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Old 11-06-2014, 01:36 PM   #43 (permalink)
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You ****ing serious man? That's for nothing! Graphic novels out here cost somewhere like maybe 20/40 Euro and comics/mags about 12 minimum! You don't know when you have it good!
Note: this is without ANY VAT, as, having worked in that sector, I know that books, periodicals and magazines are all zero rated for VAT into Ireland. Hungry bastards! Think yourself lucky you live in that bastion of freedom we call America. You'd NEVER get your DC fix if you lived here!
I'm assuming that's because your comics are exports, but around here three or four bucks is normal. It's why the internet is God for comic book fans. And graphic novels/trade paper backs are about twenty to forty bucks too.
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