Never to the dark side Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 available when you purchase the Sun newspaper on Saturday 1st October 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 1, 2022 Admin Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 Also a pack of stickers too Reading that it would cost nigh on £870 to fill, I'm glad I've grown out of these albums now 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 3 hours ago, Never to the dark side said: available when you purchase the Sun newspaper on Saturday 1st October 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 1 hour ago, phantom said: Also a pack of stickers too Reading that it would cost nigh on £870 to fill, I'm glad I've grown out of these albums now There’s no way in hell it costs that much. They plucked that figure out of thin air IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citywest30 Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 43 minutes ago, tin said: There’s no way in hell it costs that much. They plucked that figure out of thin air IMO. When you think you now have to pay £1 for 5 stickers even if you were the luckiest man in the world and got them without any swaps it would cost over £100 as there's usually over 500 stickers to collect. I could easily believe that figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 44 minutes ago, tin said: There’s no way in hell it costs that much. They plucked that figure out of thin air IMO. If you’re unbelievably lucky and don’t buy any duplicates it will cost less. However, the chances of this happening are extremely small, so most people will end up with a lot of duplicate stickers, hence the estimated cost of £870 to get a full set. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) after a few years,i gave up on this,was cheaper to buy individual stickers/cards on ebay at £1 -£5 each. used a couple of swap sites,international ones were better,people in different countries had different rare cards, also swapped some of the albums, different editions with same players/badges etc Edited October 1, 2022 by redsquirrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFCGav Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 You can just grab one for free in most newsagents. Mine is underway. No City players in this iteration, we’ve had representation of late with the likes of Nagy and Magnússon but Semenyo didn’t make the Ghana page so we’re not in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 Or you could just buy one someone else has completed from eBay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304640831961?hash=item46ee0231d9:g:LigAAOSwoRJjMUm5&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA8Bxpez61Bqt0S3296fw5haXfVSgHn5BOPmkoLt8HEF%2B6UzzCLzfzkZwYvNjEfSMCAUmtTuZJmR%2Ff3UsZzdo5d5PdqMfAdnytDg6OuN5zIbRhAeBEHAhZaEXciD40GskXT%2FtVGMiJSo4fAQdy9vvG5jpMqM58Elg0I3T62BwjOfQRLzR4avDaQ%2B8wy3fzmZ9ogcc%2F03e554lbg3q4n9LM%2BuOJ1RLb5F%2FADFl%2ByIhZ3jk7xfdoMn%2FiHUIHSRE%2Bs0xjgpAovcPJiebWdHmryNni5%2BnjyeHm2daXX%2BdZwz0Jo6XPH3gLVzhvdv0wgVfFunHnEg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR4a3vanyYA Well, that link was longer than expected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 3 hours ago, phantom said: Also a pack of stickers too Reading that it would cost nigh on £870 to fill, I'm glad I've grown out of these albums now I remember being 16 and buying an album. I was so embarrassed I locked myself in my room to do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 52 minutes ago, pongo88 said: If you’re unbelievably lucky and don’t buy any duplicates it will cost less. However, the chances of this happening are extremely small, so most people will end up with a lot of duplicate stickers, hence the estimated cost of £870 to get a full set. Swaps are part and parcel of doing it. We’re doing it as a family, have spent about £90 and need less than 150 stickers to complete. That’s not luck either; that’s just buying packs and doing swaps. As I said, they’ve plucked that £870 figure out of thin air IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, tin said: There’s no way in hell it costs that much. They plucked that figure out of thin air IMO. There's 670 stickers in the album. You can select and purchase 70 stickers at £1.95 per sticker 5 times officially directly from panini. You can obviously get around that by using a different account etc. So 670 at £1.95 a sticker plus p&p. You've also got to be aware that there is a massive market for fake panini stickers and full albums. Edited October 1, 2022 by spudski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elruliri Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 I don't know if true but I was once told not to put the stickers in the album as in years to come it would be worth more money. My first one was Mexico 86, I had hundreds of stickers and was waiting for some obscure defender from Paraguay. Shame my ex-wife threw it in the bin lols. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 1 minute ago, spudski said: There's 670 stickers in the album. You can select and purchase 70 stickers at £1.95 per sticker 5 times officially directly from panini. You can obviously get around that by using a different account etc. So 670 at £1.95 a sticker plus p&p. One packet costs 90p and contains five stickers, that works out at 18p a sticker and means it’s possible to complete the album for around £120. Even accounting for the inevitable swaps, that’s nowhere near the figure being reported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, tin said: One packet costs 90p and contains five stickers, that works out at 18p a sticker and means it’s possible to complete the album for around £120. Even accounting for the inevitable swaps, that’s nowhere near the figure being reported. Some mathematician has worked out the odds of completing the album by just buying packets. This year's album works out at over £800. https://news.sky.com/story/how-much-will-this-years-panini-world-cup-sticker-album-cost-to-complete-12685902 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 1 hour ago, tin said: Swaps are part and parcel of doing it. We’re doing it as a family, have spent about £90 and need less than 150 stickers to complete. That’s not luck either; that’s just buying packs and doing swaps. As I said, they’ve plucked that £870 figure out of thin air IMO. it’s not a figure in lucked out of thin air. There is a mathematical formula to calculate the probable cost - see below. If people do swaps then the total cost will obviously be lower, but even then there is no guarantee how many packs you need to get the final sticker. https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/1136091-world-cup-stickers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 1, 2022 Admin Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 3 hours ago, tin said: There’s no way in hell it costs that much. They plucked that figure out of thin air IMO. What would be your guesstimate out of interest? More or less? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 Anyone want 374 Enzo Bearzot’s from Euro 80. Every bleeding pack seems to contain him! Me - anyone got a Francois van de Els Mates - yeah, but we ain’t swapping him for Enzo Bearzot! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 Why on earth do people do this? Applying logic, how much would you pay if they just published a magazine with all the squad pictures already in? About a fiver, maybe. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 27 minutes ago, Leveller said: Why on earth do people do this? Applying logic, how much would you pay if they just published a magazine with all the squad pictures already in? About a fiver, maybe. Why do people smoke, drink, do drugs? It's something that creates a bit of a buzz, and excitement, getting that last sticker to complete a team! I last did one around 2012, maybe 14. Started with a free copy in a newspaper, then saw some booster packs in a supermarket for about £1. Got about 3/4 through then gave up. Must have had about 200 swaps..... Bit of harmless fun, but like many things of late, it's become a bit expensive to carry on. I remember collecting when I was in school, and a pack was around the 25p mark. It's not everybody's cup of tea, but there's still a huge market for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 5 hours ago, phantom said: What would be your guesstimate out of interest? More or less? Way less. We’ve got about 130 or so to go and have spent £90 on it so far, but have done loads of swaps. I reckon it’ll cost us around £150 to complete at a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 4 hours ago, Leveller said: Why on earth do people do this? Applying logic, how much would you pay if they just published a magazine with all the squad pictures already in? About a fiver, maybe. Far too sensible for the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory Park Reds Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 I had an album back in late 70’s but could never get Trevor Tainton but seemed to get loads of Joe Royle 4 in fact swaps anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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