2 Feb, 2020
2020-2-2 1:36:06 AM UTC
Illustrated by Alan Lee, Ted Nasmith and John Howe
ISBN: 9780008387747
Publication date: Sept 1, 2020
"The official Tolkien calendar, this year containing twelve brand-new paintings inspired by the work of J.R.R. Tolkien and depicting Middle-earth as never seen before. The official Tolkien calendar has become an established publishing event, eagerly anticipated by Tolkien fans the world over. Previous Tolkien calendars have become much sought after collector's items, and this year's will doubtless be an essential purchase for Middle-earth fans everywhere."
2 Feb, 2020
2020-2-2 2:16:05 AM UTC
I am fairly certain that the theme will be the Second Age... ?
2 Feb, 2020
2020-2-2 2:36:48 AM UTC
2 Feb, 2020
2020-2-2 2:44:01 AM UTC
insurrbution wrote:
Illustrated by Alan Lee, Ted Nasmith and John Howe
ISBN: 9780008387747
Publication date: Sept 1, 2020
"....Previous Tolkien calendars have become much sought after collector's items,...
er..... they can't be that sought out as the majority of them are two-a-penny on eBay.
2 Feb, 2020
2020-2-2 4:29:04 PM UTC
Well, they are a business - they aim to make money, so sometimes their product descriptions are a little....flowery.
2 Feb, 2020
2020-2-2 5:37:30 PM UTC
Are there any that are particularly rare or "sought after"?
2 Feb, 2020
2020-2-2 5:46:13 PM UTC
I don't know of any particular one, however, for example, let's try and find the 2014 Tolkien Calendar and see how much it goes for. I honestly have no idea, was naming that one as an example.
2 Feb, 2020
2020-2-2 6:12:27 PM UTC
Of the recent calendars and by that I mean the 2000s onward there were a few that had some resale value. The 2004 to 2007 editions had a little value to them and go for 4 times their retail. The 2008 Children of Hurin comes up at silly prices at times too. That one can reach over £100. So there is a market for these items. I don't think the blurb is too crazy. Plus these are insanely cheap at retail so they have to shift as many as possible to make any money.
2 Feb, 2020
2020-2-2 7:25:50 PM UTC
onthetrail wrote:
Of the recent calendars and by that I mean the 2000s onward there were a few that had some resale value. The 2004 to 2007 editions had a little value to them and go for 4 times their retail. The 2008 Children of Hurin comes up at silly prices at times too. That one can reach over £100. So there is a market for these items. I don't think the blurb is too crazy. Plus these are insanely cheap at retail so they have to shift as many as possible to make any money.
Wow, over £100 for the 2008. That's mad - produced in enormous numbers. I have all of them from mid 80s through to the second Cor Blok whenever that was. Stopped buying them as I wasn't ever using them and generally I wasn't even opening them (as I'd always have the images elsewhere). Plus the Cor Blok ones were a bit crap, especially two in a row. If someone wants to give me £100 for a 2008 in shrink, I'll surely take it!
2 Feb, 2020
2020-2-2 9:03:55 PM UTC
Stu wrote:
Wow, over £100 for the 2008. That's mad - produced in enormous numbers.
Totally bonkers prices, especially for a mass produced item. The prices clearly don't represent worth at all and rather like some of the insane asking prices for things like John Rateliff's History of The Hobbit they come down as more second hand copies enter the market.
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