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Post by callytastic on Sept 5, 2020 10:39:56 GMT
Hi everyone, thank you for letting me join your community. I have joined as I am looking to find out as much information about these comics as I can and if there are any rare numbers to look for amongst this collection. I have issue number 113 which I know is desirable, but I would love to know what other gems to look out for. Any information would be massively appreciated. Thanks very much for your time. A picture is of the stack I have and my 113 of which the condition is really really good I think and the other comics conditions vary but they are all mostly in very good condition. Thanks again, kind regards, John.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 5, 2020 10:49:39 GMT
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 5, 2020 10:59:59 GMT
Hello! Regarding rarity, the later issues had the fewest copies printed, so they would be the rarest in that sense, but in general I'd say the most impressive things you could own in this run would be issues with free gifts still attached and in mint condition - e.g. posters never taken out of staples, stickers never removed, etc. It's also more impressive if you have copies with nothing written on the front by newsagents. But me, I gave away all my original TF comics many years ago in favour of trade reprints, which are less valuable but suit me better. I've been reacquiring some of the hardback annuals, though. The later ones of those are also rarer / more valuable because far fewer copies were printed. I paid £100 for a mint condition copy of the last annual: tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers_Annual_1992Martin |
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 5, 2020 13:47:43 GMT
*spits out orange juice*
Did you reveal that amount at the time, Martin? That's mad. I'd no idea you'd paid that much.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 5, 2020 14:22:43 GMT
*spits out orange juice* Did you reveal that amount at the time, Martin? That's mad. I'd no idea you'd paid that much. I think I mentioned it during one of my Zoom meetings. Hey, it was lockdown, my usual ways of spending money were curtailed, and I had a lot of time to be tempted by Ebay. And remember, I don't buy TF toys! If anyone has the 1992 annual in mint condition and wants £100, put it on Ebay and it will soon go. Martin |
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 5, 2020 14:34:59 GMT
:0
God I got a near mint copy at TFN two years ago. I'm sure it was £25 but I didn't note the price because it was a book and isn't on my TF acquisitions spreadsheet. The Spacebridge had a pile of them.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 5, 2020 14:36:55 GMT
There isn't a single copy of it on Ebay at the moment.
The one before it costs quite a lot to get in good nick too. But the 1992 one is more special, as it contains the original conclusion of the original TF saga, never officially reprinted anywhere.
Plus the Carnivac saga and Combat Colin in colour.
Martin
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 5, 2020 14:38:47 GMT
Blimey. I knew it was rare, but £100 rare?! I should have bought more.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 5, 2020 14:40:25 GMT
I can take solace in the fact that going to TFN just to get a copy would probably have set me back a lot more than £100 in total outgoings.  Martin |
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 5, 2020 14:41:54 GMT
Yes, yes it would. The compulsory fish finger sandwich alone would have done that.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 5, 2020 15:00:54 GMT
I shall have to get a better condition copy at the next TFN
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 5, 2020 15:01:41 GMT
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Post by Benn on Sept 5, 2020 15:19:11 GMT
Oof
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 5, 2020 15:42:24 GMT
The item description on the former is amusing.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 5, 2020 16:26:52 GMT
The price has been halved. Let's see what happens.
Hang on. Is this just Shockprowl having a laugh??
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 17, 2020 20:34:47 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 26, 2020 20:48:44 GMT
Thanks to Martin I am 89 quid lighter but with a better quality copy of the last annual inbound.
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 26, 2020 20:52:17 GMT
*eyes pop out on stalks*
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 26, 2020 21:53:26 GMT
holy toledo
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Post by Jim on Oct 27, 2020 15:24:23 GMT
Last year while tidying I found a sealed Jiffy bag containing an absolutely pristine copy that I didn't remember owning at all. I even still had a saved eBay search!
I paid a tenner for it in 2010 from a random second hand bookshop on eBay (it was about the time my daughter was born, so not surprised I got distracted).
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