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Zzap binders

Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 12:53 pm
by RichH6109
Quick question? What year do the original Zzap binders go up to? I've got 1985-1988.

I've decided to try and get a few of the later issues to add to my original collection (1-60) but there doesn't seem to be much of a market for the later issues. Unless you count the Ebay sellers attempting to sell Issue 78 for 20 quid.

Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:06 pm
by Iain
I've got a 1992 sticker on one of mine. I guess you can get year stickers until it changed into Commodore Force (good luck getting a Cf binder!!)

The later Zzap issues should be pretty cheap when they do come up, although I guess the circulation figures were down, so that makes them "rarer".

Certainly don't go anywhere near those buy it now rip offs anyway.

Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 2:08 pm
by RichH6109
I'm struggling to find where else to source the magazines from. Everyone looks to Ebay to make a quick buck.

Any forumites have any spares to sell?

Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 6:20 pm
by Mayhem
The binders were sold throughout the years, but you got a sheet of stickers with 85-88 on them if you bought at that time, and 89-92 if you bought later on. I believe all my binders have year labels on them, have to go check.

Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:36 pm
by Iain
What issues you looking for?

I'm pretty sick of eBay myself these days, sick of seeing buy it now Zzaps for silly money and copies of Mort's DVDs.

Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:39 pm
by RichH6109
I'm trying to lay my hands on anything after issue 55-ish. I was an early upgrader to an A500 so I stopped buying Zzap when the Amiga coverage got poor/non-existent. I've got the odd issue after that point and I sold a few of my collection back in 2002 (I think to Mayhem :) ) to pay the overdue rent. I'm also trying to track down some of the old Retro Gamers as well (anything pre-issue 22).

I've been trying most of the online Ebay alternatives as well as car boot sales etc but without much luck. I fully understand people want to maximise their proceeds through Ebay but some of the constantly cycling £29 buy-it-now offers are starting to get on my nerves.

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 2:09 am
by Mayhem
You know, that might ring a vague bell Rich... did you sell a complete set of Games Machine at the same time? If so, then yes, it was me who got them...

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 12:10 pm
by Iain
RichH6109 wrote:I'm trying to lay my hands on anything after issue 55-ish. I was an early upgrader to an A500 so I stopped buying Zzap when the Amiga coverage got poor/non-existent. I've got the odd issue after that point and I sold a few of my collection back in 2002 (I think to Mayhem :) ) to pay the overdue rent. I'm also trying to track down some of the old Retro Gamers as well (anything pre-issue 22).
I don't have many double post 55 issues, in fact almost none, since I got every issue from 44 onwards so didn't need to buy any of them in lots (and thus how I'd get spares)

I do have an issue 2 of Retro gamer with DVD if you are interested?

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:36 pm
by RichH6109
PM sent on the RG Issue 2.

It looks like you started buying Zzap just as I stopped. I don't think I've even seen a copy of Commodore Force in the flesh (I've read them through Mort's discs).