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Aussie Animals

smurfy92au — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 13:53:06 GMT

how can people sell the aussie animal albums for more than they are brought for they are $5 not $45.. its not fair to those who need one. i want one for my son for when hes old enough to look and read them or at lest listen to me reading them to him(hes only 4 month old and i have the whole collection minus the book). its not fair when ther are people that sell it for ridulcus prices

Re: Aussie Animals

*crikey*mate* — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 13:59:49 GMT

I'm really sorry that you were unable to buy one at the release price.

As for the resale of them, that's business. Buy a product at price A and hopefully sell it at a higher amount =>profit.

The consumer determines the price that something is worth, so if people want to pay that $45, then that is what they are worth.

A free market is a condition of capitalism.

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repentatleisure1952 — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:03:51 GMT

Hear! Hear!......nods head sagely..........waiter be a good chap & bring me another pimms..........zzzzzzzzzz

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*crikey*mate* — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:29:45 GMT

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bigbrickshop — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 21:39:45 GMT

The album is downloadable from the Woolworths site. Why don't you print out the pages and buy a folder with plastic sleeves and card inserts? It would be more durable and you could re-use it for any other card collections.

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springyzone — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 21:46:54 GMT

Just don't buy from that seller.

Keep an eye out on ebay and see if the same thing comes up cheaper from anyone else. It doesn't sound as if this is a totally urgent item, so you can afford to wait.

The other thing you can do is actually advertise on gumtree and ask if anyone has one to sell and what price they are after.

You may get lots of replies or none, it's a funny site but ads are free so no harm trying.

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kopenhagen5 — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 02:07:57 GMT

Are the ones listed here not WITH all the cards. I think they are.

Try this one - ebay item 231071089558

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imastawka — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 02:09:15 GMT

Good luck with that one. Type in "woolworths album" and 280+ come up.

Lotsa capitalism out there.

First week out they were on sale @ 2 for $8. I got 2 for grandkids while I could. Glad I got in early.

But I think sportandplay is on the money there with downloading

Re: Aussie Animals

imastawka — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 02:13:49 GMT

Also I think Woolworths have done the downloading thingy because there was a typo

in one of the word games that you wouldn't want your kids to read. They recalled all the albums.

I think that's why the albums are fetching high prices

Re: Aussie Animals

*crikey*mate* — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 03:45:17 GMT

You should have bought 10 of them stalka!

Then you could have retired!

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*crikey*mate* — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 04:21:13 GMT

OMG! It's a book people!

Perspective!

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bigbrickshop — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 04:28:08 GMT

I don't understand all the fuss. Every year when the footy cards are released if you don't get in and buy a folder straight away they run out. I imagine it's no different with any other type of collectable cards.

Re: Aussie Animals

*crikey*mate* — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 04:44:30 GMT

I just wish I had have known about them, I would have bought as many as I could have afforded when they were available.

I would never have predicted that a folder for kids trading cards would have gone off like this though.

Hate to tell you this folks, but it's your continued outrage and publicising that is driving the prices up.

Everyone is so convinced that they have to have one cos everyone is making such a big fuss, they're getting caught up in the hype!

Let me ask you, in 3 months time, are any of the kids even going to remember these cards? Is anyone really going to care about them?

Really?

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i-once-was-bump — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 05:49:18 GMT

Woolies are probably the ones auctioning them on ebay.

Firstly you publish a book for children in limited numbers and you put a rude word in the book by mistake (sure) then recall the books.

And what is Woolies going to do with these rude little kiddies books, why, of course, sell them on ebay for a massive markup!

(BTW I don't believe a word I write.)

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bigbrickshop — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 05:58:17 GMT

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imastawka — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 06:07:43 GMT

Just home from Woolies. Asked about more albums. Lot of sniggering check-out chicks/chucks.

Interesting

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fourandsixpants — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 06:18:56 GMT

....okay for all you ebay entrepreneurs amongst you, those that want to make a buck(SARC)......just go to the number one search engine type in the obvious- plus add the word 'download' or http://images.lasoomedia1.com.au/imageicon/wlw/prod/j00551011/c_005/wlw_prod_j00551011_c_005_r01.pdf

Go to your local print shop like Oriface Borks and ask them to print you of as many as you would like onto card stock..........

prob charge you about .88c/page plus card stock, on 28 pages/album ......total price well over 30 bucks per album.....than if you want it bound add on extra!!

The poster who just posted a 'snigger' just don't get it! Mum's and Grandads and little kids were all excited....now they are pied off.

Good customers have been left with the feeling that they have been sorta 'scammed'

Re: Aussie Animals

*crikey*mate* — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 06:30:27 GMT

paintsew, I'm really sorry mate, but really, if an empty folder in which to keep collector cards is anyone's benchmark for excitement, then I have no words. (that I can write here)

you can still collect the cards, might even be a market out there to sell, trade and swap them like the beanie kids.

Take the kids and the cards to the zoo for the day - make some memories, get some photos, show the kids the animals in real life and talk to them about them.

Spend time with the kids on the onternet or looking through books to find out more bout each animal - goodness, help the kids to make books of their own about the animals - i reckon they'll remember that special time a lot longer than being handed a book.

I bet all the money in my husband's pocket that those memories will outlast any coupon book to collect trading cards in.

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putney32 — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 06:32:53 GMT

well said crikey!

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imastawka — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 06:39:22 GMT

'sniggering poster' here.

I believe I am allowed a snigger #1 It was a joke and you didn't get it &

#2 I bought 2 for $8 for my own grandkids as soon as I saw them

Cards are from my neck of the woods and I knew what was gunna happen with them as soon as they arrived.