Seany S Posted 7 April, 2014 Posted 7 April, 2014 Got mine today. Bitterly disappointed that there are no Saints in the England section. That said, Gaston Ramirez, Maya Yoshida and Dejan Lovren are all present and correct. I am 34.
crouts81 Posted 7 April, 2014 Posted 7 April, 2014 Got mine today. Bitterly disappointed that there are no Saints in the England section. That said, Gaston Ramirez, Maya Yoshida and Dejan Lovren are all present and correct. I am 34. ...and Osvaldo features in the Italy team photo.
Colinjb Posted 6 May, 2014 Posted 6 May, 2014 How are people's collections going? Likewise disappointed at the lack of Saints in the England side. Determined to finish the thing.
CWD Posted 6 May, 2014 Posted 6 May, 2014 I am throwing money at this bloody thing. Lovren is the one I really want!
L1Minus10 Posted 6 May, 2014 Posted 6 May, 2014 i think you have to shop around in different cities. I got so many doubles in packs bought around Southampton but got some in Brighton today and they were all different. My son is 9 and into it.... but not as much as his 45 year old dad who still has his complete Argentina 78 album somewhere.
Golac's Iron Gonads Posted 6 May, 2014 Posted 6 May, 2014 Cheaper and less annoying to order the stickers you need online with Panini, at least that's what I did for the 2006 one after I unwrapped my 8th Abdoulaye Meite of the Ivory Coast.
Whitey Grandad Posted 6 May, 2014 Posted 6 May, 2014 Two of my grandchildren are collecting them. They started in Bristol and now live near me and the packs are definitely different.
L1Minus10 Posted 6 May, 2014 Posted 6 May, 2014 If anyone wants Solomon Kalou, I have 5 of the bastard.
alpine_saint Posted 7 May, 2014 Posted 7 May, 2014 My son has go it but havent looked. Who do Toasted Sandwich think will be in the England squad then ?
twopintsnilnil Posted 7 May, 2014 Posted 7 May, 2014 I am throwing money at this bloody thing. Lovren is the one I really want! I can confirm that there are many Dejans in north Kent. Anyone tried the app? - you can scan the cards with your phone and it catalogues them for you. I am 53.
Monk Posted 7 May, 2014 Posted 7 May, 2014 93 left to collect! Decent article too by the Beeb which confirms its okay for us men to collect. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27051215
Viking Warrior Posted 7 May, 2014 Posted 7 May, 2014 grown men in their 40 and fifties collecting football stickers shock Monk I didnt have you down as being a teenager
Monk Posted 7 May, 2014 Posted 7 May, 2014 grown men in their 40 and fifties collecting football stickers shock Monk I didnt have you down as being a teenager Not exactly! But I do work with children everyday, work with grassroots/pro clubs plus we give them away so it's pretty easy to be bitten by the bug.
foxontherocks Posted 7 May, 2014 Posted 7 May, 2014 Have bought all stickers for this album in Southampton and now have a total of 92 left to complete the album. There seems to be a plethora of Blaise Matuidis and Souleymane Bambas amongst my swap pile. I'm 36.
fborosaint Posted 7 May, 2014 Posted 7 May, 2014 So close to finishing, but I work in a supermarket so have a huge advantage!!
Seany S Posted 7 May, 2014 Author Posted 7 May, 2014 I think I need about 30-40 - havent used the app as it goes against the purity of collecting - have managed to get all of the Saints players now - Gaston, Dejan and Maya. The most elusive stickers for me have been the Dutch, I only have around half of them and havent even had so much as a sniff of Van Persie or the excellently named Bruno Martins Indi. Had to laugh, needed one of the Greece team to complete them - the seemingly elusive Tziolis. Was only when going through my swap pile I realised I had him not once but three times - and had failed to recognise him due to the fact that quite a number of the Greek lads look quite similar with dark hair and beards.
yellow&blue Posted 7 May, 2014 Posted 7 May, 2014 I bought the complete set loose on eBay for about £80 about 6 weeks ago like I always do when Panini release their new album. I know it takes the fun out of collecting, but it's cheaper in the long run. I was more satisfied completing the Topps version as Lambert, Lallana, and Rodriguez are all in it.
Colinjb Posted 7 May, 2014 Posted 7 May, 2014 So much better doing these as an adult. Having the money to afford the packs at will is a godsend.
Bearsy Posted 7 May, 2014 Posted 7 May, 2014 I bought the complete set loose on eBay for about £80 about 6 weeks ago like I always do when Panini release their new album. I know it takes the fun out of collecting, but it's cheaper in the long run. that is completely mental! Do they come already stuck in and everything?
LGTL Posted 7 May, 2014 Posted 7 May, 2014 So much better doing these as an adult. Having the money to afford the packs at will is a godsend. Too true. As a kid, four packets were a massive treat. I'll regularly go in now and buy 20 at a time.
yellow&blue Posted 7 May, 2014 Posted 7 May, 2014 that is completely mental! Do they come already stuck in and everything? No, all the stickers are loose and need to be stuck in, takes me about 2 hours!
nta786 Posted 7 May, 2014 Posted 7 May, 2014 46 left! I cba now though so looks like it's this time- http://www.paninionline.com/collectibles/institutional/bt/uk/missing_stickers_det.asp?idFigurina=4719 Will save me money this way too.
Saint-Armstrong Posted 7 May, 2014 Posted 7 May, 2014 The only Saints player I have is Maya Yoshida so far...
Colinjb Posted 7 May, 2014 Posted 7 May, 2014 The only Saints player I have is Maya Yoshida so far... Just Gaston for me.
Chewy Posted 8 May, 2014 Posted 8 May, 2014 I'm going to have to go there - do any of their packets have England or Switzerland players, though? I have the entire Greek and spannish sides twice, but just three for England. And I only have maya (twice) out of the saints players. Most frustrating. I'm going to spend the weekend doing swappsies with my nephews who are young enough to be allowed to get excited by this sort of thing. I really am far too old if I'm honest.
BlakeySFC Posted 8 May, 2014 Posted 8 May, 2014 Got 15 packs at Morrisons today in their 3 for 2 offer.
Batman Posted 8 May, 2014 Posted 8 May, 2014 No fun being an adult and doing this. I will just buy about £20 worth of stickers in one go. No one to swapsies with But I might give it a try
saintds Posted 8 May, 2014 Posted 8 May, 2014 About 130 left to get. Have used http://www.swapstick.com with some success too. All bought in and around Southampton so far. Struggling for shinies on the 1st page atm.
CB Saint Posted 8 May, 2014 Posted 8 May, 2014 BOGOF in morrisons at the moment Dont do this, they are all swaps ffs
Colinjb Posted 21 May, 2014 Posted 21 May, 2014 Would anyone here be willing to trade swops? I'm about 65% in and without anyone to trade with i'm really starting to build up my spares pile!
Seany S Posted 21 May, 2014 Author Posted 21 May, 2014 I have a big pile of swaps Colin, if you are local I am happy to meet up - I am now just 11 stickers away from completion though!!!
Colinjb Posted 21 May, 2014 Posted 21 May, 2014 I have a big pile of swaps Colin, if you are local I am happy to meet up - I am now just 11 stickers away from completion though!!! I'll post a list of swops in due course mate. I would be happy to pay 10p per sticker (pack value) for some of yours if willing? Where is your locality?
Kingsland Red Posted 21 May, 2014 Posted 21 May, 2014 I did the Mexico 70 one and got so fed up with accumulating swapsies as I got down to the last 20 that my parents completed the album by writing to the (pre Panini) manufacturers and getting the missing cards.
Wade Garrett Posted 21 May, 2014 Posted 21 May, 2014 I have fulfilled a lifelong dream by ordering a whole box of stickers from eBay.
Seany S Posted 21 May, 2014 Author Posted 21 May, 2014 I live in Millbrook, work in Northam/Bevois Valley/St Marys area, and carry my swaps around with me like a thirtysomething child.
LUKE9 Posted 21 May, 2014 Posted 21 May, 2014 Just sold my dads 1970 Mexico album for £935 My kids could be rich in 44 years time with this one 150 to go.
BlakeySFC Posted 21 May, 2014 Posted 21 May, 2014 Not got many to go myself, may have to order the remaining I need from the panini website now.
aintforever Posted 21 May, 2014 Posted 21 May, 2014 Too true. As a kid, four packets were a massive treat. I'll regularly go in now and buy 20 at a time. I'm on 10 a day, too many swaps though. Looks like I need to drive to another town.
The Kraken Posted 21 May, 2014 Posted 21 May, 2014 Just sold my dads 1970 Mexico album for £935 My kids could be rich in 44 years time with this one 150 to go. For some reason, this makes me sad.
ashleyb5443 Posted 22 May, 2014 Posted 22 May, 2014 Best thing about having a cousin from Portsmouth is I managed to pick up 2 boxes for £25.
ant Posted 22 May, 2014 Posted 22 May, 2014 Crazily somebody has written a whitepaper on the maths of sticker collecting: http://www.unige.ch/math/folks/velenik/Vulg/Paninimania.pdf Explains the myth of regional rarity and that after a certain point it's daft to keep buying packets. Details the best strategy too, although obviously that takes a bit of the magic away.
Scummer Posted 22 May, 2014 Posted 22 May, 2014 Crazily somebody has written a whitepaper on the maths of sticker collecting: http://www.unige.ch/math/folks/velenik/Vulg/Paninimania.pdf Explains the myth of regional rarity and that after a certain point it's daft to keep buying packets. Details the best strategy too, although obviously that takes a bit of the magic away. Is every sticker in a box unique? I didn't know that, I assumed you'd get duplicates within the same box.
CWD Posted 22 May, 2014 Posted 22 May, 2014 Celebrated like a total dork when I got Gaston in a pack yesterday
Huffton Posted 22 May, 2014 Posted 22 May, 2014 I tried to grab a book earlier but the mrs gave me a withering 'put it back' kind of stare. I will have to smuggle one later on when I 'pop out for some milk, dear'. I am 39.
Pancake Posted 22 May, 2014 Posted 22 May, 2014 Is every sticker in a box unique? I didn't know that, I assumed you'd get duplicates within the same box. Rubbish. I, I mean my son, got 2 Eduardo's in a single pack last night.
fish fingers Posted 22 May, 2014 Posted 22 May, 2014 166 to go. Pointless buying now, just trying to build a network of swappers
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