Football Programmes Centre

clowther99 · Joined: 26 May 2009 Posts: 11

Further to an earlier topic about WH Smith selling this programme but with the barcode on; trawled through Ebay tring to find a dealer who has a copy without the barcode but don't seem to be having any joy. Anyone been able to find one or is this actually the official copy? Thanks.

saintglover · Joined: 22 Feb 2009 Posts: 141

try this: 220420771497 type this number in on ebay.
220420771608
220420771967
220420772077
220420772162
110393639552

this sould keep you busy!lol

clowther99 · Joined: 26 May 2009 Posts: 11

Chhers Saintglover but I should have mentioned that I have emailed those sellers who have photos of the programme without the barcode asking is this an actual photo or do your programmes have barcodes on and they all replied ''yes our programmes have barcodes on''. So what's the story, do ALL the programmes have barcodes on? If so I'd buy one at Smiths. Very perplexing.

CarlisleUtdMem · Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 359

I think all what has happened is the programme company will have made this image available to dealers to use on their websites, but since then the barcode has been added.

I will scan my programme and the inside of it which says who produced it etc later.
_________________
Regards,
Adam

CarlisleUtdMem · Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 359

Here's a scan of my cover 2009 final cover, bought at WH Smiths for £9.00 for 116 pages. The bar code is printed and not stuck on by WH Smiths:

Publishing info of 2009 final

Publishing info of 2008 final to compare

Does anyone have anything different?
_________________
Regards,
Adam

CarlisleUtdMem · Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 359

I emailed footballprogrammes.com who I normally buy big match programmes from and they have said:

Quote:

Under UEFA/publishers directive, all copies sold in the UK have to have price in sterling and a barcode - that includes our copies. The copies in Rome don't - HOWEVER content is exactly the same in both versions.

So officially there are two different editions. Crying or Very sad

_________________
Regards,
Adam

Barrett · Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 11:10 pm Post subject:

Looks like we won't have to worry about the one from Rome with no barcode on costing an arm and a leg as we will be able to get them cheap enough now due to Man Utd losing tonights final. Very Happy

Barrett · Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 11:30 pm Post subject:

Picture of the programme WITHOUT the barcode that was sold in European countries....

CarlisleUtdMem · Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 359

Has anyone got a link to buy one without the barcode?
_________________
Regards,
Adam

clowther99 · Joined: 26 May 2009 Posts: 11

After emailing a number of people on ebay, managed to get one from Holland for about £11.50 (plus a fiver for P&P). Don't know what the print run was like or whether this programme will appreciate in value but here's hoping.

Had a look and only other ones I could see where included with press apcks, VIP packs etc.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayI.....0345898065

This VIP pack is at £51 already so maybes a tad pricey

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayI.....0362608383

Hope this helps.

Barrett · Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:59 am Post subject:

Just won one on eBay for £6.19 in total (inc p+p).

I only bid for it as it looks different to the others.

The differences are....

*No Barcode in the top left hand corner
*No red writing down the left hand side
*The left handle of the European Cup picture on the front cover is not there.

Anyone seen this version before? Looks like there could be 3 different versions now!

Here's a picture. . . .