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m_s_nixon

Nisio wrote: »

Presumeably if ms Nixon has to make a load of paypal transfers to refund us he'll have to pay a fee for each of them? I don't think that'd be fair on him. Perhaps some patience and taking up Valentias offer would be the way to go?

the reason why the order is going to cost more is beacuse blurb were offering a 15% discount but this is now a 10% discount, if paypal hadn't restricted my account i would have gotten the order in on time to avail of the 15% discount

rameire

i happy for you to continue with my share of the money M S Nixon.
itll cost me alot more if you send the money back and i try to buy it myself.

gandalf

Yep same here m_s_nixon and I will cover the difference on my part of the purchase. Very pissed off with Paypal especially considering they charged me a transaction fee to transfer the money. They used to be handy to use in the past but in recent times they have become a pain in the tits.

m_s_nixon

this should be a full list of who's paid and what they've paid for

alb 1xh
artyeva 1xh
Bo Malicious 1xh
brndn 1xs
cabansail 1xh 1xs
car 1xh
catchlight 1xs
Covey 1xh 1xs
democrates 1xh
DeVore 3xh 9xs
dink 1xh
edser 1xs
irlirishkev 1xh
gandalf 1xh 3xs
hearvee 1xh
humberklog 2xs
Jolly 1xs
kensutz 1xh 1xs
kintaro hattori 1xh
kjt 1xh
longshanks100 1xh
mart_max 1xh
m_s_nixon 1xs
nilhg 1xs
nisio 1xh
north1 1xh
paulw 2xs
pete4130 1xh
pivot_al 1xh
positivenote 1xh
pullandbang 1xh
rahtkennades 1xs
rameire 4xs
sineadw 1xh
superflyninja 1xh
thonda 2xs
trishw 2xs
trizo 1xh 1xs
valentia 1xh 1xs
xia 1xh 1xs

please let me know asap if anything doesn't appear correct

Mark

Valentia

Thanks for the explaination Mark. Yes, I mentioned that I might be able to get someone in Paypal to sort it out. I have heard of them locking accounts when the account becomes unusually active. I should be possible to sort out very quickly over the phone though and pointing them in the direction of this thread.

I have no problem paying the difference either.

When are you expecting to hear from them? I can't understand how it would take them more than an hour to take the block off the account once they accept the circumstances.

sineadw

Thanks Mark Can you tell me what the difference is and I'll gladly forward you the extra bit? You shouldn't be out of pocket!

m_s_nixon

Valentia wrote: »

Thanks for the explaination Mark. Yes, I mentioned that I might be able to get someone in Paypal to sort it out. I have heard of them locking accounts when the account becomes unusually active. I should be possible to sort out very quickly over the phone though and pointing them in the direction of this thread.

I have no problem paying the difference either.

When are you expecting to hear from them? I can't understand how it would take them more than an hour to take the block off the account once they accept the circumstances.

I must have missed that, i definitely would have taken you up on that offer. I'm going to ring paypal shortly, I'll pm you after that and fill you in, thanks

m_s_nixon

if anyone wants to count the list I'd appreciate it, i make it 30 hardbacks and 37 softbacks, I've counted a couple of times but I'm worried about ordering the wrong stuff!

m_s_nixon

The order has gone in
HUGE thanks to democrates for saving the day, it's unconfirmed at the moment but looks like he's saved a few quid by ordering in $ instead of €

so we've got 67 copies of the book arriving by priority mail hopefully in the not too distant future

Kintarō Hattori

If there is any extra to be covered just let me know.

democrates

Thanks msn! I had planned to remain anon unless it went pear shaped, I've just nipped in for the easy bit while you've been through the mill with paypal all along.

So ok by way of visibility here are the order details:


The discount calculation isn't clear from the order, as msn explained there's a fiver profit on each copy for charity but I'm guessing that was set in euro so blurb are converting to dollars for the order.

msn saw in euro that the order should come in at €2,375.18, the dollar order being $2,842.38 blurb seem to be giving $1.1967 per €1 while xe.com market estimate is $1.4845 per €1. The cc will take a cut but it'll be nowhere near that bad.

My only worry now is if they ship from the states instead of the Netherlands even though it's coming to Ireland, the irony being I did this to get around paypals delaying, fingers crossed folks...

m_s_nixon

sorry, didn't mean to out you

I don't see there being a problem with shipping, it says 3-5 days and when i went through a mock order it said they'd be ready to ship on or before the 16th which is a monday, so going by that we've got a week surplus even if their production and shipping takes the maximum time they've specified

positivenote

whens the launch night guys and will the order be here by then?

m_s_nixon

november 28th and I expect the order will arrive with plenty of time to spare

democrates

m_s_nixon wrote: »

sorry, didn't mean to out you

I don't see there being a problem with shipping, it says 3-5 days and when i went through a mock order it said they'd be ready to ship on or before the 16th which is a monday, so going by that we've got a week surplus even if their production and shipping takes the maximum time they've specified

Good stuff, the order says on or before the 16th so we should be fine, though I'm the sort that won't breathe a sigh of relief until they're delivered in perfect cond and counted...

CabanSail

I have the Launch 100% booked now.

Will post news elsewhere.

gandalf

Excellent news

Morrisseeee

As posted on the 1st Nov :

So......my order is placed, €47.94 incl shipping, ship date 9th Nov.
/taps toes in anticipation......

Toes not tapping anymore, book just arrived ! :eek::p
/puts on kettle, makes tea, sits down, enjoys new shiny book

Well done everybody

Quackles

Ooooh!!! Mine was ordered on Nov 2nd and shipped on Friday... Can't wait!

gandalf

It might be a nice idea to post a review or endorsement on blurb page it might entice a few non boardsies to purchase the book especially as it is No 2 on the best sellers list today.

m_s_nixon

we're 2nd in the best sellers list

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/popular

superflyninja

democrates wrote: »

Good stuff, the order says on or before the 16th so we should be fine, though I'm the sort that won't breathe a sigh of relief until they're delivered in perfect cond and counted...

ah so the group buy went ahead and all is good?

m_s_nixon

^^yup order should be arriving by 21st at the latest

trishw78

Good stuff I saw the charge on my CC bill yesterday

dakar

I was very slow off the mark on this one (my internet time has been severely curtailed lately:() but delighted to order my 2 copies today.

democrates

blurb group order is still 'processing'. I'm checking twice daily and will update here when there's progress.

gary82

gary82 wrote: »

Just ordered a copy there myself! Looking forward to it!

Book arrived today! Unfortunately I can't comment on the quality or anything as I haven't seen it yet and won't be home again until mid December!!

EDIT: Was just onto the parents and they're impressed... might order another couple as gifts!

bravo

Well done everybody, great shots, and excellent work by those who organised etc. My copy arrived yeaterday, ordered separately just over a week ago, as I know I won't make the launch. Came from the Netherlands, used the regular post option for delivery.

democrates

Group Buy order shipped today by FedEx

Tracking no. not in their online system yet it takes up to 24hrs, but even if it's coming from the US instead of the Netherlands it should be here in plenty of time.

UPDATE Fri 13th: Has left the netherlands, est delivery 18th.

democrates

Order delivered and counted up, all present and correct (37 softback + 30 hardcover imagewrap).

Unsealed my one and I'm delighted with it, well done to all it's a fab collection of work.

Sleepy

Received my hard-cover and two soft copies the other day. Very happy with it.

Any numbers on sales to date?

oscarBravo

87 copies sold, two "pending" - not sure what that means.

democrates

oscarBravo wrote: »

87 copies sold, two "pending" - not sure what that means.

From http://blurb.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/blurb.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=308

A "sale" has two states. The first is "pending", while the book is being produced. The second state is "completed", when the book has shipped.

Kintarō Hattori

So how do we get our hands on these, do we pick them up at the launch? Possible stupid question I know.

kensutz

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

So how do we get our hands on these, do we pick them up at the launch? Possible stupid question I know.

Or what if people can't make the launch, can they pick them up beforehand?

m_s_nixon

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

So how do we get our hands on these, do we pick them up at the launch? Possible stupid question I know.

yup pick them up at the launch

kensutz wrote: »

Or what if people can't make the launch, can they pick them up beforehand?

if people can't make it then let me know and I'll try to make arrangements for them to collect their book after the launch