how much is hardcover genesis artbook worth?

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  1. Master Megatron, Feb 13, 2006
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    title says it all.
     
  2. MegaMoonMan, Feb 13, 2006
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    It's worth as much as you're willing to pay for it.
     
  3. Hakudoushi, Feb 13, 2006
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    How vague...
     
  4. Hiro Prime, Feb 13, 2006
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    They made a soft cover version??? :p 

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  5. Shin-Gouki, Feb 13, 2006
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    They are on Ebay for $75 at the moment
     
  6. Backscatter, Feb 13, 2006
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    I had to get my copy from eBay but I didn't pay that much. $29.95 if I recall. Those B*st*rds at 88MPH returned my payment after I had waited for almost a year, and it it wasn't for a good friend, Iwould never have gotten the promotional poster of Optimus Prime. It's a great Transformers art book, IMHO.
     
  7. Kranix2k, Feb 13, 2006
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    Did the artists ever get paid for their work on that book? Or was that for another art book?

    If not, then eBay probably shouldnt allow that thing to be sold like that, when the original artists never got their fair share for the work they did.
     
  8. Nightrain, Feb 13, 2006
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    You mean the book was actually printed?
     
  9. Shogi, Feb 13, 2006
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    Yep I got one a long time ago and I noticed last wednesday that my local comic shop still has one on the shelf
     
  10. Draven, Feb 13, 2006
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    not as far as I know, despite numerous assurances from Sebastien Clavet at 88MPH that they would. The whole situation was a disgrace, and one repeated by Dreamwave more recently.
     
  11. Ramberk Magnus, Feb 14, 2006
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    I enjoyed the artbook. Shame what happened to it. I would pay cover price but not more then that.
     
  12. Subria, Feb 14, 2006
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    Well cover price was $30, got it for about that including shipping off Amazon.com. Yep they sold them there, and got em before the people who ordered direct.

    $75 is just ridiculous, it's got some really nice artwork in there, but it's still just that, an Art of Transformers book. Decent variety in there, even the odd EJ Su piece.
     
  13. McBradders, Feb 14, 2006
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    I got it from Amazon. It was worth the money, but I'm kinda ashamed to own it.
     
  14. Master Megatron, Feb 14, 2006
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    what happened to it?
     
  15. KidDynamite, Feb 14, 2006
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    Same here.
     
  16. Thundercracker, Feb 14, 2006
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    Pre-ordered it from 88mph, and got my money stolen. My local comic shop has a dusty stack of them and I've vowed never to buy another copy as I already paid for the one I never got. If the suckers on ebay are paying 75+, then maybe its time to go clean out my comic store...
     
  17. smangerbot, Feb 14, 2006
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    something like the pat lee thingy happened? that sucks.
     
  18. Backpack, Feb 14, 2006
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    I really wish things could have worked out better, because I was looking forward to the second book. Which was supose to feature G1 Box art. :( 
     
  19. Shogi, Feb 14, 2006
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    I've been out of the loop for a year or two, I knew dreamwave went out of business but it's sounding like they went as bad as 88MPH did. Anyone have the story or a link that can catch me up on this?
     
  20. artiepants, Feb 14, 2006
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    Paid 88mph, never got paid back, never got a book :( 
     
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