Macca's 21st Edition -the first printed offshore, behind the scenes

[Fulvio]

Shame so many things are going offshore and costing Aussie jobs.

Its more than a shame, its a critical part of our economic and national interest. However there's plenty of blame to go around... Yes, consumers should be more discerning when it comes to spending their hard-earned, and governments should be more supportive, but business needs to stop treating aussies like stupid cash cows as well.

Case in point: I happened to notice that Jenny Talia has concerts in Melbourne and WA over the next couple of weeks. She's cool, and I wouldn't mind seeing her perform. Tickets for Crown are $79, plus a rather hefty booking fee. The WA venues are the same price, even the outback ones. But Chicago is $25, INCLUDING a mere $2.50-ish booking fee. WHY is the same act triple the price here to what it is on the other side of the planet?

And remember the storm that "wiped out" our banana industry? It was used as an excuse to jack prices up from 99 cents to $14.99, in spite of the fact that the crop was already bagged and mostly survived intact, and all those poor dead trees aren't trees anyway, and suffered no lasting damage. Meanwhile, in NZ, the price of their imported bananas remained at a constant $2.49 throughout.

This country's economy is rife with ripoffs and profiteering, and its no wonder customers have no loyalty. Every time I see Jerry Harvey cry poor, I vow never to give him another dollar under any circumstances.

And it applies to the coin industry in spades, from our mints down to the rogues on ebay. We have some fantastic dealers, but for every one there are a bunch you wouldn't want to go near if your life depended on it. :dodgy:

[robbiegal]

Good on ya Rg :good:

I usually buy the book through where my son works - again it's about jobs dear to my heart!! as he supports himself and also studies at uni and we get a good staff discount as well!!  

anyways, I was undecided about getting the offer here (loyalty++)
but i have decided that mummie will get a copy through here and daddie can get the other copy off the son - guilt free now!! ha ha

[Robster]

Robbie, that is why Mum's are the sticky tape of the family.!!! More power to you.!!

[robbiegal]

:heart: :blush:

[coxspau]

Hi Greg,

I'd like to say a big thank you for all the effort that goes into such a high quality publication. It's helped me on numerous occasions through my short collecting career of 15 years. While it's disappointing that the publication is going offshore, it's not surprising.

Have you given any thought to putting out a 3rd edition of the Collecting & Investing in Australian Coins and Banknotes? Clearly, a lot has changed in our field over the past 20 years and it would be interesting to these insights captured into one publication.

[runway]

So glad to hear the upcoming Macca guide is printed in Australia