Walt Disney Treasures Package Inconsistancies

Well, Disney slightly altered packaging on these tins again. This
time they've eliminated the blue timeline band around the tin (which
handily displayed title info on the spine of the tin) and the nice
silkscreened panel on the back - they now gumstick a card on there
(mine had the damn anti-theft device stuck to the back of it), leaving
only the small title panel on the front tin. I'm guessing that the
next round will eliminate the tin altogether and just come in
cardboard sleeves. Real nice, Disney.

fredman

In article <>, fredman
<> wrote:

> Well, Disney slightly altered packaging on these tins again. This
> time they've eliminated the blue timeline band around the tin (which
> handily displayed title info on the spine of the tin) and the nice
> silkscreened panel on the back - they now gumstick a card on there
> (mine had the damn anti-theft device stuck to the back of it), leaving
> only the small title panel on the front tin. I'm guessing that the
> next round will eliminate the tin altogether and just come in
> cardboard sleeves. Real nice, Disney.

I honestly don't care, as I just toss the tins somewhere in the house
where they're out of the way.

--
Chris Mack "Refugee, total ****. That's how I've always seen us.
'Invid Fan' Not a help, you'll admit, to agreement between us."
-'Deal/No Deal', CHESS

Invid Fan

On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 22:45:54 -0500, Invid Fan <>
wrote:

>In article <>, fredman
><> wrote:
>
>> Well, Disney slightly altered packaging on these tins again. This
>> time they've eliminated the blue timeline band around the tin (which
>> handily displayed title info on the spine of the tin) and the nice
>> silkscreened panel on the back - they now gumstick a card on there
>> (mine had the damn anti-theft device stuck to the back of it), leaving
>> only the small title panel on the front tin. I'm guessing that the
>> next round will eliminate the tin altogether and just come in
>> cardboard sleeves. Real nice, Disney.
>
>I honestly don't care, as I just toss the tins somewhere in the house
>where they're out of the way.

Yeah, ultimately it is the content that matters, but honestly since
the Lethal Weapon series, it seems studios have done their best to
foil any consistancy in timed release sets. I too may toss the tins
and just have the alpha cases on the shelf... Cheers.

fredman

fredman wrote:
>
>>>Well, Disney slightly altered packaging on these tins again. This
>>>time they've eliminated the blue timeline band around the tin (which
>>>handily displayed title info on the spine of the tin) and the nice
>>>silkscreened panel on the back - they now gumstick a card on there
>>>(mine had the damn anti-theft device stuck to the back of it), leaving
>>>only the small title panel on the front tin. I'm guessing that the
>>>next round will eliminate the tin altogether and just come in
>>>cardboard sleeves. Real nice, Disney.
>>
>>I honestly don't care, as I just toss the tins somewhere in the house
>>where they're out of the way.
>
>
> Yeah, ultimately it is the content that matters, but honestly since
> the Lethal Weapon series, it seems studios have done their best to
> foil any consistancy in timed release sets. I too may toss the tins
> and just have the alpha cases on the shelf... Cheers.

Last time, they claimed it was the tin shortage (and the crowded
replication season) on "Front Lines" that delayed last year's Treasures
till May.

My guess is, they're, umm...thinking about moving away from tins.

Derek Janssen

Derek Janssen

In article <8tOtd.3631$>, Derek Janssen
<> wrote:

> fredman wrote:
> >
> >>>Well, Disney slightly altered packaging on these tins again. This
> >>>time they've eliminated the blue timeline band around the tin (which
> >>>handily displayed title info on the spine of the tin) and the nice
> >>>silkscreened panel on the back - they now gumstick a card on there
> >>>(mine had the damn anti-theft device stuck to the back of it), leaving
> >>>only the small title panel on the front tin. I'm guessing that the
> >>>next round will eliminate the tin altogether and just come in
> >>>cardboard sleeves. Real nice, Disney.
> >>
> >>I honestly don't care, as I just toss the tins somewhere in the house
> >>where they're out of the way.
> >
> >
> > Yeah, ultimately it is the content that matters, but honestly since
> > the Lethal Weapon series, it seems studios have done their best to
> > foil any consistancy in timed release sets. I too may toss the tins
> > and just have the alpha cases on the shelf... Cheers.
>
> Last time, they claimed it was the tin shortage (and the crowded
> replication season) on "Front Lines" that delayed last year's Treasures
> till May.
>
> My guess is, they're, umm...thinking about moving away from tins.
>
If sales are too great for tin production to keep up, that's a good
thing Is there news on what's in the next batch or two of Treasures?
I'm waiting for some early silent toons...

--
Chris Mack "Refugee, total ****. That's how I've always seen us.
'Invid Fan' Not a help, you'll admit, to agreement between us."
-'Deal/No Deal', CHESS

Invid Fan

In article <q4Ttd.3832$>, Derek Janssen
<> wrote:

> Invid Fan wrote:
> >
> >>Last time, they claimed it was the tin shortage (and the crowded
> >>replication season) on "Front Lines" that delayed last year's Treasures
> >>till May.
> >>
> >>My guess is, they're, umm...thinking about moving away from tins.
> >
> > If sales are too great for tin production to keep up, that's a good
> > thing
>
> (Well, actually, it was more the mania of every showoff wanting his own
> copy of "Der Fuhrer's Face" that artificially created the "unexpectedly
> strong sales" for last year's tins...

Can't have that. I want more of these collections, but artificial
spikes for films like "Victory through Air Power" due to the "Der
Fuhrer's Face" short may come back to haunt us when later volumes don't
do as well. And I WANT more of the non-comercial stuff like "Victory
through Air Power" and the science pieces... damned fun for geeks with
certain interests.

> But, at least was a few brownie points for giving the archivists more
> free reign to work on their own future projects.)
>
Season sets of the Mickey Mouse Club is probably too much to hope for
(or a release of the 70's syndicated version). Maybe a collection of
all the Hardy Boys episodes...

> > Is there news on what's in the next batch or two of Treasures?
> > I'm waiting for some early silent toons...
>
> Nothing yet, although "Complete True-Life Adventures" was originally
> supposed to come out this wave.
>
Haven't seen one of those in years, and am a bit surprised there's few
enough to fit on two disks (assuming the "complete" part is accurate).

--
Chris Mack "Refugee, total ****. That's how I've always seen us.
'Invid Fan' Not a help, you'll admit, to agreement between us."
-'Deal/No Deal', CHESS

Invid Fan

Invid Fan wrote:
>
>>Last time, they claimed it was the tin shortage (and the crowded
>>replication season) on "Front Lines" that delayed last year's Treasures
>>till May.
>>
>>My guess is, they're, umm...thinking about moving away from tins.
>
> If sales are too great for tin production to keep up, that's a good
> thing

(Well, actually, it was more the mania of every showoff wanting his own
copy of "Der Fuhrer's Face" that artificially created the "unexpectedly
strong sales" for last year's tins...
But, at least was a few brownie points for giving the archivists more
free reign to work on their own future projects.)

> Is there news on what's in the next batch or two of Treasures?
> I'm waiting for some early silent toons...

Nothing yet, although "Complete True-Life Adventures" was originally
supposed to come out this wave.

Derek Janssen

Derek Janssen

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> In article <>, fredman
> <> wrote:
>
>> Well, Disney slightly altered packaging on these tins again. This
>> time they've eliminated the blue timeline band around the tin (which
>> handily displayed title info on the spine of the tin) and the nice
>> silkscreened panel on the back - they now gumstick a card on there
>> (mine had the damn anti-theft device stuck to the back of it), leaving
>> only the small title panel on the front tin. I'm guessing that the
>> next round will eliminate the tin altogether and just come in
>> cardboard sleeves. Real nice, Disney.
>
> I honestly don't care, as I just toss the tins somewhere in the house
> where they're out of the way.
>
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The tin is the most valuable part of the package to collectors.
Check out prices on eBay.
===============================

Richard C.

In article <41b87b80$0$1568$>, Richard
C. <post-> wrote:

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> "Invid Fan" <> wrote in message
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> > In article <>, fredman
> > <> wrote:
> >
> >> Well, Disney slightly altered packaging on these tins again. This
> >> time they've eliminated the blue timeline band around the tin (which
> >> handily displayed title info on the spine of the tin) and the nice
> >> silkscreened panel on the back - they now gumstick a card on there
> >> (mine had the damn anti-theft device stuck to the back of it), leaving
> >> only the small title panel on the front tin. I'm guessing that the
> >> next round will eliminate the tin altogether and just come in
> >> cardboard sleeves. Real nice, Disney.
> >
> > I honestly don't care, as I just toss the tins somewhere in the house
> > where they're out of the way.
> >
> =============================
> The tin is the most valuable part of the package to collectors.
> Check out prices on eBay.
> ===============================
>
It's only valuable, over time, if people throw them out. If there's one
for every copy of the dvd, they're literally a dime a dozen

--
Chris Mack "Refugee, total ****. That's how I've always seen us.
'Invid Fan' Not a help, you'll admit, to agreement between us."
-'Deal/No Deal', CHESS

Invid Fan

>It's only valuable, over time, if people throw them out. If there's one
>for every copy of the dvd, they're literally a dime a dozen

There's a tin for every original Treasures release, but the Disney movie club
has been offering sets of prior Treasures releases sans tins to their members.
Collectors late on the Treasures bandwagon now have impetus to search out
tinned originals, if they're the types concerned with having original releases.
Plus, of the original tins, some are damaged in shipping to stores and
customers, some get damaged over time through careless handling...

The tins can't easily be replaced when damaged, are relatively fragile, are in
finite supply... sound like good "collectible" hooks to me, and the desire for
them is not much odder than book collectors preferring their hardbacks to have
the original dustjackets.

Robert Morgan