Webkinz Trading Cards Series 2: Virtual Trading Cards

A while back I wrote a post about the Series 2 Webkinz Trading Cards that you can sometimes find at Ollie’s. (If you don’t have an Ollie’s, you can find all kinds of Webkinz Trading Cards on Amazon.)

I recently got a couple more boxes of the Series 2 Trading Cards, and it inspired me to blog about the “virtual trading cards” that used to go along with the real world trading cards.

Let me give you a quick overview in case you’re not familiar with Webkinz Trading Cards. There are four series, which started, of course, with Series 1 and 2. When you open a pack of Series 1 or 2 Trading Cards, you’ll find one or more of three different types of cards:

1. Feature code card – This card has a unique code that you can enter into the code shop for a prize.
2. Trading cards – These are what make up most of the pack and include pictures and descriptions of games, characters, pets, recipe foods and more
3. Mystery Pet card – These are rare, usually only one per an entire box; this is a code to enter into the Adoption Centre to receive a pet. You won’t know what kind until after you’ve entered the code.

Okay, so now that we’ve covered the basics, let’s talk about virtual cards. When Series 1 and Series 2 came out, both versions also included a special code for a pack of “virtual trading cards” on each feature code card.

The code for the virtual trading cards is on the very bottom of the feature code card:

You drag and drop the pack in your pet’s room, and several cards shake out.

Then, you can go to the Wshop and buy a binder that allows you to see the virtual cards you’ve collected. (Look under “Fun Stuff” and then “Books” to find the Series 1 Binder and Series 2 Binder for 100 kinzcash).

Honestly, just looking at the cards in the binders isn’t too exciting to me, but there IS something about the virtual cards that I think is really cool. Once you collect certain cards, you unlock neat prizes that you can’t get anywhere else…you can even unlock a trophy!

There are four sets in total to unlock, each with its own special prize:

When you collect all of the Webkinz Deck Cards, you get the Series 2 Collector Trophy:

When you collect all of the Challenge Cards, you get the Space Explorer Shuttle, which is interactive – your pet can ride in it!

When you collect all of the W Tales Snapshots, you get the W Tales Sofa (one of my favorites!):

When you collect all of the At Paw Level cards, you get the “At Paw Level Display Screen,” which is very unique:

Then, when you’ve completed all four sets, you win the Grand Prize, a Collector’s Paradise Waterfall:

Of all the virtual trading card prizes, by far my favorite is the trophy…I love collecting trophies! I just get so excited when I see my Trophy Room filling up!

Here’s a look at the Series 2 Collector Trophy up close:

So what do you think about Webkinz Trading Cards? Have you ever collected any? Do you have any trading card prizes? Let me know in the comments, and I’ll send you a special trading card prize via kinzpost! (Make sure I know your Webkinz username!)

Rare Collector’s Pet Coming September 17th!

If you’re on the Ganz eStore mailing list, you might have heard about the rare collector’s pet that will be available on September 17th. Ganz has revealed that the pet is a Moonlight Wolf:

The Moonlight Wolf is being called “one of the rarest pets in Webkinz history” because it’s only available one day and in limited quantities.

We don’t know how much the Moonlight Wolf is going to cost yet, but we do know that you’ll have to use eStore points to buy it. Right now I have around 12,000 eStore points, and by the first of September I’ll have another 3,000 points added to my account because of my Deluxe Membership. I wonder if that will be enough points to buy this rare pet?

I think the Moonlight Wolf is really cute, and I like the idea of having a really rare pet. Do you think you might try to buy a Moonlight Wolf? What do you think about this new promotion? Tell me in the comments for a prize via Kinzpost!