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Avengers: Age of Ultron (2D+3D Blu-ray SteelBook) (Lenticular Edition) (Zavvi Exclusive) [UK]
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Sorry but most steelbook listings have all artwork posted at some point before it is due out. And we should see all artwork before money is taken. Would you buy a car by seeing just a picture of the door? Or a house by seeing one room?
I'd say we should know most details art, finish etc before release date. It's not a lucky bag we are buying after all.
I don't want to start an argument, and certainly we should be able to see exactly what we're getting before parting with our hard earned cash, but it's often not the case. I've simply typed 'steelbook' into Amazon.co.uk to see what came up (and stuck to page 1 only), and here are a few examples of steelbooks that have been released (some a while ago) that still don't show the full package...
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - no rear art...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BC0501Q/?tag=hidefnin-21
London Has Fallen - no real art at all...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01DDMJGUG/?tag=hidefnin-21
E.T. - no rear or spine art...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0085SYW44/?tag=hidefnin-21
The Burning - no rear art...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01IBUZYS8/?tag=hidefnin-21
As I said, yes, in an ideal world you'd know exactly what you're getting but sometimes we just don't.
But surely they must know the information. Especially zavvi who are selling this as an exclusive.
Why would they? Zavvi are the retailer, nothing more.
Here's some HMV exclusives which feature only the front/spine art (same as Zavvi's Age of Ultron). Are we to expect they should also have every last bit of information too, or do they get a pass because they're not Zavvi? I'm not saying you're a Zavvi-hater, but they get a lot of flack for things like this when many other retailers don't.
http://store.hmv.com/film-tv/steelbooks/the-revenant-(hmv-exclusive)
http://store.hmv.com/film-tv/steelbooks/southpaw-(1)
http://store.hmv.com/film-tv/steelbooks/chappie-(1)
http://store.hmv.com/film-tv/steelbooks/taken-3-(2)
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He's referring to the zavvi marvel MCU wave. All releases were released this time last year, except avengers, that was the first release and about 6 months before. Then ant man and age of ultron this year
The hulks have also been released as you mentioned but they are through universal (although the Incredible Hulk is part of the MCU) and the 5 spideys by Sony through HMV and zavvi - also non MCU
So far anyway
Zavvi will continue the lenti wave guaranteed with civil war and dr strange and going forward I predict about 6/7 months after the WWA steels have been released[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]
I'm saying every retailer should give the info out. Surly they have it. This lenti wave is Zavvi Exclusive, not just a UK exclusive bit a world wide exclusive. Of course they should know what they are selling. They know that the Dr Strange steelbook will have the title on the spine, and the artwork has not even been passed. Strange eh?
I don't think that by and large, retailers do have that specific information.
Zavvi do know what they're selling. They're selling Marvel steelbook re-releases. What they, or any other online retailer, don't know are the complete ins and outs of the product. Zavvi probably ask for these titles specifically, but from that point on Disney are in full control. They design it, get it produced, send Zavvi any details (which they then list) and then finally the product. If Disney only send images of the front and spine, that's the end of it. Sure Zavvi could ask for full images, but, as with HMV's examples, probably don't care enough or see the point.
As for Doctor Strange, Zavvi, and indeed Disney are well aware of the unhappiness that surrounds their titleless spines, so maybe Zavvi (and/or other online retailers) have contacted Disney about it and finally they've listened. Who knows? Only time will tell if Disney titles have them going forward. I wouldn't be surprised if Doctor Strange still has pictures on the spine.
Fair enough, you're not going to get the point.
Sure they are just retailers, but they ain't selling tins of beans, they are selling so called collectors items.
Amazon almost never have any details for the steelbooks they sell and European amazon's get a lot of exclusives.Neither do FNAC or Media Markt .
It's something only the premium retailers do.
The thing is Zavvi sells thousands of products. Why would they go to such trouble to appease a few dozen anal collectors on a forum?
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Considering the amount of different collectable items they sell in their online shop to all us anal geeks you'd think they'd behave appropriately and show us everything they have on sale in extreme anal detail
It's true a lot of other retailers don't show the info, it's just more noticeable when the home of steelbook's do it when they release the most steelbook's in the UK.
The front on this does look good, I'm just gonna forget the rest exists but I will be more careful what I choose to buy in future, for no other reason than £25 is a lot for me to spend so blindly. I'm not having a dig at them with that comment it's just a fact for me that I need to cut back.. especially when I don't 100% know what I'm buying.
Considering the amount of different collectable items they sell in their online shop to all us anal geeks you'd think they'd behave appropriately and show us everything they have on sale in extreme anal detail
It's true a lot of other retailers don't show the info, it's just more noticeable when the home of steelbook's do it when they release the most steelbook's in the UK.
The front on this does look good, I'm just gonna forget the rest exists but I will be more careful what I choose to buy in future, for no other reason than £25 is a lot for me to spend so blindly. I'm not having a dig at them with that comment it's just a fact for me that I need to cut back.. especially when I don't 100% know what I'm buying.
Exactly this. Antman was a nice surprise, although still has issues on the front. This is not a nice surprise, front looks ridiculous with the lenti on (I even think the embossing looks poor) the back is a cropped mess and the inside ..................
I agree, especially about the embossing, it's just not very pronounced.. I've thought that about other embossed tittled steels too.. funny how sometimes they get it so right and other times its just so wrong
I guess it's the luck of the draw. Or like a box of chocolates as old Forrest says.
Steelbook's are definitely like a box of chocolates
you win some and you lose some I guess but I do love my collection, when you take one of the shelf to watch that you haven't looked at for a while and see just how beautiful some of these steels are you know it's worth it in the end. 
I have always pre-ordered the Marvel Steelbooks as soon as they're live as they do tend to sell out very quickly. Thing is, obviously you're not gonna know what the actual steel will look like until you get it so at least you can send it back within 14 days. Ant-man and AOU have both disappointed me and both have been damaged, paint chip and lenti damage so I've sent them back without having to pay postage. At the end of the day, you won't know what they look like till they're in hand. I've actually got rid of quite a few of my Marvel steelbooks as I feel they they've gained too much of a cult following despite a lot of the movies and steels being average and overrated.
Oh..... my........ God!!! Just turned up and as much as the photos and comments help tremendously for those that are undecided or still waiting to get it, it really is until you have this in hand when you look at it in the flesh and you think.... what an absolute turd! And I'm all out of polish! It's going back to Zavvi! As much as I have all the Zavvi marvel Lenti wave, THIS is not joining them.
Gob smackingly awful!
Gob smackingly awful!
Oh..... my........ God!!! Just turned up and as much as the photos and comments help tremendously for those that are undecided or still waiting to get it, it really is until you have this in hand when you look at it in the flesh and you think.... what an absolute turd! And I'm all out of polish! It's going back to Zavvi! As much as I have all the Zavvi marvel Lenti wave, THIS is not joining them.
Gob smackingly awful!
That bad eh'? 
Glad I didn't pull through trigger on this one... 
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