Where to get Ultima Collection in the UK?

[ME]

Archived from groups: rec.games.computer.ultima.series (More info?)

Anyone from the UK here?

I just read the faq and know that it recommends ebay for the ultima
collection, but the only copy I've seen in the last month just went for £30+
and thats without a box.

Can anyone recommend where I can buy a copy? I don't mind paying but £30
sounds like a lot of money to me, especially since I really only want to
play 1-3 as thats what I had as a kid.

Is my only option to ebay a second hand copy from the states?

Anyone ever see them in the shops or online retailers these days? I live a
short train ride into london and wouldn't mind hitting the shops if someone
knew where I might find a selection of second hand software shops.

cheers for the help...

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: rec.games.computer.ultima.series (More info?)

In article <4081e0a2@news.greennet.net>, no@nohotmail.com says...

> cheers for the help...

Well, I know where I can find a kind-of-scratched, CD-only copy for $10
CAD (before taxes). On the other hand, you don't me and I don't know
you. :/
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[ME]

Archived from groups: rec.games.computer.ultima.series (More info?)

Does Ultima 9 have ultima's 1-3 in the package as a bonus? cheers


"Me" <no@nohotmail.com> wrote in message news:4081e0a2@news.greennet.net...
> Anyone from the UK here?
>
> I just read the faq and know that it recommends ebay for the ultima
> collection, but the only copy I've seen in the last month just went for
£30+
> and thats without a box.
>
> Can anyone recommend where I can buy a copy? I don't mind paying but £30
> sounds like a lot of money to me, especially since I really only want to
> play 1-3 as thats what I had as a kid.
>
> Is my only option to ebay a second hand copy from the states?
>
> Anyone ever see them in the shops or online retailers these days? I live a
> short train ride into london and wouldn't mind hitting the shops if
someone
> knew where I might find a selection of second hand software shops.
>
> cheers for the help...
>
>

 

[Samurai]

Archived from groups: rec.games.computer.ultima.series (More info?)

Quoth "Me" <no@nohotmail.com>:
>Anyone from the UK here?

A few of us, yes.

>I just read the faq and know that it recommends ebay for the ultima
>collection, but the only copy I've seen in the last month just went for
>£30+ and thats without a box.

That's the problem with being an Ultima fan in Blighty. You can
generally trust the FAQ, though -- I've heard it's pretty reliable.

>Can anyone recommend where I can buy a copy? I don't mind paying but £30
>sounds like a lot of money to me, especially since I really only want to
>play 1-3 as thats what I had as a kid.

This lot, for the Ultima 1-3 compilation, is in the States, but the
seller will ship to the UK:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8101189629&category=62053

>Is my only option to ebay a second hand copy from the states?

Basically, yes. < No conventional British retailers still stock the
Ultima Collection, I'm afraid. Given the high price the full UC can go
for, you might want to stick with searching for the above -- depending
on the final price it brings, of course. <

HTH!
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