CLOSED 2014 Maccas 21st Edition - Bulk Forum Purchase

[Triggersmob]

Count me in too. Thanks.

[czark]

Count me in!

[enworb]

Yep i will

[eirrab]

I'm interested, too

[interest]

I always get Greg to sign mine, but if you promise to sign it I'll get it from you.
okay?

:sun_bespectacled: Of course.

Count me in then.

[trout]

I get a new one every year so if I am not too late put me down for a copy

[markn]

Thanks for the responses.  We're going to go ahead and try to purchase 60 of them but this is based on whether or not Greg gets back to us today confirming our order because the deadline for us making payment to him is this Friday.

As to getting them signed I believe that the ones we're ordering will not be handled at all by Greg and they therefore will not be signed by him.

PPH is telling me that the price for forum members is going to be $30 shipped.  We'll be taking payment via bank deposit from forum members once we've placed the order with Greg.  That way once we receive the books PPH will get your book in the mail the next day (and hopefully) you'll have them by Christmas.

[dcoin]

Put me down for one as well.

[purplepennyhunter]

Thanks for your replies everyone, we've handed over some money so lets hope it turns into books! We'll keep you updated. Please continue to add here if you are keen to make a purchase through the forum.

[Episoda]

If possible, I would like to purchase a book please.

[WavyTwenty]

I think I have already sent my order form in for it - then again maybe not.

If not I'll definitely pick one up.

[Greg McDonald]

Hi Markim and fellow typists,

Thanks for promoting the book.  Much appreciated.  Just letting you know Markim that I got your order OK and it's in the system.   I wouldn't have minded signing to book for anyone but Markim is right - every year I am the last person to see the finished product. We are now averaging between 7000 and 11,000 pre-sold copies and that is just too much for Jenny and I to handle in such a short space of time.

I have an arrangement with the printer that works well.  Dealers place their orders with me about a week before the binding process.  I email off the addresses; the printer punches out the required amount  of labels and these are slapped on the boxes as they come off the production line.  For about four days we have a courier come twice a day to load and distribute the book to local and interstate freight companies.  To try and make things fair we send of the WA orders first and then work towards Sydney who usually get their books the same day they are printed and boxed.

Whatever is left over is trucked down to me and I sign and pack mainly single copies to my own clients.

I won't actually see the consignment for you guys.  It will be freighted direct from Sydney to Adelaide.

Thanks to everyone who is supporting the book.  Looks like my house is safe again for another year.

I appreciate that not everyone can afford a new book every year and I think someone on this thread said their last copy was 10 years old. I had an enquiry just last week from someone asking if I had produced any more books since the 13th edition.

Just a thought that might suit members and make a few bucks for the forum.

I have spare copies of the 20th edition and the 19th edition. Maybe the forum might like to sell the 20th edition for $20 or $30 for the pair (19th and 20th).  I'd be happy with $12 for the 20th edition and $5 for the 19th - meaning that for every pair the moderators sell, the forum makes $13 out of every $30 sale (These books I can sign).  If you can round up 15 pairs or 30 individual I'll even pay freight to SA.

Any thoughts!

Regards


Greg

[Fulvio]

Whatever is left over is trucked down to me and I sign and pack mainly single copies to my own clients.

Here's a thought for future years, since its clearly too late this time round...

Why not ship forum orders direct, thus avoiding double-handling and enabling them to be autographed? The mechanics would simply entail a direct deposit and an address by PM. Payments could be via Mark/PP or direct with a rebate, whichever was easiest for you.

[purplepennyhunter]

Thank you Greg for responding that you've received our order. Fulvio I think the issue with signing the books is simply timing, there's not time to ship the books to Greg, have him sign them, ship them to us, us send them out and AP deliver......before Christmas!

Greg's information suggests the books (coming from Singapore by Sea) will dock on Nov 28 and be at the Sydney base Dec 2-5. Based on that info I hope we'd have the books here in Adelaide by the following week, I send them out and there's a week for them to arrive in your mailbox....before Christmas.

[JeffH]

Now we need to know exact amount to pay and how to pay so you can start getting the money in.