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    meh, booms and recessions are economic realities. And while a low Aussie Dollar may be bad news for importers and those of us who spend overseas, it's good news for Australian exporters. There are winners and losers when our dollar is strong and weak.

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    Its back up to USD83/AUD ! ohhh yeh maybe i will order from robot kingdom!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sky Shadow View Post
    In the '80s it was all over the place as well. At one point in the late '80s/early nineties (dependng on the month) US Transformers comics in Australian Newsagents went down from $1.95 to $1.75 to $1.70 to $1.50.
    It helped that the US comics started being printed with AUS prices in the issue number box on the cover (from #70 or #71 if I recall correctly)

    But it also meant our comics were considered foreign market reprints and of lesser value than the US editions.

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    Been pretty peeved this time that the Australian dollar went so high as to be almost on par with the US but comic shops still charged double US cover price for single issues.

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    i remember my dad telling me that at one point he was paying less for comics in australia than what the U.S. cover price was i hope that makes sense :P

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    Yea, means he was picking up his copies of the phantom for 10pence while comparing against todays prices.
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