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August 16, 2014 17:44

Why is a comic book sold as rare (35 euros) when it is still for sale in the bookstore for a normal price ( 16.95)? In this case it concerns an album by Gilles de Geus 'Espionage' HC Sylvester releases. Isn't this a form of smuggling or should I see this for business (play the game)? This way I can still name 10 albums.

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August 16, 2014 17:46

if you now start by adding a link or giving the CW number ... we can do something with it too ...

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August 16, 2014 18:04

CW number 40091 , 3 providers, self bought for 16.95 without shipping costs.

AKO bookstore. Tip from a comic fan who doesn't want to pay ridiculous prices.

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August 16, 2014 19:53

You should never buy something blind either. There is internet, find out what you have in mind, it can always be cheaper. For video games, you have a nice site called budget gaming. And so there will be more, seek and you will find ;-).

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August 17, 2014 16:38

@menorelor: So if you have that copy in your possession, could you also fill in the dimensions for that copy? And while you're at it, do you also want to post images of the front and back? I think the current image is of very poor quality (copied from the internet ??).

Thanks in advance for the tip and the warning and it is that I no longer save Gilles de Geus, otherwise I would have it purchased.

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  • August 17, 2014 17:36
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August 17, 2014 17:36

I am hearing from me for the first time and have no idea that there are also images ???? to be placed. I liked giving a tip to other comic lovers and annoyed me at the high prices and then also as 'very rare'.

This is how we drive each other unnecessarily crazy as enthusiasts and Catawiki is way too much fun for.

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August 18, 2014 14:34

@ menorelor : If this is the same album as 40091 , then I agree that this is somewhat special in terms of pricing. But could it not be that this is a different pressure after all? When I search for the ISBN, I also see a version of this album on bol.com, but a date of March 2013 is mentioned here. In combination with the comment to 40091 that the circulation was in 2002 partially failed could mean this is another pressure, right?

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August 18, 2014 16:23

In my album the ISBN number (90-5885-046-3) corresponds to 40091 . Also only the year 2002 is mentioned. It does say 'First revised edition of Silvester'. 2013 is not mentioned anywhere. And the year number is not entered for the conscious item from AKO bookstores, so anything is possible. For example, I had been on the waiting list for a while for the very nice book by The Tjong-Khing 'From strip to fairytale', you want to read it so after a while you continue to search, it turned out that the Bruna bookshop for the normal price was still on the market. You could share that with the other comic lovers on the waiting list, but I don't think that's the intention of Catawiki. My appreciation for Catawiki is far too great to 'shoot under their pigeons', but sometimes you see something and you want to share that as a lover of the ninth art.

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August 18, 2014 16:41

I think you should just assume that you have the 40091 , you know. Silvester is always fairly punctual in the colophons.

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