[typhoon320i]

I found this at Target. Have they started doing T-hunts without the green package?

 

[Harold Sage]

I don't believe they have yet, so I believe that is a $uper T-Hunt.

 

[tszuta]

What you've found is an error. You must immediately turn possession over to me and send it to my attention...

 

[typhoon320i]

Honestly I haven't paid much attention to T-hunt info as I almost never see any. So, Super T-hunts have plain packaging? Have they always?

 

[SUTTON525]

It's a new thing this year for the supers. The regulars will also loose the green stripe next year.
According to powers that be at the HWC it was done to appease those who complained about all of the scalpers, stock people, etc taking the THs before "collectors" got to find them. They call 'em "hidden" hunts.
Personally I think the concept stinks and have stopped collecting them.

 

[Harold Sage]

All it's going to do is make the scalpers, stock people, etc look at each car more,rather than just look for the green stripe. Possible giving the collectors a better chance to find some when the scalpers, stock people, etc get tired of having to look thru all the cars.

 

[typhoon320i]

It makes sense to me. Make it harder to identify them, and people like me will get lucky more often.

 

[SUTTON525]

I've known about the change from the beginning and have noticed absolutely no difference in how many I am finding; no more, no less. I've even had a couple of store workers ask me if I knew about this. LOL
Apparently some feel that scalpers, store workers, etc are stupid - I assure that they aren't.:tongue:
My theory is that since more time is taken to look through the cars then more of the "good stuff" will also be found by these types, therefore, further reducing the more "desirable" stuff that used to be left behind.
In addition, the loss of the green stripe makes then look like common crap amongst my "real" THs.
I think it's a horrible idea that doesn't benefit the majority of collecting community in any way.
As I said before; I stopped collecting them. The TH series is gone & I don't want to accumulate a bunch of mismatched chase cars from other series.
Kinda' defeats the purpose for a person like me who is (was) a "series" collector who likes to keep 'em carded.

 

[Kiwi78]

I suppose we are all different. If I find a hunt, I crack it. If I find a second one of th same, I leave that one carded. I know a lot of collectors do it exactly the other way round, but yeah, that's just me. So I'm really not worried what card they come on.

 

[Kiwi78]

I found this at Target. Have they started doing T-hunts without the green package?

And just to avoid confusion or wishful thinking, at least for 2012 the bottom one is a normal mainline and not a hidden regular hunt. :wave:

 

[SUTTON525]

Excellent point kiwi -
For those who aren't cardboard collectors (such as myself) nothing at all has changed.

 

[z06]

Nice find without even knowing it!

 

[SUTTON525]

Nice find without even knowing it!

Yes - good find!
Sorry, I should have said so sooner.:hat:

 

[WLhunter]

In addition, the loss of the green stripe makes then look like common crap amongst my "real" THs.

The common "green stripe" cars were mostly crap since supers first came out (even more-so this year)

 

[samace22]

Nice finds congrats.

 

[hotwheelergeo2]

Nice find. I still like the green strip TH series and know they are not worth more than $3 (resent ones) and would like to see them continue. I do find the occasional super.

 

[typhoon320i]

When I first saw it I didn't know what to make of it. I thought it was a wheel error on a mainline. But when I looked at the trunk lid and saw a "TH" graphic. I knew it was a T-Hunt, although I didn't know it was a super.