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Old UK Annuals

corblimey · 2008-05-22 12:53:41

I starting collecting these (mostly IPC/Fleetway) around 4-5 years ago and now I have a little more disposable income I want to fill in the gaps in my collection. I used eBay pretty much exclusively, but the postage costs are huge (£4.50STG for most) and while I have a contact in the UK I can send things to, I don't want…

22-05-2008 12:53pm

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I starting collecting these (mostly IPC/Fleetway) around 4-5 years ago and now I have a little more disposable income I want to fill in the gaps in my collection. I used eBay pretty much exclusively, but the postage costs are huge (£4.50STG for most) and while I have a contact in the UK I can send things to, I don't want to abuse it too much.

Apart from trawling through second hand bookshops, is there any avenue for buying old UK annuals (pre 1980) that just hasn't occurred to me that could prove a lot less expensive than eBay? eBay.ie has some, but most appear to be UK based but shipping to Ireland, so same deal really.

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#2 22-05-2008 1:42pm

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The comic shop in the Blackrock Market has a rake of old Fleetway/IPC annuals -- if you're near Dublin, you could check out there.

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#3 22-05-2008 4:07pm

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Crow Corner Comics is the place to go, he has some absolute gems in there and knows where to get the goodies

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#4 22-05-2008 10:30pm

alnolan

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Good man, Spunko. I always forget about Crow Corner.

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#5 23-05-2008 8:38am

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Uncle Spunk wrote: »

Crow Corner Comics is the place to go, he has some absolute gems in there and knows where to get the goodies

Wherezat?

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#6 23-05-2008 9:33am

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corblimey wrote: »

Wherezat?

purple blob

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