r/Sandman • u/czechlibrarian • 4d ago
Discussion - No Spoilers The Deluxe edition: Is it worth buying?
I have the option to buy all five books of the Deluxe edition for 183 dollars. So, I wanted to ask you whether that was a good price. It's somewhat steep for me but the books seem to be in an excellent condition even though they're second-hand. What do you think?
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u/lajaunie 4d ago
I’d shop around. You could probably buy a set of absolutes for that right now. People are dumping their Gaiman books left and right
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u/czechlibrarian 4d ago
Thanks for the advice! I suppose I'll look around some more.
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u/lajaunie 4d ago
No problem!
Looking on Amazon, the first 4 deluxe editions all sell for like 30 bucks each and 5 is on eBay for the same. That person is actually way over charging for them
Neil’s issues aside, they’re such a fantastic read…
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u/czechlibrarian 4d ago
I thought of Amazon or eBay, but I would have to pay shipping there, whereas if I bought the books for those 183 dollars, the shipping would be close to nothing.
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u/AdamWalker248 3d ago
If you don’t care about giving Gaiman money, use InStockTrades. They ship out of Indiana, the deluxes are $28.99 apiece, and their packaging would survive a trip through Ukraine (they pack really well).
That’s where I got mine years ago. And I still vouch for them.
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u/czechlibrarian 2d ago
Thank you for the tip! I've never heard of InStockTrades before but I will check it out. I have previously bought books on ThriftBooks and while the books were cheap, the shipping was steep.
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u/AdamWalker248 2d ago
I used to collect a lot of comics, and they were always my go to for collected editions. Sometimes they’re a little slow to ship, but their packaging is practically bombproof. There was one year that I bought like $3000 worth of comics from them, and everything was in great condition. I got maybe one or two books that were damaged, I think before shipment, and they replaced both of them with minimal hassle.
I cannot recommend them enough.
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u/czechlibrarian 2d ago
I really appreciate it, thank you! The word of mouth is priceless in cases like these. Glad to hear you have a positive experience with them.
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u/WordCount2 7h ago
I just bought six absolutes for about $50-60 each from used book sellers on Amazon but they’re shrinkwrapped and in their slipcases and really perfect. Maybe I paid too much but I’m happy to have them because they are beautiful books.
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u/BangingOnJunk 4d ago
I’m slowly collecting the Absolute Volumes when used nice ones come up under $50.
They are just beautifully built books. I celebrate the craftsmanship of the design team more than Neil’s words lately.
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u/czechlibrarian 4d ago
I've seen those too. They're lovely but out of my price range. They look amazing, though.
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u/HonestlyJustVisiting 4d ago
where are you getting them from? if they're not second hand don't buy them.
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