[Groop] Bought a box 'o cards AND...

[Tone]

	So... this past week I built up enough nerve and actually spent
$295 to buy a sealed, unopened, and SIGNED box of Groo cards being sold
on eBay. I got it today and after "surgically" cutting along the
original seam of the plastic wrap, which has Sergio's autograph on the
top of it in black marker, I opened the box then proceeded to carefully
open each of the 36 individual packs of cards.
	I actually have a full set of the standard cards already, but I
bought that as a complete set, so I never had the excitement of opening
up fresh packs. I decided to get the full box of cards because I do not
have any "Images of Groo" insert/chase cards, any signature cards, and
of course do not have any sketch cards.
	After sorting out all the cards I am sad to say I am not even
able to complete a full set of the standard 153 cards. I am eight cards
short! I have a number of doubles with about 50 cards missing to
complete a set, and I have about 40 triples.
	I DID manage to get three "Images of Groo" cards... IG-1, IG-4,
and IG-7. I am of course very happy to have gotten them, but I had
really hoped to get more. Oh well, I guess getting that sketch card will
have to do...
	THAT'S RIGHT! I got a freaking sketch card! I could not believe
it myself when I saw that predominately white faced card with only blue
ink lines peaking out from behind a pile of the other cards from that
one pack <Insert bragging rights here>.
	The sketch is of Groo behind a soldier, who is wearing a helmet
similar to Taranto's, but with both horns. Groo is showing teeth with a
nasty grin as he completes a slice or possibly a stab with one of his
swords upon the soldier. As a result the soldier looks cross-eyed,
sticks out his tongue, reaches up in the air with one hand, and clutches
his stomach with the other hand... obviously in deathly pain. It is
signed "Aragones 95".

	I hope you guys are not too envious of me or pissed at me for
sounding like I am bragging. I really just wanted to share the happy
news with you guys. :) I also seem to remember seeing a listing on a web
page of who has what sketch cards, so I thought if Gary or someone else
in the Groop oversees that, then he/she might want to update it.
	Also, and more importantly, I wanted to see if anyone might have
any insert/chase cards I am now missing, which they might want to trade
for. I obviously have a bunch of extra normal Groo cards lying around,
but I also have a few other things I am willing to trade with:
1) StarSlayer #4 / 1982, Aug. / Pacific
	2 page spread Groo promo & back cover Groo promo.
	SIGNED by "Mike Grell"
2) The Life of Groo / 1995 / Graphitti Designs
	Reprint of 1993 Graphic Novel
3) Death & Taxes, Chapter 4 / 2002, Apr. / Dark Horse
	#4 of four comic Death and Taxes mini series

	Another thing is I definitely might be interested in trading
normal Groo cards in order to complete the second 153 card deck for
myself. I might even be willing to give away the doubles and triples I
have to those people in the Groop, who might be missing a few cards in
their own incomplete decks. In any case I am attaching a plain text
file, which lists the standard cards I have and am missing... broken
down into the first incomplete set, duplicate set, then triples.

Best wishes to all in the Groop from New York,
_TONE_

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