Trading Card Deja Vu? Updated 11/05/09

[chipmunk2]

that is so so strange!!

[KeyLargo]

Originally Posted by blueajah

Morning Key Largo, I totally feel your disappointment! I spent lots of time trading/sometimes buying VTC codes. The last time I entered them was the first time I noticed the doubles in the same pack. I stopped buying packs of cards because I was spending $3 on a pack of cards for 37KC or some other worthless prize. Just yesterday I broke down and bought 2 Series 4 packs, it brought back those disappointed feeling all over again. I won 2 posters. I have been able to open a two of the virtual prizes for Series 2, but no matter how many I put in I don't seem to get any closer to the bigger prizes. A few weeks ago I traded for 21 VTC1 packs and didn't get a single card towards the bigger prizes. It does seem like they are making it impossible or there is something wrong with the programming.

I am wondering myself how the programming is set; some are saying that each card is pre-set with certain things but I don't see how considering that each pack like that keeps going on the same way for certain people. That would indicate each account is set a certain way, not the packs of cards.

Originally Posted by isabella1665

Hi,
We have entered hundreds and hundreds of codes. Last weekend, we entered 46 more codes and finally unlocked 80/80 or webkinz cards and 15/15 of the challenge cards. We have repeats of everything in the range from 5 to 19. The Curio shop and Doodlez will not load the last few cards. We have a minimum of 5 of each of these cards. I was told by Ganz that very few cards were released to unlock those last few cards. My kids are very frustrated and I am tired of spending the money trying to unlock the last few sets. By the way, this is from Series 1. We were successful in completing Series 2 with very low repeats in both of our accounts. Good luck to all!

I am short, still, by several cards in each of the binders. The curio finally unlocked, if that's the one for the medieval tv, but considering the amount of cards bought and then traded for just doesn't seem right. I know they have a way of coding those because in the beginning SOME were able to open with a box or two somewhere in there, yet others still have not opened or completed some/any, so again I'm wondering if it's set per account and not card/code really. Glad to hear Series 2 was better for you!

Originally Posted by Ginny

Wow!
Well That's So Strange.
You AT Least Got 3 Rock Gardens 2 or 3 Pets A Entire Theme And A Super Bed!

You don't get those items, just the cards. There is, in Series 1 I think, a code that unlocks the entire egyptian theme as a prize {not sure if anyone ever won it, not from WI at least} but other than that the code is for poster{s}, kc {usually way low}, mismatched clothes {usually from wshop not even kinzstyle} and things like that. I did get a pet, way back when I bought entire box at one time {unopened}, some have gotten no pet even with entire box, some have gotten two pets {that had to have been mistake, supposed to be one per box that sort of thing, and it's not code really as in it's the actual card that already says mystery pet or certain pet}.

Originally Posted by chipmunk2

that is so so strange!!

Friend of mine that is on here and that I talk with here and there said {when I mentioned it to her, in detail} that she traded for some VTC the other day and put them in, thinking there were duplicates but didn't think much about it because we are USED to seeing duplicates. When I mentioned the part about not duplicate card{s} in same pack {of 5} but the same 5 coming up again and again or even 2 sets of 5 rotating she got to thinking back and said she's glad it wasn't that many cards because that sounds like what happened to her, too, so it's their programming and that's not right, totally off to get the same 5 over and over and over.

[KeyLargo]

Updated information in the first post, with pictures, etcetera.

[mayapal]

I just entered 4 packs of series one virtual cards and all 4 came up with the exact same 4 cards and 3 out of 4 series 2 came up identical. UGH!

[KeyLargo]

Originally Posted by mayapal

I just entered 4 packs of series one virtual cards and all 4 came up with the exact same 4 cards and 3 out of 4 series 2 came up identical. UGH!

I am assuming you meant all 4 packs of 5 cards, if you meant 4 then there is a really serious problem but easy with all those numbers to typo or whatever. To the matter at hand, the problem, that is not good; I ran 2 S1 VTC packs after I wrote this {and after I put it in glitch reports section, after running through a BOX of packs} and did not get the same BUT that was after an entire box of the same, nor did the single pack of S2 VTC come up the same {probably duplicated within the same 5 but unfortunately that is nothing new, sheesh}. I will copy this over to the glitch thread itself with you wi name and all, and feel free to post here or there about what type of account you have and all {regular or deluxe, american or asian or euro, and if you know about what time you input them}. Thanks for reporting in!

[mjsiowa]

Thank you so much! I noticed the same thing when entering TCG Codes over the past week, more often than not I received exactly the same cards in the Virtual area every time I dropped the pack in my pets room!

Then I began to drop or open only 1 pack at a time for each long in, had a little more success but I am afraid to actually put more in now only to get the same cards over and over.

I so want to finish the series it is going to drive me nuts. I also have a box of Series 3 and 4 that I am going to hold off on for awhile.

On a bright note, one of the TCG boxes came with 2 free pets, 1 panda and 1 golden retriever. Lucky that time! The others had a frog and another panda. Not sure what the Series 3 and 4 are yet, too many glitches for me lately.

Good luck all!

[Butterflies]

I have just about given up attempting to complete Series 1 and Series 2 Virtual Card Collections.. I have needed just a card or two in a couple of sections of both for a very long time... no matter how many card packs I buy, I do not get a needed card.. now I understand the possible reason.

I never really looked at the virtual card packs that closely when I opened them.. but it makes sense that I am may be getting duplicates.

Thank you for this thread.. I will now watch more closely when I enter VTCs .... if I decide to put out more cash for these two series, that is!

[KeyLargo]

Originally Posted by mjsiowa

Thank you so much! I noticed the same thing when entering TCG Codes over the past week, more often than not I received exactly the same cards in the Virtual area every time I dropped the pack in my pets room!

Then I began to drop or open only 1 pack at a time for each long in, had a little more success but I am afraid to actually put more in now only to get the same cards over and over.

I so want to finish the series it is going to drive me nuts. I also have a box of Series 3 and 4 that I am going to hold off on for awhile.

On a bright note, one of the TCG boxes came with 2 free pets, 1 panda and 1 golden retriever. Lucky that time! The others had a frog and another panda. Not sure what the Series 3 and 4 are yet, too many glitches for me lately.

Good luck all!

Thanks for YOUR information, too! I am pasting this over to my main post as update{s} -- it was posted later, that thread, under their Wiki {found under Somebody Help section} as Critical Virtual Trading Card Exact Repeats link being http://www.webkinzinsider.com/forum/...repeat-557181/

Originally Posted by Butterflies

I have just about given up attempting to complete Series 1 and Series 2 Virtual Card Collections.. I have needed just a card or two in a couple of sections of both for a very long time... no matter how many card packs I buy, I do not get a needed card.. now I understand the possible reason.

I never really looked at the virtual card packs that closely when I opened them.. but it makes sense that I am may be getting duplicates.

Thank you for this thread.. I will now watch more closely when I enter VTCs .... if I decide to put out more cash for these two series, that is!

If you do get any more and can verify it's duplicates I will add to the 'glitch' Wiki thread here, as well; it's at http://www.webkinzinsider.com/forum/...repeat-557181/

They need to DO something about all this, no matter what. I went through a BOX teching this issue to confirm and all, and I only have like a card to finish up series 2 and only about 4 to finish up series 1 -- they need to open up the rest for me and anyone else who has reported in about this problem!

[mayapal]

I did mean on 4 packs i got the identical 5 cards all in the same order (ie 4 times in a row all 5 cards were the same, typo on the original where I said 4). It just about made me fall off my seat. I have an ENORMOUS number of cards left to enter (I bought a case of TC 1!!!!) and I am frustrated thinking there is a lot of lost money there if this isn't fixed.

I entered 4 more packs today, 2 were identical, and the others were not, but 2 cards came up in all 4 tries......

[KeyLargo]

Originally Posted by mayapal

I did mean on 4 packs i got the identical 5 cards all in the same order (ie 4 times in a row all 5 cards were the same, typo on the original where I said 4). It just about made me fall off my seat. I have an ENORMOUS number of cards left to enter (I bought a case of TC 1!!!!) and I am frustrated thinking there is a lot of lost money there if this isn't fixed.

I entered 4 more packs today, 2 were identical, and the others were not, but 2 cards came up in all 4 tries......

When I waited couple of days after starting the wiki glitch thread and running through almost a box {was box by time I finished} I entered 2 series 1 & 1 series 2 and while they weren't the same, then, I have no doubt that it flips back if you enter enough at one time. From what I'm getting in report-wise it basically is messed up, has been messed up, and won't be not messed up anytime soon...but a CASE, wow?!