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Post by primenova on Dec 10, 2014 10:05:08 GMT
If you went in a 2nd hand shop & saw in a pile of books a NM copy of the Transformers annual 1992 (the last one with Dinobot cover) for £1
Would you buy it?
For me its YES!!!!! I've seen it on sale for £300+ & I do keep checking shops - I have picked up a Rescuebots Bumblebee garage from Sue Ryder shop for £1. I might find the annual on sale someday.
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Post by Benn on Dec 11, 2014 1:34:31 GMT
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Post by Benn on Dec 11, 2014 1:46:17 GMT
Alright, I'll bite. Why is that so much more expensive than the other annuals?
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Dec 11, 2014 7:49:12 GMT
It's the last Marvel UK annual and is the one with Another Time and Place in it.
Andy
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Post by primenova on Dec 11, 2014 10:03:03 GMT
I wonder why that isn't showing up on my ebay search? Just looke don Amazon & there are a few copies too - going £40-£110 |
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Post by Benn on Dec 11, 2014 12:49:09 GMT
It's the last Marvel UK annual and is the one with Another Time and Place in it. Andy Aye, but... was it a limited run or something? I mean, I've got it it can't be that rare, surely? |
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Post by primenova on Dec 11, 2014 13:02:38 GMT
I think it had a lower print run than the endless 3rd annual that was in Scarborough shops for a few years.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Dec 11, 2014 13:03:04 GMT
It's the last Marvel UK annual and is the one with Another Time and Place in it. Andy Aye, but... was it a limited run or something? I mean, I've got it it can't be that rare, surely? Smaller print run and I do recall hearing about shipments being water damaged and having to pulped. Andy |
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Post by Benn on Dec 11, 2014 13:06:07 GMT
Wow. I shall cherish mine extra specially now!
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Post by Bogatan on Dec 11, 2014 17:02:10 GMT
What annoys me is that I must have seen it multiple times at car boot sales, but for some reason I have never picked it up. I think I thought I already had it so didn't bother.
Now I know I don't I never see it any more.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Dec 11, 2014 19:15:21 GMT
I think we should all agree, if we see it in the wild at a reasonable price we should buy it and we can then ensure folks can get their hands on it without being price-gouged by randoms.
Andy
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Dec 11, 2014 20:25:08 GMT
As much as I love 'Another Time and Place' it's the second weakest Marvel annual after the 1991 one. Both 1991 and 1992 had reprints rather than original strips, but 1992 edges it because its reprinted stories were appearing in colour for the first time. On the other hand, 1991 had a much better cover. Anyone who doesn't own a copy of the 1992 annual but who has access to a colour printer can print out the essential (i.e. original) material from it by going here (it calls it the 1991 annual): www.ntfa.net/ntfa/comics/anothertime/index.phpSadly all my annuals except the 1990 one suffered from damp / yellowing / mould at some point, so I'm thankful to IDW and James Roberts for reprinting them in TF UK Classics. Martin |
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