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Post by Holz on Jul 13, 2008 20:22:55 GMT 10
i have 2 =]
both from vinnies for less than 5 bucks!
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Post by skinnyfishie on Sept 28, 2008 23:33:43 GMT 10
Ohhhh man, they've got a book?!
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Post by Illyria on Sept 28, 2008 23:37:21 GMT 10
Yes, unfortunately it's bloody rare though, and hard to find, unless you want to watch Ebay and fork out hundreds for it, which some people have resorted to. Although you could be lucky and find it in a 2nd hand bookshop. Whenever I venture into one I have a tiny glimmer of hope that I might find it but alas, tis never the case
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Post by skinnyfishie on Sept 28, 2008 23:45:07 GMT 10
Damn. That sucks a great deal. On wiki it says they probably only printed around 200,000 copies. Why such a small amount I wonder? Might have to try my luck at the 2nd hand book shops here.
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Post by Illyria on Sept 28, 2008 23:47:32 GMT 10
Hmmm not too sure, but yeah, they only printed a limited amount. There's a petition floating around for a re-release but it doesn't seem to have worked.
Hopefully you'll have more luck than I have! I was lucky enough to see the book up close because my friend in Melbourne has a copy and I read it when I was staying with her back in 2006, hehe... It's really good.
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Post by skinnyfishie on Sept 28, 2008 23:53:33 GMT 10
It would be a good opportunity for them - surely they'd make a decent profit if the re-printed. I think their fan base would have escalated in size even after their Good Bye tour. Ohh how awesome!! ;D Here's hoping I might get lucky. *crosses fingers* Getting the book, I mean!
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Post by Illyria on Sept 28, 2008 23:57:24 GMT 10
Might have thought so anyway... I don't know really. They might have missed their chance - if they'd been able to do it during the tour it probably would have been better. Oooh well! www.petitiononline.com/484787/petition.html;D LOL! Hahahaha...
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Post by skinnyfishie on Sept 29, 2008 0:10:10 GMT 10
Ohhh yes, the book would have been a sell-out no doubt at the live tour. Shame, really.
These days, you have to be careful with what you say! hehe ;D
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Post by Illyria on Sept 29, 2008 0:13:53 GMT 10
Tis a shame indeed... they could have signed it and all! Mmm hmm And my mind-tank is bad enough as it is... *attempts to pull it out of the gutter* Nope that ain't gonna do it!
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Post by skinnyfishie on Sept 29, 2008 0:20:02 GMT 10
Yes!! Did they have any merchandise at their live show? Aw well, at least I have company still
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Post by Illyria on Sept 29, 2008 0:22:08 GMT 10
They had DVDs... Oh and 'Sing Songs'. Man it was 2 years ago, I can't remember... *needs new brain* The book would have been awesome though *wants!*
Yaaay ;D </Elmo voice>
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Post by skinnyfishie on Sept 29, 2008 0:26:29 GMT 10
Did you get your 'Sing Songs' from the tour then? And didn't they have any shirts or anything? I'd love a L&W shirt! And the book, obviously.
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Post by Illyria on Sept 29, 2008 0:34:15 GMT 10
Oh, no, I got mine before that at Big W or somewhere, but I took it with me along with my DVD cover and got both signed. They probably did have t-shirts but as I say, I can't remember *shifty eyes* Did I say Elmo? I meant... um... something else... yes... *runs*
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Post by skinnyfishie on Sept 30, 2008 21:22:40 GMT 10
Well, so far I've been to Lifeline and didn't find their book there. Tomorrow I shall be going to two 2nd hand book shops. And maybe Salvos, although I'm not sure if they sell books. =S Anyway, the search continues!
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Post by skinnyfishie on Oct 2, 2008 14:46:58 GMT 10
Well.. I got a call from a second-hand book shop I went to, and they're able to get me the book. They're charging $69 for it. So um, I really don't know if it's worth that. It is a very rare book, yes, but.. ehhhhhh.
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Post by Illyria on Oct 2, 2008 15:16:52 GMT 10
$69!!!!!!!!! Freakin' 'ell. I suppose that's not as bad as paying more than $100, but still. Did you tell them it was rare? Maybe you shouldn't have and then they might not have thought to charge a high amount for it, hah! When I was doing volunteer work last year I used to hope that it might come in at the op-shop (we had books as well)... because I found a Paul McDermott book there and they only charged me 50 cents for it. Oooh how I hoped for L&W to turn up after that
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Post by skinnyfishie on Oct 2, 2008 16:32:53 GMT 10
All I told the lady was that the book is "out of print" after she offered to see if she could get it for me. That could have hinted that it was rare.. or maybe they already knew. Thing is though, for a second-hand book shop, some of their prices are a tad ridiculous. Guess they need to survive somehow... I wonder exactly if they're deliberately charging me more, and I bet they are! I don't really want to pay $69. My only other option is to take all my children's books and novels I don't read any more and trade them in for cash. Despite how many books I have, it probably won't amount to much anyways. Gah!
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Post by Illyria on Oct 2, 2008 16:54:47 GMT 10
I've noticed that there are a few 2nd hand shops around here that charge a fair bit for things as well, particularly one in the city that deals with movie/TV books. But yeah, they probably need to in order to make some kind of living, heh! They very well could have been "over-charging", and if they thought you were desperate enough that might have made them believe you'd pay anything for it. That's probably a bit cynical or something but it's true of some people
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Post by paul on Oct 3, 2008 20:39:18 GMT 10
Saw a couple on ebay for a starting price of $90.
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Post by Illyria on Oct 3, 2008 22:10:56 GMT 10
Ack yeah, that's probably the one I saw with "buy it now" of $89.95 or whatever. And there's no lower starting bid or anything either which sucks.
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Post by paul on Oct 4, 2008 14:08:41 GMT 10
I don't think i could justify spending that much at the moment. Or in the near future for that matter. Just going to search 2nd hand shops and hope i get lucky!
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Post by Illyria on Oct 4, 2008 22:38:46 GMT 10
Yeah, I think the most I would be willing to spend would be $30 but nothing more.
Hopefully you'll find it. I've looked in various 2nd hand shops near me but haven't been able to *sigh*
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Post by paul on Oct 6, 2008 16:16:42 GMT 10
In the event that i find more than one, i'll send one your way. No luck so far though. Most of the books kept in these places i've found are old romance novels!
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Post by Illyria on Oct 6, 2008 19:22:08 GMT 10
Thanks for that offer, heh But yes... all those romance novels and no Housemeeting ...
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Post by skinnyfishie on Oct 10, 2008 15:48:39 GMT 10
I got the book on Wednesday! ;D It was a very enjoyable read and made me giggle manically all the way through.. ;D
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