Annihilation (4K Blu-ray SteelBook) (Astro Creations Exclusive 002) [UK]

[samdavies]

Release date: Q2 2026
Purchase links: One Click - Full Slip XL A - Full Slip XL B - S&S
Price: £144.99 (One Click) - £49.99 (FS XL A&B) - £29.99 (S&S Slim Slip)
Group buy: By @samdavies - One Click - XL A - XL B - S&S

Notes:
- One Click Box: Spot Gloss, Spot Matte, Spot Embossed.
- XL A FS: Soft & Sense Touch, Spot Gloss, Spot Embossed.
- XL B FS: Soft & Sense Touch, Spot Gloss, Spot Embossed.
- S&S Slim Slip: Soft Touch, Spot Gloss, Spot Embossed.
- 4K Blu-ray Steelbook: Full Gloss, Twin Em/Debossed.

Spoiler

 

[Flloydo]

that GB is 190GBP vs 145GBP direct

no one is going to care about faster shipping or customer support when they have to pay 45GBP extra

hope its more reasonable here (10-15%)

Oh sorry I thought the OC was £150 through Astro. So it’s £25 more for the singles and £45 more for the OC through trig lol

 

[Rulocal]

£25 & £40 more lol. Ridiculous

They are not that bad, but just feels a little bit toppy.

 

[Flloydo]

They are not that bad, but just feels a little bit toppy.

Does it include shipping? With his prices

 

[Rulocal]

Oh sorry I thought the OC was £150 through Astro. So it’s £25 more for the singles and £45 more for the OC through trig lol

I think you need a calculator, mate.

 

[Rulocal]

Does it include shipping? With his prices

Yep. its £15 and £25.

Not too bad, perhaps but I am only going for the S&S, which £10 more.

 

[Flloydo]

ahem, and what were those prices? sorry im a one-forum guy

I just realised you were asking Sam what his prices are. I thought you meant the other GB lol. Sorry for the mixup

 

[Flloydo]

I think you need a calculator, mate.

His XL singles are £75 and OC is £190

That’s £25 and £45 more than direct. No calculator needed

 

[hatredhorror]

I just realised you were asking Sam what his prices are. I thought you meant the other GB lol. Sorry for the mixup

nah i asked for the other GB too but then i foudn them myself

you probably saw the old msg before i deleted it

anyways, thanks

 

[Rulocal]

His XL singles are £75 and OC is £190

That’s £25 and £45 more than direct. No calculator needed

Sorry, I thought you were Uk based.

 

[Flloydo]

Sorry, I thought you were Uk based.

I am. And it will be free shipping direct from Astro. I have no idea why anyone from the U.K. would join that other GB. The prices are a huge hike

 

[AstroC13]

I'm out with family atm but my mobile is blowing up and I see it's reference allocation and GB prices.

I've actually held back more allocation on all singles then anywhere else you can purchase them from, the only thing that were less was the OC and that's because this was the first time I've gone ahead with an OC, I needed to be reasonable on the approach for numbers, I really didn't want 600 allocation and there be 500 left over etc.

300 seemed a decent number to trial it.

GB got the most allocation on OCs because of the ease of shipping for me which in turn will help this release be a lot quicker.

Other retailers allocate all there OCs & Slips to pretty much every host and what's left over will be on pre order , that's not the case here.

For instance -

GB hosts average around 50 slips of each single

Website will have 400 of each.

OC is the only one. It's hard to gauge for a second release.

Will respond later to any other questions,

 

[sbarker]

One place already has 73 OC orders, maybe they're unusually high on orders but it's not exactly filling me with confidence on the odds of securing one direct later.

 

[AstroC13]

One place already has 73 OC orders, maybe they're unusually high on orders but it's not exactly filling me with confidence on the odds of securing one direct later.

Not every hosts allocation is the same, I've also allocated a specific just for direct orders, plus what's left from GBs.

Those 73 via me would mean 73 individual OCs I'd have to pack 73 labels 73 different boxes etc it was so time consuming for LS that I believed this was the easiest and best route for both me and the customer.

The reason another retailer sells out in minutes quite often is because there is hardly any stock left it's already gone to GBs, Other than the OC that's not the case here.

If the OC proves to be as popular as it is with Annihilation then I will need to seriously consider a higher number next time. It's only my second gig, I had absolutely no idea it would be this popular, so much so this was my third choice of title to release

 

[Roofr4sh]

Sorry not sure how the GB system works, and from reading the extra posts on here its sounding like it costs more than the website?
but don't see how that should be the case for someone ordering from the UK?

 

[leelee17]

Sorry not sure how the GB system works, and from reading the extra posts on here its sounding like it costs more than the website?
but don't see how that should be the case for someone ordering from the UK?

No postage costs when ordering direct.
Surely no need to purchase via the group buy if you're UK based?

 

[Roofr4sh]

No postage costs when ordering direct.
Surely no need to purchase via the group buy if you're UK based?

That's the issue, i would assume group buy is a guarantee of an order, where as the website is a gamble if stock goes fast or has site issues or whatever.

 

[samdavies]

That's the issue, i would assume group buy is a guarantee of an order, where as the website is a gamble if stock goes fast or has site issues or whatever.

Correct.

 

[TheWildEye]

Sorry not sure how the GB system works, and from reading the extra posts on here its sounding like it costs more than the website?
but don't see how that should be the case for someone ordering from the UK?

GB is an extra cost. The margin is set by the host because it's their time and effort; covers postage, handling and packaging in most cases.

It's a job. Look at it that way. Plus it's a guaranteed copy for the extra cost.

 

[leelee17]

That's the issue, i would assume group buy is a guarantee of an order, where as the website is a gamble if stock goes fast or has site issues or whatever.

 

[Billy Talent]

If the OC proves to be as popular as it is with Annihilation then I will need to seriously consider a higher number next time. It's only my second gig, I had absolutely no idea it would be this popular

You know what would be even more popular?