[Unobtainable Deal] The Adventures of Tintin collection (23 Books) $98 Delivered @ bookvault Fishpond Australia

LBargainBender on 21/03/2022 - 14:49
Last edited 28/03/2022 - 11:14 by 2 other users

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The cheapest it has even been (from what I can see). I just ordered one for myself. Have bought from Fishpond before and in my experience, they've been great.
And you can complete your collection by getting the Tintin in the Congo from Amazon for $27.47 :-)
Another potential advantage of buying from these guys is that the dimensions appear to be slightly bigger which should help with the smallish font used in these books; It is published by Egmont (18.4 x 27.2 x 33.8 cm) as opposed to buying from Amazon for example which is published by Farshore (18 x 22.5 x 33.5 cm).
Enjoy!

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  • Panama on 21/03/2022 - 14:54
    +1

    Potentially dumb question, but is the following the same but in hardback form?

    https://www.amazon.com.au/Tintin-Collection-Compact-Editions…

    • ItsMeAgro on 21/03/2022 - 14:57
      +2

      No the red hardback ones in your link are tiny. Difficult to read the text.

    • thebargainhunter on 21/03/2022 - 14:59

      Same content, but the hardback compact editions you linked to are very small compared to the paperback versions. I don't find them enjoyable to read by comparison

    • ozbagends on 21/03/2022 - 14:59

      That is the compact edition which means the comic is printed on half the size of the normal books

    • kaleidoscope on 21/03/2022 - 15:27

      I bought these and they are comparatively very smaller compared to the big ones. They are hardcover though.

    • Panama on 21/03/2022 - 17:16

      Thank you all for your responses!

      • pensionday on 22/03/2022 - 02:48

        So to be sure, the small one's aren't ideal?

        • BargainBender on 22/03/2022 - 08:26
          +1

          Correct, they might be more convenient to store or carry around but a strain on the eyes.

  • s1n1st3r12 on 21/03/2022 - 14:56
    +1

    Looks like it cannot ship to Australia apparently

    • BargainBender on 21/03/2022 - 15:03

      The listing says 'Free shipping Australia wide'; I just ordered them and have received an acknowledgement too.

      • HealthHazard on 24/03/2022 - 20:24

        Hey . .. did your order get cancelled too?

    • Optimus Prime on 21/03/2022 - 15:04

      Ordered few minutes ago. worked fine with free delivery . email confirmation received.

  • nerdinary on 21/03/2022 - 15:03
    +1

    Price shows as $153 for me

    • Rod M on 21/03/2022 - 15:04

      same here

    • Frunk on 21/03/2022 - 21:26

      Incorrect comment. Showing -9 now.

  • HealthHazard on 21/03/2022 - 15:05

    Looks like it was a price error - back to $153 :(

  • BargainBender on 21/03/2022 - 15:05

    Sorry guys, appears to have been Ozbargained!

  • TheDimov on 21/03/2022 - 15:06
    +38

    BILLIONS OF BLUE BLISTERING BARNACLES, I MISSED OUT!!!

    • TonyRockyHorror on 21/03/2022 - 18:37
      +1

      You didn’t. I ordered this book set from Fishpond 2 months ago, from this exact seller. Fishpond informed me that this seller is unreliable and returned my money. And that the listing will be removed, not sure why it’s still there.

  • goldengoat on 21/03/2022 - 15:08

    Disappointed I missed this one!

  • axlfan on 21/03/2022 - 15:14
    +13

    Expired before the Congo discussions began. Popcorn set aside for another time.

    • AustriaBargain on 21/03/2022 - 20:21
      +1

      I really hate how they represented Snowy in that one, Fox Terrier's do not bite people as often as that book says.

      • JelIyfish on 22/03/2022 - 08:41
        +3

        I don’t think you’re allowed to use the word ‘Snowy’ anymore.

  • Tuba on 21/03/2022 - 15:24

    I always found fishpond to be much dearer than almost everywhere. Theyve come up in a few Google searches over the years, and often double the price of other results.

    Good luck for those that got it though…

  • darshu on 21/03/2022 - 15:25

    OMG………

  • eriktufa on 21/03/2022 - 15:29
    +1

    Next Tintin bargain please :( I want to start a collection as well.

  • skamalpreet on 21/03/2022 - 15:40

    Bummer…should have seen it earlier…missed it.

  • Punkboy on 21/03/2022 - 16:13

    Snoozed and lost doh. This was my buy price.

  • Skullytor on 21/03/2022 - 16:25

    Are these newer releases edited or still the same as the classics?
    I know they heavily edited the TV cartoons, removing all signs of alcohol based humour.

    PS
    No referring to Congo. I'm aware of the history there.

  • starvingartist on 21/03/2022 - 16:35

    argh missed it

  • Choc0 on 21/03/2022 - 16:51

    Stang! Missed out

  • isaacisnotjonah on 21/03/2022 - 18:13
    +8

    I wish the Asterix series was available at a similar price point.

  • donny donny on 21/03/2022 - 20:32

    kampret sompret monyet! i missed it!

  • popsiee on 21/03/2022 - 21:32

    popsiee on 09/05/2021 - 17:03
    I'm with you its not a limited edition or anything special . The owners of the IP are probably worried about the Chinese who probably are already mass producing it for peanuts getting a share of the profits .
    Surely for $200 they can at least afford hard cover lol :)
    I can guarantee one thing this is heading south dramatically .

    Good buying back then and heading to $40-$50 . Sucker buy
    Peope need to learn about unlimited reprints one day .

  • kangaroo on 21/03/2022 - 21:44

    This site is known for shipping delays ..

  • Rod M on 22/03/2022 - 07:14

    price is back at $98 !!!!

  • Trioboy on 22/03/2022 - 07:39

    not working :(

  • St Nick on 22/03/2022 - 08:10
    +1

    Got it for $108. $10 heavy delivery fee.

    Still better than some of the prices other members are getting!

    (Inputting any additional coupon codes will make the price jump up 3x times)

    • St Nick on 24/03/2022 - 17:11

      Just got refunded with an email saying

      "I got got and instead of honouring it, I'm gonna be a little baby and use the tools at my disposal to reverse the transaction."

      Bookvault sucks.

  • RogerSa on 23/03/2022 - 09:06
    +1

    Got it now for 98$

  • HealthHazard on 23/03/2022 - 09:29
    +1

    Back at $98 (just bought a set)

  • HealthHazard on 23/03/2022 - 09:36
    Merged from The Adventures of Tintin Collection (23 Books) $98 Delivered @ Fishpond Australia

    Re-posting as previous post marked as expired and many members missed out - deal credit to @BargainBender

    The cheapest it has even been (from what I can see). I just ordered one for myself. Have bought from Fishpond before and in my experience, they've been great.
    And you can complete your collection by getting the Tintin in the Congo from Amazon(amazon.com.au) for $27.47 :-)
    Another potential advantage of buying from these guys is that the dimensions appear to be slightly bigger which should help with the smallish font used in these books; It is published by Egmont (18.4 x 27.2 x 33.8 cm) as opposed to buying from Amazon for example which is published by Farshore (18 x 22.5 x 33.5 cm).
    Enjoy!

    • LakeVostok on 23/03/2022 - 09:46
      +1

      Thanks Op, got one!

    • chibabs on 23/03/2022 - 09:47
      +3

      When I go to checkout, it goes from 98 —> $200+. Be careful when you pay that it's the $98 advertised.

      • mantoh on 23/03/2022 - 09:50
        +1

        Same here, so weird. Have they run out of quota of selling at $98?

        • doweyy on 23/03/2022 - 10:05

          Fishpond is also a marketplace and the $98 listing was sold by "bookvault", when their allocation sells out it just reverts back to the next cheapest vendor.

    • Phlume on 23/03/2022 - 09:48

      Missed it again.

    • King Steuart on 23/03/2022 - 09:51

      One day I'll snag one

      • 12kahs on 24/03/2022 - 00:40

        Try now

    • cerveza on 23/03/2022 - 09:51
      +2

      Missed again - the price changed to $200 the moment I added to the cart.

    • [Deactivated] on 23/03/2022 - 10:01

      I hope somebody someday makes these watchable in VR standing right next to TinTin and feeling like we are almost there :)

    • XCOM v2 on 23/03/2022 - 10:04

      Great deal

      • popsiee on 23/03/2022 - 10:06

        Don't worry the distributors are flooding the market its going to pop up multiple places this price.

    • first in line on 23/03/2022 - 10:06

      Damn no one mention Tin Tin in Congo this time. I'm disappointed V_V

    • TheDimov on 23/03/2022 - 10:12
      +1

      BILLIONS OF BLUE BLISTERING BARNACLES I MISSED OUT AGAIN !!

      • 12kahs on 23/03/2022 - 22:49

        $98 try now!

        • TheDimov on 24/03/2022 - 01:08

          THANKS, TINTIN!

  • 12kahs on 23/03/2022 - 22:49

    $98 again now

  • virtualds on 23/03/2022 - 23:22

    Bought it

  • Trioboy on 24/03/2022 - 07:39

    Worked for me this time, fingers crossed

  • 12kahs on 24/03/2022 - 08:26
    Merged from The Adventures of Tintin Collection (23 Books) $98 Delivered @ Fishpond Australia

    Re-posting as previous post marked as expired and many members missed out - deal credit to @BargainBender

    The cheapest it has even been (from what I can see). I just ordered one for myself. Have bought from Fishpond before and in my experience, they've been great.
    And you can complete your collection by getting the Tintin in the Congo from Amazon(amazon.com.au) for $27.47 :-)
    Another potential advantage of buying from these guys is that the dimensions appear to be slightly bigger which should help with the smallish font used in these books; It is published by Egmont (18.4 x 27.2 x 33.8 cm) as opposed to buying from Amazon for example which is published by Farshore (18 x 22.5 x 33.5 cm).
    Enjoy!

    • TheDimov on 24/03/2022 - 08:34
      +2

      BILLIONS OF BLUE BLISTERING BARNACLES I GOT ONE!!

      • tofu hunter on 24/03/2022 - 08:41

        ok Thompson…. i mean Thomson

    • DarrenB on 24/03/2022 - 08:37
      +1

      Many thanks - just bought one as well

      • DarrenB on 24/03/2022 - 15:47

        "We are contacting you regarding your recent order xxx from SellYours Seller [email protected].

        Unfortunately, we have discovered a problem with this seller and have taken the preventive measure of revoking their selling privileges while we work through a solution with them. This means we have cancelled Tintin Paperback Boxed Set 23 titles from your order."

    • cloudie9 on 24/03/2022 - 08:40

      Sites a bit glitchy, added to cart then change the address details, price jacked up to $199 then remove and redo again, says not available. Retry again and it works. Werd site.

      • 12kahs on 24/03/2022 - 08:41

        bizzare… i was lucky and didn't have any such issues. But i also haven't seen the payment come from my bank account, so i dunno what is going on.

    • Phlume on 24/03/2022 - 08:45

      Out of stock again. Missed it 3 times now.

  • 12kahs on 24/03/2022 - 08:53

    Anyone else get a confirmation email but not have the money leave their account?

    • blu7e on 24/03/2022 - 10:43
      +1

      nothing from my account either…but good thing is order status changed from received to processing…so fingers crossed!

      • 12kahs on 24/03/2022 - 10:54

        where do you see this?

        • blu7e on 24/03/2022 - 12:18

          my account / my orders / product status

          • 12kahs on 24/03/2022 - 12:47

            @blu7e: thanks.. mine is currently "Order Received" so we'll see.

            when did you order yours?

            • blu7e on 24/03/2022 - 13:23
              +1

              @12kahs: 2 days ago…I’ll let you know if anything change

              • 12kahs on 24/03/2022 - 13:47

                @blu7e: mine just changed to "On order" and payment has now gone through

                • blu7e on 24/03/2022 - 14:08

                  @12kahs: Cool!.. was worried they might not honor their deals after reading some reviews. Hopefully mine gets processed as well.

  • cerveza on 24/03/2022 - 09:15

    Finally picked one up as well after my third attempt in 3 days!

  • belbo on 24/03/2022 - 09:22

    Awesome. Thanks ! Just ordered. Something for my sons 6 and 10 to enjoy - as well as me - as well as my daughter, 11, possibly. Fantastic. I buy eBooks these days - the kids have eReaders - and I have the digital downloads of these - but graphic books are best enjoyed in hard copy. Brilliant !

  • fuzzyslk on 24/03/2022 - 09:35

    got one, I had to first create an account, add to cart and then checkout for it to work. quite strange.

  • zzyss on 24/03/2022 - 13:50

    Just grabbed one a few minutes ago. Seems to be constantly coming back. But has anyone actually received one yet?

    • cheaptech20 on 24/03/2022 - 14:59

      I just ordered… then cancelled. I put the order through, was $98 the whole time…then suddenly when I hit accept on the final page it went to like $207… Did yours stay $98?

      • zzyss on 24/03/2022 - 15:08

        Yep it was $98 the whole way through and still shows $98 in the order history page. FWIW I paid via Afterpay.

  • jorf on 24/03/2022 - 15:47
    +1

    Dodgy seller (as was reported by @TonyRockyHorror earlier) - just received this:

    We are contacting you regarding your recent order from SellYours Seller [email protected].

    Unfortunately, we have discovered a problem with this seller and have taken the preventive measure of revoking their selling privileges while we work through a solution with them. This means we have cancelled Tintin Paperback Boxed Set 23 titles from your order.

    We do sincerely apologise for this. Your refund will be processed within the next 2-3 working days. If you have paid by bank transfer, please make sure your account details are correct https://www.fishpond.com.au/bank_accounts.php

    Kind regards,

    Kim

    • randomvis on 20/04/2022 - 21:05

      Had to contact them yesterday to get this refund, surely that FishPond would have been aware of this.

      Not going to buy from these guys again.

  • healmatt on 24/03/2022 - 15:47

    Ordered this morning. Got emails saying order was successful. Just now have received a followup email stating:

    Unfortunately, we have discovered a problem with this seller and have taken the preventive measure of revoking their selling privileges while we work through a solution with them. This means we have cancelled Tintin Paperback Boxed Set 23 titles from your order.

    • cerveza on 24/03/2022 - 15:49

      Same for me. The dream is over.

      • cloudie9 on 24/03/2022 - 16:09

        Too bad, me too. All good, I paid with Afterpay, so nothing came out from my bank/ credit card account.

    • fuzzyslk on 24/03/2022 - 16:45

      sigh. same.

  • virtualds on 24/03/2022 - 18:42

    Order got cancelled

  • HealthHazard on 24/03/2022 - 19:36

    I'm sad . . Have been looking forward to buying this for a while :(

  • sarphi on 24/03/2022 - 19:56

    My order got cancelled, in the email fishpond said "Unfortunately, we have discovered a problem with this seller and have taken the preventive measure of revoking their selling privileges while we work through a solution with them. This means we have cancelled Tintin Paperback Boxed Set 23 titles from your order." no luck this time for me

  • belbo on 25/03/2022 - 18:16

    Did anyone actually get it delivered ?

  • BargainBender on 01/04/2022 - 10:32

    No communication from the fulfiller till today. Contacted Fishpond to chase them up or process a refund.

  • cloudie9 on 14/04/2022 - 19:36

    Well I got the order cancelled but they still charging my afterpay account. Wtf…

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