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On 10/24/2023 at 11:16 PM, Corvonie said:
Sweet.
Back in the days before ebay and paypal, I used to buy from the US all the time.
I used to go to the travel agent and change my pounds into dollars and send the dollars in a greeting card to disguise it, did this for years and always arrived safely.
I still have a random drawer with about 100 dollars in as sometimes you would get the books with a discount and they would send dollars back , they are not legal tender here so just accumulated in the drawer and I never got around to changing them over.
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On 10/20/2023 at 11:17 AM, zzutak said:
This thread needs more pics!
Probably the best $$$ spent during my entire life: $84 for 30 pre-code Atlas from the as-yet-unnamed Edgar Church collection. Saturday, Feb 25, 1978, at a very small, sparsely-attended comic show in Sacramento (I don't think a single person visited Chuck's booth the entire time I was there). At that point in my life, $100 was essentially every penny I had (otherwise, I would have spent more), and I valued quantity over quality (hence, my preference for the less expensive, mid-grade specimens). I ended up selling the crime issues to a fellow collector and having most of the horror issues certified.
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Yeah, normally from the US is 5 -10 days, however, I have had stuff from the US in as little as 3 days, worst was when covid was on and the tracking showed my package in Japan
Then after a few months it showed up out of the blue in perfect nick
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On 10/10/2023 at 3:14 PM, baggsey said:
As @Albert Tatlock subsequently mentioned, books and magazines being imported into the UK do not attract customs duty. I was not aware of that. I often wondered how US dealers could bring stock worth thousands into the UK for sale at a London Mart and avoid import duty.
There is no duty but it doesnt stop Border force seizing maybe 1 in 5 of everything I have coming in, even though the commodity code is clearly written.
I always claim and get a refund but before you even know its seized, Parcel Force bail it out and you have to pay their fees under ransom of they will return it to sender and you have just paid 100 quid to ship it, so have no choice but to pay them and then claim, then they can charge up to about 20 quid for their service, you can claim that back too but its a lengthy process, so far so good this year, but I havent been buying that much.
They also always blame the sender, I usually get a pic of the package before sent and there is nothing at all wrong with it.
If anyone has their package seized, send me a PM and I will give you info on what to do.
Notice how there is no telephone number, email address or public counter for Border Force.
I am sure that some people just pay it and its going straight in someones pocket as fiddle.
F$@cking Bastiches!!!!
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Yep, a trimmed copy is the only affordable way for some of us and tbh, for me I would rather have something lovely and presentable, than something hanging to bits for the same price.
Each to their own though, its all good and whatever scratches the itch
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On 9/28/2023 at 7:08 PM, Albert Tatlock said:
I have a stack of old posters, on quite heavy paper, A1 size, too many to sell during my few remaining years, so I get a local print shop to guillotine them up into just the exact size for the bags, then I use 2 of the resulting pieces, face to face so the blank outside is showing, in place of backing boards. They are not as sturdy as the bespoke backing boards, but they will do nicely for items of lower value, certainly for the books I propose to sell.
If I ever did run out, I would go to a local paper merchant and buy a quantity of suitably sized blank paper, board or card. They should be able, for a small extra fee, or possibly no extra charge to guillotine them to any required size.
Then all I would have to do is transport them back to my place of abode.
Maybe worth your while ringing a local paper merchant, they will be delighted to give you a quotation, free of charge or obligation.
Or you could just carry on lining the pockets of the fat cats in the higher echelons of Royal Mail.
If I de-boarded all the carp I dont really want, I probably have a lifetime supply of boards, it is a good idea though
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A few months ago I went into FP here for the first time in maybe 3 years and asked for silver & golden age backing boards, they said they dont carry things like that, I got the impression that the dude didnt even know what I meant
For balance I went to the Travelling man next door and they didnt have any either, said they had been waiting for the supplier for about 2 years to get them in again, I said you need a new supplier, he laughed and said yeah
There is really no point in me going to these type of shops anymore, no back issues, no storage supplies, just toys and games stuff, no thanks.
I came out the shop and noticed a new shop across the road "Comic book store and cafe" sounds great right? went in, couldnt see any comics asked the dude serving tea & coffee where the comic stuff was and he points me to a tiny rack of about 50 old graphic novels
Had to buy the backing boards on ebay and pay crazy postage
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On 9/28/2023 at 2:15 AM, Redshade said:
There was an Odyssey 7 in Leeds city centre until FP took it over/bought them out (sometime in the 90s I think).
I went to that shop a few times when I worked in Leeds for a bit.
The same thing happened here to Timeslip when FP took it over/turned it into a non comic shop/ruined it
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On 9/28/2023 at 12:19 AM, Albert Tatlock said:
Good luck, Kev,
You only live once, and it's only money, so leave the underbidders trailing in your wake.
8d was a lot of dosh then, but someone bit the bullet.
And if you tire of it, you should be able to find someone even dafter than your good self.
Yeah, the last 2 that appeared on ebay, I put in what I thought were winning bids, only to find later that someone needed it even more
I am too busy wasting my money buying books I already have like a fool
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On 9/27/2023 at 8:57 PM, Albert Tatlock said:
Another bargain at only 8d, but I reckon they could have got the full price of 9d if they had refrained from stamping it.
There is another stamp further down, somebody or other's books, it says, but I cannot make it out.
If I manage to decipher it, I will pop along and see what else is on the shelf. Can't go wrong at that price.
Thats a real tough book, I am complete from #90 onwards bar that book, it never turns up much and always goes higher than I expect when it does, maybe one day
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On 9/25/2023 at 12:01 AM, Malacoda said:
(This is why there are 3 rooms of my house I can't get into because they're floor to ceiling with Fantastic comics).
Fixed that
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On 9/24/2023 at 11:25 PM, Get Marwood & I said:
I'm going to have to resurrect Brent at this rate...
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