Valiant Serial Number Contest

JonesyAZ · Post by **JonesyAZ** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:54 pm

Hey all,

Does anyone on here know if anyone ever won that huge serial number Valiant contest that were in all the books after Unity?

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:36 pm

I think it's been brought up a few years ago, but I don't remember anyone here laying claim to winning it.

dhudson1 · Post by **dhudson1** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:13 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:I think it's been brought up a few years ago, but I don't remember anyone here laying claim to winning it.

I had forgotten all about that contest until I was looking through my books the other day.

JonesyAZ · Post by **JonesyAZ** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:31 pm

Makes ya wonder if the person who won it probably was someone who didn't even care about the books; like a half-@$$ed collector that probably threw 'em all away later...

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:53 pm

JonesyAZ wrote:Makes ya wonder if the person who won it probably was someone who didn't even care about the books; like a half-@$$ed collector that probably threw 'em all away later...

That would be sad.

dhudson1 · Post by **dhudson1** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:58 pm

I forget, and I am too lazy to look, how did the contest work and what was the prize(s)?

dhudson1 · Post by **dhudson1** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:15 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
JonesyAZ wrote:Makes ya wonder if the person who won it probably was someone who didn't even care about the books; like a half-@$$ed collector that probably threw 'em all away later...
That would be sad.

Hey, I wonder if any of us have "winning" books? Might make a great board contest if we could come up with prizes.

dave · Post by **dave** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:17 pm

JonesyAZ wrote:Makes ya wonder if the person who won it probably was someone who didn't even care about the books; like a half-@$$ed collector that probably threw 'em all away later...

Or maybe they never even realized they won.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:20 pm

dhudson1 wrote:I forget, and I am too lazy to look, how did the contest work and what was the prize(s)?

I believe it was going to be a drawing, from all the different serial numbers that were inserted into that month's books, and the grand prize was a complete set of VALIANT comics produced up to that time, including all the variants and giveaways.

Someone can correct me if I am mistaken.

-slym (hopes the old-timers get the joke in there)

sanman · Post by **sanman** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:27 pm

That’s about right—it was for whatever the whole universe was at the time. . The numbers were printed in the Aug and Sept ’93 books. Somehow the winning numbers were generated by a computer and the winning list appeared in the Nov ’93 issues.

I thought I remembered there being a Grand Prize Winner but I looked through my early ’94 X-Os and didn’t see anything more about the contest.

dellamorte · Post by **dellamorte** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:42 pm

it's a good bet that no one ever claimed the big prize. With so many books being printed at the time it would be easy for the winning number to slip through the cracks.

xodacia81 · Post by **xodacia81** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:42 pm

sanman wrote:That’s about right—it was for whatever the whole universe was at the time. . The numbers were printed in the Aug and Sept ’93 books. Somehow the winning numbers were generated by a computer and the winning list appeared in the Nov ’93 issues.

I thought I remembered there being a Grand Prize Winner but I looked through my early ’94 X-Os and didn’t see anything more about the contest.

This is where the passing of Seaborn is all the sadder.

tmcneil82 · Post by **tmcneil82** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:47 pm

I look through the serial number ones all the time when i come across them, hoping to find a winner.

dhudson1 · Post by **dhudson1** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:58 pm

dellamorte wrote:it's a good bet that no one ever claimed the big prize. With so many books being printed at the time it would be easy for the winning number to slip through the cracks.

Was probably bagged and never opened, someone hoping to pay for their college

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:09 pm

dhudson1 wrote:
dellamorte wrote:it's a good bet that no one ever claimed the big prize. With so many books being printed at the time it would be easy for the winning number to slip through the cracks.
Was probably bagged and never opened, someone hoping to pay for their college

Man, are they ever disappointed now....

dhudson1 · Post by **dhudson1** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:11 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
dhudson1 wrote:
dellamorte wrote:it's a good bet that no one ever claimed the big prize. With so many books being printed at the time it would be easy for the winning number to slip through the cracks.
Was probably bagged and never opened, someone hoping to pay for their college
Man, are they ever disappointed now....

They may be able to sell them and buy lunch, off the dollar menu.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:12 pm

dhudson1 wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:
dhudson1 wrote:
dellamorte wrote:it's a good bet that no one ever claimed the big prize. With so many books being printed at the time it would be easy for the winning number to slip through the cracks.
Was probably bagged and never opened, someone hoping to pay for their college
Man, are they ever disappointed now....
They may be able to sell them and buy lunch, off the dollar menu.

And that might be stretching it a bit...

dhudson1 · Post by **dhudson1** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:14 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
dhudson1 wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:
dhudson1 wrote:
dellamorte wrote:it's a good bet that no one ever claimed the big prize. With so many books being printed at the time it would be easy for the winning number to slip through the cracks.
Was probably bagged and never opened, someone hoping to pay for their college
Man, are they ever disappointed now....
They may be able to sell them and buy lunch, off the dollar menu.
And that might be stretching it a bit...

Okay, with no drink

xodacia81 · Post by **xodacia81** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:14 pm

dave wrote:
JonesyAZ wrote:Makes ya wonder if the person who won it probably was someone who didn't even care about the books; like a half-@$$ed collector that probably threw 'em all away later...
Or maybe they never even realized they won.

I wonder how many contests have had that ending...

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:17 pm

xodacia81 wrote:
dave wrote:
JonesyAZ wrote:Makes ya wonder if the person who won it probably was someone who didn't even care about the books; like a half-@$$ed collector that probably threw 'em all away later...
Or maybe they never even realized they won.
I wonder how many contests have had that ending...

Probably a lot. I know I've bought lotto tickets in the past and never bothered to check them.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:33 pm

There was a woman who won the Powerball ($80-some million at the time) here in NC that almost waited too late to claim it.

Weird.....

-slym

IanAlexavier · Post by **IanAlexavier** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:01 pm

On the books that Ive torn apart to bind, Ive pulled out the serial number inserts to double check them against the winning numbers... ya never know

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:34 pm

IanAlexavier wrote:On the books that Ive torn apart to bind, Ive pulled out the serial number inserts to double check them against the winning numbers... ya never know

Hoping that maybe VEI will honor them....

sanman · Post by **sanman** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:39 pm

At the time I was reading most of the Valiant books and I remember buying the ones that I didn’t read hoping that I’d win the prize…

…but no golden ticket.

I did the same with the Valiant Era II cards and actually had two sets because of the sendaway cards. The funny thing is that I never bothered with the actual set—guess I gought caught in the hype.

I did have a complete Era I set with all of the chase cards. I lost those but replaced them about a year ago—still one of my favorite sets next to the first Marvel Universe.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:41 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
IanAlexavier wrote:On the books that Ive torn apart to bind, Ive pulled out the serial number inserts to double check them against the winning numbers... ya never know
Hoping that maybe VEI will honor them....

Good luck with that. Aren't they selling off backstock on eBay for overblown prices?

-slym