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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 6, 2009 22:55:13 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 6, 2009 22:56:07 GMT
I see FPI have many of the Titan trades of the US Marvel at £2.99 so a good time to plug any gaps if folk want them.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Jul 6, 2009 23:00:42 GMT
The cheap ones at £2.40 are ex-library copies, the good copies start from £32!  |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 6, 2009 23:06:14 GMT
Bugger!
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 6, 2009 23:07:13 GMT
Balls!
I may pick up one of those Botcon hardcovers but not before payday!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 6, 2009 23:09:23 GMT
I had to get it. Senior goodness!!!
Andy
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Post by blueshift on Jul 6, 2009 23:21:25 GMT
I too am tempted, but it is a DARK PATH.
Also my credit card is nearly maxed out. That's a bit scary!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 8, 2009 10:33:59 GMT
City of Fear now acquired for less than £4.00 inc postage via Ebay.
Huzzah!
Andy
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Post by blueshift on Jul 8, 2009 10:47:05 GMT
I picked up Space Pirates and City of Fear the other week for a fiver each. City is the better of the two, though some of the stories they collect are in an odd order
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Post by Dave on Jul 8, 2009 11:53:10 GMT
I got all the paperbacks as they were coming out as combined with a few Collected Comics I saw it as a good way to get everything. This was before I completed the 332 though, now I'd probably just get a select few in hardback, especially as the film seems to be coming off a few of the paperback's covers.
Didn't realise Time Wars was rare. I recall a few years back a cheap music/DVD shop selling them (along with others) for £2.50
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 8, 2009 17:08:04 GMT
Dinobot Hunt also appears to be as rare as rocking horse shit. How annoying. My stragey of waiting until they were cheap and remaindered working for the trades of the US stuff, but not the UK ones!
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Jul 8, 2009 17:20:01 GMT
Well, it seems Forbidden Planet ship trades in floppy jiffy bags.
Dammit FP, dammit
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 8, 2009 17:33:31 GMT
You are joking?
A shop which specialises in printed matter sends stuff in jiffy bags?
FFS!
Well, they'll get no money from me.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 8, 2009 17:48:27 GMT
Really? Well when I get my trades there will be a letter of complaint sent to them. Jiffy bags for books? Arseholes.
Andy
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2009 18:04:04 GMT
Several years ago I managed to pick a load of the Titan trades for £1 each at the Works in Leicester. Other ones in the series I picked up off the net or in Forbidden Planet and, as I've already mentioned I only need Time Wars. I'm not interested in picking up IDW's trade of Time Wars as it won't look right with the rest of my collection.
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Post by blueshift on Jul 8, 2009 18:08:52 GMT
I only ever saw Target:2006 in the Works. I should have bought a stack of them when I saw them, that would be the birthday present for every friend! :v
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Post by blueshift on Jul 9, 2009 10:50:27 GMT
As an update, rather nicely FP have apologised and will send me a properly packed replacement. Yay.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 9, 2009 11:03:26 GMT
Splendid.
My Hardcover arrived in good condition, but my softcover version will arrive tomorrow. Will it be mangled?!
Who can say...the tension rises...
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 9, 2009 17:59:54 GMT
I ordered the £2.99 specials of Legacy of Unicron and Second Generation. The first is somewhere in the post. The second hasn't been sent 5 days after making the order. Not impressed thus far.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 11, 2009 7:37:46 GMT
Legacy of Unicron arrived in a jiffy bag with no card protection and so was bent into two when delivered. Second Generation not sent yet!
Complaint lodged with FPI. Not using them again!
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Jul 11, 2009 8:59:21 GMT
Yeah, that's what happened to mine They did sent a replacement though and promised to pack it correctly, time will tell! It is really poor for a company who specialises in comics and graphic novels to be unable to pack them correctly, something even the simplest ebayer can do. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2009 10:11:45 GMT
I don't normally order comic books or TPB's through the post. On the occasion that I do I use selected shops on Amazon or Ebay and also Steve Bax. Had no problems with anybody I've brought anything from so far.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2009 21:36:34 GMT
For the past few days I've been watching a copy of Titan's Time Wars TPB on Ebay. I was gutted when I looked at it a few minutes ago and discovered that the bidding had ended and I had missed out which eventually went for £16.
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Post by blueshift on Jul 11, 2009 21:44:25 GMT
Haha I was watching that one too. And thinking 'sod this'.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2009 15:52:38 GMT
£16 though isn't too bad a price to pay for it when you consider that its about £55 on Amazon and approx £75 from certain eBayers.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 12, 2009 16:40:15 GMT
I was watching that too. Regarding the Titan trades I dislike the floppyness of the ones that reprint the UK material but have bit the bullet with Legacy of Unicron and Fallen Angel (won off ebay for £3) as they feature Death's Head so no hope of an IDW reprint so I can't get that stuff any other way. Anything else other than Second Generation* (not convinced IDW will do the earlier UK material) I'll pick up the IDW trades of Space Pirates, Dinobots, Time Wars, etc up at some point. Smaller size but easier to read.
-Ralph
*If FPI ever send the damned thing**
**And pack it properly for postage
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Post by blueshift on Jul 12, 2009 17:00:42 GMT
I just picked up Prey and Dark Star on ebay!
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2009 16:37:45 GMT
FPI woe continues. No, they won't send out replacement straight away. They want the mangled one back. Which I recycled due to the state of it. Still waiting on them sending the other book, a week after I ordered it (though they took the money straight away).
What a shambolic service. Avoid at all costs.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Jul 13, 2009 16:47:40 GMT
I returned home to find my replacement copy which I was assured would be packaged properly with cardboard and everything.
Nope, just a jiffy bag again. Christ.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2009 16:49:35 GMT
What a shower of arses.
-Ralph
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