Bargains and deals

[Colin YNWA]

That's unfortunate - I got the Morrison one as expected, that was at the start of all this though - I wonder if they are running low on some items as some have dropped off (before more have been added).

[IndigoPrime]

Did you get the HC?

[Colin YNWA]

Did you get the HC?

Yeah - but when this first surfaced.

[CalHab]

That's weird. I ordered the Kid Eternity book in the earlier Zavvi offer and got the Morrison/Fegredo hardback.

[IndigoPrime]

I suspect they ran out, and this new book is listed on the website as "book 1". I got "book 1". But there are no further details on the site to know what "book 1" means. Regardless, the image is of the HC, and so I've filed something with customer services (who, note, are... inconsistent in terms of helpfulness).

I've no idea what they will do. Because of the bizarre way they work out the pricing for these, I might just end up with a refund of £2.41. (Also, the packaging was... interesting. It's like they've been taking lessons from the worst of Hachette. I'm amazed none of the books were damaged.

UPDATE: Rather worryingly, I have the following message:

I have requested a replacement to be sent to you, I'm sorry you have received the wrong. Please could return the item to us.

Bets that I'll return the book and receive... exactly the same paperback collection?

[Tomwe]

You've just reminded me I'm not sure I ever got a refund for the damaged copy of Invasion I was sent. They agreed a 40% refund as they had no more. But 40% of what I don't know.

[bernardsfingers]

Just seen Amazon have two of the three deluxe hardcovers of Saga for sub-£20 - book 2 for £17.25 and book 3 for £19.46. They are generally around £25-£30 each so decent price if you're looking for them.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1632159031/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ZRXnFb7B63ZT2
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1534312218/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_yQXnFbSEYSMPB

[IndigoPrime]

That is bonkers. They are wonderful books.

[shaolin_monkey]

Just seen Amazon have two of the three deluxe hardcovers of Saga for sub-£20 - book 2 for £17.25 and book 3 for £19.46. They are generally around £25-£30 each so decent price if you're looking for them.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1632159031/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ZRXnFb7B63ZT2
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1534312218/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_yQXnFbSEYSMPB

Thanks for this! I've always wanted to dive into Saga, so just picked up all three. The first book had 30% off too!

[IndigoPrime]

You're in for a treat. It's a superb story, and these are wonderful volumes.

[bernardsfingers]

I'm slightly gutted as I only recently paid more than this for a slightly battered copy of book 2, plus around £30 for book 3. They are good books so I'm not too fussed. I wish I was more patient and just waited for prices to drop but once I've got it in my head to buy something I find it hard to resist.

[Rately]

Saga really is something special.

I've the first ten trades, and everything on Digital, but I might be tempted to start saving up for these editions.

[Timothy]

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/judge-dredd-2000-ad-more-books?hmb_source=humble_home&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_1_layout_index_1_layout_type_twos_tile_index_2_c_judgedredd2000admore_bookbundle

Might be of interest to some.

[Colin YNWA]

If you're into Peter Bagge you can currently get the Complete Neat Stuff double hardback set for under £20 from Book Depository via Amazon at the moment (RRP apparently £53.00, Amazon have it listed for £37). As a 3rd party seller I'm not sure how many copies they have though.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1606999427/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_tFbnFbA47JSF9

Well this has landed on my return from holiday and by all that is unholy this is a wonderous thing. One of the best things I've spent £20 in my misbegotten life. Its just magnificent. Amazing production value and flicking through the two volumes comics I'm very ready to revisit. Superb and if you've not picked this up and have £20 licking around you'd be a fool not to pick this up.

bernardsfingers I salute you.

[bernardsfingers]

If you're into Peter Bagge you can currently get the Complete Neat Stuff double hardback set for under £20 from Book Depository via Amazon at the moment (RRP apparently £53.00, Amazon have it listed for £37). As a 3rd party seller I'm not sure how many copies they have though.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1606999427/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_tFbnFbA47JSF9

Well this has landed on my return from holiday and by all that is unholy this is a wonderous thing. One of the best things I've spent £20 in my misbegotten life. Its just magnificent. Amazing production value and flicking through the two volumes comics I'm very ready to revisit. Superb and if you've not picked this up and have £20 licking around you'd be a fool not to pick this up.

bernardsfingers I salute you.

Ha ha, well thanks I guess. I bought The Bradleys paperback collection plus the last Hate collection (Buddy Buys a Dump) a couple of months back which led me to eyeing up the Neat Stuff collection for a while, but with no real expectation of actually buying it at the £30-£40 asking. I occasionally check prices of a few books on my want list using a price comparison site and just randomly saw it had dropped to £20, so jumped at it. I wasn't sure what to expect when my copy arrived - it's a nice set but chunkier than I anticipated (I tried to find a video review on YouTube to gauge the size) so I've had to do yet another bookshelf shuffle and chucked some stuff on eBay to make room.