REA catalog is here!

[sbfinley]

Received mine today. I've already been through the online listings a dozen times but I still took two hours to flip through the catalog this afternoon. The day the REA Catalog arrives has become one of the high points of the year. The quality and presentation makes it more than just a catalog, it's like a history book for our hobby. There was a thread on another forum about the cost incurred by REA for publishing and postage for their tome and honestly the past few years I've occasionally had a dreadful thought that REA will go online only. I can only hope not.

Cheers and good luck with the bidding. Looks like I might work overtime this month.

[rainier2004]

Wow, beautiful catalog....how much does this bad boy run to print/ship?

[joeadcock]

Arrived. Nice catalog.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

Received mine today. I've already been through the online listings a dozen times but I still took two hours to flip through the catalog this afternoon. The day the REA Catalog arrives has become one of the high points of the year. The quality and presentation makes it more than just a catalog, it's like a history book for our hobby. There was a thread on another forum about the cost incurred by REA for publishing and postage for their tome and honestly the past few years I've occasionally had a dreadful thought that REA will go online only. I can only hope not.

Cheers and good luck with the bidding. Looks like I might work overtime this month.

Funny that you say that -- I was trying to understand why Rob would go to the expense of putting something like this out as it has to be exorbitant and, after all, the catalog has the same info in it as does the website. But I agree, there's some sort of significant psychic value of having this giant book. I actually received two this year and I was thrilled to get the second one, of course so that I can leave one of them outside of the bathroom.

[Runscott]

Got mine yesterday - fabulous book.

Normally I spend hours in the coffee shop dog-earing pages, writing and doing math all over it. They look terrible by the time I'm through.

I agreed to the 'go green' deal with Huggins & Scott, and I'm all for reducing costs and saving re-growable trees, but it sure is easier to take notes in a catalog....and I already spend too much time in front of a computer screen.

[E93]

I enjoy the catalog immensely and always find things in the catalog that I missed in the quick scan online. Also, with REA the catalogues are a hobby resource with valuable research and information to be used for years to come. Of course it can and is kept online too, but as a book person I like having reference materials in hand.
JimB

[yanks4]

I have been having alot of fun looking through this wonderful catalog and was thinking the same thing about Rob going strickly online.....My thought after reading the preliminary pages and realizing the thought that went into them is that there is a real desire to do it the right way regardless of cost...I certainly hope as others do that he continues.....

On another note,... there certainly is a lack of memorabilia this year and wonder why this is.....Are people that have purchased pieces holding them to keep in the family to hand down...Are they drying up?

[byrone]

We Canadians are having a tough time with our catalogs, thanks to UPS.


http://www.network54.com/Forum/38176...REA+Catalogue-

[HercDriver]

I can say that, personally, I put a bid in on a lot I wanted and convinced myself that I wasn't going to go any higher. I was outbid in a day or two, and wasn't really planning on going back to the website any time soon. However the catalog showed up and I flipped to the lot, walked to the computer, and upped my bid. So I guess the shipping was worth it!

There is just no good way to see everything on line...you're at the mercy of the search function. How do I know if I want it, if I haven't searched for it? For instance, I would never search for the old baseball toys, banks, advertising, etc...but when I see them, I show my wife and she says "those would look cool in your office!" My guess is that they make up for shipping on the excitement that the catalog brings. If they were just selling cards (Memory Lane, etc), they could get away with website only. But their stuff is just too diverse and too nice not to feature it in a sweet book!

Take Care,
Geno