Elvis’s drummer for 14 years.
• George Klein Auto – long time high school friend of Elvis.

Relics

• Elvis Presley Essential Materials Tweed Jacket
• Elvis Presley Essential Materials Bathrobe
• Elvis Presley Essential Materials King Size Bathrobe #’ed/299

Holofoils

• Memphis Charities #16
• “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” #15

Base

• Record Attendance #23
• Blue Hawaii #18
• First Las Vegas Show #6
• RCA Contract #4
• Jailhouse Rock #12
• Golden Globe Winner (Documentary) #28

Overall: 

Overall, I give 2012 Essential Elvis 4 blue suede shoes out of 5 (1=poor & 5=perfect).  All of you Elvis fans should really enjoy this quick thrill product.  For $53.00 you get at least (1) relic of the King plus the chance for some nice autographs that come in multiple ink colors and parallels.

Preview: Essential Elvis Sketch Cards

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In February, Press Pass plans to release Essential Elvis.  This will be one of the most high-end Elvis themed products to ever hit the market.  Every box contains 3 “hits”, including at least one autograph.  Also included are limited sketch cards drawn by Joe Petruccio.

Elvis Is Back In The Building: 2012 Essential Elvis Preview

Elvis fans are completely nuts!  He has a huge collector base which is why Press Pass has had a lot of success with their past Elvis releases.  In January, 2012, Press Pass plans to kick it up a notch with a high-end Elvis product called Essential Elvis.  Each box will contain 6 cards – 1 autograph, 1 relic, 3 base, & 1 parallel.  Sketch cards will be back too.

**Update**

Press Pass has increased the amount of “hits” per box.  Now collectors will find (3) “hits” per box.  Essential Elvis will also contain the first autographed cards of Mary Tyler Moore.

I love the window Press Pass made for this cut signature.  It forms to the autograph and isn’t just a plain square.

Press Pass will include 9 different new relics like this Sun Records jacket.

New “King Size” relics

Lots of new Elvis co-stars and band members will have autographs.

35-card base set