Play to close down their retail business...what does this mean for UK steelbooks?

[jonpeat]

Sorry if this is the wrong place but as it directly affects steelbooks (especially exclusives) in the UK I thought it would be a good heads up.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-20953357

The news saddens me as Play were one of the best steelbook retailers. Their packaging and exclusives were second to none. I just hope someone picks up the baton........amazon I'm looking at you!

 

[quick812]

Just placed my, what I think to be, last Order at play.com (unless there are some really good discounts coming). One of the Items, the Shaun of the Dead Steelbook, was sold by zoverstocks. Now I'm concerned about their packaging. Do they protect the Steelbooks as good as play.com itself?

 

[CaptainCoffee]

Just packing up a few steelbooks and I'm feeling really nostalgic:

And this one sums up exactly what we are losing, a retailer that acted on feedback!

 

[surfury]

Just placed my, what I think to be, last Order at play.com (unless there are some really good discounts coming). One of the Items, the Shaun of the Dead Steelbook, was sold by zoverstocks. Now I'm concerned about their packaging. Do they protect the Steelbooks as good as play.com itself?

They are playtrade and can pack as they see fit. Have no experience of them but you can email thm with your order number and ask for box and bubble I suppose.

 

[quick812]

They are playtrade and can pack as they see fit. Have no experience of them but you can email thm with your order number and ask for box and bubble I suppose.

Thanks, did this already. I guess now all I can do is hope and wait.

 

[barrycameron]

Play.com Tribute Vid

 

[TakingYoSteelz]

Love your videos, Barry!

 

[barrycameron]

Love your videos, Barry!

Thanks TakingYoSteelz!! Hope you all understand my accent!

 

[TakingYoSteelz]

Haha yep no worries, I'm originally from Sunderland. 'Nuff said

 

[Apinamakina]

Hey everyone, I have a question.

Recently I ordered 2 steelbooks from Play.com but unfortunately they got stuck in the customs. But as I have no interest in paying any custom fees I am probably not gonna check them out.
And according to my note I got from customs the last day they are going to keep them is 7.2. and after that they will return the items to Play.com.
But do I get refunded if I choose to not go check the steelbooks out and just let them return the packages?

 

[Maccadinho25]

You shouldnt be charged customs in Finland should you?

 

[Apinamakina]

You shouldnt be charged customs in Finland should you?

Yes we do because Play.com operates on Jersey and it's outside EU.

 

[Maccadinho25]

Yes we do because Play.com operates on Jersey and it's outside EU.

That sucks! Im afraid i dont know the answer to your question

Tweet @playcomhelp on twitter as theyre usually helpful and quite fast

 

[creasey275]

What if.... PLAY.com closing down, they find unopened boxes of PLAY.com steelbooks under the piles of other cack that nobody buys, including IM, Terminator, Star Trek, then one morning you wake up, check HDN to find the forums have gone crazy with posts on revived steelbooks saying "Its IN STOCK!!", "Ordered!!", "WHoa, I cant believe I got one" and "Processing in warehouse, Yeaaay!!"

What if...

 

[jayce20]

What if.... PLAY.com closing down, they find unopened boxes of PLAY.com steelbooks under the piles of other cack that nobody buys, including IM, Terminator, Star Trek, then one morning you wake up, check HDN to find the forums have gone crazy with posts on revived steelbooks saying "Its IN STOCK!!", "Ordered!!", "WHoa, I cant believe I got one" and "Processing in warehouse, Yeaaay!!"

What if...

I Was thinking the same thing ... who knows : 1st Iron Man & Predator could be great for me

 

[snooloui]

Universal 100th Anniversary Play.com Steelbooks now available to order from Amazon for £13.99 (apart from The Bourne Trilogy which is £17.50), though showing out of stock at the moment.

Amazon: steelbook universal 100th anniversary edition

 

[Wreck]

they sure are testing the market with these ..... 13.99 ... geez ... werent play 9.99?

 

[snooloui]

they sure are testing the market with these ..... 13.99 ... geez ... werent play 9.99?

Yes they were. These are only really worth it for those who can't order from Play.com though I can't see them lasting long if this is just left over stock.

 

[digitalbabe]

Well, price is not bad considering Play doesn't ship overseas, and some folks may have missed the group buys, I guess.

 

[Earl Nuce]

Just pre-ordered the ones I missed from Play at Amazon. Release dates set in stone for all of them now.

 

[NAT1976]

The owners of Play sold it to the Japanese Rakuten group just at the right time as they were losing money like a sinking ship which is why they went to an ebay style site, merchants/playtraders only, its pure profit except for having to retain a couple of customer services staff, I think I read a loss of 22 Million since they sold up, I used to buy nearly alot of steelbooks from Play.

The one that was the worst experience was X-Men: First Class Steelbook, before they used the boxes with foam arrived snapped in half and they could only give a refund as stock was sold out so Amazon France won my money with there much better version that was embossed and also came with a book